The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-11

srArE DlMooR.IIo CONVICTION or eEOasIA.

Of Bib and L. r. BriscOs Of Walton requested to act
as Secretaries, for the purpose Of o!gAnlzet,on
mttee Of three from each Congr ssona district were
appointed TO select the officers OF this convention, Who
after retiring, reported the following gentlemen a
James Gardner, Jr., Of Richmond. President.
Geo D. Phillips, Of Hsbs5shAm, M J. Camden. OF
and Geo. Wilcox, Of Irwin, vice-Presidents
L. h Briscoe, Of Walton, and E. d. Tracy, Of Blob,
The Convention organised, the Hon. Howell Cobb
moved the appointment Of COMMITTEES OF three from
each Congressional district to report business or the
meeting, who appointed by the chair.
The Committee having retired till O'Clock, P. NJ,
made the following report through their chsirman:-
Resolved That the Convention do arst proceed to bal.
lot for the nominee of the democratic party OF Georgia
for Governor in the approaching canvass, which was
The Convention then proceeded to ballot, with the fol-
II. v. johnson. ....... 200 VIM. q. stiles.
John Waro......... Hiram a. warner ;s Il
II Was then announced BY the chair that Hsrschsrv.
johnson Of Baldwin, having received more than two
thirds Of the ballots cast was duly nominated the can
The Committee on Businelsreported the following pre-
Democratic principles and democratic measures ON all
leading questions Of national policy involving the sub.
jscts Of finance and taxation, and appropriations OF
have become the fixed and settled policy Of the country
The issues therein involved, which formerly divided
Southern democrats and wings no longer anSro ground
other quetions Of practical and
pressing upon the earnest OF men,
nal concert of action among all who concur in sentiment
upon those questions.
In view Of these obvious truths, and to secure this
concert Of action the democratic party Of Georgia in
convention assembled submit TO their fellow citizens
the wing platform Of principles and cordially and
Georgia. regardless Of ali party distinctions who desire
to them established the true basis of the consttu
tqna and inst action Of this
OF 1850 that hold the American Union secondary in
Importance only the rights and principles it was de-
ion and future prospects, will bind to IL 80 long rs
it continues to be the safeguard of those rights and
q Resolved, That we hereby declare fuu and
qualified adhesion to the following resolution Of the
Georgia Convention Of 1850 and our unateraole deter
mination to maintain it in its letter and spirit
Georgia. in the Judgment Of this eonvsntoo will and ought
action q
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With the sfety domestic tranquty the rights and honor
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8. Resolved, That approve and endorse the action
Kansas act and the principles therein esablshed and
in conformity with these principles the people Of Kan
sas have the right when the number q 5nSr
With Or without slavery as they may determine and be
admitted into the Union upon equal footing with the
other States and that her rejection by Congress- ON ac'
c. unit Of slavery would be just cause for the dsrup
ton Of all the ties that bind the State Of Georgia 70
Union. INC Iou.,,
= Resolved, EAass unanimously by the Last Lssisa.
ture OF Georgia.
si. That opposition 70 the principles the Nsbaska
Ssers. people ssuS sSs
that all who parAte in such opposition unat
Arts of
ton not hostile to the South.
Resolved That in accordance with the above resolu-
ton, whilst We are willing to act in party association
with all sound and reliable in every section Of the
Union We are not willing to affiliate with any party that
shall mot nz snG carry out the principles
&c mocratc party Of Georgia will cut of all party
ton with every man and party at the North, else
where that does not come up fully and fairly to this
g. Resolved That the national democracy Of the North
who have periodically fought for the Kansas and Ne
law, against the combined forces Of Know Nothngsm
and abolitionism, which seek their repeal. and who
the Union as slave state should she ask IT, merit the
heartfelt sympathes, thanks and encouragement Of
Southern men in their patriotic position.
Resolved, That in the national demo cratic party of
tie North alone have been found those patriotic
who have thus stood BY the rights of the South and
judgr the future by the past party is the only
ganzaon at North that now exists OF can be formed
with which the South can consistently operate.
g. Resolved. That sympatnize with the friends Of
maintain their rights and the rights and interests of the
southern people, and that rejoice at their recent vic
Northern abotonism that the deep interest felt and
taken by the people Of Missouri In the settlement Of
Kansas and the decision Of the slavery question in it,
both natural and proper and that it ia their right
duty to extend to their Southern brethren in ha Terri
tory every legitimate and honorable sympathy and sup
0. Resolved, That We are uncompromisipgIy opposed
to the political commonly called the Know
Nothing order, or American party having no sympathy
designs their religious intolerance their political pro-
scrpon, and their abolition associations North
Resolved That we nail with delight the late signal
patriotic wings who cooperaed 10 achieving that refult
over the Know Nothing organization, conclusive evil
that contest Southern may honorably and
fully combine, without regard past political distnc
ops the constitution from desecra,ion and the
South from beng Frustrated before the power OF North
eln fauaticism and m,srule.
Il. Resolved, That political necessity and the en-
relations with Span alike dictate the policy Of the
nexston OF Cuba to this country at the earliest period
tons.
IL. Resolved That the democratic and national prin.
ces declared and set forth In the address and
approval that he is entitled the thanks of the
country for bis enforcement Of those principles in the
faithful execution Of the Fugitive Slave law his various
vetoes and other Of administrative policy in
conformity pios,nH to those principles ...,.
and the threatened action OF other Northern States
protection either of person property shall be extended
consttst,onal rights Of the South, and that It Il the
duty Of the Southern States to shape their legislation
as to render this resolution eective-and we hereby
pledge ourselves to efforts to effect the
Mr. CoBB, Of Clarke. proposed the following rs sub
sttute Mr. Nelson's resolution which was accepted
Resolved That in vieso of the action Of the Legislatures
Of Massachusetts and Vermont, and the Threatened action
q Other Northern States virtually repeating tie Fugitive