The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-15
From the Columbus tea., sentinel.
GRAND RALLY OF THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.


According to previous notice grand rally OF the de-
mocracy took place Thursday night last in the hall Of
representatives. Though the night inclement the
house was full. The meeting organized by calling
Hon. Howell Cobb to the chair He opened the
MES in short address repee with beauty eoqUence and
power The democratic party had encountered during the
late canvass be said and dangerous enemy in the
know-nothing order American party This new party
had entered the canvass without leaders, and had
out of II without party andif the contest had lasted
few months longer It would have been without
They lacked two essential elements Of and
measures. He apprehended further trouble from this
quarter The enemies of the South be found
at the North The time had for decided action and
this meeting had assembled mark out the line Of policy
\ the South would pursue in the future.
The organization of the meeting completed by np-
pointing Ramsay Of Harris and Nems Of Ebert secreta
ries.
Upon the announcement of the chair that the meeting
prepared for business Hon. Alfred Iyerson moved that
committee Of twenyone be appointed to report matter
for the meeting.
/ Committee.-lverson, of Museogce chairman Toombs
of Wilkes Stephens of Taliaerro H. Warner, of Mer-
riwetheri Seward, of Thomas Hillyer, Of Walton !
Wright of Floyd Bailey, Of Butts Linton, of Stephens
T. Irwin, of Wilkes H. G. Lamar of Bib Dabney of Cor
don Mcintosh, of Ebert Hutchins Of Gwinnett Law
ton, of Daughery Scrven, of Chatham l. L. Harris, Of
Baldwin McGuire Of Floyd Phillips, of Habersham ;
and Patterson, of Jefferson.
After short absence the committee returned and sub
mted the following resolutions through their chairman
Platform Of Principles.
l. Resoieed, That portion of the democratic and
nothing party OF Georgia. we declare, IN the
language of the Georgia convention of 1850 shat we hold
the American Union secondary in importance only TO the
rights and principles it was designed to perpeuate that
past associations present rnion and future prospects Will
bind us to II so long it continues to be the safeguard OF
those rights and principles.
g. Resoloed That hereby declare full and unquai-
IN nF
convention OF 1850, and unalterabe determination to
maintain it in its letter and spirit viz 4h resolution
Georgia platform: "That the State of Georgia, in the
judgment Of this convention will and ought to resist even
las last esort to disruption Of every tie which binds
her to The Union any action Of Congress upon the subject
Of slavery in the District of Columbia in places subject
to the jurisdiction of Congress- incompatible with the safe
N domestic tranquility the rights and honor OF the slave
holding States or any act suppessing the slave trade be-
tween the slavehoding States any refusal to admit as
State amy Territory hereafter applying because OF the
existence of slavery therein any act prohibiting The in
PRODUCTION of slaves into the Territories of Utah and New
Mexico any act repeating materially modifying the
laws in force for the recovery of fugitive slaves
B. Resovea That approve and endorse the action OF
last Congress in the passage Of the
act and the principles therein established and in conor-
nifty with these principles the people of Kansas have the
right when the number Of their population justifes it to
form republican State constitution, with or without
slavery as they may determine and be admitted into the
Union upon an equal footing with the other States and
that her rejection by Congress account Of slavery would
be for the disruption of all the ties that bind
! the State OF Georgia to the Union.
A. Resolved That adopt and approve the following
resolution passed unanimously by the last legislature OF
Georgia: Resolved by the general assembly OF the State
Of Georgia That opposition to the principles of the Ne
braska BILL III relation to the subject of slavery regard
ed by the people OF Georgia hostility to the people OF
the South and that all persons who parake of such oppo
on are unfit to be recognised component parts OF any
i party or organization not hostile to the South"
4 s. Resotued That in accordance with the above resolu-
on whilst we willing to act in party association with
all sound and reliable in every section Of the Union
we not willing to affiliate with any party that shall
not the principles ana
professions of the Nebraska Kansas act and that the DEM
ocrats and party Of Georgia ought 70
the North or elsewhere that does not come up fully and
! fairly to this line of action.
G. Resolred That those sound and reliable democrats at
the North who have periodically fought for the Nebraska
Kansas act and the maintenance of the ugtvesave law
against the combined forces of ACKNOWLEDGMENT and abo
tionsm (which seek their repeal and who stand pledged
to support the admission of Kansas into the Union MS
slave STATE should she ask it. merit the heartfelt sympa-
hies, thanks and encouragement OF all southern men IN
T. Resolred That in The ranks of the democratic party
Of the North alone have been found those patriotic men
who have stood by the rights of the South and Judging
the future by the past this party only contains the ee
mcns of soundness upon the slavery question upon which
national party be constructed with which the South
can consistently cooperate.
g. Resolced That it is expedient and proper that the
democratic and antuownothng party of Georgia be rep
resented in the National Convention of the democratic party
which is to meet in Cincinnati next spring for the purpose
of nominating candidates for President and Vice Presi
den that the democratic and antiknow-nohing members
OF the together Win SuCn
party may be chosen to attend from their respective
counties and hereby requested to meet at some con-
venen time during the session and select twenty
delegates to said convention for this State
8. Resotced, That our delegates to said convention
ought in opinion to be Instructed by those who shall
appoint them to insist upon the adoption of platform of
principles the basis of national organization prior to
the nomination of candidates. and that said platform SHALL
among other things include, in substance the following
propositions:
The recognition and adoption Of the principles esab
lished in the kansas-Nebraska act
2. That neither the Missouri Compromise any other
antislavey restriction shall hereafter be extended over
| any territory of the United States
slave law and its permanent continuance upon the statute
book.
| 10 Resolved That ought to be held and con-
sidered member of the national democratic party who
does not recognise approve and adopt the foregoing
propositions and that the democratic and ant-know-
nothing party of this State through its said delegation
ought not affiliate act in said convention with any
delegate delegates who shall disapprove and vote
against the
H. Resotued That if said proposition shall not in sub
stance be incorporated in the platform adopted by said
convention the delegates from Georgia ought in the opn
ion of this meeting to withdraw from the convention and
ngs of the same; and that delegates ought to be in
structed TO net.
IL Rosoired That the democratic and anti-know-not-
ing party Of this State ought and will support the nom
of said convention for President and Vice President
provided the platform adopted by said convention he in
accordance with the spirit and intent Of the foregoing
propositions and the nominees thereof be pledged it elect
cd carry the in good faith in the adminstra
ton of the government, and in appointments to Office I'M