Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-05-02
From The Washington Union
Georgia Nnow-Nothingtsm its Last Legs.

The following article is clipped from the Augusta
(Ga) ConstitutonaIist, and is worthy of notice at
this time. It demonstrates clearly that know moth
ingsm in Georgia is in Decline and furnishes rea-
to expect that it will die out, not only in
that, but in all the southern States The ardor of
Sans" friends everywhere has been chilled, the
huoyancy of his spirits has sunk wonderfully low,
and the swagger and buster which marked his early
performances the stage has Disappeared The
Sam " of to-day is not the " Sam of last year..
ALI have been struck with the change In his demean
or and all have been pleased to see that his manners
are improving he grows older. Last year his
friends were furious against President Pierce and the
Kansas bill, but now his more discreet friends are
getting to the conclusion that the principles which
that bill imbodies are sound They " are not pre-
pared to make an issue NTH the President on that
question - The public sentiment in behalf of this
measure is strong that Uod be folly to do so ~
Let these admissions be borne in mind.
There is another point in this article that not
be overlooked. The Georgia know nothngs not
satisfied with Mr.. FilImores position. They desire
to know before they commit themselves to his sup
port in the coming election, whether he mill accept
the nomination on the 18th section Of the June plat
fofm" This is a very pertinent inquiry, and one
which deserves to be answered-and that, too, at an
early day. But to the article:
The AMERICAN STATE CoUNcIL.-The council
which convened in Macon on Wednesday numbered
about thirty forty as we learn by the Georgia
Citizen. We published yesterday morning the reso-
lutions adopted, and the statement of the Macon Mes.
senger that the delegates were in favor Of support
ing Fillmore and DoneIson
The Georgia Citizen of the 10th instant, after
publishing the resolutions, says:
These were the resolutions actually passed after
animated discussion of the report of the commit.
tee. and the striking out of a resolution indirectly
endorsing the nomination of Fillmore and Donelson
Several gentlemen anxious to do this, but we
are happy to say, through the able efforts of DR.. M
A. Franklin, of this city, and Jonathan Davis, Esq 9.
of Lee, the American party of Georgia have not
| been blindly committed 10 the action OF the Phia
delhia convention Our readers will recollect thai
the platform of the February convention expressly
places the American party in opposition to the course
of President Pierce on the subject of Kansas. Now
| however much we have been opposed TO President
Pierce, and to some of the features of the kanzas-
Nebraska bill, we not prepared to make an issue
with the President that question It would be
| folly TO do Besides, do not know whether
Mr.. Fillmore will accept the nomination on the bas.
of the twelfth section of the June platform. and i
would be premature to ratify his nomination unit
his position is clearly ascertained. These were tht
views taken by the gentlemen named, and they art
the views, believe, of nine -tenths of the Amer
can party of Georgia.
i ''There is also another reason for postponng
ratification of the nomination The present body i
only tragmentary. Its president not in attendance
and but few, if any, regularly elected delegates from
tsU1ng councils. The object of the meeting W
understand It, was simply to dissolve the Organization
formally 1t had, therefore, no business with tn
nominations. The recommendation to the eXecutiv
committee TO call general convention of the part
t hereafter is. however well enough. Let that com
mittee, therefore, act with discretion and make
call of the party future day. earlier tina
the 4th of July, when it will be time enough to rat
.fy or do otherwise. as lbe whole party may desire