The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-06-30
HON. JAMES JACKSON.


ON accep ting the nomination Of his friends as can
Sdste for Congress in the sixth congressional dis
rict Of Georgia The letter is admirable in senti-
,,ent tone, and manner, and shows that its author
merits success and doubt not that he win attain
IT,
A1HEss, june ~, 1851
GESTLEnES Your letter informing me OF my nonbia
ton for Congress by the recent convention assembled at
Gainesville has been received.
In return for the honor conferred upon by the
venton under circumstances trying to their confidence
il my ability and integrity, and TO their personal friend
ship for me- give all that have 1t in my power to give
hem--the sincere thanks of grateful heart Should
heir choice be ratified by the people at the polls, WILL
v the utmost of my ability, advance their interests and
maintain their rights the floor OF the House of Repre-
sentatives
The resolutions adopted by the convention reaf
frmancc of the Cincinnati platform expression OF
fdence in the administration of President Buchanan and
a commendaton OF late representative, Gov Cobb.
Attached to the latter gentleman by ties of blood and
long personal friendship. well close political affinity,
and knowing well the patriotism of his heart and the
soundness of his judgment need hardly that the
rent OF my feelings in entire harmony with the
praise the convention bestows upon him.
democrat of the straitest sect from my boyhood,
feel it would be work OF supererogation my
part to express my concurrence with the time honored
principles of that party The Cincinnati platform Is in
the main, OF those principles Many
by of the general acquiescence of the country in
them and questions about banks and tariffs, fruitful
OF discussion in years gone by have been settled 10y pac
teal legislation and the country reposes upon system
satisfactory to the great OF people The dsnc
ton between wing and democrat has died away Into u
echo that reaches family from the past scarcely
distnguishable in empty sound Those more recent
subjects of agitation having reference TO the exclusion of
Foreigners and Catholics from Office and proposing to iii
crease the term of pupase before foreigners shall vote
have been emphaticay pronounced Upon twice by tie
people of Georgia; and the concurrent yerdict OF TWO
such special uries will divorce them 1t is to be hoped
from al POLITICAL alliance and party fcaty in our State
I'm th1e disturbing questions settled, the times,
ReG are auspicious for .the Union OF the South
hi G Union of the States I" Tho great question, sink.
81 all Others into comparative insignifcance, Is how
hall those rights be maintained and that Union be pre-
served consistently with themi
The whole Soulful il were homogeneous In action
as in interest and feeling is in adeplorabe minority
1t were thoroughly united it il helpless to-day IN he
Union without aid from the North. How shall that aid
be obtained The answer is plainly cordial political
alliance with those en at the North who have he do
son and me por to render assistance Who are those
linen They are the friends of Mr. Buchanan and the
tpresent administration for without discussing the dispo
sition of tho friends of Mr. Fillmore to help U.S. it is sut
cient TO say they have not the numerical power Who
are these friends Of Mr. Buchanan at the North The
OF them are old democrats, very many Of Them old whis
but all Of them bear the democrats and form the
northern democracpary They the men who carried
a Pennsylvania, New Jersey Indiana Illinois, and Cali
fonia at the late presidential election and saved all
us at the South of every party from the fearful aterna
1--WE of tame submission to the yoke of Fremont and
Hack republicanism, dissolution Of the Union God
grant that such an alternative may be presented to
$50 our children but should it comeif the blood of
the revolution shall still fill the hearts Of the southern
people, IT will not take them long to decide. TO avoid
te awful decision, the South sustain northern
fends and their representative and the admins
ton of Buchanan IL is her only hope of safety In the
hion If that shall fail to stay the tide of northern ia
cism, she must out and rely the hearts of her
oEn people and the God of our fathers.
But 1t will notit cannot fail. Look, gentlemen at
hat administration Planted upon the great principle
We equal right of oil the people of all the States to mi
aatc with their property of every description In
iidedinto our common heritage, the territories of the
Union and when they have sufficient population to be-
Smc States, to mould their organic law to suit them
planted upon this rock of justice and equality it
must stand and the fury of the widest storm shall beat
fon 1t in vain Look at its personnel AT its head stands
nan whose life has been life of public service and
Mo is familiar from experience with every department of
ae government and during all that long and varied
ence his voice and vote have been true to southern
lights as the needle to the pole, but, unlike that needle
tAve never trembed in their fxedness -Four
Jpn the South linked to her by the ndissoluble ties Of
18TH education, and property, and three from the
brth, two of whom struck down from the Senate
Chamber Ivy Michigan and Connecticut solely for She sin
y defending our rights, and the other true to those
ghs as the keystone of our arch herself these form
Us cabinet and hold up his hands, Who at the South
tall cast aspesion upon such administration from
stspicion Who will not rather rally around it with
generous confidence and assured hope For myself gen
fmen solemny believe it to be the duty of all
atod the slightest unnd allusion to differences in the
p9t, to dash from eyes the film of prejudice and
passion and unite in honest effort to sustain the adj
instraton, and preserve once our rights as southern
men and the Union of our fathers.
The nomination made by the convention will impose
upon me the obligation to speak TO the people to
face on the questions which may arise during the can
vass This duty cannot he discharged consistently with
my position upon the bench shall therefore resign into
the hands of his exceency the governor the office OF Judge
OF the western circuit. 3Tg
In severing the connexon which has so long bound me
10 the people their chief judicial officer in the circuit
cannot refrain from, embracing this opportunity of return
g to them ALL without distinction of party my CRATE
l acknowledgements for the uniform courtesy and kind.
ness with which they have sustained upon the bench
and the generous confidence with which they have re-
peaedy elected me to the Office
With many thanks to yourselves for your cordial,
invitation to accept the nomination rendered me by the
convention, remain, respectfully, your friend
JAMES JACKSON
E. W. Nouns, JAMES T. JOKES, HARDY SrnI,KLASp.
committee.
The convention called to nominate candidate in
the sixth congressional district, Georgia, also passed
the following resolutions:
l. Reocod, That we adhere TO- and again endorse the
great leading principles of the democratic party as set
forth in the Cincinnati platform of 1856
Resored, That we have abiding confidence in the
administration of James Buchanan and believe that tho
Leading principles enncatcd in his inaugural foresbadows
wise, sfe and conservative administration of our ma
Gona affair -
g. Resolved That as the old constituents of the Hon
howell Cobb we have have always had undated