Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-09-15
Politics in Georgia.

The Opposition in Georgia appear to be
thoroughly aroused. Warren Aiken, the
Wing candidate, is confessed to be a pure
and unsullied patriot, and the inroads he
is making on the Democracy of Georgia,
has called Senator Toombs from his retire
ment. He is now an active participant IN
the struggle in progress. Thus far, however,
he appears to have made little progress
His advocacy of Douglas is fatal to the cause,
and he makes but little Roadway with such
weight. As specimen of the style of
Col. Aiken, we make the following extract
from n report of recent speech in the Sa-
vannah Republican. Col. Aiken said:
Gov Brown has declared his adhesion to
the Cincinnati platform, which contains the
odious doctrine of squattcr sovereignty
! This has driven US ont Of Kansas. So said
Senator Ivcrson, in his speech at Griffin; and
yet, no longer ago than last Friday, Senator
Toombs denounced his colleague for making
such statements, rs they were calculated to
injure Douglas. What is your understand
ing of non-intcrvention? Is it not that Con-
grcss should not drive you out of the Terri
tories? What do you understand by non
/ Intervention or the non-agitatun OF the
slavery question? Is it not that the aboli-
tionists shall not disturb you in the peace
able possession of your property, rs guaran-
teed to you by the constitution, or that Con-
gress shall not pass the Wilmot Proviso? :
Did you ever understand it to mean that you
should not insist on your rights, or that
Congress should not protect you in the Ter
ritories2 Not at all But tell you that is
just what your leaders are trying to bind
YOU into do away with the decision of the
Supreme Court. They say ifyou insist on
:! it YOU are schismaticS, if not actual rene
gadcs. Do you doubt it? | will read from
the Fe,lerai Union, the mouth piece at Mil
! ledgeville Of Gov. Brown, IN article taken
from the Constitution, James Buchanan's
organ at Washington. Col. Aiken here
read the extract referred to. Are YOU rem
egades? Gov. Brown stands on the Cinclnna-
ii platform, and his organ says if you dare
insist on your rights under the decision OF
| the Supreme Court, we denounce you rs rem
egades. Stephen A. Douglas was the author
of that doctrine. and Gov. Brown stands up
on that platform In the day Of peril should
it ever come when it becomes necessary for
. bcbTSla w StiHu pun ncl IiSutS' WIN
be found fighting for Law and the Constitu-
| ton.
"But Gov Brown stands on the Cincinnati
platform Who else is ON it? On the right
hand end we iiEd Martin Van Buren,, be-
cause, says he, the principles of it are the
best means Of preventing the admission of
any more slave States. Who is on the other
end? Stephen A. Douglas. And Joseph Z.
Brown in the middle. There he stands,
with Martin for his right bower and Stephen
for his left.
"Our platform is the Lar amd hc ConSti-
tuition. Our principles are the same as re-
ceived the cordial approval in 1855 of one of
Georgla's most gifted sons, the honored Ber-
rien Who would dare question his homes
ty, integrity, patriotism? IT such there
should be, let him beware lest the grave
should open and the dead rise to rebuke the
calumny."