New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-29
COBB AND COMPANY.

Georgia is noisy State, if not great one.
number of gentlemen hail from there VINO are
making themselves quite conspicuous on the thea
fer of public affairs at this particular Juncture.
Let ia number them. First there is Alexander IL.
Stephens. Mr.. Herschel V. johnson follows in
order. These two are the leading Douglas men OF
the State. The one by virtue Of his talents; the
other in consequence Of bis position. Stephensls
man of brains. johnson is not He was nominated
to 20 on the ticket with Douglas by SO fconsttu-
ted Committee, who found themselves hard pressed
for Southern timber, and johnson was the best they
could get on the instant. After these Douglas
supporters come Robt. Toombs and Alfred j..
IyeIsop, Senators, and Howell Cobb, Secretary
of the Treasury Here are five gentlemen from
the State Of Georgia making good deal OF fuss
on the Presidential election, secession, revoluhon
and other small matters of kindred character.
1t requires come familiarity with local politics
TO understand the drift of these politicians in the
various roles they are severally playing. Vi Mr.
Stephens we hear little. There is no occasion for
him to say much inasmuch as he has retired from
public life Accordingly, he is not playing the fool
lust now, 90 far as we know. We will do him the
Justice to say he is above this kind of business
generally. Mr.. Alfred IversOn is, hOweve;, on the
anxious seat, and has been very tempestuous for
several seasons in consequence. His Senatorial
term expires next March, and, whatever other
Union he may be in favor of dissolying, he Is not
in favor of dssolving his connexion with the
Senate of the United States. Hence bis very
fierce demonstrations, past and present. for what
are termed Southern Rights. But Mr. Secretary
Cobb's term expires next March, as well as MI.
Iversons, and Mr.. Cobb is no such man as to
be- Indifferent to seat in the Senate either.
He would not object in the least to step
into Mr. VERSIONS shoes. But Mr. Cobb has IN
times past played the moderate role in Georgia,
which has partially dslocated his political position.
He aims row to recover his original standing by
doing the violent in connection thereHlth. la this
way, he hopes to take the wind out of Mr. VERSIONS
sails We think Mr.. Cobb has the advantage.
For be essays TO fly with two wings, while lyerson
trusts to one. We do not know precisely how the
game stands at home, but we should be disposed
to bet on Cobb especially since his last demOnstra
ton in this city. He has, certainly if reports
from al qua tiers are to be believed, played the
traitor thoroughly Gin wOrds) since he has been in
this city. Georgia ought to make him Senator IN
IversoDs place. unless she is willing to see her pub
lie men roll in the dirt for nothing.
AS TO our whilom brother ToOmbs, who we see is
talking about appealing to the "cartridge-bo1,"
and who is reported to be willing to ego 1t to the
death" if Lincoln is elected, we are not surprised
at any OF his displays. He is very impulsye
man and often uses violent language, which, Like
the Incorporate language of all excltabe men, is
not to be taken literally. But Toombs, with all
bis violence is often sensible. He used to pretend
that Mr. GiddiDgs always got off his most violent
Abolition speeches in Congress just before his cleo
ton came round And he declared he could always
tell by his haIaDgues when be vas coming before
the people again just as well as by looking in the
Whg Almanac. This observation is only valuable
as showing Mr.. TOombs's estimate of the virtue of
what he considered violent speeches. OF course,
he Judged others by himself, aud We now subject bus
efforts and those Of Lis cOniederates to the same
measurement.
Mr.. Herschel V. Johnson, in followingthe exam
pie of his principal on that unique Presidential
ticket, which seems likely to be known hereafter
as the one which did not get an electoral vote,
puts bride on his tongue. He intimates very
awful results, but is careful to avoid offensive ex
pressions, as he naturally supposes that however
people may tolerate reasonable language in cases
of political distress like that of Cobb or Iyerson Or
TOOnbs, on tae same pIncpe that a man is al
lowed TO cry murder who has only got bat over
bis head, they will not submit to it from candi
date for ore of the highest tices in the gift of the
nation.
But Mr.. Johnson evidently abors under severe
mental restraints. No man can look at or hear
him without seeing that he is pure specimen of
the genus STAKEHOLDER. He is man of the mus
cuar school of politics. What he cannot accom-
plish by force of arms and lungs, he would not be
likely to attempt, or to have faith in. He never
troubles himself with the force of ideas, for his
class do not recognize such immaterial exStences
Mr. Cobb is bis partner in mind and character,
and is either moderate or violent as occasion
demands. That he is running on the reasonable
tab just now. is because it suits bis circumstances.
but at p"llom VIC ieSaIu Hlin ~ NC lcss NlpichI
man than Mr. johnson. They are both merely speei-
mems of the muscular school, however, and though
Mr. Cobb is able to create little stir from the
circumstance of his being Secretary of the Treas
ury, he would be man of very small account in
any of those more serious crises that arise with
more or less frequency in the life of every nation.
Those who would impute Significance to his alleged
extraordinary and discreditabe course in thiS city,
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