The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-05-30
The Contest IN oeorgia

L.
lion Il 1. Bcnning Chairrnan Of the Geor-
o. delegation at Charleston, has wyi.ten let
IT. vindicating his course and that Of the ma.
PITY q the delegation at Charleston. Tia
Frir'orlai question Is argued with much abili.
| & BY Judge D. Below we give few ex.
racts from it. AlInding to the action Of the
Convention which gave rise to the withdrawal
# the Georgia delegation he says:
The Convention substituted BY North
en- vote, the naked Cincinnati Platform, ror
the report ofthe majority. What was the I'M.
port OF the act A part Of that platform a.
i has been shown, adopts the " princjples', nj
me Kansas and Nebrask Act which are
contained in the declaration, that II 4 ne
true intent and meaning Of the act not
ito iegSate slavery into any Territory. Or
State. nor to exclude il therefroIn. but ~ lsavs
the people thereof perfectly free to form AMI
regulate their domestic institutions IN tbair
own way, subject only to the Consttnt;on &c
the United States"
" This declaration in that act has rere;ved
1.-TWO interpretations in the Deraocyatic pnrtv
one, from Mr.. Douglas and his friends M.
other, from the rest Of the party. Accoriinv
A.
ton means /: first, that slavery does not. and
cannot exist in a territory, until il is intro.
duced there by the laws thereof Secondly.
that slave property is, in no case, entitled 10
Congressional protection in Territory. Third
ly, that Territorial Legislature has power. Al
least, by unfriendIy' legislation to impair or
destroy slave property in the Territory"
lie then proceeds to show that the position
of the South in reference to the Kansas Bill
and the Concinnati Platform, was not inconsis-
tent with the majority resolutions. lie says
According to the Southern view Of the
declaration in the Kansas and Nebraska Act.
entirely consistent with the propositions cen
timed in the majority report Those Propo.
sitions are in substance a. iollews lst. That
during the existence OF territorial government,
all citizens of the United States have an equal
right TO settle with their property in lac ter
ritOry oily, That having it there, Their rights
OF person, nor Of property, are not subject To
b, impaired, or destroyed, By either COngr1s-
sional or Territorial legislation. 3dly, That
il IS the duty OF the Federal Government in
all its branches to protect when necessary,
these rights OF person AMI property in the ter
ritory."
lie concludes by suggesting that set Of
Delegates be appointed to go to Richmond,
and after full conference there, unite with the
Baltimore Convention, provided proper plat
form be obtained from that body.
Among others that able ani true State Rights
Democrat, ex. Governor, Charles j. Mcdonald
has published long letter reviewing the ac-
ton and approving the course of the retiring
delegations. In conclusion, he said
You. OF course, know that approve Of the
conduct OF those members Of the Georgia dele
cation who Withdrew from the Convention
rather than aid ia a nomination on platform
Objectionable in itself, and with men who OPP
posed platform containing the soundest prin-
ciplcs, and who, by expressing regret Of bieir
iaability to concur in those principles, virtual
Nv maintained their opposite. have nothing
TO say in Disagreement OF those gentlemen
who thought proper TO remain for knew that
the state ofthings in the Convention was most
unfayorable to due deliberation and calm IN
vestisation. Some OF them | ka0g TO be as
much opposed to principles which think
were virtually sustained there as | am, and
they could not have remained on account Of
anv attachment TO them.
| think the same delegates who represented
Georgia in the Convention at Charleston
should he requested 10 retain their appoint
ments until nomination Is made. To super.
cede those who withdrew from the Conyen-
ton would be claimed as a virtual condemns
ton Of their course, and those who remained
in the Convention have had time for mature
reflection, as well as an opportunity know
ing the opinion of their constituents, and
would have the option of cooperating with
the delegates who retired.
They should all convene at Richmond, Va,
and after consultation there with delegates
from other States, proceed to Baltimore, and
il platform be agreed upon by that portion
of the Conventionthat adjourned from Charles
ton to that place, which shall be wholly un-
eNceptionable in its principles, they should
unite with them in making nominations OF
gentlemen whose antecedents are IN accor-
dance with those principles,
IF an acceptable platform. should not be pre-
7 sciited and agreed upon, they ought to proceed
! to make one based on the soundest principles
of Constitutional right and equality Of every
section and every Citizen Of this great Con-
federacy, and nominate gentlemen as candi-
dates PROCESSING their principles without re-
gard to their geographical position