Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-11-14
GEORGIA.

AUGUSTA, Nov. s.-Goy. Brown sent ss'rrine
special message to the Legislature To-day !, O..
Gov Brown thinks that bat few States will meet
in Southern Convention, and he does not recon-
mend the appointmentof delegates from GeorgA
He thinks the constitutional rights OF the people "
Georgia have been violated by several non-slave
holding States to an extent of justifying, IN the
Judgment of civilized nations, the adoption OF any
measures necessary for the restoration and future
protection of their rights He refers to the patriot
c spirit and origin Of our government and portrays
series of unconstitutional and unfriendly acts SUD-
sequently. z-.-
He is pointedly severe on the Massachusetts laws,
and says if the laws of Massachusetts cause she
plunder If the property of Georgia, the citizens OF
Massachusetts must be compelled to compensate
them He advises reprisals, and says, "let us meet
unjust aggressons and unconstitutional State legls-
lation, with just retaliation" lie recommends the
enactment Of laws authorizing the Selling OF such
an amount of money and property Of any citizen OF
such offending and faithless State, as an indemn-
fication for the losses of citizens OF Georga.-He
recommends legislation so as to drive the manufac-
tured articles of such offending States from Georgia
and says Georgia has the right so soon as Northern
goods are brought to Georgia, to tax them as she
deems proper. He advises the passage ofa law tax
ing goods and merchandise introduced after the LIST
of January, 25 per cent, if manufactured in or
brought from Massachusetts,, Vermont, Michigan,
other unfriendly States; the tax to be RENTED
when unfriendly legislation is repealed. Should
such legislation prove Intellectual, he recommends
the repeal of all parts of the penal and civil code
protecting the lives liberties and properties of cti
zens of States where such unfriendly laws exist.
lie says: I'm my own opinion the time TOR bold
and decisive action has arrived and he is unworthy
of the confidence of the people of Georgia who refns-
es to vndicate her honor at any cost and to main
tain her constitutional rights at every hazard
lie believes the legislation recommended will tend
to strengthen rather than weaken this Union of
States. 1t will destroy sectional controversy and
narrow the issue to contest between individual
States He says if the Legislature fails to enact
these laws, he recommends that the people should
rise in their might and at the ballot box demand
their enactment
The Governor entertains no doubt of the right Of
each State to decide to act for herself So long as
all the States abide in good faith by their constltu
tional obligations, State can withdraw from the
Union without being guilty of bad faith to the 9th
ers. ANY violence to the compact relieves all the
parties The right of secession for cause, is only
denied by those who deny the sovereignty of the
States.
The message is % closely printed octave pages
is full review of the offensive Northern legislation,
and concludes thus: "For the purpose of putting
the State defensive condition as fast possible,
and preparing for the emergency which must be
met sooner or later l recommend that the sum of
one million of dollars he Immediately appropriated
as military fund for the ensuing year, and that
prompt provision be made for raising such por-
ton of the money may not be in the treasury.
fast the public necessities require its expenditure.
Millions for defence; not one cent for tribute
should be the future motto of the Southern States.
10 every demand for further concession or CON-
promise Ct our rights, we should reply, The argu-
ment is exhausted; we now stand on our arms"
Dark and gloomy as appearances may be, there
is one bright spot in the horizon. The Black Re-
publican victory will be barren one for Demo-
cratic Senate and hostile majority in the House,
will control Lincoln and his Cabinet, and leave
them utterly powerless for evil. With decided
majority of political opponents in Congress, what
can Lincoln and his advisers do?
While We bitterly depore the prevalent ignorance
and lanatlcism, which has placed the unity of the
Republic in such imminent peril, do not despair.
If cordial union of Southern parties spring out of
the untoward circumstances which surround us,
the benefit will far outweigh the peril A united
South is uncon9uerable, and can safely afford to
calmly wait and see what the enemy will make of
their dear bought victory. For victory, won by
estranging the allegiance of nearly onehalf of the
States composing the Union is dearly bought at
any price, and will eventually crush the victors by
the weight Of its fearful responsibility. Let Us
unite-with united South, it would be unworthy
of American freemen to despair of the Republic;
but unless unite, cordially and faithfully, it
would be useless to resist Let party lines be OBJ
liberated and the watchword be, Our constitution
al rights-neither more nor less" If the Constitu-
ton to be violated let it be by opponents not
by as; and if We are driven to physical resistance,
can, like the men Of ZIG, appeal to God and the
civilized world, that the awful responsibility rests
on our opponents, not upon us. Let us put our
enemies in the wrong, and we will have the sup
port and sympathy Of the world, and what is far
better than material aid,-the appreciation of our
own conscences. Let us wait, be we are
right, and then go ahead Warrenton Neaa