Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-06-20
70. 2J.
a Voice from Georgia.

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Mr. William B. Gauden, prominent cit-
Iar Of Georgia, dsmocratic delegate to the
Charleston Conve ltiOn, and afterwards elec;or
on the Douglas tioke. 10 Georgil, publishes in
the Savannah Republican of May 81, the fol.
loving address to the people of the state. It
contains soma curious bits Of political history,
and Is altogether readable production
- To The Peope Of Georgia;
Haylng ON three memorable occasions dur
ing the recent revolution publicly addressed
,ou and ven certain advice which was re- ,c,-
el BY sou, it would seem idle to essay the ak
again bul for the deporable condition 10 which
| hnd the country, direct consequences Of your
rej ction OF the counsel rendered on those oc.
casions. |. may be said that il is idle so recur
70 the past, but It IS only by the past that we
ctn learn wisdom for the iuture and he who
REJECTS those teachings, will live to but little
! purpose, hence you will excuse me for referring
briefly to the occasoos alluded to, together with
certain other matters of the past Incidental to
he main object OF this address. | was sent by
the democratic party Of Georgia as d delegate
u the National Democratic Convection which
assembled at Charleston in 1860 That con.
ventlon refused TO adopt the Congressional pro-
tecuon, or as II was iamlliAry known, the slave
code platform for slavery in the territories
1ns RIAL Cause OF TUE CHARLESTON BOLT.
A majority Of the delegation bolted |,
Nth few others, rem .n d. II was obvious to
ms that the real cause Of tho bolt was not to
project slavery IN the territories, but to break
up the democratic party, elect Mr.. Lincoln, and
! hf "a. T.. -.
Union. | being a strong pro slavery man, had
no idea OF seeing the great interest Of the country
g4mbed away by u sot Of trading and selfish
politicians, hence remained in the Convention
until it ad urned to Baltimore 10 the mean
time came home and published an address TO
the people Of Georgia, on the l5sh May, 1860
IN wnich | warned them Of the lnsidious scheme
to destroy the Union again met the con
yeution IN Baltimore and took my seat, but was
luroasly abused and nsulled Tor 30 dong by
the majnity OF the delegation who had bolted
at Charleston. That convention, as you all
know ended its labors by the nomination Of
Mr. D1uga:, whilst the bolters, aided by such
mon as Caleb Gushing and Is. +. Butler, nom
mated John & Breckenridge.
AN UNPOPULAR NAN.
" Thus you see the monster secession was
conceived III sin at Charleston, and brought forth
10 ihiquIty at Baltimore. On my return home
was placed on the Douglas Electoral ticket
ami stumped the southern portion Of the state
and cried aloud from the hilltop and the val
ley warning the people OF the inquitOus schemes
70 destroy the UuiOn. WAS hlrsed and insult
ed on different occasions whilst speaking in be-
halt OF Douglas and be Unou was informed
that | was shot in I'll ~ IN Savannah shol and
burned in efhsy IN Waynesboro, Georgia
abused and insulted in my own county, and on
one occasion received d violent blow from one of
the loud nouthed secession bullies.
Tge sTRuGeLE AGAMr SECESSION IN GEORGIA.
As SOON as the Presidential campaign was
over aud Mr.. Lincoln elected, secession was
claimed by the Breckenridge party, as | had
warned the people would be the case The ssces.
sonlsts of my county nominate Two cand idates
for the convention which put the state out of
the U0ion. At the request Of my Uuion friends
became candidate as), and published al ad-
dress to the people in the savannah republican
on the 10Th day Of December, 1880, aud other
papers OF about that date In which WAS exp sed
he frauds and ialsehOOds which had been ard
were likely - be practIsed upon them by the
s-c,ssionlsts VIII ch will appear In Il future ISSUE
OF the Republican. was defeated tor the con
yent,on by the grossess fraud and deception.
The convention met aud took the state out Of |
the Union, and established government De |de-
10, to which It's opponents we're forced TO sub
init.
Seeing the wide spread rum, desolation md
death winch the secession government had
brough; and was bringing upon he country, and
having no hope Of reconciliation or settlement
whilst they held possession OF the government,
| lnaugurated party whose platform was that
We would vote tor no man Tor olhce who had
been an original secessoniit that We would,
by all constitutional and psdcesble means, turn
out Of othce every seoessOnist from the Governor
down, aud put IN ter places Uuion men, aud
when We should get possession of the state gov
ernment, We would settle and make peace with
the general government, or by such other means
as mlgnt DO presented when the time arrived
was my fayorlte remedy It was like
making doctor lake hsown pulls, or cummend-
my the poisoned chullce 10 the lips Of the seces.
slOnlsI they had asserted aud we're practising
'he right OF secession from the old government,
and upon the same principle We had the right
10 seceie from the new.
ns. GAuLDES IN TnE GEORGIA sGNArE. I
"This party was inauguteted just previous
% the fall elections Of 1868, in tue second SEN
ItoIal district, the secessonists OF that district
iaviug previously nominated q rabld traitor TO
'spresent that district. Upon the assembling Of Y
he Union Convention, though there was AN in.
DEPENDENT candidate who claimed to be Union
nau, yet was unanimously nominated against
ny oOnsent, desiring tue nomination Of another. I
The result Of tho election was that received 4
more votes than both Of my opponents put 3
ogether, and took my soat IN the Senate, hu. J
he political complexion was such that could
make no move Ia the direction OF the platform
lpon which was elected until the called session
n March last, when offered resilution, calling [
convention OF the people OF Gsorgil to in.
ugura'e peace, spoke the bes, part OF two con- u
oouuve days ia Ihclr support, warning the \
eople ol the eyil day which was upon them ,
ct the resolutions received, think, out eight q
otts. II
Eid my counscls then prevailed, conven. h
ion would have promptly called and the people
Iould have as promptly returned to their allie. 81
lance, AMI We would not to-day be in the con. U
luon we are, but madness aud folly ruled the b
cur the ian,tical leaders OF seces,ion refused
D allow the people % assemble in oouvenuon, b
'aring that they might return to the Unun, v
nd as a cons quence OF this refusal the state N
D. h, /