New movement in Georgia.
Augusta, Ga.,Nov. 20.--The largest meeting ever held in
Greene county took place on Friday last.
The most influential men participated.
The meeting adopted resolutions, almost unanimously, of a conservative character, and urged the call of a State Convention for all parties, to calmly consider the threatened destruction of the National Union, and appealing to the people of the
Union to discard from their councils all agitating politicians and political demagogues of all sections, and rally to the imperilled government.
The resolutions say that the politicians, instead of allaying the excitement, have stirred it up; instead of repressing mutual distrust and dislike, have promoted it; instead of removing causes of dispute, have created them.
For the sake of power and office, both sections have pandered to the passions and prejudices of the people at home, keeping each section ignorant of the patriotic, conservative, and catholic feeling of the other.
Mutually exasperated by incendiary disorganizing representations of hungry office-seekers, both sections find themselves in a fierce controversy, which they had no hand in bringing on.
In
Hancock county, Ga., a meeting adopted unanimously firm and conservative resolutions, denying that the mere election of
Lincoln is sufficient cause for disunion, but declaring unfriendly legislation in many of the free States an outrage on the community and the
Union demanding resistance.
The majority of the counties have held meetings in favor of secession.
Many favor it who were strongly conservative.
Some favor retaliatory legislation — all favor the holding of a State Convention, and all oppose the coercion of the seceding States.
A meeting in
Bryan county declared that no Northern fisherman or hunter shall hereafter operate in their section, and that those at present hunting and fishing shall be notified to leave.
