The student's history of GeorgiaFrom the earliest discoveries and settlements to the end of the year 1883Adapted for general reading and the use of schools . sity, practicedlaw awhile in Augusta, and afterwards moved to Jefferson County, and was earlymentioned as a youth-ful giant who fought withburnished armor. In1847, Walter T. Colquitt,having resigned his seatin the United States Sen-ate, Governor Towns ap-pointed Johnson to thevacancy, where he serv-ed one year. In 1849,he was elected judge ofthe superior court of theOcmulgee Circuit, andnow his increasing famebore him on to the dis-tingui
The student's history of GeorgiaFrom the earliest discoveries and settlements to the end of the year 1883Adapted for general reading and the use of schools . sity, practicedlaw awhile in Augusta, and afterwards moved to Jefferson County, and was earlymentioned as a youth-ful giant who fought withburnished armor. In1847, Walter T. Colquitt,having resigned his seatin the United States Sen-ate, Governor Towns ap-pointed Johnson to thevacancy, where he serv-ed one year. In 1849,he was elected judge ofthe superior court of theOcmulgee Circuit, andnow his increasing famebore him on to the dis-tinguished position governor. 9. The legislature which met the new governor in the bien-nial session of 1853 and 1854, passed a large number of use-ful acts, incorporating companies to prosecute the businessof mining. They also incorporated steamboat, factory, andtelegraph companies, and gave numerous railroad joint committee from the senate and house was appointedto examine into the affairs of the State road. A similar com-mittee was appointed by the next legislature, and the con-dition of the road was exposed to public 1855-] ADMINISTRATION OF COBB. 257 10. The passage of bills by the legislatures of some North-ern States to nullify the compromise measures of 1850, andthe agitation of the slavery question, in Congress, beganagain to create new apprehensions in the minds of the peopleas to the stability of the recent peace between the two sec-tions. The legislature in February, 1854, sharing this com-mon fear, passed a resolution saying that Georgia desiredto abide by the compromise measure of 1850, expressed ahope that all slavery agitation would cease, and declaredtheir confidence that the main body of the Northern peoplewere yet faithful to the compromise. 11. The next legislature, meeting in biennial session, in1855, was elected under new party alignments. The oldWhig party, in Georgia, had been dissolved during the lateyears of political tu
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