Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-09-27

any Slave State or States in Southern Congress
! These were the issues, and we have stated them
fully honestly and fairly. Ifnot, the opposition can
convict us of deliberate falsehood We challenge de-
NAL.
How were these questions disposed of We answer
frankly that the
lst. Was negatved-the People refused to sus-
tain the Governor and the Legislature And the
End. Was negatved-the People refused to pro-
pose remedial measures, and accepted the Compromise
as tnal Adjustment of the Slavery question. And
Srd The People declared Mississippi would meet
no slave State or States in a Southern Congress-
This is the record of matters that now have passed.
and legitmately belong to history No man could, if
he would, alter change them. And no man who has
respect for the intelligence of the People, will attempt
to evade their deliberate verdict. The Flao of the IN
ion, the central organ of the Union party, afirms in
most conclusive Manner all we have here uttered It
says that:
The great contest for the preservation of the I'm
ion has endedn Mississippi, and we are the yctors
The dsunionsts and those who have appealed to
the sovereign power of the State to say what the
South should do, in relation to the plan of adjust
ment, had forced issue on the people of this
State, which is now SETTLED.-FIog
Now we put it to the honor of our opponents and
ask them say whether the issues chich gre1 out of
the passage Of the Compromise haze rot been
SETTLED Mr.. Crusoe and Jack will not deny it,
in opinion, and if they do, here extend to them
such space in columns, will be necessary to put
their denial record in tangible form If they de-
cline the acceptance of the tender of the of our
columns, shall take it that we fairly represent them
and that they coincide with us in opinion.
We desire to do injustice to one, and least of all
do desire to step aside to question the position of
our contemporary of the Democrat The following is
from the last issue of that paper and did not in our
opinion, do manifest injustice to brave soldier and
pure patriot we should let pass as we have similar
paragraphs
We call attention to the following sentence
Tfe change Of the candidate does not change the na-
trc Of The contest tie principles jnU0lUed the eecti0n
We hope this is unguarded expression of opin-
ion, for unPrepared to believe the Democrat in
entionaly would trie with the intelligence of its
readers. We shall await explanation before we
characterize the assertion as it deserves.
But to prevent misrepresentation offer point
two Tor consideration. Did the late election settle any
issues and if so, what issues Surely, the Demo-
crat will admit that something settled by that
election, for denies it, it must regard the people
incapable of settling Issues the ballotbox. The
settled are indicated above and this urging that
the princ pies involved in the election unchanged
is small plea to keep up the Disunion cry against
Col Davis, which, by the way, is neither fair just
change of candidates in this case is clear full and
complete change of issues, for the simple and concl-
ve reason that the issues made up upon the compro-
mi- measures have been settled by the People. We
not disposed to revive that settlement here
after Our Democracy teaches US to submit to the
expressed will of the majority.
But we shall await for correction of the matter
noticed below believing that originated through in
adyertence and not by design.
Col. JEFF. Davis.
We understand, from what we suppose a rela.
ble source, that this gentleman is out as candid
ate for Governor of the State in place of Gen
Quitman, withdrawn. The Colonel certainly
shows much pluck in coming out with such great
I odds against him The change of the candidate
does not change the nature of the contest or the
principles involved in the election. Col. Davis /,
an out and our anti-compromiser. He was tht
warm supporter of Gen. Quitman, approx
ed his measures and recommendations generally
approved the call of the extra session and all it,
acts, il mistake not, and he is in favor Of
Southern Congress. These measures and act
and recommendations have all been signay con
demned my the people at the late election and
seems 10 US the most improbable thing in The wori,
to suppose now that any man who sustaIns then
can be elected Governor. Col Davis is destine
to be very badly beaten. We have not doubt Q
Gen Foote'S election and by majority of scarce
ly less than ten thousand Columbus Democrat.
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