Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-06-07
From the West 1Ia6amian.
The Hon. Jefferson Davis,

The speech of Mr.. Featherston at Prairie Point,
Miss, the Goth uIt, served the re0eUe to
arouse the Southern Rights men to knowledge
of their strength to awaken the feelings which
but needed an occasion to bc fully developed. This
occasion they found on the ED at Macon.
The Hon. Jefferson Davis by appointment, adj
dressed the people in the town hall of that place
Never have we witnessed such enthusiasm as pre-
Va lied among his friends. Upon taking the stand
it was full three minutes before cessation of the
hearty applause allowed him to proceed The
gument of Col Davis like that of Mr.. Featherston,
review of the action of the last Congress, an
explanation and justification of his course. Time
and again, while depicting our wrongs, while sum-
monng up the past and counselling for the future
he interrupted by the continued manifesto
tons of approval from his supporters, shown IN re
peated rounds of applause, which ceased but to
recommence with increased tervOr.
After speaking for one hour and a half, Col
Davis gave way to DR.. VIM. d. Lyles, who for
the day occupied the position of organ, exponent
and mouth piece Of the Foote Union submission
party of NOxubee county. The Doctor commenced
his speech by lkening himself to a mariner, who
while sleeping securely in his bark, is aroused by
fearful storm which breaks in fury over his head.
We thought the comparison apt, particularly when
Col Davis replied to him, for if ever man looked
like he had storm after him, that man was DR..
der of his eloquence the lightning of his sarcasm,
the rain of his Just rebuke, the hail of his merited
denunciation, and the whirlwind of manly enthu-
siasm felt by the speaker, and the audience, all
combined to prove to this sumberng mariner that
the union house in which he had taken refuge was
built on the sand and that it must fall
The Doctors speech, like his party, was curl
Gus admixture of coon and rooster, praise for the
Union and detection from States rights. Huzza
for Clay, and God bless Cass long live Fillmore,
and come to my arms Webster; humming top
Foote and Howell Cobb, all found ample room
and verge enough in his capacious heart, which
teemed with nought but disinterested love for the
Union, and slight willingness to represent the
End Congressional district in the next Congress
simply because that district is misrep esented
by Mr.. Featherston.
After propounding series Of questions to Col
Davis, and avowng his readiness to declare
his own opinions, he was called on to say what
would be his course if South Carolina should Sc
cede, and the government attempted to coerce hel
by force. Did he answer this? He replied that
he mere private citizen, that when he asked
for Office he would avow his sentiments, and with
in the next fifteen minutes declared himself can
didate for the nomination before the Union Distric
Convention.
How did Col Davis answer this question
whenever the day comes when sovereign State
in the assertion of constitutional right, with
draws, from compact which has been violated
and the general government uses force to RESTRAIN
her, sosH meet force NTH force well knowing tha
in suffering her to fall, aid in sharpening the