Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-04-26
CORRESPONDENT of the Southern Standard,
MoR11E. April 18th, 1851.

party, who are opposed to secession and dlsunlon
who are opposed to the resolutions of the recent
convention of Southern Rights Associations at
Montgomery who are in favor OF acqulescence
in the Compromise acts of the late Congress, and
insisting on their strict observance; who are Tor
standing by the Constitution as it is should meet
in the saloon of the Alhambra on the 18th inst,
for the purpose of organization
The objects embraced in this call were so COM
prehensive, that the hall of the Alhambra could
scarcely contain the crowd that assembled to wit
ness the new organization, and chuckle over the
Jubilee of chowderism with its dainty dish of fish
and frogs, and the gossip of petty politicians
"poured in like babboons blood to make the medly
slab and good. -
The meeting was called to order by Judge Hop
kins on whose motion Mr.. G. n. Stewart was ap-
pointed President, S. w. allen and Col, Root
". Presidents. and j. NJ Tarleton and J. Rolston
Secretaries-Allen and Tarleton being Democrats
Mr.. Stewart stated the objects of the meeting, in
that peculiar snip-snap style, which has been
stereotyped and set to music by the members OF
our Supreme Court bar, for the edfcation of those
worthy gentlemen who are in the pursuit of knowl-
edge under difficulties. The meeting then ap-
pointed committee of seven persons to report
suitable resolutions and at the head of this COM
mittee was placed named W. ID. Dunn
Did YOU ever see him? MOI Well then, he looks
like pair of compasses buttoned at the shoulders,
and you may estimate his talents by the following
anecdote: He once wrote to gentleman and re-
quested an ANGER, and accordingly the gentleman
sent him goose. This was capital, for according
to the countryman's description of Mr.. Dunn,
''he looks like dead goose and talks like live
| one. Z"
The committee now retired to concoct dish
that should touch the taste of the meeting, and
the President to fill up the void in the corners,
presented the following dish of chowder, in the
shape of letter from Mr.. B. G. Shields. As the
fame of this gentleman may have extended to the
State of Mississippi you will permit me to magnify
it by relating conversation l once had with an
other gentleman whose fame may have extended
also to the State of Mississippi. | allude to the
late lamented Dixon H. Lewis. 1t so happened
that | was at the house of this gentleman shortly
after the beginning of the war with Mexico, and
speaking with him about the appointment of Off
GERS by the President and Senate, [ said, d" here
is the name of Mr. Shields among the list of Gen
erals THAT is not Mr.. Shields of Alabama, -
replied Lewis, ''but Mr.. Shields of Illinois
When Mr.. Polk was nominated for the Presidency
Mr.. Shields of Alabama declared that it was use
less to participate in the contest, that Mr.. Polk
would be defeated, and therefore declined taking
any steps in behalf of the Democratic party but
when Mr. Polk was elected President, this gentle.
man was among the very first to apply for an of
fee, and obtained that of Consul of Venezuela
What do you think of him ?" And in the words
of Mr.. Lewis, let me ask you, what do you thinl
of him !? In his letter to the committee of invita-
ton, he estimates highly their respect and esteem
adds to this his cordial approval of the objects
of their meeting-declares that opposition to the
doctrine of secession either in the abstract or the
concrete, is enjoined by the Constitution, by rea
son and common sense-that acquiescence in the
late compromise measures of Congress is the duty
of all friends and supporters of law and order and
especially the interest of the people of the Soutl
and that wakeful, persevering counteractior
of the efforts of the press and of factions organi
cations to diffuse error and engender prejudice, is
plainly incumbent on all parties and individuals
And after twaddling about union and disunion
concludes by rendering to the friends of the Unior
in Mobile his very profound thanks for their con
slderatlon, and the assurance of his very high re
gard. What do you think of him ?. He send:
assurance of his very high regard to William D
Dunn, Charles c. Langdon, and little Mr. Angus
tus. Dear Mr. Benjamine Shields l think
shall hear him muttering some one or two year.
hence: "Zounds! gen-gen- genanaen," (gentleme,
sticks in his throat BOUNDS gemmen, there
has been cheating round this board But per-
haps the Jack will have travelled up his own coat
, sleeve. We shall see.
When the meeting had disposed of the late
Consul to Venezula, the committee returned from
retirement led on by the gallant Col Dunn, who
raised his gun like the hero at John Browns and
poured whole load through the BODY of the
Southern Rights Association, in the shape of 8
preamble. Then came the resolutions which EN-.
bodied the Georgia platform-the recommends
ton of a Union State Convention to be holden al
Montgomery in June next, and Recommendation
that Union District Convention be called to nomi
nate Union candidate for Congress-and finally
declared the expediency of organizing an Associ
alton for the preservation of the Union, the arti
cles OF SAID Association to be submitted for adop-
ton to an adjourned meeting to be held at the hal
OF the Alhambra on Saturday evening next
These great objects brought up Judge Hopkins
INUEn for r,on