Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-06-07

gIoes Hom our otate Let Them keep their ne
groes among themselves, and especially those
which had run away into, and been reclaimed from
the free States. When they were brought here
they only served to corrupt Others Who otherwise.
would be orderly servants. And yet there is a
party in the country--tEe so-caIled Union party
they say that if this fugitive slave bill is not exc
cuted, or is repealed, they are for dissolying the
Union. Col. Davis said he was not willing to do
SO much, for so little. That he was not willing to
make such trivial issue as this and place such a
stake upon it.
He showed that whenever the so-caIled Union
party spoke of resistance they meant dissolution ;
becauseit was the definition, they had themselves,
placed upon the word. THEY said that, when ue,
tie States Rights naen, spoke of resistance, we
meant to dissolve the Union. That although this
was false and unfounded sander upon us, (there
being many other modes of resistance still they
were bound by the definition which they had Civ
en- to the word. 1t is not our definition but it is
theirs. But [ will not do the Colonel nor his
speech further injustice by attempting continued
report of his IDEAS much less his words | must
close. But still before l do there is one or two
things more which, l must venture to touch
upon.
Colonel Davis said that for the course which he
pursued in the Senate in reference to the questions
now being agitated, he had no apology TO make,
nothing to palliate-nothng to take back. That
the only regret which he had upon that subject
was that he was not able to do more-that he had
not been able to defeat the whole of the so-called
compromise measures.
When he speaking of his country rights,
and his country's wrongs, and the proud position
which had been assumed by the State, more than
two years ago, when all parties agreed, and were
together upon this important subiect-when this
great question was supposed to involve principles,
dear to every southern breast, soaring high above
every party, and party consideration. When he
called upon the people to sustain him, to sustain
their State and not to allow her to sully her cs-
cutcheon, with a braggart's boast and brag-
CARTS threat, by eating her own words, and re-
coiling from her position-a position in which,
those who are now crying 81 the glorious Union, +"
helped to place her, When he invoked the people
to send resistance men to the Convention, and to
meet South Carolina, if no other State met her, in
a Southern Congress, for the purpose of devsing
ways and means to obtain their rights and at the
same time, preserve the Union. When he showed
that if this was not done, that South Carolina
would feel herself stung, and goaded, and Knocked,
and abandoned, and would be almost certain to Sc
cede-and when he showed that ii she did sccede,
and the federal government attempted to coerce
her into su omission, the first gun fired would be
the tocsin of war, throughout the whole south
tbo of tI,c J,,-l,. H.
showed that Mississippi, now had it in her power
to save the Union he was, at once, profound, phi
losophc, logical eloquent, and sublime. l was
standing in front of him, looking directly in his
eye. 1t expanded, frightened, and flashed fire
that bespoke the patriots soul and the warriors
nerve. And just then, | thought if South Care
lima did seccde, and the general government let
her alone, peacefully to exercise this, her sovereign
right, although l was unwilling to see the Union
thus dismembered, it might be well; but that if
the federal government attempted TO whip her in,
and jeff Davis would go to her assistance, would
be found making strides close upon his-footsteps
But enough, I have already done too much inius
tice to the occasion.
The address ended, the speaker descended from
the stand, while a round of applause, from the au
ditory, met and greeted him as he came.
The whole crowd then repaired to the extensive
table, that had been prepared and most bountiful
ly supplied, with almost every kind Of meats &c.
excellently served up where all partook to his ap
pettes satisfaction. Thus passed the day. Eve
ry body satisfed-every one pleased, except, per-
haps, here and there a struggling SUBJ who had
ate so much dirt, that he could neither listen to
the speech with ease to himself partake of the
good things at the barbecue.
Before the crowd dispersed, it was announced
from the stand, that as it had, at first been pub
Iished and generally circulated through the coun-
try, that Col. Davis would speak, at this place
Monday, the Goth. and as the change of the ap
pointment had not been generally circulated, in
order to prevent disappointment to any, be had
consented to speak again Monday at the same
place.
At night very respectable crowd gathered at
the Courthouse and were addressed by Colonel
Featherston, and Captain Blythe. These gentle
men differed in the views, which they, respective
ly take of the great questions of the day-thatis
one has no hope, expectation of any redress of
existing, or threatened grievances in the Union
and is for open and immediate disunion--while the
other, Col Featherston, has hope, and expectation
if the south could be united and would present an
undivided front, that she may and can obtain such