Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-09-13
Our Future Position.


Our Future Position.
To avoid mistake and prevent contemporaries of
the Press as well others from misunderstanding the
future position oths Press shall indicate as brief
ly possible the it will pursue. 1t not the
hasty impulse of the moment, the product of a
within springng from recent defeat that has guided us
to our present determination. We have consulted
with many gentlemen of cur party-gentlemen in
whose sound judgment and prudence the people have
reposed confidence have letters and messages
from beyond the limits the immediate counties around
us, and the tendency of nearly all, confirm in taking
deliberately, and finally distinct stand. This press
will not counenance any move having for its object
the bringing forward another candidate for Governor
Being in possession now authortatvely of the decli
nation ofGen. Quitman, are opposed to supplying
his place with another gentleman. We are unwilling
to become feeble instrument in aiding to offer
up not only the time and of any personal friend
but his future hopes and ASPIRATIONS, as sacrifice to
cant and humbug, that has not alone sold the prn-
cpes of sres, but has bought degradation as last
ing time, and paved the way political preerment
over political consistency and moral rectitude We
are opposed to casting into the political cadron seeth-
ing and omenting is, with the very elements
of madness and political degradation the political
fortunes of any gentleman. We feel it is demanding
a sacrifice of our fellow man prompted by neither
humane nor a natural impulse and we feel too, that
such sacrifice is not only unnecessary but exceeding
ly foolish.
We dare not estimate any gentleman'a judgment
who is capable of dscharging the duties of chief mag
strate lightly, to suppose one could be found in
the broad limits Of this State who would yield ready
or willing consent, to permit his be dragged
into canvass where the issue pending had been dec-
ded by the people at the balot-box, against the posi-
ton it is presumed he would be forced to take.
We feel very sure that Col Jefferson Davis will de-
cline any tender of the position of canddate-it
is not only his right bu 1t duty he to has par
friends and State Those gentlemen who now mani
fest such determined zeal to force him out should re-
member that there time when our-hfths of the
States Rights party in Mississippi desired his services
and could have commanded them, had public sent-
ment been respected. They not unwarned of
the result-me and experience have Saactifed those
warnings and we say to them now in their and our
tribuation take heed for the future and let your udo
ments, rather than your personal leanings-coo de-
liberation rather than sympathetic impulses guide your
future.
Our friends below have indicated desire to place
Chancellor STEPHEN CocKE, of Monroe county, before
the State a candidate for Governor At any time.
and almost under any circumstances, we would step
aside to pay to that honest old tribute of per-
sonal respect, or we would lend humble, though
jealous efforts, to Irvine his brow with civic wreath
But in candor, unprepared to step forth even
his champion now for in the path others would invite
him to tread we modification at every step, and
defeat as the conclusion. We cannot them consent
to be drawn into any movement intended to bring out
our old friend, merely to receive the abuse of those
men and presses pledged to defend the inconsistencies
of Senator Foote and to apologize for Northern aboli-
tionism. 4
1T is but shallow expedient one wholly impracti-
cable in our opinion, to attemptto change the is
sue before the people, there time and
better arguments shaped to hands. Change of
men, cannot change the issue, because the issue has
been presented under democratic auspices and headed
by democratic men. Any effort therefore, in our
opinion, change the issue now would not only weak
party in the State, but it 1H eaken the Press
Nth the people, and destroy the confidence of the best
in ranks, in the political honesty and integri-
ty ofour leaders. Time alone will separate Names
from Principles, and Men from Parties and we have
the rmness to resist appeals to old party predlec-
tons, and let Time work its perfect Our State
Rights wings with from principle, and not from
choice or the baser motive, interest We will not
turn traitor to them even to succeed and when we
know success wholly impossible, we hall not make
new enemies by casting off well tried friends
But what can change of front effect! It will not
strengthen Us ICOO votes, and il would close the
mouths of twice that number in our own party. The
experiment. is impracticabe, and feel that It will
turn out very unprahfa5Ie: we shall not take stock
anT such movement.
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