Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-05-10

the weeks shall commence the pup
cation and shall continue from week week. present the
opinions and of all the distinguished advocates OF the
doctrines of States Rights making when completed perfect
Vade Mecum on that subject.
aWi Our friends of the Press call the attention of their
readers TO this, and oblige US
RELIGIOUS NOTICES-The Rev. Mr.. INGRAHAM,
of Aberdeen, will preach in ST. Paus Church, in this
place on Sabbath next IL O'Clock A NJ and 81 P. NJ
We requested give notice, that the Rev A Pow
ELL of Greensboro Ala, will preach in the Metho-
dist Church. next Sunday morning The sermon an
nounced by the Pastor for Sabbath, is therefore post
poned.
E7z-State Rights candidates for the Convention
from Monroe county, are Hon. SAM'L j. GHoLsoN
and JAMES PHELAN. They are both able men,
ready and powerful debaters. Its strong ticket.
RgWill the editor of the Vicksburg Sentinel
send US his tri-weekly? The weekly reaches us
at an hour too late to be benefited by its ne~s mat
ter The tri-weeky will be of infinite service to us.
EFWe republish the list of Senators and mem
bers ofcongress again this week. Itwas not cor
rect or complete in our last it is now as full
i. can be made at present.
Eg-Several articles designed for the present pa
per are necessarily excluded-they shall appear in
our next W. B. c., two obituary notices, and
Es-A rumor is afoat in town that cotton has
declined I'd in Liverpool-we are not aPprised how
the news reached here, nor do We know anything
in regard to the reliability of the rumor
ES-The steamboat Webster was destroyed by
fire on her way to N. o. / 10 miles above Vicks-
burg, on the end inst. 1t is supposed about forty
lives were lost.
GIVE have received from some friend at Columbia,
s. c., pamphlet copy of the proceedings of the
dents of the S. Carolina college, in forming State
Rights Association. The Address accompanying the
action of the Association, is marked by much ability
and true eleguence. We shall find in next
for extracts from it.
Es-J. B. Cobb, Esq, distinguished county
man--the author of the mississippi Scenes" and
various other scenes published and unpublished,
probably-has been appointed by President Fill
more, visitor at the West Point Military Acade-
my. He has accepted We learn, and is probably
his way to the North.
EyWe ask a careful perusal of the article in
our paper of to-day, headed 1.-THE Four Aces -
1t is Unionism undisguised, and it proves what
Seward meant when he said, that the Union was
valuable as an instrument for depressing slavery.
So it is, and this we will prove ere long by argu-
ments and fguers.
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EB~The Hon. JOSEPH A. WOODWARD member
of Congress from the third district South Carroll
ma, spent day in our city during the present week
He has friends residing in an adjoining county
with whom he will spend few days, and it is
then hoped he will visit our city. and should time
and convenience permit there are many who would
be delighted to hear him speak.
01TThe reader will see that Col G. H. Young has
entered the field, and delivered speech great force
and power before the West Point State Rights Asso-
citation. We anticipate mucb from this eloquent son
and able adsocate ofSonthern Rights-he is firm in his
opinions SQUAD in his arguments, and perfect mas
ter of the history of Northern aggression upon the in
dubitable rights of the South. He is a gentleman OF
great personal influence and is every where respected
and loved by those who know him.
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0SJThe columbus Rifemen' were out on Thurs
day last Itsmany years since we astsaw this splen
ddly disciplined and beautifully equipped coapaay Oh
Parade, But few of the 'od guard remain, and VIC
thought as the company passed, what change Time
has wrought The ranks that were once filled will
familiar faces, are now eiosedaP by those who
mong our school boys. But the company looks natur
al and revived IN us many "reminiscences of lang syne
OTWe feel that we owe an apology to readers
We have been absent for season. and our friends il
whose care the paper left called unexpected
y away, the whole bnrthen of conducting the pape
devolved upon of the publishers, young gentle
man of limited experience in that branch of the busi
ness. He has our thanks for his fidelity. But the ed
tor is on hand now, and he will labor to put this pres
in the position its friends designed to take It shall
from its intrinsic character, command degree of re
sPeGt among its cotemporares that will satisfy its ORIG
nators that the cause it was designed to uphold doe
not suffer by inattention or lack of industry
Suggestion.
Would it not be well for our friends to prepare fo
che formation of State Rights Union Association
Tor Lowndes county, Col J. Davis will be here O,
the oath inst, and We should organize on that day.
is certain that many of orr friends will be here from
the country, and we are opposed to doing anythin
without the hearty appreciation of our country friends
Letus nominate our officers and elect them on tha
day, and fully organize as to be prepared to ente
inc canvass in June for the September election.