Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-03-08
From our Washington CORRESPONDENT.
WAsHINGroN D G. Feb 10 ,e5

and proceeded to New Orleans at the summons G
the. Federal government, to be tried for an allege
I participation in the Cuban expedition, has bee
received here with high degree of confidence il
his decision. This pertinacious attempt to brn,
the gallant General the patriotic Governor, an,
independent Southemer, before Federal trbuna
under cloud, is felt by his friends here to b.
worthy of those who have contrived and ureet
it, and likely to end in their confusion.
The failure to elect Senators in several of tn,
Northern States account of minute difference.
on the slavery question-between tweedle- dun
and tweedle- -dee-must not be taken as evidence
that aboltlonsm has received any check by the
'compromise" or anything else, as has been mis-
represented by the submission prints The Ohio
legislature, which has adjourned sine die, had
several Intellectual ballotings, in which Griswold,
(whig) and Payne, (dem.) received most of the
votes between them, while Giddings, (abotion
had but twelve. Now both the whg and demo-
cratic candidates just strongly free-soil as
the present Senators from that State-Chase and
Ewing-both of whom voted against the "com-
promise, E" and for the abolition of slavery here.
So much for the great State of Ohio. A Hcom-
promise - candidate was not so much as nominated
So of Massachusetts,. The contest is mainly be-
tween Sumner, (freesoil) and Winthrop, (whig }
the latter claims to have made the first modern
application of the Wilmot proviso, voted against
the compromise and for the abolition of slavery
here. So far as the great agitation question is
concerned it matters not to the South whether
:" Cassie kill Roderigo or Roderigo kill Cassie -
And so of the great State of New York. The
only ballot yet had gave overwhelming majority
of the House for the Seward canddate-Fish-
while he received one half of the votes of the
Senate-one Fillmore man voting against him
But it is probable he will change his vote on the
next ballot. Look at the state of things in New
Hampshire. The election for Governor and mem
bers of Congress comes off next month The en-
tire administration influence cannot effect the NOM
lnation of single candidate who ayows himself
favorable to the so called compromise, - and
that is as far as any northern candidate talks of
going. The democrats, it is true have four
compromise candidates for Congress in the
field, but two of them will be defeated-perhaps
three.
An attempt to create retired list of the officers
of the army and marine corps-to enable them
quietly to enjoy their pay proper, and service ra-
tions, whenever incompetent disabled by age,
vote of 80 to 81.
Our laws already provide pensions for those
wounded or disabled in fighting the battles of their
country, and very properly But the idea of Gre
ating a host of military pensioners on account of
their age or disease-not so large host 1 admit
as if the privates were included-is repugnant to
the instituted principles of our government, and
would tend to its subversion. Age and disease
are the concomitants of all pursuits of life. And
want of frugality, economy and prudence in
outstanding ones resources, is, like the vices of
waste, fulness, prodgality and prohgacy, shared
in all their grades by both citizen and soldier
Frugality and abstemiousness give those quail
ties of vigor and power of endurance, which, next
to honor and courage, are the most valuable sol
derly characteristics. We should therefore care
fully abstain from encouraging stimulating their
opposites by high pay the prospect of pension.
Glory and honor impel men to noble deeds and are
found in the applause that follow them.
" Hence is our love of fame; love so strong,
We think no dangers great nor labors long,
By which we hope beings to extend,
And to remotest times in glory to descend. "
Bestow the pension for gallantry disabled in the
field, but not for the drill of garrison life. Better
direct portion of the officers present pay and
rations, and annually invest it in United States
stock for their benefit when they become incompe-
tent from age or disease for service
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sonnel in the army, renders such law necessary,
in order to fill the important posts with the younger
and more competent officers; and that although
the President has the same power and right to re-
move military as civil officer it has not been
charged civil officer is as much untitled by long
service for the ordinary pursuits of life as the
discharged military officer But then as the mill
tary officer enters the service under practice that
toeraes him there for lfe let it be so far changed
as that while those now in over the age of thirty
may remain subject to that practice, those under
that age shall have their service limited to their
sixtieth year, or earlier, though they become in
competent by age or disease. Thus knowing
what to expect they would act accordingly.
A renewed attempt looking to the establishment
of an agricultural bureau was defeated last week
by single objection-it not being in order. A
little pertinacty, however, in keeping the ball in
motion, it is expected, viii sooner or later cause It