Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-03-29
The ''SuggeSted" Candidates of the Submission
Party,

1t may be possible that we were in error in ANNOUNCE
ing that the submission party had nominated three
candidates for the State Convention. We learn now
that "suggesed is the more polite, genteel classic
expression; and not Indifferent to the infu
ences of fashion, gracefully yield to the latter ex
preston its due weight indicated by Mr.. Cobb and
shall speak hereafter of them as the three suggested
candidates"
Two of the 'suggested'' spoke to thin, sort of
ragmentary gathering of the town people the other
night, at the Court room.
Capt w. Barksdale, one of the Suggested" filled
the stand for about half hour We had never heard
the Captain speak in public, and of course felt in
teret propotoned to the he advocated to hear
him. We were curious to hear the Captains platform
upon which he proposes to stand in the coming cam
paiEn. knowing something of the Captains position
few months since, we prepared to hear reas-
enable explanation of his present But alas,
alas poor human nature is unco weak We were
disappointed. The Captain gathered paper and read
resolution from the submission platform, and annouc
ed that he for that doctrine. He stated, if we
heard him distinctly, that in the MAN, he endorsed the
resolutions of the sub meeting that suggested" him as
candidate for the convention. The Captain stated
if we heard him distinctly that he was for acquescng
believed not deny that he for resistance to that
action till recent date. He will not deny that
were cooperating together in order organize not an
acquescing, but resisting party to the late action of
Congress, as late as December last. We leave the
intelligent reader to suggest what he peases and
will further remark that shall at an early dav brine
together the present position Captain Banks
dale on this question of submission and then let the
people Judge OF his consistency We shall not assai
captain Barksdales motives that's his private prom
erty. His consistency is public property, and now
that he has announced that he will devote his time and
talent to the submission cause and accepts the asuo
gested use OF his name, he throws banters to all
the world and the rest mankind to examine his no.
htlca capacity, and scrutinize his consistency Tn
candid and good natured way because we commserata
with the unfortunate shall treat the Captain,s
on the homeopathic principle The Captain must re.
member that the blood of the martyrs the seed otbe
churc and that one penalties paid for greatness
IN tree country isa quiet good natured don't-care
-a-pnch-of-snuff sort of submission to the wbims ca
prices, and even satres of opponents The Captain
should remember that our Savior had those who on
posed and satirized him, and after that no public man
has valid plea Of exemption from similar fate
Gen. Cass Friday week delivered a sneecb
IN Iammany Hall. We copy from report of it
the three following sentences
: 1t IS needless to conceal that the South has
been injured | say it boldly and without hesita-
uon we have villifed them and their institutions
we nave not acted towards them as we ought to
nave acted-we have not carried out towards them
tne constitution In Its true spirit