Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-02-08


holiness the thin VEIL deagoguas have raised between
themselves and the people in order conceal the OBJ
Jecs they have in view Really, there but par
ties IN this Stata There outsiders hanging upon
the skirts both parties and then there those who
from prudential or othermotves, swing clear of each
organized party, and contend for mpracticable
position. With such we have nothing to do, hence our
remarks do not apply to them
The conservative party, and it is to that party this
paperyieds allegiance stands upon the sovereign right
of the people the confederacy demand Of the fed
era authority protection Of life, liberty, and Of proper
t. wherever that auhorit is paramount and supreme
for such purposes. For instance, the constitution
recognizes the property right of the master in his slave
and whencvcr@a c4zcn of any one of the several
States shall come Within the range of its authority, it
is bound to protect him in the enjoyment of his prop
erty and his liberty. This duty of the federal govern
ment has been enforced by powerful intellect as fol-
! lows
g Having for It's object the more perfect procc
ton and promotion of the safety and rights of each
and ALL it is bound to protect by their united power,
the safety the rights, the property, and the inter
ests of the citizens of ALL wherever its authority
extends. That was the object for comforting what
ever power and authority it has and if it fails to
fulfil that it fails to perform the duty for which it
was created. 1t is enough for it to know that it is
the right, interest," property Of a citizen Of one
Of tie States to make II its duty to protect 1t phen-
eoer 1t comes withjn tie sphere Of its authority,
whether in tie territories, on tie high seas, any
eohere else. Us power and authority conferred
not to establish to abolish property rights
Of any description, but to protect them To estab
iSh ABOLISH belongs to tie States, IN their Sep0
rate sovereign capacity-the capacity az mhich they
created both tie general and tier separate State
gooernments. Itwould be, then, total and gross
/ perverson of its power and authority to them
to establish or abolish slavery, or any other prop
erty of the citizens of the United States, in the
territories All the power it has, in that respect
is to recognize property there whatever is recog
nized as such by the authority of any of the
Fl States, It's being but the united authority of
each and all OF the States, AND TO ADOPT SUCH
LAWS FOR ITS REGULATION AND PROTECTION AS THE
STATE OF THE CASE MAY REQUIRE.
1t is unnecessary to dwell upon this point it is so
manifest and clear that further labor to enforce its ap
pcability and business would be deemed superfuous
by the intelligent reader.
Those who favored the recent meeting of the State
Legislature hinged their hopes upon the assembling of
convention of the People that the question Of proec-
ton of all the property of all the people of all the
States should be fay brought the notice of the fed
eral government, thus rendng one blow all excuse
by the North for denial ofjustce to the South Be-
eving that brothers of the North would give quick
and reader assent to the voice of sovereign peo-
pie expressed through the sovereign channel than to
any action of any legislature because they are
ed represent party rather than the will of the Peo-
pie have advocated convention by the people of
> the State Another reason influencing our action is to
: be found in this fact If the Northern members OF
Congress deny the slave owner protection in the en-
oyment peacefully of his slave property in the terrific
u ries of Utah and New Mexico then it may be consid
cred fixed fact, that slave do not stand in
the same relation to the protecting arm of federal pow
that Of his fortunate neighbor that is he
equal consequently not deserving either care OF
l. protection. But agatha denial to protect slave prop
erty in the territories by Congress will show that the
e North has not been sincere, and what is equally mpor
Is tant it will show the South that the late compromise
measures-one alone excepted, and that clause of the
e federal constitution ned by State bgislai0n-are as
: compromise measures, wholly, utterly worthless
Good wings cannot object to this demand for protec
ton for the time is within the memory of schoolchid
= rem when it the Alpha and Omega of their faith
Southern cannot object to this demand for it is {
clear right, and without it, they equal in priv
eges with their Northern brethren and of course no
their equals Good democrats cannot oppose it. for i
is they who claim par excellence to be the party of pro-
gress and equality rights and communty.of equals
Who then, pray is there to object There is object
ion Singular it is not however, but it is a singular
party nevertheless It's recognized as the Union par
ty for short, but is, famous statesman once sale
of another party bound together by the cohesive pow
of public plunder 1t is the Union party and in the
name of heaven, why, and for what purposes That
y question we propose to
It This Union party is like the unmarried goose, o.
like the horse, the that built the house. but
bove all very like the with the pendants. 1t is de-
termned to hunt with the lion again, and as of old il
g will demand in advance promise to divide equally the
game 1t must have a National platform, and it must
have National ticket, and it must have the doctrine
non-intervention explained by the North anC
. Messrs Cass, Clay Fillmore ct I'd genus, because
without these prerequisites the Union would not be
value sufficient to defend it, and the National platform
ofwdth sufficient to hold the demagogues who are pre-
pairing themselves to mount it in this congress-
" ional district. platform of national construction
in this of weather and in this climate would very
much resemble Gabriels shirt-it would not afford to
its defenders cloth enough keep their patriotism
warm even in the sunny South
But the question arises, what demands the South
will make and what promises exact of the North In
justice to those who willing to abide by the late act
ion of Congress ready hear them assert their
acquiescepce but will acquiescng secure the South a.
gainst further Northern encroachment Admitting
for the present that WILL they object to those