davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-03-01
Prospectus of the Monroe Democrat. !"

10 the fortunes OF this Journal which has inst mass
ed INTO our hands, we are fairly committed and we
are determined to devote to it best efforts and en-
ergies. This method selected to appea to FRIENDS
political and personal-for their active cooperation
IN behalf OF this paper and ourselves and particularly
at TINS Juncture Owing to some cause or other the
Monroe Democrat has ceased, of late to occupy that
high position to which it formerly aspred and attain
ed Without blaming any for it. is our business
to know and feel the fact and to resolve if in the
power OF energy and exerton-to elevate il 10 that
emlnence to which 1T is entitled. To the high rank
IL seeks TO attaln it holds title, whether we make il
good or not, from number of considerations In the
nst and main place. it is the only democratic paper in
the largest town of North Mississippi. Not small
Item IN Its favor is, that it is and will be devoted u
conprontstngty and jealousy to the defence of State
Rights and State Institutions Jmnelled nv that de-
Voton 1t will say to this State rom now bepceorth
ana forever adopt ard act out both pocv and prn
ctpe, the motto of "Home Reliance Home Production
anu home independence" Under any circumstances,
w. .L u euera usurpatlon or Northern aggression
VI the iukewarmness of contiguous States let Mis-
sissippl Sefshy and with sworn determination carry
out % the true principle which her very hfeblood
depends. While she will adopt this system as prin-
IPe' VIII have the incidental effect of protecting
% anu forever hereafter against abolition
sau''s ana ireesoll strategy Whatever may be her
late-whether to remain in this Union or mite with
VI more sister States, north or SOUTH east or west
os edI as ner powers remain undeeoatd let sublime
ss.1saness be her national watch-word Whether in
her sleep no more "''''' poA''"'
any provide not for his o,rn and especially for
eose OF nus oen house, he has denied the faith and is
'nan an lnhdel" The union is our soarn" and
ana glorious as is what can be more dear and
glorious than the friends and fresides of our o,rn house
Mississippi, '~S'1e' VI o0n '@""
~ ne democrat, with all the ability it can enlist
and n Will advocate the claims of the great Mobile
ONO RAILROAD All the other various interests of
nanulaeturing, with news and miscellaneous matters
A. my N.Y. wiz always occupy place in our column
sn number of elections win take place this wear and
in wbah seked subject for political discussion will arise
oeras, as means of keeping pace with the times is
respectfully offered to the public.
not Maid -, oo per annum in advance, or 50 90 II
''0' paio within the first three months.
Aberd.,u ~, nj. DEAVENPORT.
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-03-01
Dangers Ahead.

IN our paper of week before last ,,e .,-
!he people OF Georgia in regard to the
negroes IN property and particularly in
n gn we took occasion to intimate that @ ~
in and dstresa approaching of pecunary
1888 We ststed d.h as was experienced in 1887 and
negroes at present prices with the
We stated thag or them with cotton at present prices
mat the Southern States were over
would arest and Virginia to an extent which
Inc ensuing year. We stated rther .ba 70 De grown
almost ofthe cotton crop would probabvna
raw eertainiy-cause decline in the nr;o
csion from TO- per pound Our ae
purchased negroes premises was that the mnn who
es'oes az present prices, not onlv RIM |.
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-03-01
The Position of Ge0rgia.

'Had the State of Georgia either led or followed in
the career marked out by Carolina, we should now
have been in the midst of revolution. Whereas, we
are still peaceaby in the Union and occupying most
enviabe position for virtually command the execu
ton of the laws by the recusant States which are thus
placed in the wrong, while in the right posture
The actual position of affairs shows the importance of
acting according to the dictates of our common
instead of following the rash example of South Caro-
lima. '-Sauanah Republican,
Had the State of Georgia. including the submission
lists, and the whole South, followed the exaaple of
South Carolina, the South would not have N'e
plore this day. the wrongs and degradations inflicted
by the compromises of last winter Without tho aid
of the submission party, South and their faithful Rem
resentatves in Congress- the North would never have
dared to plumber the South of her Territorial RIGHTS
bought with her money and her blood nor to attack the
flgnt 10 ouy and sell Southern property in the Dis
trct OF Columbia Nor should we have been insulted
by calling this clean sweep at the foundations of us
tlce and equality compromise because, forsooth the
North condescendingy agreed to carry out the fugitive
clause OF the Constitution in consideration that the
South would quietly submit to the robbery.
30 Tar from being "peaceably in the Union we are
on the crust of volcano Nothing is settled excent
the dishonor of the South by the COMPROMISE So far
from commanding the execution of the Fugitive au
IN only one case out of thousand is Southern own
e 1901 enough to try to reclaim his property failure
is the result OF the majority of the that are tried
and in the successful Ones it costs a month IF ,o
tlous litigation, and $500, recover NEGRO that soils
for $3.50 when he is got back. We refer to Longs
case. But are we in right posture % No. we are
not; we have righteous cause but our sposture,,
is that OF submission to wrong of humiliation .n Il
feat We have been papaby forced and moo;ed ON,
OF our rights, and we submit to t-nay, the sRepub.
hcan reoices in it; and felicates all snbnss;onIdo
that we have acted according to the dictates of our
80 sense instead OF following the 'rash example
VI HouIh oaroiha Inc party that threw the tea in
to the Boston harbor and dubbed their guns on
neghts' We're liable to precisely the same CHARGE of
rashness" that is now made against South Carolina
@ouooo per annnm was the whole amount of the bur-
DINA protests against being cheated out of her share
OF an Empire against grossly unequal pecuniarv bur-
dens IN the Confederacy, and open assault on her
tactd py government that owes them pro-
roes while the men of South Carolina are crash, and
traitors. 80 says submissionism in the 10Th century
history wall record different verdict Columbus T
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-03-01
Rank Statistics.

ted States Treasury, just printed, we CLEAN the fol,
lowing aggregate results relative to the Banks OIL
the United States:
The whole number of banks and branches IN oPe-
ration in the Union at the commencement Vi 'ne
past year was 824
Total CAPITAL paid in, $217, 317,211.
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-03-01

CARRY THING THRoUGH-Carry thing tbrouoh.
That's it, don't do anything else II you once fairly
soundly wide awake begin thing, let it be carried
through though costs your best comfort time
gles, and all that you can command We heartily a.
dominate this turning backward, this wearying and
fantng of soul and purpose. 1t bespeaks imbecilitv
OF mind, want of character courage true manlness
Garry thing through Don't begin it till you are
fully prepared for its accomplishment Think, study.
dig, till you know your ground, see your way. This
done launch out with all your SOUL heart, life and
fire, neither turning to the right or left Push on 81
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-03-01


THE SOUTHERN RIGHTs CoNvENTIoN-The
members of the convention assembled at Mont
gomery in Estelle Hall, on Monday at 1 o'clock
When the roll was called it was found that seven
teen Associations were represented. The Mont
gomery Advertiser says:
The Convention then further organized by
the appointment of one Vice President from each
Club and Judge Fielder and Col. HARRISON as
Secretaries; the names of whom will appear to-
morrow.
A committee was appointed, consisting of one
from each association, for the purpose of preparing
resolutions and an address expressive of the sense
of the Convention upon the questions of the day.
This was the principal business done in the
morning. There were various motions and resolu-
tons considered, and some adopted, and some re-
jected, which will appear when the proceedings
are published at length. The meeting in the morn
ing adjourned till O'Clock in the evening
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-03-01

antpush as though your born for the very WORK you
are about beginning, though creation haa pee ed
shirt Then You'll do something worthy OF yoursen
and kind.
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-03-01
Ey SISTERS.
BY MRS. AMELIA B. wELBY.

By MRS. AMELIA B. wELBy.
Like flowers that softly bloom together,
Upon one fair and fragile stem,
MingiDg their sweets in sunny weather,
Ere strange, rude hands have parted them
So were we linked unto each other,
Sweet sisters, III childish hours,
For then fond and gentle mother,
To US was like the stem to flowers
She was the golden thread that bound us
In one bright chain together here,
Till Death Embossed the chord around us,
And we were severed far and near.
The flowret's stem, when broke or shattered,
Must cast its blossoms TO the wind,
Yet round the buds, though widely scattered,
The same soft perfume still we ind.
And thus, although the tie is broken
That linked us round our mothers knee,
The memory of the words We've spoken
When we were children light and free.
Will, like the perfume of each blossom,
Live in our hearts whereer we roam,
AS when we slept on one fond bosom,
And dwelt within one happy home
know that changes have come DER us:
Sweet sisters, are not the same,
For different paths now lie before US,
And all three have different name
And vet, if sorrows dimming fingers
Have Swallowed DER each youthful brow,
So much of light around them fingers
cannot trace those shadows now.
Ye both have those who love we only,
Whose dearest hopes are round we thrown;
While like stream that wanders lonely,
Am l. the youngest, widest one
My heart is like the wind that beareth
Sweet scents upon his unseen wing
The wind that for no creature careth,
\ ct stealeth sweets from every thing
1t hath rich thoughts forever leaping
Up, like the waves of flashing seas
That with their music still are Keeping
Soft time with every ftfu breeze.
Each leaf that in the bright air quivers,
The sounds from hidden soitudes,
And the deep flow of far-off rivers,
And the loud rush of many floods
All these and MORE stir in my bosom
Feelings that make my spirit glad
Like dewdrops shaken in a blossom;
And yet there is a something sad
Mixed with these thoughts, like clouds that hover
Above us in the quiet air,
Yelling the moons pale beauty over
Like a dark spirit brooding there
But, sisters, these wild thoughts were never
\ ours, tor you would not love like me
10 gaze upon the stars forever
10 hear the winds wild melody;
4e'd rather look on smiling faces,
And linger round a cheerful hearth,
Than mark the stars bright hiding places
AS they peep out upon the earth.
But, sisters as the stars of even
Shrink from Days golden eye,
And melting in the depths OF Heaven,
Veil their soft beams within the sky;
So shall We pass, the joyous hearted,
The fond, the young, like stars that wane,
Till every link of earth be parted,
70 form in Heaven one mystic chain
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-03-01
THE OLD CLOCK ON THE STAIRS

BY HENRY W. LoNGFELLOw.
Somewhat back from the village street
Stands the old-fashioned country-seat.
Across its antique portico
Tall poplar-trees their shadows throw;
And from Its station in the hall
An ancient nme-piece says to all
''Foreyer-never.
Never-forever ~
Halfway up the stairs it stands.
And points and beckons with its hands
From its case of massive oak,
Like monk, who under his cloak
Crosses himself, and signs; alas!
With sorrowful voice TO all who pass
"Forever-never
Never-Forever :"
BY day its voice is low and light.
And in the silent dead of night,
Distinct as passing footsteps fall,
1t echos along the vacant hall,
Along the ceiling. along the floor,
And seems to say at each chamber door,
"Forever-never,
Never-forever
In that mansion used to be
Free-hearted Hospitality,
His great fires by the chimney roared.
The stranger Toasted at his board;
But like the skeleton at the feast,
he warning tlme-plece never ceased
"Forever-neveri
Never-forever,
There groups of merry children PLAYED.
There youths and maidens dreaming strayed.
oh, precious hours! Oh, golden prime.
And influence of love and time;
Even as miser counts his gold,
hose hours the ancient time-piece told
"Forever-never.
Never-forever !"
From that chamber, clothed in white.
The bride came forth on her wedding-night.
There, In that silent room below,
The dead lay in his shroud of snow:
And In the hush that followed the PRAYER
Was heard the old clock on the stair.
"Foreyer-never
Never-foreyerr
All are scattered now and fed,
Some are married, some are dead
And when | ask, with throbs of pain,
.Ah, when shall they all meet again
As in the days long since gone by ?n
The ancient time-piece makes reply,
"Forever-neVer!
Never-forever ~
Never here, forever there,
Where all parting, pain and care,
And death, and time shall disappear
Forever there, but never here!
The horologe of Eternity
Sayeth this necessarily
"Forever-never!
Never-forever !''-Beltfy Of Bruges
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-03-01

And having DESTROYED the note, looking full defiance
At the Cashier Hers and all hands, the little French
man stalked cut of the Bank with the air of Napo-
loon -Y1DIpe Blade.
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-03-01

W Ii the earth be dark look up to heaven, and all
IS ghtl the heart despair look into the eyes of tbv
lover-all is pure and holy as seraph.
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-03-01
THE LADDER OF ST. AUGUSTINE.

BY HENRY W. LoNGFELLOw.
SAINT AUGUSTINE! well hast thou said,
That OF our vices we can frame
A ladder, if we will but tread
Beneath our feet each deed of shame
All common things-each days events,
That with the hour begin and end,
Our pleasures and our discontents,
Are rounds by which we may ascend.
The low desire-the base design,
That makes another's virtues less
The revel of the giddy wine,
And all occasions of excess.
The longing for ignoble things,
The strife Tor Triumph more than truth,
The hardening OF the heart, that brings
lrreverence for the dreams of youth.
All thoughts of ill-all evil deeds,
That have their root in thoughts of i'll,
Whatever binders or impedes
The action of the noble will.
All these must first be trampled down
Beneath our feet if we woald gain,
In the bright field of fair Renown,
The right OF eminent domain.
We have not wings-we cannot soar
But we have feet to scale and climb
BY slow degrees-by more and more
The cloudy submits of our time.
The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-ike cleve the desert airs,
When nearer seen and better known,
Are but gigantic flights of stairs
The distant mountains, that uprear
Their frowning foreheads to the skies,
Are crossed by pathways, that appear
As we to higher levels rise
The nights that great men reached and kept
Were not attained by sudden flight,
But they, while their companions Slept,
Were toiling upward in the night
Standing on what too long we bore,
With shoulders bei.t and downcast eyes,
We may discem-unseen before
A path to higher destinies
Nor dream the irrevocable Past
As wholly wasted-wholly vain
If, rising on its wrecks, at last,
To something nObler we attain
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-03-01

LITE FABLE.-The sword of the warrior was ia
ken down to brighten it had not been long out of use
The rust rubbed off, but there were spots that
would not go-they spots of blood 1t was on
the table near the pen of the secretary The pen took
advantage of the first breath of air to move little
farther off
''Thou art right said the sword, 81 am bad neigh
bor''
Il fear thee mott replied the pen; 81 am more pow
eriul than thou art, but love not thy socety'
81 extermnate,' said the sword
Il perpetuate,' answered the pen-~where are tbv
victories if record them not! Even where thou shalt
one day be-in the lake of Oblivion
beneath the rule of men entirely great, the pen is
mightier than the sword.'
THE FRENcHMAN's REvENGE@There are but few re-
mmscences of the time when business and credit were
Frustrated by the hurricane which swept over this coun
try I'm the banks generally sus-
pended speciepayments, and hard cash was phenom-
enon we recollect but one mirth provoking incident
connected with the great panic and that was the pre-
sentation of hundred dollar bill at the counter of
city bank, by Frenchman with demand for the
specie.
'Moncier," said the fierce little Frenchman, "yill
you pay zis bill! Will you give me re monnie.''
1--WE cannot redeem it at present." said the teller in
very blame tone, 1--WE have suspended
suspended Watts that Hang by re neck like one
dam thleving dog No sare you deceive me sare.
will have re Pargent, re gold, svare re coppare,
"We cannot pay it now. We will redeem our notes
when other banks redeem THEIRS
.When oder banks redeems theirs, By gar re Cd
er bank say re same sare viii shoot you sare Wis
re pistol, re gun, re cannon, sare!''
GU had better wait sir. You had better keey cool
By gar, will not wait, will not keep COOL will
have, by gar, reuenge. Sacre Look eere! | tear
your paper note all in little piece! | chew him.,
stamp on him! You lose your leetle dam billet note
There sare-l am revenge!-I am, By ga', reueage'''
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-03-01

This is most humiliating commentary on the
Wanted philanthropy of the North.
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-03-01

THE SLAVE TRADE.-The Washington cores
pondent of the New York Express, has compiled
from official documents the number of American
ships that have been engaged in the Brazilian
slave trade from 1914 to 1849. The recapitula-
ton Is as follows:
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-03-01

The Eastern States have Sol ,882, "a capital,
the Middle $75, 935, 881, the Southern $38, 873,-
251, the Southwestern S31 1923, $50, and the Wes-
tern SO, 6O4 667.
The "loans and discounts in the Eastern sec
tons sos, $40 900, in the Middle States S149, 1885,,
600. in the Southern $50 866, 900, in the South
western $44, $50, 900, and in the Western $780,
587, 900.
The circulation and deposits in the several sec
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-03-01

"
Circulation Deposits
Eastern, $29 100000 1928, 600
Middle, 29, $4,000 64,7b4,ooo
Southern, 2532O,OOO 9,678,000
Southwestern, 9O,819,OOO 1884 900
Western, 14635OoO $3.50, 900
The Eastern States are Maine, New Hampshire,
Vermont, Massachusetts,, Rhode Island and Con-
neticut
Middle States-New York, New Jersey, Penn
syvania, Delaware and Maryland.
Southern States-Virginia, North and South
Carolina and Georgia.
Southwestern States-Alabama, Louisiana, Ten
nessee, Kentucky and Missouri
There are no banks in Florida, Texas, Arkan-
sas, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Oregon
California or District of Columbia.
The New York herald., 1851-12-28

re T1iE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
sE-A large porten Of your readers are uauiriux and
anxious 70 learn who Is this Capt howard and the Eng
ish neblemAn, and Mr.. Rsymond, whose names have
figured largely In the Forrest case which has cited
the public mind 20 much Of late. wherever 20 hear
ne inquiry made and many Of your rcsders tba due
10 hstory that all the characters In this aAr shoud be
known, read, and UNDERSTOOD OF all msnso that when
some gifted disciple OF shakspsare shall write out Ar
moral drama TO portray to future generations the
deinquspcies and peccsdoes Of this prolific age they
shal draw the characters correctly. Every cbarscte
should now be known well mi Lordp of the Inds
journal or the reverend and eloquent D. late Of the
Church OF the Messiah are known, and az we'll a. our
pious Baptist brother has made himself Known by his
handsome and tender little billet douI to Dear Katen
Can ycu not oblige your numerous readers by furnish
ing them through your columns, with spicy ise bog
rsphy OF those favored or svorte personsg-s who seen
to have made themselves conspicuous actors in thi.
drama, 90 that Edwards Lester should write another
Play fer the stage he succeed better than in bis At
tempt 70 supply our great American racedian with ma
terls for his profession? Others are inquirips what
Irooable damage mi Lord viii get Of bis suit
against Forrest for assault and battery None think ne
ought TO have more than six cents and that only to de-
fend the supremacy OF the laws Pesss rive us a few
linef On this subject and oblige
MANY READERS oF THE Hsr.tp
The New York herald., 1851-12-28
FLOCK of Granite for the Washington
Monument.
TO TIE EDIIoR OF rHK nIRALp.

TO TIE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
BRrNEx, Dec q 1851.
The purgerschaft the popular assembly Of this old
Hsnseatic republic unsnimo usly voted aew since
that block Of stone should be prepared expedited
possible 10 take its place. with suitable in
scription, In the Washington Monument. Tne sanction
~ the Senate to this preceding before IL be carried
into execution, k necessary; but this will not be with
held Thus you notwithstanding the s1spspsion of
the sword Of the autocrat and his p,a projects
o Germany over their heads and the beyonet almost at
their bresst the people d Bremen have dared to follow
the lead CT the Statesmen Of the land of William Tell
IN contributing TO the nobcs work Of that ever any
portion of the human engaged in erecting. II
this time honored free city is to be politically
blotted out Of existenceby the mschinatcns of the
sorthern Besr and his supple and bypocrca central
alice its last notes win be like those of the dying
swan. II will expire pronouncng the name CT wsshing-
ton, and WsshiDgtonian liberty.