Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-05-31
Col. Jefferson Davis in NOxubee.

1t was good fortune to hear Col Davis at Ma
Reports have spread abroad as to public senti-
ment in that county-t has been said that the county
largely in favor of submission and that it would
defeat the of the South and prepare the way for
farther outrage and aggression the integrity of the
constitution. We could not believe these rumors-
they were too improbable, coming as they did from
county famed for its intelligence wealth. and love of
civil equality and republicanism. We believed her
people had been sandered and that the issue had been
made by unprncipled demagogues before them, Union
or Dsunon. That as between these, we believed her
people for the Union-for the Union of our faith
ers. We now believe it, and if we were lacking ev-
idence of this the enthusiasm manifested at the ap-
pearance of Senator Davis upon the stand before her
people would have dssipated it. Conversation with
gentlemen of every shade of opinion confirmed us in
the opinion that Noxubee right and that the true
friends of the South the constitution and the Union
will succeed in electing sound conservative men to re-
present her in the November Convention. The sub
mission party have able, and adoit leaders, but they
will go down before the voice of outraged people
Demagogues have their day every where, and it was
most fortunate circumstance that the people were al
lowed time to obtain the facts before being called on
to act. With the issue of Union or Dsunon-asf first
endeavored to be forced by the reckless and unprnc
pied aspirants for offce,-before them, they would
have been betrayed into great error fatal may have
proved, to the Union. Time and the "sober second
thought have saved the South.
It's useless to attempt to give description of Col
Davis as stump speaker-he is unlike any other man
both in style and matter the stump we ever saw
He is almost wholly free of the of defamation an
element by the way, better becoming the demagogue
whose success depends up suppression or perversion
of facts than intelligent and rational relation
of events and arguments. Col Davis is calm, quiet,
clear, forcbe and eloquent. He possesses wonder
full power promiscuous audience /; and while he
may fail in producing furo of excitement he never
fails in arousng in his hearers that degree of attention
necessary to carry them clearly to his conclusions
His speech at Macon peculiar in this respect-he
convinced those who heard him that he sought but us
tice and that his senatorial indicated nothing
less, and that he now demanded nothing more. His
opening was eloquently beautiful, and his review of
the action of Congress close and powerful though
densed. He handled this so called Union party in a
style of quiet, cold sarcasm that told awflly It
duced great sympathy for the poor aspirants for Of
nee on the sub platform, and are of opinion that
there are some who listened to his definition ofUnon
Ism as presented by their records that will care little
to be recognized as Mississippi Union men hereafter
Col. Davis speech willlong be remembered in Nox-
u0ee-he has by single effort put to death the dar-
ling progeny of Observation-Disclosures nionism
He exposed the cant and the cry ofthose who would
sell the South bound hand and foot to the spolerbe
showed in good truth that the Union was the masked
battery from behind which Southern traitors and abo
tionsts assaed the constitution and the liberties of
the people. What confidence can the people have in
demagogues desperate enough to admit that there is
really no dlsunion party in the State and announce at
the same time determination for political effect to
make that issue, and oppose every opponent on the
ground of disunion. Desperate this is we have
been told such is the duplicty of some submissonsts
that they resort to such unworthy tricks to deceive and
mislead the people and keep up agitation at home.
Old John Adams, in his autobiography, saws
OF Mr.. Jefferson During the whole time / sat
with him in Congress, l never heard him utter
three sentences together
A man in Washington county, Md, named
Henry, was last week mulcted in goo dollars dam
ages for saying that "Dr. Riddlemoser was a
ID horse doctor, and nothing else.'