Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-12-27
From tie Southern S. c. Standard
The Late Mississippi Convention.

passed, and also those which were rejected by the
Mississippi State Convention. Our absence from
post, and press of matter since return,
are the reasons Why we have not sooner laid them
before our readers. Now, that We do So we ask
careful comparison of the resolutions of the
ority with those Of the minority. The former
seem to Us to be only series of mis-statements,
deception, and unmeaning pledges, whilst the lat
ter are unequiyooal and s,Iiy iotiIng, ueearng in
plain and nasitiva ternas, the true position ana
principles of that State From the resolutions of
the majority, we would infer that a body of lead
els had, by some means managed to get the con-
troll of the S ate but, being brought together in
Convention, very much against their wishes they
were forced to do say something, and yet, felt
a consciousness that their real sentiments would
not be acceptable to the people. Else, Why do
they, in the first resolution, as by way of apology
attempt to make it appear that, connected with
the Compromise, there was refusal to exclude
slavery from the Territories Why do they en-
deavor to conceal their true sentiments under the
pretence that the Compromise does not entirely
meet their appreciation bat that they ''only obade
by it SO long as it is strictly adhered to the North?"
They knew, or should have known, that Congress
did not refuse to exclude slavery from the terrific
ries, but that the co2trary, such exclusion
virtually accomplished, by leaving the Mexican
law in full force. They also knew that, thus far
the North has not strictly adhered to the Compro-
mise, and that therei5 no expectation that it will
do SO in the future. And yet both these facts,
which are not facts, are alleged as the reasons
why Mississippi abides by the Compromise. This
adoption by the majority, of its first resolution,
so pregnant of deception and drnis-statement is, to
us, satisfactory evidence that the Union party of
Mississippi are, now, afraid to go before the
people upon the real merits Of the Compromise.
! We pas without comment the second and third
resolutions, since they stand only upon the first
and must share its fate. Coming at once to the
| - datl thn
of secession, and yet it is so framed with the nee
essary outlets, that eren heavily laden camel
might go through it at full trot. In fact, the
whole substance of it amounts to nothing more
than the allegation, "tbat the federal con-
stitution framed to establish, and not to de-
stroy the Union, ~ and that there being nothing of
secession in The constitution, if any State should
in fact secede, such would in fits effects and
consequences, virtually amount to a civil revolu-
tion.'' What dreadful discovery this must have
been, to the simple people of the Southwest
/ One would suppose, from the solemn manner in
which the Mississippi convention lays it down, that
the true object of the constitution namely, to es-
tablish the Union, was matter of which the peo-
pie have been, heretofore, wholly ignorant. And
/ ten, that thing of ciUH regcluti6n seems to be
something cery much to be feared. This arises
entirely from the imposing manner of stating it,
If the convention had merely said that seeding
State would require change of constitution suited
10 It's new c0nultlon, ana Inab SucD cnange would
virtually amount to a civil revolution, the matter
would have been mere commonplace stuff, ces-
tainly Meth new nor alarming. Or, if the allega-
ton were that upon the withdrawal of State or
Statos from the Union, some new arra9ement of
the compact would be requisite for those that re-
main; this too, would have been a proposition
which the people could understand But no, the
majority of the Mississippi convention must needs
announce these simple truisms in terms that could
fail m iS +bavS
that ''the right of secession is utterly unsanconed
by the constitution, that is, that the constitution
I says nothing about it; and that the exercise of
such right would in It's effects and consequences
virtually amonnt to civil revolution that is, it
would require change of the constitution to suit
the altered circumstances of the Government.
But though the majority of the Mississippi con-
vention claim right whatever, vet according to
their fifth resolution, the will resist under ccr-
. tain circumstances Whether like Georgia, they
would do even to disruption of every tie that
E binds them to the Union, is matter they choose
to leave in the dark. Their resolution is silent as
to the nature of the resistance Mississippi has de-
termined to adopt, if Congress should tail to lis
ten to her warning. In this, as III the matter of
the compromise, uncertainty is the chief aim, and
in that they are surely successful for whatever
doctrines Gov. Foote and his followers may main
tain hereafter, these resolutions can never be
lied on for any sure judgment against them. they
do not approve the compromise, but onfY 06a5e by
it. They are satisfied with the Union and Con-
stituton as it is, bnt that is based upon the sup
position, that the resolution to exclude slavery
from the territories was rejected, and upon the
further proyiso, that the North adheres strictly
to the compromise They do not positively deny
the right of Secession, but only aHege that it is
not in the Federal Constitution and that its exer-
else would virtually amount to civil revolution.
Finally they pledge themselves to resist certain
interferences of the Government, bat how or to-
what extent, they prudently keep to themselves,
THE PRESIDENT AND HIS CoAcHMAN.-We heard
the following good story few days ago related by
one of the high dignitaries of the land-Tom Cor
! win-whose inimitable manner of relating the
the same, we are sorry cannot be committed to-
paper:
President Fillmore, upon his elevation to the
) Presidential Chair obliged, in conformity 10
the dgnities of his station, to purchase car
rage and horses--the horses we're soon obtained
and Mr. Preston, of South Carolina. offered to-
dispose of his fine coach, which was accordingly
sent to the new President for his inspection
Irish Jenny, the White House coachman was
on hand when Mr.. Fillmore called at The stable to-
inspect it, and wishing an opinion from Jenny as
TO the fitness Of the coach, asked if he thought ii
fine enough. - -sss-szs
:" Och, it's good coach, your honor, :" said
Jenny.
:. But is it good euoegh, Jenny = said tie
} President
Jenny do you think a second hand carriage