Southern standard., 1851-08-23
The September Elections,

| We desire, most earnestly to invoke the atten-
ton of our friends, to the vital Importance of the
election in September, for members to the State
Convention. Every effort Of misrepresentation,
which ingenuity could devise, has been resorted to
by the submissionists, to create panic on the
public mind, as to the character and designs of
this Convention. In this, perhaps. more than any
other County, have they been active and untiring
in their course of misstatements. They attempt to
couple it with disunion, Southern Confederacy,
and many other idle fabricatons. They fully saw
from the beginning of the canvass, or at latest,
from the time of Foote'S speech here, from which
they all took the cue, that their only hope of sue
cess in the approaching election, was, in fixing on
the popular mind an utterly false impression, in
regard to the objects of this Convention.
Now a moments reflection will show clearly the
true position of the matter 1t is confessed, that
the South has been deprived by the unjust legisa
ton of Congress, and by the failure to legslate of
participation in that vast territory acquired from
Mexico, chiefly by the treasure of her people, and
the blood of her sons. In addition to this she is
despoiled of large portion of the unquestionable
domain of Texas, to make freesoil of, and she is
taxed $40, 200, 900, to pay for this. And to com
plete the catalogue of Congressional usurpation,
and freeso outrage, the citizens of the South are
shut out with their property from the District of
Columbia and by an act of Congress, passed by
freesoers and abolitionists, they are robbed of
their negroes for merely exercising of the most
undoubted rights of ownership, the attempt to sell
the negro on Southern SOIL
These measures were passed, when pronounced
by the indignant, and almost unanimous voice of
Mississippi, to be grossly unjust, insulting and op-
pressive to the Southern people. In the event of
such Congressional enactments, the previous leg
islature had made it the duty of the Governor
to convene that body. This he promptly did.
They not being clothed with power sufficient to
act efficiently in this extraordinary emergency,
determined on the truly Republican course of pla-
cling the whole matter directly before the people
themselves, by calling convention of delegates
elected by them, with exclusive reference to this
particular subject. This Convention will express
the sovereign will of the people of Mississippi. 1t
will determine upon full consultation, and after
free discussion of all the remedies. and measures
that have been proposed, on the best course to be
pursued by this State.
1t is worse than idle, 1t is false, for any one to
pretend that they will think of measures looking
to secession. No one proposes secession for the
past. But that sce hare been grossly wronged and
that further outrages intended IS equally true
that have legal and practicable redress cithn
oar po,Oer. Now is it the part of wisdom, to send
men to this Convention who will simply meet, ex-
press their submission to the Compromise, and
then adjourn? Thus in effect, saying to the North,
> we are deprived of our rights as freemen, we
know tive submit to it. Will not the North feel
scorn and contempt for State, which, after pre-
senting such gallant front, comes out in her SOW
ereign capacity, proclaims her wrongs and quietly
submits. It would then be worse than useless
for Submission Convention, to lay down an ulti-
matum for the future. 1t would be ridiculous
the North knows full WELL and every man knows,
that party which tamely submits to be despoiled
of an Empire Of Territory, will not resist for a
!, fen stray negroes They will believe that future
i aggressions will be followed by continued acqui
essence, and they will act on such belief.
Let us then as freemen understanding our rights
e elect members to the Convention who will adop
those Constitutional and legal means to maintain
10 equality, which they have ably discussed be
!. fore the people of this County. Let present
bold 'front.' manly presence to the attacks of thu
; North Whatever remedy the Convention may
f determine upon, it's action has to be submitted to
70 direct vote of the people for approval disap
y, proval.
Freemen of Lowndes, it is of vast importanc,
,o that the candidates of party in this County
10 should be elected. Their doctrines have game,
" great favor with the State Rights party, in deren
tv parts of Mississippi. Their commanding talents
and efficient energies and ripe political knowledge
at will be required to urge remedies, and Civ
no them predominance in the Convention. Remem
~ Der then, voters of Lowndes, at the Septembe
election, the rayng cry of the country, is Young
- Wynne and Harris, and the Rights of the .Soutl
er The peoples candidates, and the peoples Rights
on Down with Freesoilism ! Down with Submis
sion.
ng EE Gen. Quitman says, that his message hs
all been more msisrepresented than any thing that
te, ever written-except, perhaps, the Bible
". He exhorts the submissionts to hold on to Foot.
We If possible. He is their great head. If they los
ch him. they will be sadly mutilated party deprive