Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-04-26
State of the CnnnfrY.

We may differ among ourselves, in the South,
with reference to the late action of Congress on
the slavery question. The difference may be an
honest one. We have no doubt there are thousands
of honest men who have not to this day, settled
down on any definite opinion as to the true course
to be pursued by the South. Many have been
puzzled and perplexed and others again driven to
contradict their own just, sober sentiments by the
false issue which has been artfuly and disingenu-
ously ralsed-of Union disunion There are
thousands again, who have listened to the seduc-
tive whlsperlngs of demagogues, and learned to
believe that those who are for the assertion, by the
united South, of the rights of the South are seek
ing, REASONABLY, the destruction of the Union
This latter class feel and know that the South has
not received her measure of justice and right, but
being taught to think that the demand of what she
has lost would result in the dissolution of the Union
to which they periodically attached they are
for silence and submission adopting the philosophy
which
"-makes us rather bear those ills we have,
Than fly to others that we know not off,
Such persons are too apt ultimately to fly to ex-
tremes themselves, and forgetting the hand that in
fcts the blow upon the country and is guilty of
the injustice, would shut their eyes ostrch-ke up
on threatening evils and gathering storms, and
violently denounce all, who taking juster view of
the question, can see no safety, to the Union,
but in manfully meeting the enemy and putting
him to flight. We have hope that this class of
will ultimately be brought to see the true con-
diton of the country and turn their batteries
against those from whom the danger to our nstitu-
tons proceeds Why if the whole South were to
JOIN IN the cant cry of Union, those who are now
striving in the North against the tide of abolition
ism, seeing no further necessity for resisting the
antl-Slavery fanatciSm would be borne down in
an instant. They are now held together by the
force of the resistance which is made in the South
If the South abandon totally their ground and
swear by ''our glorious Unon,'' whether it honors
or dIshOnors elevateS or degrades, upholds Drop
presses them, what farther necessity is there for
the Northern Unionists to struggle against the
heavy odds which is every day hurled against
them
For these reasons, it is evident, that the Union
men in the South not ministering fairly to their
own declared designs. Seeking, as they profess
to uphold the Union, they are furnishing a most
potent weapon to the hydra of disunion in the
North, which gathers fresh strength from every
sign of yielding in the South. We cannot there
fore, entertaining these views surrender to the des
potlc and alarming ukase which has gone forth,
bidding the South not only to be quescent, but to
remain dumb about her rights, under the pain of
Ostracism and prescription. No freeman ought to
hear with patience so insolent doctrine The as
sertion of our rights give just offence to no
honest man in the North who does not desire to
make slaves of US, much less to an honest South
crner. As an honest and independent journalist,
we shall therefore keep readers advised OF the
political signs both in the North and South Dis
claiming the province of an aarmist, we shall in
woke the calm attention of the people to the por-
tents of the times ever looking to their permanent
interest, their tranquility and honor, and taking
good care that we