Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-09-20
Our Circuit Court


Our Circuit Court
is now in session. his Hon. T. II. ROGERS presiding.
We were not present at the delivery Of his Honors
charge to the Grand Jury but learn from those who
were present, that it an able and impressive
charge rejecting much credit upon the Judge, who, by
the way, every one is prcsdes with native dig
nty and suayy of over our legal proceedings
which has for him, not only in his own district but
throughout the State, the character of great compe
tency and mpartiaty in the discharge of his duty.
We presume that the District Attorney, l. Harrison
r., is ON hand-looking after those who may have vi
olated the law and determined to yindcate the moral
y of our city and county, well the supremacy Of
the Law. Mr.. H is indefatigable in the discharge of
his official duties, and commends himself to the love
and esteem of all, by his genial and happy temperament
open and frank manners, and the most hearty laugh
out. There is more of invgorating spirit in one of
Isham's real hearty laughs than in full bottle la
bcled, "Best old Otard.''
0FOur city during the week has been unusually
honored by the presence Of nOtabes-there have been
four liue editors here, and Judging from appearances,
they may be considered very fair specimens of the ge
nus homo. Thompson of the Argus, and Lindsay of
the Banner, of Houston, came down in company and
upon inquiry we learned that they had planned, not
had actually the emery prepare for and enter the
field with, open Lindsay was persuaded to aban-
don the enterprise we know not for what reason
presume he badly ecuRded by pair of black eyes
in our city. Thompson continued on his way rejoic-
ing. We commend him to the careful and kind at.
tcnton of our friend Eleck,' Carrollton assuring
him that Matt. is not wholly sound in mind lust now
and is object worthy of sympathy
The editor of the IJreqth dronDpd into our
just to say how'dy-and vanished like dream at early
morn.
j. G. Morey, the able and accomplished editor of the
Star, published at Jackson, called on u.s. The Star
valuable weekly paper, ably conducted and is dons
much useful service in advocating the cause of Temper
ance the sciences, the arts, and devoting portion
its ample columns the nurture ofnave literary tai
ent We commend its editor to the kind attention 0
our readers
Ez7~ The N. 0. Delta of the 18th inst, con
tains long and deeply interesting detailed accoun
of the Cuba expedition, from the time it left Ke,
West Florida, until it was finally dispersed Th
account is drawn from conversation with Mr.
Summers, who was participator in the expedition
and who, it seems avaied himself of the pardo,
offered by the Governor General of the Island. =
We think that the account of Mr.. Summers ex
honerates Gen. Lopez from some portion Of cen
sure that several presses seem disposed to cast up
on his conduct. We shall await for fuller infor
nation before we are prepared to censure, ethe
Lopez, or the New Orleans press. We have see
nothing in the Deita to warrant US in concludin
it has acted in bad faith, or that it has lent its in
fuence to betray young men to certain destruc
ton, as it has been coyertly charged.
re- The Macon Beacon hit us a rap two c
three weeks since-for what reason or on who's
account re cannot say. We respectfully reque:
ted the editor to direct our attention to the matte
of which be complained, and were prepared
answer. He has failed to do so, as far as we no
know, and we are really inclined to the opino
that he just hit us a lick in order to be a dom
and keep his hand in. This is all very fair an
praiseworthy possibly; only it does not exactly loo
SO.
Gg~ In another column of this paper the reat
or will find an account Of the arrest of fugitiy
slave at Buffalo, N. Y, and his subsequent d
charge under a writ of Aa5eas corpus granted b
Judge Conklin The New York Courier SAYS
That the question involved in the decision
this case is a novel one, and of the utmost impol
lance as, should the decision of Judge Conklin
States, to which the case viii undoubtedly be ca
RED, 1t will prove fatal to the claims of all WI
seek to recover slaves who escaped from servie
prior to the passage of the Fugitive Slave &c
Judge Conklin constituting the 10th section of sal
act so as to apply only to persons escaping frol
service after Its passage. If this decision be cor
firmed them all fugtives who escaped prior to Ii
18th OF September, 1885, need have no fear of a
arrest as they cannot be held, and ale entirel
free. as much so their former masters and owl
ers.
DEATH Or BEVERLY TUCKER, Eso-We al
panied to announce the death of BEVERLY TUcI
Err, Esq, late professor of law in William and M;
ny College. His domestic life was beautiful
contemplate he he'd almost run his three scor
and IN his time has laid the foundation of repl
iation that can never fade. He was the last of a
intellectually gigantic family. Peace to the ashe
Of the great .-Souftera Press