Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-10-25
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A correspondent of the Washington RepuJlic
writing from Frankfort, Ky, says that in all the
counties but one in that State, the vote for Gov
ernor stands, Powell, (dem.) 1851; Dixon
(whig) 5000; Clay, 1881. In Clay's own
CONTEMPLATION, Dixon received 718, Powell,
5l3, and Clay GIG. This shows that the doctrine
Of abotionism is increasing in Kentucky. There
are now near 1900; fifteen years ago, there was a
society formed IN New England, calling itself the
New England society, which numbered only 81.
That society changed its name the following year.
and was called the American Society-the sue
ceeding year it was known as an abolition society,"
numbering 81, 600 members, and it now controls
the legislation of nearly all of the free States,
shapes the laws of Congress, and is building up
in the slave States powerful party. In Virginia,
North Carolina, Maryland and Kentucky, there
are thousands of open and avowed Abolitionsts.
Clay, in letter to the Editor of the New York
Tribune says:
my canvass is closed. l have received but a
few thousand votes, (676 in my own county, } it
is true, but great end is gained l have first
achieved the liberty of the press, and now the
freedom of debate. The reign of terror -
in Kentucky is no more permanent party is
planted, that must at last make free my own ma
tive land
The man aims at a clear and distinct object,
and he has the history of the rise and progress of
Aboltionism at the North to encourage him. But
it will be that his party holds the balance of
power, and now we may expect to see him drive
hard bargains with the demagogues in his State.
/ nE"Pennsylvania is reported to have gone for
Bigler the democratic candidate for Governor, by
a majority of twelve to fifteen thousand This
will be regarded in this latitude as a triumph of
the Compromise party. Well it may be so. But
it is singular to find the most open and avowed
ing Bigler and yet this is SO. David Wilmot,
the famous author of the proUjso, which has made
so much nois in the country, announced the 9TH
er day, in a speech at Towanda, that
/ Is Col Bigler had said be was in favor of the
Compromise laws he (Wilmot) was opposed to
the Compromise, and in a national canvass would
| fight him on that issue. But the present was a
State canvass, and not a National one and as he
was in favor of the measuresof State policy advo-
Gated by Col. Bigler, he did not see in the present
aspect of affairs, anything to prevent him from
giving the nominee of the democratic party his
candid support. -
This is clear enough it shows that it is mere
struggle between men for the success of party,
and that so soon as the question becomes Nation
/ al, that such supporters of the Compromise men
as Wimot will be found with the abolitionists
re Our neighbor of the Republican speaks in
very fattering terms of new paper called the
| q Christian .Statesmon,'' issued at Washington
City, and edited by the Rev. R. R. Gurley and
Daniel R. Goodloe. geographically, the States
man. is very beautiful paper-it is ably conduc
ted, as we are apprised, having number before
US; but it is devoted to cause in which we have
no faith and is, in our poor opinion, one which
should receive no encouragement from Southern
men. The attempt to colonize the free negroes o
our country coneeals, as we think we are able t
show, very dangerous elements; and we are no
inclined to aid by any means within our control
the efforts of men exerting every nerve to con
! meet the government with the project of coloni