Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-04-05

of Mississippi He is there by the votes OF men VINO
have invariably opposed his party He knows no party
but that of State Rights and this should rebuke those
who would afix democrat to every thing that is just
WHY in the name of heaven, insist writing Denoc-
racu under the principles of THOMAS JEFFERSON and
J,Nrs MANSON Paint horse and write horse be-
meath if. Sensible some men will be till the end OF
time This sort of sense runs thus-Democrdtc state
Rights Convention.
We are for State Rights Convention and for State
Rights candidates. We are for no tom-ioolery or lor
throwing out bats to gudgeons We cannot consent
to play game ofblnd-man sbutf with the honest pur-
poses of confding and intelligent people 1t Is not
the rph season for such antics, are the questions
ND for discussion of character admitting such things
We are prepared to meet our friends IN state
RIGHTS Convention, and cooperate with them in the
erection Of moderate compact, udicious platform ;
platform that will command the respect opponents
secure the hearty appreciation ofmoderate men, enlist
the svmpathies fall friends to the Constitution
and the Union and open up path to Mississippi OF hon
or and dignity that shall make her voice potential a.
mono her Southern sisters and her influence felt and
resDected in the councils of the Nation She has been
SoJiqutea Regulating Eississpp-more recently Fire
Eating Mississippi Let her be known hereafter as the
State that demands Equality for her Citizens in the
confederacy and the Presever ola Constitutional I'm
ion and Republican form of Government.
We have in as concise and direct language aswe are
able to command presented our opinions above. But
o prevent mistake and strike from the hands of oppo
sition every weapon of assamen append the creed
of our faith below in the form of propositions. Let
them be studied and weighed and if found wanting in
practicableness let them go the way of all things
earthly.
The 80: Front.
! l. That the Territories acquired by the United
States belong to the people of the several States COM
posing the Union, as common property:
2. That the people of the several States have an
equal right to migrate these Territories, with every
species of property recognized by the Constitution of
the United States, of the several States.
g. That protection by the General Government, is
due to all the property of all the citizens OF all the
States equally and alike in said Territories; and 10
intentional or degrading discrimination, in the degree
quality Of the protection afforded should be silently
tolerated.
4. That it is the duty of the Federal Government
to provide laws nictng penalties for harboring, steal
ing concealing Slaves, in the TeTrtores-as well
as for offences of like character against other species
| of property.
! 5. That the fact that Slavery is unknown to the
! Common Law, while it is recognized and guaranteed
by Constitution, renders its protection under that
Constitution obligatory upon Congress, wherever lis
power of legislation extends.
6. That the people of the several States did, by rev.
oluon, the institutions and laws OF England, and
formed for themselves Government, with writ
ten Constitution, securing to themselves and for their
prospective more extended privileges and recognizing
rights not secured and protected by the Common Law
The great aim of that new Government and Constitu
ton was to give protection to the person and the
property of the citizens, wherever its power lawfully
extended.
| 7. That the omission by Congress to discharge its
Constitutional duty, by providing protection to ou
Slave property in the Territories, whereby our
citizens with their slaves have been excluded there
from, as much violation Of our Constitutional rights
would be the omission to pass laws for the recovery
of fugitive Slaves
i g. That while unwilling to secede from the
Union, account OF the passage of the late comprO
,nise bills, not satisfied with them a compro
mise, and therefore insist amendments to said bills
that shall secure to the South her equal rights, wei
in the Territories as elsewhere.
/ g. That in consideration of the repeated violations
of the compromises heretofore made by the North,
the aggressive character of their past and present con
Duct regard it the duty of the Southern people
to patronse the labor and industry of people
to encourage the Mechanic Arts and pursuits of
citzens-to provide, by Joint associations, for the e
reCtiOn of Manufactures in the South:to diversity la
Dor, so to withdraw capital from the production o
Cotton towards other pursuits and thereby enhance it
prce:-to maintain own Teachers, Schools, Col
leges and Churches:-to discriminate in the regulation
of internal and domestic policy, against those wh
show hostility to Institutions and thus lay tn
foundation of lasting Southern independence, in the
mutual aid and good will of all classes of citizen
: at home
10. That to carry into effect this policy, the con
vention called to assemble in November next, should
s1st demonstrate with Congress against the omission
ots constitutional duty and protest against the longe
continuance of such degrading, discrimination agans
our institutions, guaranteed by the compact of Union
al
of given time, if Congress shall not have discharges
this reasonable duty to the South to pass laws modi
flying State revenue SYSTEM to raise
from such articles manufactured in the offending
States, indirectly introduced into them from abroad
at the time taking the tax off of the industry
our people, and off of goods introduced into TIL
State by direct importation thro' Southern cite
from foreign countries.
A Pinch of Snuff for the Editor of the Indepen
dent.
Our contemporary at Aberdeen, has been ragailin