Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-12-06
The Floating Clouds at the close of Day.

The Floating Clouds at the close Of Day.
An old Tar never neglects the close of day,
anime minutely the and the character of the
floating clouds and an old seadog whose experience
has been purchased by weathering thousand storms,
can snuff in the breeze the coming tempest. Not
like the then, is present position. Hav-
ing passed through political tempest of unusual fierce
ness, and having saved nothing but political COM
pass and the old States Right Chart forced to
take observation ea-shore, in order to pre-
pare for another voyage. Not inclined to tempt for
tune, to hazard old chart, shall study the
political elements, watch the floating clouds, and be in
no hurry to fit up the old ship for action.
While we may admire the zeal of the younger and
more mpetuous hands hitherto employed upon the old
States Right ship, preparing for the coming National
battle in 1852, cannot applaud, will we sane
ton either by example voice. the effort apparently
developing, of hanging at the masthead the Unonpar
ty ensign. The old Banner of Democracy-the flag
that was flung the breezes of heaven by Jefferson,
Illustrated by the genius of Madison, and made giori-
Gus by the indomitabe will and honesty of jackson, is
the Banner under which alone willing fight.
Lett be nailed to the of American liberty, and
those who not the true household, will sink to
Republican government is valuable, let our friends
eschew all coalition with those who bow the knee be-
fore the strange gods If former associates deny
the true faith we shall shake hands and part with
them with more sorrow than anger.
Some of friends have manifested more zeal than
discretion in the attempt to re-organize what was, in
days gone BY the old Democratic party. If organ
ization possible if the issues were open and
de6ata here at the South and the South united
as to prevent immolating her domestic peace on the
altar of political craftsmanship, should be willing
listen patiently to every suggestion But the tariff,
internal improvement and all the other issues are, in
the opinion of all Southern men, dead at the South. 1t
is believed that among the violent Union wings
party favorable to the old issues be formed
Organization them with reference alone these issues
as to say the least of it, very hazardous the South
1t has for months and months been asserted by the
leaders of both parties that there should exist more
unanmity of action at the South 1t has been said by
all who are with public affairs that if the
Southern States would unite on some common plat
form, that they could Demand their o,cn Terms We
have believed this-we still believe it.
1t may be asked how is this Organization to be pro-
cured. 1t is easy and simple. Let Baltimore be the
point, and the assembling of the Democratic National
Convention the time to present these demands
Preliminary to this, the States Right Democracy in
all the Southern States should begin to move with
reference alone to thorough and uniform organza-
ton an organization which shall embrace within its
wide sweep the future action of the South in regard to
the question of slavery. This should be the Alpha
and Omega, the first and the last.
There can be worthy of notice urged a.
ganst this suggestion 1t is which will require
nice trimming, for the S ates Rghtman of Georgia,
is States Right-man in Mississippi Alabama or Lou
isana and the demand of the State, if the States
Right party is sincere, would be seconded and sustain
ed by all. Here then, if this result be procured
we have perfect Union, and the States Right party
of the South would be lifted at once from its present
distracted and amless position to eminence where
it's power would be potent and its voice respected-t
would it should become the Conservative party in
this government
1t is without power, and unless its aspiring and
corrupt partisans brdled it will be without respect
In each State South it is laundering along, one day
inviting coalition, the rejecting it, and on the
third rendering the hand of fellowship those North
politicians, whose corruptions it has denounced
and whose promises 1t does not believe Look at the
party in Mississippi. 1t is without head or energy,
and if to Judge of the future by the past four
weeks, should say it without patriotism. The
nordnate anxiety manifested in certain quarters to
organize without any public expression ofthe basis of
the orqdnizato other than that which will open the
doors of National Convention to its delegates is not
only here but elsewhere as have substantial reason
to lnouc working disasrously 1t is palsying the en-
erges of some of our rnest and most reliable working
men, Infinitely, and beyond all measure, we had
Lib 81,
Unions and doctrines which we have endeayored to
hold and defend, than drop into organization and
shieve success by abandoning them