Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-10-18


decisions Let no party prejudice place upon the Su-
preme bench some young and ambitious aspirant, |
whose greatest recommendation is that he huzahs
der this or that party banner.
Chancellor Stephen Cooke retres from the Chancery
bench, and is incumbent upon the voter select the
man deemed the most capable. As in the oft
Supreme Judge, we guided by the samerule We
put politics sde and advocate the election of an
old wing on the ground that we believe him the ablest
man and the best qualified lawyer. JOHN I. GUIoN is
a native Mississippian, and gentleman of unmpeach-
able character He has grown grey within the limits
of the State and has served the people with marked
fidelity in various stations, and those people whom he
has heretofore served WILL we have doubt, renew
their confidence in his fidelity and enlarged qualfca
tons, by again casting their surages for him. He is
man ofmatured Judgment great discrimination, and
profound lawyer. We have listened to him many
time long years ago, before the court of his own
county, and at the bar of the Supreme Court at jack
son and we never listened to any of that galaxy of
able men, of whom the gifted Prentss the clear and
profound Holt were numbered, with pleasure and
profit than to John |. Guion He never rose at the
bar without commanding profound attention and elicit
ing the marked applause of ALL Such is the charac-
ter of Guion as lawyer. As man he is equally an
object ofadmiraton. His purse like his heart is
open to the demands of charity and he has succored
many from want and misery who never knew from
whose hand the generous donation Is it re-
markabe, then, that his humble advocate, and
that we, old and stubborn partzan democrat should
enlist so urgently in favor of whg The answer is
ready He is Competent and worthy-we know the
man and willing to endorse for his capacity.
This brings us down to the Vice Chancery Court
we at home. and shall speak of one of our
citizens Capt A K. BLYTHE, the Peoples candidate,
and a man of the masses In this community where
the Captain is known there necessity to enter up
plea favor ofhs talent or his legal qualifications
But the District is large and his acquaintance limited
and feel just pride being able to state that he is
equal in every respect to his opponent as a lawyer,
gentleman, a As public speaker he has
but few equals and superior in this District or State
He is gentleman thoroughly, may say, critically,
educated-a fine classical scholar, and possesses a
mind solid and massive as his powers are compre-
henaive and acute. As a lawyer, his readings are va
red and extensive and ne commands the respect ofthe
profession for the clearness and power with which he
illustrates the princp pies upon which all laws rest
His mind is singulary adapted to chancery practice
practice which requires patience, reflection and an
enlarged power of comprehension capable of covering
and graspng at once, all the questions ISSUE and
sitting from the mass, perfect and symmetrical deciz-
ion which will defy the tests ofcrticism and the cank
ers of time Blythe's mind is emnently philosophical
in its character, and his mental culture fits him mos
admirably for the station which he aspires Gitec
by nature with keen perception, he is prepared by
study reach the truth and when say that he vii
hold the scales Of justice with impartial hand We
but utter a sentiment that will meet with unanimous
all L., l.
! What are his personal claims asks one VIVA
has he done for the public Well, his personal claims
to be found in his personal qualifications, and they
are unsurpassed He has served the public but little
having represented this county one term in the legs
ature. 1t is true he neither sought nor desired the
station and only consented to at the urgent soil
citation of of all parties. Its also true that he
did volunteer and in Mexico soldier and here
we may remark that we know of no man who was il
Mexico with Old Red, as Blythe was called in camp
by the b'hoys but that is enthusiastically for him. HI
was favorte wherever he was known, and was al
notorious for his lberaity in dividing the last drink al
he the last dollar with any comrade who happened
to be short.
He returned from Mexico somewhat poorer THAI
when he took up the line of march for the Rio Grand
his fortune consists of fine constitution and
was drawing large salary from the State-S2, OOt
per annum-he serving his country at about $8(
per month, subjected to climate requiring an irol
constitution to resist its nroads and living as one
the bhoys says, upon pork and beans, stale bread ant
most villanous MUSICALE His opponent has drawn from
the State treasury about $4,000, believe and thi
is snug little fortune anywhere Rotation in offic
is most salutary and spirit reviving thing. New
brooms, saith the old proverb, sweep clean And w
are constituted, that it affords pleasure to Sc
the young and ardent and talented young men dispac
those old greybeards from office, wherever the publ
service will receive no detriment by the change L
the present instance the public interest
in no conceivable danger whatever. If the peopl
r shall decree that the mantle of the Vice Chanceo
fall upon the shoulders OLA. X. Blythe we are conf
dent the choice will prove judicous and wise one
and the bench of the chancery court of this distrc
will lose of its present character and dignity
Beyond this believe it will place one in position
where his commanding talents will have field for wild
S development and public usefulness.
Phelan's Review Of Senator FOOte.
: This splendid paper is before our readers. 1t is tn
: most powerful and searching argument that this cam
l. paign-a campaign that has brought out the mature
u mind of the State-has produced. 1t is full an
elaborate argument and it brushes Foote to the cart
by the cearness and perspcutv with which the recor