Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-02-08


vance prospects State, but sgnaly rebuke the
abolition workshops of the North who have so long
harassed us upon subject that does not them
and which is of vital importance to us 1t IS mode
rate medium ground upon which the South can rest.
We invite the attention of readers to this subject,
with full confidence that no friend of the South can
but regard it with favor.
Ce-5The Legislature of New York seems disposed to
emulate the ignominious attempted Vermont to nulll-
fy the fugitive slave law. bill was introduction the
10TH instant into the House of Representatives by Mr.
Con entitled San act to prevent the arrest or removal
of free citizens of this State beyond its jurisdiction,
except for crime" The provisions of this BILL which
is intended to embrace United States Marshals and
other officers, make any person offending against IT.,
liable to ten years Imprisonment in the pententary,
and civil damages. 1t is also provided that any
person who has openly and publicly resided in the State
year, shall be held to be free citizen Further
it is distinctly specified that 'no warrant order,
process certificate, issued made by any court or
officer, and erparte affidavit, deposition record
shall be admitted in evidence establish the right to
arrest the person charged to have been
rested or removed to prove that such person was
not free citizen of the State
1t is possible that this bill may be voted down in
the other branches of the legislature but it is beyond
doubt that it accords with the sentiment and feelings
of very large majority of the people of the State
1t is be remembered that the features of this pend
ing bill not new; it is but re-enactment or re-
visemen of the law of 1892 passed by the legsla-
ture 1t is really matter of no Importance to the
South whether the bill passes not so far effect
claimants in arresting their slaves in that State. For
all practicable pusposes, the law of 1850 is dead let
ter upon the Statute book in any interior town in New
York. Public sentiment is against it, and it
be enforced.
0E~{-It has been claimed by the 'enduriug party
that the denial of the right of petition inhamed the
passions and exasperated the Northern people to such
extent, that they were mappeased when the right
of petition granted, and that they have sue
ceeded in aboshng the slave trade in the District of
Columbia, they will leave the institutions of slavery
alone The denial of the right of petition was made
the mask from behind which, their speakers deliberate
y nculcatGd that "bcsdes the legitimate portion of
inuence exercised by the slavehodng States, by the
measure of their numbers there is intrusive inu-
"ence in every department, by representation, nomi-
nay of persons but really of property; ostensbly of
"saves but effectively of their masters; overbaancng
"your superiority Of NUMBERS adding twohs of sup
elementary power to the two-ifths fairly secured
them by compact; controlling and orerring the whole
actj0n Of yOur government at home ard abroad, and
C0rhtRg to tie s0rid prjrde interest end oppressive
'po5tcyef 100000 oaenefS Of slaueS''
(6TOne of the 'enduring party North says: "The
principles which the abotonists mobbed for
disseminating i'll 1885 have now been proclaimed by
the legislatures of sovereign States and form the tie
(Which connects together large minorities say the
"least, of the national parties And this in spite of
"the vaccinations of the prophets of ILL., who forebo-
"ded nothing but mischief to the of liberty in
''the free States from the agitation of impractcabe
fanatics. Their steadtast and uncompromisng adhe-
rence to the highest dntjSavy idea has brought up the
public mind to its present point of progress. By the
"same fidelity atone IS it to be carried to vet hiqh-
ser state Of advancement The greatest possible expe
diency is rigid adherence to the highest absolute
''right.' What that highest idea is you can well i'm
"agne.
The highest idea is nothing but the ''higher law
indicated by Seaward, and now is spreading through
the in the rural districts in all the free States
This 'higher laws idea will continue to spread until
slavery shall have been encrced as with consuming
fire. or until the South sewers the bond that shackle
her.
1t is related of General Jackson, that in the difficult
ty with France, the French Ambassador at Washington
hoping to frighten him, asked when he demanded his
passports
What shall tell the King of the French Monsieur
President !''
''Tell your master, the King that Andrew Jackson
says he must pay fight.''
There misunderstanding such diplomacy, and
the money was after forthcoming
(EF=If the South united, would such diplomacy
toward the North in demanding justice and protection
the chances of dissolution would vanish into thin air
But house divided against itsel-the historyef it is
written in the sacred volume.
CkHFThe Mobile Register SAYS that the Southern
Rights association had large and animated meeting
Percy Walker, esqs resolution was offered by Col.
Boykin, and adopted, authorizing the President to ap
point thirty delegates to attend the State Convention
at Montgomery
We avail ourselves of the opportunity of saying that
the position of Col Boykin through this whole struggle
so far cognzant of the fact, has been that
bold and fearless man, who regards duty his State
and the institutions under which he lives paramount t.
that of sordid views and interested.metves He ha.
been found at his post all times the bold and fearless
champion of Southern rights and Southern honor.
(IFThe history of the admission of California, O.
at least the fact that it was admitted as State int
the Union in rather informal MANNER is known t,
most of the readers of newspapers But, that it was
admitted by Northern men to have appeared in tn,
halls of legislation in violation of all law-or wthou
the authority of law, may be matter of news Yet
grave Senator has said that:
| "The convention which framed the constitution O
California was held without authority of law 1t i
said there precedents for California. But this
deny. In all other cases there were organized gov
ernments. Butsnot so in California Society wa
there in chaotic state. There was no law fixing tn
limits to be represented in the convention laying o
those limits into elective districts declaring the time