Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-08-30
For the Southern Standard.
Starkville Miss. Aug. 18th, 1851.

valuable paper, nave AeieVoioIe CohteHteu my
self with being reader only and not contribu-
tor to its columns. But having something of the
'cacoethss scribendi," perhaps the effect of the
success of the Southern Rights in this coun-
ty, which is gaining ground with rapid progress
daily, despite the efforts of the Submission Fed
eral FreeSoil party, which is moving Heaven and
Earth to carry the elections this fall; l have de-
termined to undertake what have never hereto
fore done, and perhaps prudence would dictate a
withdrawal of my pretensions as correspondent
But shall leave with you the decision of the pro-
priety of the admission of this scroll into your pa
per, or otherwise, should you not deem 1t worthy.
Well, one of the objects of my communication
is to inform you, of the advent among us on the
18th, ult, of the gallant old Hero OF Chapulta-
pec that indeed was proud day for Oktibbeha;
the appointment being generally known, on that
dav. A large concourse of people assembled IN the
morning. at the Starkville Hotel, and forming
procession with the Stars and Stripes floating in
the atmosphere over them, proceeded out of town
to meet the General-they met him near the AS
sociate Reformed Church, escorted by a respec-
table sized crowd of persons. The procession es-
corted him to the Court House, where he was re-
ceived by w. S. Barry Esq, in an eloquent and
soul-stirring address, after which he was respon-
ded to by the brave old Hero, in an appropriate
manner.
The ceremonies of his reception over, he pro-
ceeded into the Court house and addressed the as
sembled multitude amidst the shouts of his admi-
rers, which, ever and anon made the Welkin ring
with their responses.
The speech indeed surpassed my most sanguine
expectations, as well as of his friends generally
1t was most substantial, logical, and complete
refutaton of the unfounded and malicious false
hoods, and assertions which had been heaped upon
him by his enemies; it was also thorough expo
sition of the doctrines, as l understood them of
the Southern Rights party in this State, and lu-
cid exposition of his message to the Legislature
which had been SO grossly perverted by the apollo
gsts of the North, and the friends of free soil
He spoke about FIVE hours and Il fraction, to the
complete satisfaction of all present. After he had
finished speaking, J. B. Cobb, of Lowndes, the a
postle of the Submission cause, who had been sent
for the day before by the Union party here, arose.
and in very clamorous manner demanded a
Champion for dlscussion:-the response, Barry!
Barry was Immediately made by the crowd; he
was then informed that he could proceed with an
not hear the whole of his speech being weary we
retired for short while; return we heard
him speaking about the faithful execution of the
Fugitive Slave law which he maintained had been
done in every attempt except in the case of DIR.
Collins negroe, and Simms, that there were some
extenuating circumstances in those cases, and in
this way he proceeded
You can imagine how his logic was received by
the true friends Of the South. His friends how
tried desperately to make noise, and to
raise the wind the saying is, but it was no 90;
pshaw He contrived however to detain the crowd
until near dark when he concluded, it being too
late, and many of the people having already left
the ground, Barry did not speak, but think it
scarcely necessary, the positions of the speak
CT being SO palpably untenable to convince all
who heard him Of the dreadful subterfuges to
which men are sometimes driven in order to sus-
tain their sinking cause.
How save their sinking Ship, which like foun-
dered craft,
Now floats at large, broken, and rotten,
On the swelling wave and angry tide of Southern
Rights ascendency.
Our candidates for the Convention are out, and
canvaSsing the county. William R. Cannon, our
faithful representative heretofore in the Legsla-
ton, IS the Southern Rights candidate. Gen
James L. Owen, is the Federal candidate. He
has heretofore been democrat under the old
issue, and espoused the cause of the South with
the Southern Rights Party, acted with them for
sometime, voted with them, as you are doubtless
aware, for delegates to the Nashville Cow enton,
at public meeting at the Section Church, in this
county. At the same time he voted for Resolu-
ton of censure against Henry S. Foote, for his
conduct in the U. S. Senate and was ''keen
for giving coat of tar and feathers, last fall tc
Walter j. Finn, man who was understood to be
in correspondence with the Abolitionists of the
North. But the General has lately discovered
his error in this acting with party favourable t.
Southern Rights, and interests and is ''jest fur
nent'em now" and has become so remarkably pop
ular with his new Allies as to be made their stan
dard bearer in the present contest, but l assure
you there will not be greasy spot left of him il
September.
w. ). Barry, is candidate on the Southern
Rights ticket for the State Legislature, it is use
less to speak of him as every person in this Stat
must know him to be above reproach so far as hi