Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-10-18
Iriatne Tenn, 1851.
For the Southern Standard.
A REPUBLICAN
SrARKv1LLE, Oct. Cd, 1851.

DOUtIt6FH
SrARKv1LLE, Oct. Cd, 1851.
Nessrs. Editors Our candidates for the Lee
gislature will commence canvassing the county on
the 9th. instant DR. A NJ Caruthers is the can
didate of the Submission party, in opposition to
W S. Barry, who is the candidate Of the South
ern Rights party, and our former representative in
the lower branch of our State Legislature
The Southern Rights party are in fine spirits,
and are ''aceU tucked up for tie race" and are de-
termined that the firm and nfexible position our
county has taken as the banner county of North
Mississippi in the great contest between the North
and the South, against the high Federal Policy of
the General Government backed by the Northern
States and their abolition hords, against the equal
itY and rights of the South, shall not be subvert-
ed in the approaching contest this fall.
A new mode of electioneerng has been adopted
by the Subs. The Union Association, an organi-
cation of some sixteen twenty persons go out
on pretended camp hunting excursion with guns
and hounds DC. into the remote settlements of our
county, where they presume the people to be ig-
norant, and endeayor by all the usual modes OF
eectioneering stratagems, peculiar to thot party,
to convince and dIsSuade the dear people that the
Southern Rights party are completely crushed,
annihilated, and that the 9 hand of resurrection
will never reach them,-that it is a fate they de-
for daring to entertain and propagate senti-
ments and policy looking to a dissolution of the
glorious Union. But the dear people, in every in
stance, we learn spurned with contempt and in
dgnation their presumption, and gave them to
know that they skno,o their rights and orouId
dare maintain hena'
As instance, we learn that upon the arrival
of this political menagere, at Double Springs P.
O., citizen met them and asked them for Bible,
observing that lie had understood they upon
missionary tour" for the purpose of teaching,
and diffusing light amongst the heathens."
The prospect is quite fattering for a more tri-
umphant victory in November than in September
last. | know of no changes from the Southern
Rights party to the Subs. The prospect for the
election of jeff Davis so far as public sentiment
is capable of indicating, is truly aattering. Many
persons who would have voted for Foote, had
Quitman not resigned, will to my certain knowl-
edge, vote for JET. Davis There are others who
would not have voted, will vote now for JEFF. Da-
Wis. They reason in this way, they say they have
no confidence in FOote--he has at one time been
for them and at another time against them-he
has at one time fought yalently for Southern
Rights and for the South, and again he has given
way and inglorously fed from the field, forsaken
her, doubt with hope OF being able thereby TO
build up a national reputation, but say they JEFF.
Davis is good and brave man, he has fought in
the field against thousands, and when others fed
he stood bearing wounded limb and bathed IN
blood--turning back the tide Of war; and bearing
the standard OF his country IN triumph He has
fought in the councils of his country against pow
er and influence, and when others faltered, gave
way, and fled-he stood firm as the rock of ages,
battling for the rights and honor Of the State that
had committed them to his hands; therefore they
have no hestancy in trusting to him the highest
office within their gift knowing that the proper
crterian by which to Judge of the future is by the
past.
In regard to the position Of parties upon the old
issues have only to say the effort to rally them,
regardless of the present issues, is entirely vain
and useless. They say they care nothing for the
name, they had as soon be called by one anoth-
er; that it is principle upon which they desire to
act, and this they will do regardless of consequent
ces-it is the principle, not the name. The wings
say it is immaterial to them, whether they are
called wings or democrats, if they are doing bat
tie In the right cause; so says the democrats.
We contemplate giving barbecue sometime
this month, in this county, when we will invite
some of the best speakers in the country, to dis
cuss those questions upon which depend the honor
and welfare of our country.
Yours, respectfully,
AMERICANUS