Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-07-12


most implicit confidence. and treats of subjects up
ON the final termination of which, hangs suspen
ded the destinies of the whole southern people
Columbus Democrat, -Nov. %. 850
EXTRACT FROM THE SPEECH DELIVER
ED BY A. G. BROWN.
&c speak with great Difference, but with the
utmost freedom as to what course Mississippi and
the other States should pursue l speak for my
self alone, and no man or party is in any way re-
sponsible for what | say.
1--WE should demand restoration of the laws
of Texas in hec verba the country which has
been taken from her, and added to New Me xico.
In other words, we should demand the clear and
undlspu,ed right to carry our slave properly 10
that country and have it projected and secured to
US after we get it there and We should demand
continuation of this right and of this securi. y
and protection.
eve should demand the same right to GO into
all the territories with slave property that ct
zens of the free States have to go with any species
of properly, and we should demand for prop
erty the same protection that is given to the prop
erty of our northern brethren. No more nor less.
We should demand that Congress abstain from
all interference with slavery in the terrtories-in
the District of Columbia-in the States--on the
high seas anywhere else, except to give it pro-
tec1on, and this protection should be The same
that Is given to other properly.
We should demand d continuation of the pres
ent fugitive slave law, or some Other law which
should be effective in carrying out the mandate of
the constitution for ,he delivery of fugitive slaves
1--WE should demand that no SAFE be denied
admission into the Union because her constitution
tolerated slavery.
In all this should ask nothing but meagre
justice; and refusal to grant reasonable demands
would show fixed and settled purpose in the norih
to oppress and finally destroy the southern States
Ii the demands here set forth, and such others as
would most efec.ually secure the South against
farther disturbance should be denied, and that de-
nial should be manifested by any act of the feder
al government, ou sht forthwith to dissolve all
political come xlon with The hern States.'
We charge that the following editorial appeared in
the Democrat of the date under the auspices of
the Captain. We believe he wrote it. Read.
The FUGITIVE SLAVE LAw.-Those of the south
em people who are satisfied with the late adjust
ment Bills" passed by congress, and who see no
danger, affect to none, in the present aspect
OF the slavery question, exultingly point the fu
gitye slave law, passed by the last congress, as
an evidence that the north intended to carry out
In good faith the compromises of The constitution.
The law of itself is as strong as the south could
demand, but it was passed with series of meas
ures, every one of which, operates oppressively
upon the sou h, and received the suppOrJ of many
norllemtrs expressly upon the ground that it
woulI be lnor orera;ive and Inefficient, and could
er be enforced. With the present state of feeling
on this subject, it must and will forever remain a
dead letter upon our statute books so far as many
of the northern States concerned, for the arm
of the government, however powerful, will not be
able to enforce Ii, in opposition TO the will of the
people Our governmt mt founded upon the
respect and anection of the people, and its laws
must be enforced by them. We have no standing
army or planopy OF bayonets to execute our laws
Each man sees and appreciates the importance of
observing the law and is willing to contribute his
proportion TO It's enforcement.
In but few and isolated eases has this law been
observed. Large and enthusiastic public meetings
have been held in almost every portion of the
nor.h, TIE law denounced in the btt.rest and most
unmeasured ttIms, and fixed and settled pur-
pose avowed not to observe It's require mt nts. In
Boston it has been boldly and openly set at def
ance, and southcntr rs tauLt,d and IN t. d by the
mob, and forced TO leave ihe city when claiming
their properly. And some of the churches too
have even arrayed themselves in opposition TO the
law, declared in the sight of God and man, that
so fair as heir influence can be executed it shall
no, be enforced.
We publish in another column extracts to show
,he state of northern feeling on this subject, and
submit it to the candid OF all parties what has the
south to expect, when the laws of The land are
thus, with imp unity nullited and trampled und, r
foot, and rhe'r 5hts totally di.regarded by the
hgher law fac .ionst and unprncipled abolition
Ist OF the north-CoLUMBus DEMOCRAT, Nov 23y
1859. +
We believe that the Captain was the author of the
following spicy laudaton.
Hon. JEFFERSON DAv1s.-We learn from the
Vicksburg Sen incl that our di>tng gushed senator,
he Hon. Jetfer on Davis, has returned from Wash,
ingion Ci y, and that he is ready to address hi
constituents whenever they MI wish to hear him.
We glad to learn that his health has not been
impaired by his late aborous term of service in
the senate.
Great as was his reputation before the last ses-
sion of congress, unbounded as was his populari-
ty with the people, implicit their conf
dence in his ability patriotism and devotion to the
interests of his constituents, he comes among them
now after his recent tolls and struggles in their
defence, in the senate of the United States, to re-
eeve fresh and renewed plaudits at their hands
With the proud conclousness of having diSchar-
ged his duty, and his whole duty to his constitu-
ents IN resisting northern aggressions and outrage,
he Is prepared at all times to meet them face to
face, to give them an account of his stewardship,
and to receive from them, as he every where must
do, the warm and cordial greeting of, We'll done
thou good and faithful servant "-CoLUMBUsD DEM
ocRAT, Nov. 9th, 1850.
ES Tie following is taken from the Columbus
DEMOCRAT of Oc,ober 19,h 1850
FUBLIC MEETING.--Pursuantt to previous notice
a respectable meeting of portion of the citizens
of Lowndes county assembled at the Court house
on the 9Th. inst. to take into consi ieration the
questions arising from the ag alton of the subject
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