Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-08-30
JOSEPH B. COBB.

EEEvery one who listened to Gen. Quitman
on Tuesday, was struck with the strong contrast BE-
tween his gentlemany treatment of those who diff
fered from him in sentiment, and the obscene and
illnatured scurilty which characterized Foote's
exhibition here some mont ince. @ Iitman las
been villifed, slandered and lied on by the
subs of the South and their freesoi allies than any
one in the country. OF all men, his justification
for resorting to invective, would have been most
complete-yet he come here, in the very midst OF
those whose assaults had been the unkindest and
most proyoking-those who seemed to feel no
higher motive for abusing him than the mere wan
ton love of traducing political adversary-the
noble old patriot comes amongst them, and in an
elaborate speech reviewed the entire ground Of
controversy, he says nothing, not word 10 wound
or irritate the feelings of any one He is TOO ms-
unanimous to resort to the little trickeIy OF he dm
agouge. He couIai,r N sc III ca, g.. d. ;
o'ca heart and TIC e4,f'y"f"eSS ., Ia own ,ua-a-.
while he knew mat it hid oe,n m.sunut rs,o,d
by those who had not fully eXa,inou his positions,
anu most iouiiy mlsrt presented by hose whose in
terest 1t was TO traduce his character, he vet rei-
ed solely the truth plainly told to vindicate his
conduct from the misconstruciion of the one and
the aspersons of the other. His assailants wee
exposed by simple and manly statement of facts,
and were then left, most sad and pitiable spec;a-
ces to the public gaze.
| How different from this was the course pursued
| by the little pacfcator, when he spoke here some
time ago. But his natural element is tumult
Restless turbulent and vindictive-a personal brol
Is necessary to his existence. Deprive him of an
opportunity to quarrel and his character losses tie
distinctive features of H. Stuart Foote He visit.
ed here to make public address on the political
topics OF the canvass, but instead, our people are
treated by the hour to coarse vituperaton, abuse
and low flung blackguardism, heaped upon every
citizen who will not be buled into the support Of
measures, that are confessedly odous to nine hun
ored and ninety nine out of every thousand men
IN the State of Mississippi. Yet, out of such stuff
the submissionists propose to make Governor Of
this gallant State
Ee-We are continually told, by the submission
lsts' that we must acquiesce in the compromise
because other States have done So Has it come
70 TINS Has Mississippi no voice? Are we so
weak SO poor, so slavish, so iterate, so III ID
formed; are we so utterly contemplate in this ns
'lon' that we have lost the freeman's right of sn
independent will. and our acquescence follows the
sentiment of other States, of course.
Fellow Citizens. it is libel on your intelligence,
ana an insult to your honor Other States do as
tney like, so should we. They declare their pol
,cy' let us avow ours. Letus speak out our own
lree will as men. Let our election be the will Of
Misslssippi, spoken by her own free voice, not dc
ea'eo oy other States. We know the issues, letus
march up to the ballot-box and declare whether
we. we approve or disapprove of the compromise
'ilis is the issue upon which we have to vote.
The subs have set their favorite cry to the
/ tune OF the man who become so notorious, some
'me ago, BY teaching the Juveniles of our city to
ts.ng geography They sing Union, Union, gl'-
''o@s O'son, glorious Union," until that song has
grown more stale and quite as ludicrous as the
'"0nos'noas chant of the " Geography man" We
predict forit an equal duration. All harn6ags are
eSanescent. and like infectious diseases soon wear
themselves out.