Southern standard., 1851-03-08

ployed in putting stone upon another and cement
ing the whole by toll free from passion and guided by
the experience gathered from the History of the Past
If the South would escape the incendiay appeal and
the plausible plants of the assassin she must hunt down
the demagogue she would beast of prey if she
would escape from future despotsm and servile slave
ry let her give to acquiescng in present inus
tice if she would be free, let he become Independent
by adopting such measures will insure Independence
if she would be prosperous let her paying tribute
people that have waxed rich upon her bounty-in
Short let her trade upon her capital and let the
North do the same.
The Duty Of the Conservative Press of the State.
That portion of the public Press of the South which
refuses quietly submit to the gross injustice of the
late action of Congress falls according to construc
ton under the head of Conservative To those presses
we address ourselves and while we prepared to &C.
quesce, and sustain in humble way, all prudent
of obtaining redress for the past and security for
the future, shall oppose those extreme ad
vocated by but few, not only nudcious now, but in
our honest opinion beyond the reach of success. We
not inclined to hazard the future safety of the South
by testing the strength of the Union so long as one
plain and practical hope of obtaining justice is left
tried. When that hour shall arrive, and we are of the
number who believe that the of peace between the
North and South will sink to rise no more within the
circle of two decades, we shall be found if alive amid
that band of who stand the Sovereignty of the
State, the second post of duty among republican
freemen. But now, while there is hope of wrnging
from cupdty, redress for the past and security for the
future, we cannot lend countenance to projects that
look toward disunion. If disunion or secession shall
spring from demanding protection slave property in
the territories from the nterposition of State a-
thority in taxing the manufactured goods of the free
States thus discriminating in commercial inter-
course, prepared to meet it. If either event
under the action suggested should happen the question
will be Northern in its origin, and the South will then
be forced to acquesce in open unconceaed and degra-
ding insult, meet the issue boldly While then we
submit to the late laws of Congress laws subversve
of right and Justice the right to denounce
them SECTIONAL and therefore injurious and we shall
advocate all legitimate looking their amend
ment necessary to preserve equality in the Un-
ion. ,oe are met 'oih the denial Of equality, and sEaUe
property denied protection by Lato 5eng species OF
property not recognized the territories by the constitu-
tion, issue will have been made that the South in
justice, in honor must meet If such an issue is made
it will not be by the South.
! We confess to Acknowledgement for the Union,
but however much we may venerae, there is higher
claim upon Justice and equality are inseparable
in political chart, and denial of either is, in our
opinion just for asserting inherent original
rights.
We have been thus explicit in order to show our CO.
temporares just how far they may rely upon the action
of this press now. We shall not conne ourselves ex-
cusvely to the two points indicated above. They are
prominent and know that the submission party in
this county, Monroe, Chckasaw, and Oktibbeha, can
start respectable ticket intellectually, against
them. 1t is because they address themselves to the
of the people and safe plain and practi-
cable, that they generally espoused Men who
have occupied particular position-who could not go
with the secessonists, and would go with subms-
sionststake the safe, prudent and efcacious ground
we stand upon.
If the press would be influential let it be sincere
If old party ties to be obliterated and harmony
obtained, there be settled and fixed position up
to which all moderate may march. If the State
is to be placed in attitude that will command re-
spect it be compassed only by union of parties,
and that be secured alone by presenting practicable
issues for the people to act If the conservative
presses differ with views ask them to present
others more practicable and less Objectionable. We
are in harness and pull some anywhere. But we
desire that labor be profitable labor We are not
disposed to be obstinate the contrary will
commodate ourselves to labor with all men of all par
ties that the honor and the political equality of the
South be the paramount object. We seek unity. If
county take the disunion ground another the
cession ground and so divide strength upon i'm
practicable questions now the State will be degraded
by abandoning her present noble positionby backing
out from her own high resolves. We cannot consent
to. such policy, whatever others may do
we are for exhausting all legitimate to secure
our rights before afna appeal is made Argument was
long since pronounced nefficacious-appeals have
ailed-will continue to do unaccompanied by posi-
tive assurances, other and more expensive measures
will be resorted to unless justice is DONE We are ap-
prised that reasoning with fanaticsm is Gas poweress
the most beautiful array of coors the eye of the
blind But that sort of reason with the fanatic which
touches the pocket-that that sends to mser-
able howell half famshed men, women and children, or
casts them upon the charities of cold world possesses
something more potent than simple words Fanat-
csm eat and you cut off the supply of the pantry
and you stop its breath But feed it well and you have
clamrous bevy of whelps in full cry.
Our contemporaries of the Mississippian, speaking
of the non-intercorse doctrine, say
sset us not discard it altogether however but let
first address sister States sisters but
reigns aso demanding nothing but what is right, and
determined to submit to nothing wrong