Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-08-09
THAT Gath Again.

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hoep ascribed to it." That is conclusive.
That Gath Again.
The Submission Orators and Presses are max
mo most noisy and demagogical parade over inc
fact that the Legislature did not require the inen
hors of the Convention TO take an oath to support
the Constitution of the United States, and OF 'he
State.
This they cite and proclaim in explosive accents
az q badoe of disunionism. What contempt LOT
the intelligence of the people What are the facts?
This proposition came from an enemy OF inc ooh
vention Bill, and was intended by Its author 10
vex and retard legislation, and not to subserVe any
useful or patriotic end. The sole object o. our
"olorious Union friends was to defeat the Bill,
and thus prevent discussion before the people, ana
forbid the expression of the popular WILL IL reia-
tom to the recent adjustment swindle
Every one knows, that by the terms OF the DILL
the members of the Convention are not forbid bu'
are left free f they choose to DO sol to take their
oath about which we hear much complaint
And is it not equally plain, that the legislature
had not the power, even if it had the disposition
to deprive the Convention of the right to have It's
own members sworn.
But what useful end could have been attained
by such legislative requisiton? The people are
superior to the legislature, and they Will select
trust worthy delegates, men of Intelligence ana
moral worth to represent their will IN that Con
yention Besides they know, that all Its acts Vlo-
Iatng the Constitution of the United States would
be absolutely null an void, and utterly without
any obligatory force upon them
Before the discovery of our ''glorlous Union
friends, we venture to say that the necessity for
this oath was never SEEM nor was this requisition
ever made before by any legislative body IN call
ing Convention of the people.
Then the legislature left this NATTER just where
it ought to have left it, with the Convention tC
prescribe and administer the oath to the members
of its own body. That convention will represen
! the sovereign people in the highest attitude known
to constitutional right; and when it shall have ad
: iourned, every act will be submitted to Hcn2, 10
5 Mcir approval or djSapproval tie ballot d0r.
a But we are not surprised that the Union part.
I should demagogue this matter into the canvass
:, indeed, if they had not done SO, the Etheopia
might hope to change his color, or the Leopar
Al his spots for the three cases would involve lik
Il " surprised that they did not require each citze
=. before depositing his ticket in the ballot box,
- take an oath to vote for Foote and the whole arm
ut of Union Office Hunters. If they had done this
it would only have been of piece with thei
O. Union pledge, by which they attempt to ostracis
$ every one who dnres- without the consent Of II
OF friends, to make an effort to amend or repeal an
IN portion Of that miserable scheme of northern rob
Il berry And with their resolution of the 18th. Nc
, vcmber at the city of jackson, by which thew re
O. cord their opposition to the discussion OF - merit
TT and attempt TO put down all agitation about el
of er "by Convention otherwise'-thus they ha,
st, SO far pledge and resolution can effect i
IS revived the principle of the odious sedtion Law
&c and deprived wronged and outraged people
"a the last remnant of rights left freemen, that
e protesting against, and complaining of injustt
10 and oppression, at the hands of their rulers.
oI 1t is time that Jeffersonian Republicans hs
by aroused themselves and put the whole armor
w their political faith. For the battle of 1898 an &
E. has to be fought over again. Then the immort
he Jefferson lead the republican hosts to victol
ey and preserved the Union. Now under the san
10 old time honored banner, the banner that h
- braved thousand storms in the hands of anoth
who has perilled his life in the tented field at Il
r head of the army of the U1ion we will marc
to forward to victory as glorious as that achieve
a by Jefferson.