Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-04-17
NUMBER II.

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Ter Ter. Of Of 0rsg0n' 11sg 1921 ssa iass dss
Total, o. 1850, ,6as l448.4s6
| 1t thus appears that the States in which the
number of slaves is The greatest in proportion to
] population precisely those in which the lar
fgest proportion exists, of landholders South
Carolina, whose slaves exceeds the number of
whites and who has been denounced aristocrat-
Ic. unthrifty, benighted, and impracticabe, turns
out to have the largest body of landhoders, in
proportion to white population, Of any State in the
Union. About one in nine of her whole white
population IS landhoder, that is about one-half
of her white adult male population whilst Mas
lsachusettS, the model Northern State, has only
aboutone in twenty seven. Virginia has almost
twice as many laDdholders, in proportion to- white
| population, as New York, and Kentucky third
more than Ohio. Mississippi, which, next, to
South Carolina, has the largest proportion of
slaves, has also the largest proportion of landhold
ers-has larger proportion even than Indiana
and Illinois. And in fact, the odds are uniyer-
sally on the side of the slaveholding States.
Now this country exults with reason in the
great enterprise which her increase in ships fac<s
tories, roads, and canals, indicates. But much
greater amount of enterprize is displayed in the
prodigous number of farms and plantations We
have conquered from the wilderness. And it is to
them chiefly owe our ships, factories, canals
and railroads. But these farms and plantations
are the achievements chiefly of Southern enter
prize energy, skill, capital, and labor They are
the great nurseries of population, of liberty, of
valor, of patriotism, of morals, of wealth. Of in
dustry, OF power. They have progressed and
! hourished whilst government has nourished COM
merce and manufactures, and poured out its ex-
penditures In cities, in harbour in light t-houses-
and finally, government has excluded even from
its territory, the very section which has demonsra-
ted by the census of the very yearsof exclusion,
its superior aptitude for cultivating the soil, and
for its benehcent distribution.
The South may yet triumph over the vices of
morbid civilization, the bigotry of morbid phi
Ian hropy and the tyranny of perverted govern
ment. The South has sown the seeds of her
greatness and prosperity in the soil, and every
shower and sunshine minister to her growth and
expansion. Hers is the language of the poet, as
well as of philosophy and policy
! ''For me, kind nature wakes her genial power,
Suckles each herb rand spreads out every flower
Annual for me the rose, the grape, renew
/ The juice nectarcous and the balmy dew
The News FROM BuENos AYREs-We pub
lished telegraph despatch few days ago, sta
ting that Rosas had been defeated. The papers
yesterday brought the particulars of this defeat,
which produced by the allied forces of Brazil,
under command of Gen. Urquiza. The battle
was fought at Palermo, the country seat of Rosas,
who, apprehending disaster, had taken the pre-
caution to procure refuge on board of an Eng
| lish war steamer for himself and his daughter
The loss on both sides is stated at four thousand.
The daughter of Gen. Rosas, mentioned above,
/ is said to be very remarkable woman She has
managed the affairs of the Argentine Confedera-
ton for long time, softenng the roughness and
cruelty of her fathers acts, wherever an opportu-
nifty enabled her to do SO. A recent private let
terfrom Buenos Aryes thus speaks of her
There is one redeeming purifying spirit about
him--his daughter, Manuelita Rosas, noble,
igraceful, accomplished splendid woman. She
alone can exercise any influence the savage
ferocity of the father-if a good be done by the
government, her hand and heart is there if life
] is spared, it is only by her intesposition and, if
irumor be true, she has exposed herself to blows,
and even death, to save others The admiration.
i the homage, the universal Difference paid her.
even by the biterest enemies of the father, will be
i enough to stamp her as no common woman She
receives the legislative bodies foreign ministers
and almost, if not entirely, the whole diplomacy
goes through her hand. She has her clerks and
her secretary, and all foreign agents negotiate with
her. The Coordinate branches, if they, mere
cyphers can be SO called, once or twice year GO
out in body of two three hundred to pay their
respects to her.. 1t lis universally conceded that
if her equal be living she can have superior.
MAGNIFICENT STEAMBoAT.-The Louisville Cou-
rier gives elaborate account of the new steam
boat Eclipse, which is said to be, by all odds, the
most beautiful that ever Aoated the Mississippi.
Her main cabin is three hundred feet in leng1h.
The entire length Of the boat is three hundred and
sixty three feet The carpet in the cabin is rich
tapestry and velvet. Says the Courier:
1.-The architectural style of the cabin and the
same prevails throughout the entire boat) consists
, -of beautiful and unique blending of the Gothic
and Norman school; the ceiling being divided in
!, to diamonds and hall diamonds, by Gothic arches.
cutting each other diagonally, and forming point
: in the centre, with pendant acorns, ent.ned with
oak leaves of rich gilt, thus presenting the beaut
full appearance of two vast arched eolehades
: : ridors, which the extreme length of the cabin and
+ the beauty of its finish affords a truly gorgeous
perspective. The skylight of the cabin is large,
and above the ordinary height in steamboats,, be-
ing of the gothic order and filled with beautiful
stained glass of rich device ard figure
The whole furniture and finish are in harmony
with this beautiful work.
The entire cost of the boat was S135000, and
her regular crew, officers and men, numbers one
hundred and TIVE enty -one persons.
THE CApTuRER OF LOPEZ REWARDED .-Fhe
Eman named Castaneda, WHO captured Lopez, has
S returned to Havana, laden with honors.. Tht
Queen rave him 5000, and made him captain
lin the rural militia with salary of 5 10 month
FEN negroes and tract OF land have been giyer
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