Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-04-24
COLUMBUS LoWNDEs COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI SATURDAY, APRIL

pretended aspired to be the organ of that party,
and there had just been vote what this pro-
fessed organ had continually declared to be the
great test question OF Democracy, and this vote
had been pronounced by this organ great Benz
ocratc victory. And yet. before three days elapse
here is combination of two Wings and two Dem
ocrats IN committee. consisting of four Demo
Gratis and two Wings to give the printing of these
two Houses to Wing and Democratic organ !
And this printing has invariably been regarded
as portion OF the party patronage, except when,
under the law, it is given 10 the lowest bidder
Now, We have long suspected the Compromise
portions of the two parties of ulterior scheme
of coalition, provided they could not have the
tire control of their parties respective "
This was indicated by what called the Union
pledge, which Il declaration signed last Con-
gress by number of members of both parties,
to vote for no man not pledged to the Compromise
for any Office of Importance.
But at the commence ment of the present ses-
sion this position was abandoned indeed, it had
been given up before the close of the Compromise
session. The re union of parties was proclaimed
this session. We ourselves were frequently urg
ed to pronounce for the Democratic party, the
great body of friends were Democrats We
replied that we could assume no such position n
less the Democrats nominated candidate for
President more favorable to the rights and inter
ests of the South than the Wings. We said that
a separate organization of the Southern Rights
party was preferable to junction with either
party for We knew that being minority in eth
er we would be in its power, and would be liable
to its control and prescription.
An effort was made by some of our friends to
obtain for share of the Census printing. and
as this was controlled by Democratic majority
In both Houses, we Were urged to pledge our
selves to vote for the Democratic nominee. We
q 9d StIV fms ed IN uLa rl4lugS han
gains We confented ourselves with saying that
We thought the Democratic nominee would proba-
bly, be more acceptable to the South III the
Wing, and that opinion is entirely vindicated by
the recent vote on the Compromise. And We in
sisted that since no party was strong enough a
lone to control the printing, or any other question,
1t was both necessary and proper that the two
which had the greatest oDSnitteS, both from pre-
viouS and probable party association and principle,
should unite and give the printing to their respec-
tive presses But knew that, although there
were IN The Democratic ranks many who nj sht be
contded in for good faith and fair dealing, hat it
also contained clique of narrow minded, bitter,
vindic,ive and proscriptive persons, who, however
friendly and cordial they might pretend TO be be
fore an election would prescribe everybody not OF
their own set afterwards, even if th,y had to OBJ
tain the aid of their political opponents effect it,
Under these circumstances it seems that the
contract printer for Con 5ress, Mr.. HAMILTON, be-
came so rtmiSs in the performance of his engage
ments that The Joint Committee ON Printing rcsolv-
ed to terminate his contract, and to give the work
10 others This committee consists OF four Demo
Gratis and two Wings, and these two Wings have
united with TWO of the Democrats and have deci-
ded on giving it to The Hefubie AMI Washington
| Union.
! We call now the at enion of Southern Demo,
Gratis. without distinction, to his fac;-whch is
worth a thousand professionalism when a case
of patronage, favor is cone, rned, ii preference
| is manifested for Whis admin ,traton organ,
over Southern paper, which, whatever may be
its alleged ulraism, has ten times the affinity with
all of them which the Whig Administration organ
has-conducted by Northern man-that is, ex-
ceptng such Of the Sou hern Democrats as con
template an ultimate coalition with the Admins
tration.
This Administration has already manifested its
pa tality and affinity for the Washington Unio,
bv giving it the Executive Printing. in violation
he law expounded by its own law officer, the
Attorney General, and understood by its owr
Secretary of State Nay, the Secretary of the
Treasury. bound TO presume, i
ashamed % decide against us since he does nos de
i eide at all. Even the President shelters him>el
inst the accusation of ii flagrant violation o
the law, by protesting that he has no right to d
rect his cabinet officers to execute tbs law faith
= IuIlY. DHuef all tneSe circumstances We suomi
to Southern Democratic friends whether W,
are not ri ght in standing aloof from Democratic
party, which contains element SO hostile, pro
scriptve and bitter towards us, as to secure III,
ostracism of all the Sou hern clements of that par
" from all honors and emoluments, even by
Whig coalition, except on the most abject and IL
nominous submission.
or ourselves, We do not hesitate to say, tn;
we accept the notice this proceeding has given us
' and if it is consummated, we shall do all in ou
power to shatter such hypocritical, bigoted an,
imbecile concern to pieces. We know preciSe
how this thing has been done, know who did il
and rather think We can crush the hopes Q
e the schemers As for the Union, it may get thi
job-it may liye-but such life, for organ Q
a Democracy Why, it had better have mston
$ tied round It's neck and be thrown into the sea.
! We supposed wien this thing was announced
or pending, that the committee had legal au
c hority, at least, for such responsible procedure
n We have. however, been astonished, on consulting
the law, to find that as much violence has bee
done to the law as to usage, and to the trust re
f posed in the party majority of the committee.
t The authority on which this transaction is base
. is the joint resolution approved August 8, 1916
t SEC. g. And be 1t turther ResJt0ed, That
committee consisting of three members of th
o Senate and three members of the House of Rep
: resentatives shall be chosen by their respectiy
= houses, which shall constitute Committee o
d Printing, which shall have power to adopt sue
. measures may be deemed necessary tu-reme u
any neglect delay on the part Of the contracge
: to execute the work ordered by Congress, and /
$ make pro rata reduction in the compensation a