Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-05-22
G OIL U M B Z S:


Es-T heintelligent correspondent of the Charles
ton Kercury writes from Washington as follows /
That portion relative to the state of feeling be-
tween Maryland and Pennsylvania is important,
and it may well be apprehended that we shall hear
from this subject yet. But we hope it will
end better than the difficulty between New York
and Virginia did
Here within four weeks of the convocation
of the Convention everything is more unsettled
and uncertain than months ago in reference to the
action of either of the old parties. Difficulties APP
parenty lnsurmountable, boom up just in the
channel through which the Conventions have to
steer, and to complicate things, more symptoms of
border to be breaking out. Pennsyl-
vania an. Maryland have been facing each other
for some time past with anything but amieable
feelings in consequence of the fugitive slave cases
and the GoRsUCH murder and an event has just
occurred which may produce more i'll blood, and
possibly conflict between the authorities of those
two States. One of the Baltimore Police, a man
named RIDGELY, very well known in his calling
went over to Columbia in Pennsylvania to capture
a runaway. He succeeded in capturing him, but
a rescue having been attempted and the negro
himself making fight, RIDGELY, who is a very de-
termined man, shot him, and ma e his escape af-
ter being chased all night The negro has since
died of the wound, and it is supposed that the
Governor of Pennsylvania will demand RIDGELY
as a fugitive from justice. Now in view of the
Gorsuch case, and the feeling in Maryland in re
ference to these matters, it is highly improbable
that Gov. Lowe will comply with this requistion.
If he doe, public opinion will not sustain him
If he does no then The fact is made manifest that
the pract cal working of this glorious Union is
rather bad at present, and that neither fugitive
from labor nor from justice need stand in much
fear of the provisions in the Constitution Tegula-
ting such matters. The Constitution is thus be
coming dead letter in the border State; and
when one class of cases are made subject 10 such
higher laws on both sides, it is hard to say where
these additions and notifications to stop. And
vet the melancholy spectacle is presented day af-
ter daY, of intelligent men bawling thems, Ives
hoarse in praise of "a settlement that has already
led to such consequence, and from which so many
more must inevitably flow The fact of the mat
ter is that the troubled Ghost of the Compromise
haunts the politicians, while the people OF the
Free States cooIy ignore It, and disregard the
only provision il contains favorable to Southern
rights. A similar to thus Pennsylvania one
occurred in Ohio " days ago, with the excep-
ton that in the latter case it was the master who
was shot, not the negro. While such practical IL
lustratOnS of Northern sentiment given it will
be rather hard to persuade the sufferers that the
Adjustment was great plan of Pacifcation, OF
that they have any particular reason to rejoice tina.
the Fugitive Slave Law is not to be Immediately
repealed
In Congress nothing special is doing to-day; out
of doors the speculations on Presidential chances
form the chief topic of conversation. Scarcely
three men can be found to agree to the course
things will probably take, what the Conventions
will do, or whose chances for the nomination are
best. Many think that both Conventions will bt
abortions, and that if successful in CESSATION the
birth of their labors will be a ridiculus mas.
H. =. l.
that CAss will have the largest number of yote
to start with. but the two-thrds will be unattain
able The lealousies between the Cass, Buch
anan, and Douglas men so great, that they
cannot be reconciled Therefore, should CAss fail
some third man will probably be pitched upon
Such man BUTLER, DICKINSON, MARCY, o
LANE. The last first in all probability Th
Scott Wings have secured his nomination appa
rently, through the imbecility and over caution q
Their seeding opponents. The latter struck s.
feebly as to Irrltate only, not to wound, and th
Scottites intend turning their own guns upon them
Gen. ScoTT 1t Is understood is to come out with
letter, winch, without compromising him too nue.
with MS Northern supporters, will cut off CABEL
ana MARSHALL, and the other nine from thei
ground, and secure SCOTT Southern support with
out those gentlemen, who will either be whippe
IN, or run OH the track altogether This look
like ticklish operation but the KNOWING ones as
sert, with great confidence, that the thing can an
will be done right speedily
Stranger things have been done, and will b
again, so do not be astonished to see souther
Wings giving in their allegiance to Gen. ScoT,
on the faith of that 'clean bill of health,'' M
MANGUM said he could show.
MARRIAGE ExTRAoRDINARY.-At Floyd's For
Jefferson county, on the 18th, by the Rev. M
Cunningham, Mr.. Thomas Stafford was marie
to Polly Cohen The bride is 19, and the brid
groom II years of age. He weighs some 81
pounds, and is so fat as be scarcely able to wal
and when in bed raises himself, or turns over,
means ofpullies fastened to the ceiling. He can
to the city in wagon to procure the license, al
on his return met by the young bride at 81
Lewis, at the Forks of the road, where the pa
son joined theE, and the ceremony was performt
tn the wagon and they rode home together r
Joicing-LouisUiIe Courier.
WANTED.--A ffer and drummer to beat tin
Tor the ''march of intellect" "a pair of snuff
Tor the 'slight of other days. stone cutter wi
can drill deep enough to blast "the rock of ages
ring that will fit the Ginger of scorn;'' a loo
pulley to run on the ''shaft of envy and ne
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