Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-02-21
Sanat0r Terry Clemens.

The gentleman whose name heads this article@is
iguering in the public prints in Alabama, and we I'M
derstand that Henry Stewart Foote, the Governor OF
Mississippi has caused the letter of Clemens be in
serted in his organ Jackson and has endorsed the
same. We also give that letter to-day, and propose
to accompany it with comments.
The first point worthy ofnote is, that Clemens pro-
sses be an old Jackson Democrat and argues that
his Democracy is the Democracy that all Dem
ocrats who assert the right of State secede are
heretcs We do not intend to argue this point now.
One statement of facts will silence all opposition, and
go farther to Illustrate position than columns of
defamation and unsupported declarations. It is this:
Where is the bulk Of the old Democratic party found
The ballot-box shows, in Alabama well as in Mis-
sisspp, that about three-ourths of what is known
the State Rights is in truth, the old Democratic par
ty The ballot-box shows too that what is known as
the Union is nothing but threefourths of the old Fed
era modern whig party III coalition with the fourth
that has slough off of the Democratic State Rights
party. Jerry Clemens H. S. Foote, and Howell Cobb,
now swear that the fourth that sloughed off the DEM
ocracy, with the three-fourths OF Federal wings who
joined them are, in fact the true Jackson Democra-
cy This would be rich were it not ridiculous The
old Federal wing party representing the principles Of
Andrew Jackson think of it.
But to put Jerry right we append to his letter a
statement published by Paul Mccall showing the
honorable means employed by this jackson Demo-
crat to his present seat in the U. S. Senate
Comment is unnecessary, and we remark further only
to say, that Clemens is sustained and defended by
the party which elected hm-that was the Federal
wing party, the same party which defends Foote in
Mississippi
Clemens object is very apparent--he does not at
tempt to conceal it. He desires the destruction of
the State Rights Democratic party and he is doing
his leve best to exclude it from the Baltimore Con-
vention His object is to drag the present Union or
Federal wing party into the support of Cass or any,
matters not who, Union free-soi democrat
Unless the wings go into the Baltimore Convention
with Foote, Cobb and Clemens, the Union party will
cease to exist The wings are now waiting to see if
Union Democrats possess weight sufficient with the
Northern democracy to obtain a seat in the National
convention. There can be doubt but that the IN
ion party would be successful in this contest with the
State Rights democrats, were that the Northern
democrats are very uncertain whether they can, or
dare, trust Southern Federal whiggery. Find
ing it under the lead of such as Foote Cobb and
CIemens-men of no character beyond that of low
down demagogueism-they are afraid of being taken
n--sold. Foote has said that no man from Mississippi
p could get seat in the National convention without
his certificate. Clemens says the State Rightsmen
disunonists Cobb endorses this and DoneIson of
the Union newspaper has lent to this trio of humbugs
the influence of his Press.
Jackson democracy has run down to a very degrad-
ing position when has to be bolstered up by such
miserable tools those indicated, and it is fortunate
to the success of sound principles and honest men,
that error finds advocates alone among men incapable
ofharm, because general suspicion of treachery
corruption rests upon them.