Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-08-07


lion yoted for both Buchanan and Douglass upon
different ballotings in the Convention. Here Is
the admission in Pierce print since his nomination.,
respecting those two prominentdemecratc leaders.
We copy from the Southern STANDARD, and We call
the attention of the opponents OF Gen Scott IN this
region to It,
.Recenty we gave short appendix to the his
tory of Cass and his doctrine We demonstrated
that he and the party North sustaining him, was
Free soil, and that that party would insist upon
his re nomination, or another with similar views.
We now have in the proceedings continuation OF
this. finding through the entire baloting, excep-
TING the last that the North stood by Cass, Doug
las and Buchanan, the representatives OF that feel
inc to a greater or less extent
Thus the Gazette, endeavors to convey the impress
ion that Gen Cass and the party North sustaining him.
was free soil in sentiment, and that that party would
insist ON his denomination, or another, with similar
views This is true this is the view we intended to
convey: and we say this was confirmed through all
the baotngs except the last But the Gazette closes
its quotation from the Sdnddrdat point which leaves
our opinions but half expressed and in this, consists
the unfarness of the Gazette. The reader will see
that the editor mutulates paragraph as to make us
witness in his favor, when, if he had determined
not to mslead his readers in regard to opinions he
would have presented the paragraph entire as tstands
below
tRecently we gave short appendix to the his
tory of Cass and his doctrine. we demonstrated
that he and the party North sustaining him, was
Free soil, and that that party would insist upon
his re- nomination. or another with similar views.
We now have in the proceedings confirmation of
this, finding that through the entire balloting,
cepting the last that the North stood by Cass,
Douglass and Buchanan, the representatives of
that feeling to greater or less extent. The South
resisted and defeated these men, and by acting
with fair degree of concert, exhibited to the
North the useIessness OF the effort to fx on the
South any candidate whose political opinions were
Objectionable, or whose antecedents were not or
thodox on the subject OF Slavery. This Union of
the South, omnipotent when she moves in body,
resulted in bringing the convention to reflect on It's
course, and when 1t appeared that the convention
must dissolve without any selection of a candidate,
or Weld to the demands Of the South, it very qui
city gave way before necessity 1t could not buy
up nor crush. The name of Pierce united the
entire South, it is said. We regard Pierce the
candidate of the Southern States Right Party
He is not the choice of the Northern Democracy.
He nominated in opposition to the men the North
had selected and the South Defeated, and was
ly confirmed by the North when she saw that it
useless to struggle against men contending for
the recognition of principle lying at the founda-
ton of Southern Constitutional Rights. The final
yielding of the North to the demands of the South,
is beautiful indice to the policy of Northern poll
ticians; and it evidences most admirably the views
we have heretofore expressed of their suppleness:
and in it the South may lean IA lesson she never
should forget Let her unite, and she car control
the administration of the nation for years; she can
give to the nation It's laws, and TO parties their
Iiona Candidates The Northern Democracy in a
national contest is poweress without the aid of the
South, and If the South will unite, and stand to
her arms, she bring the North to her terms
The defeat OF Cass, Douglass d Co, proves it"
This paragraph is too plain to require cosen, and
why, if the editor did intend to misrepr5sent U.S. did
he not give the whole of it! We shall answer that
question, believing the Gazette partisan do it for
US. This paragraph shows that the Democratic con.
vention controlled, not by Free Soers, but by the
Southern delegates, and those few Northern who
ready sacrifice themselves for the Constitutional
rights of the South The Southern delegates by
disposition OF their votes which understood, de-
feated the choice of the "Squater Sovereignty men;
Buchanan and Douglass, shared the same fate, and it
was only after that flank of the party saw that the
South had determined defeat their men, or leave the
convention, that they "caved n,' yielding the South
candidate with whom she was pleased. OF ths7can-
ddate
Mr. Toombs writing TO friend in Wilkes coun-
ty, Georgia, of Gen. Pierce, says: He is q
fair, just sound, and apright man, wth more obit
ity than any of the four candidates, and has,
throughout the achofe stopery agitation, acted ot
energy and fearless promptade IN ao0r Of tie just
rights of tile South. As between Pierce and Scott.
prefer his election, and THINK ttat tie Union
party ought to give him its support"
The very next paragraph following the above
quoted, we say:
'sIn few days we shall know if Southern wings
can control their Northern allies If Scott or
Webster are their candidates, it will require no
new evidence to prove that Northern and not
Southern preferences, control their National Or
ganization."
Having the fact before now, we say, that the
Southern wings failed to control their Northern Allies
in the selection of their candidate. Their candidate
received by II Southern votes and he has been repu
dated by many of the eminent wings the South
among whom in our State stands prominent, Sem
ator Brooke, and Col. A K. McClung But why is
Scott so generally repudiated by Southern wings -
He may be as unexceptionable in regard to his opn
ions of the abstract justice of slavery Pierce. He
may be great friend of the Compromise acts and
he is surely better whig If then, Southern wings
repudate Scott there must be reason for it. Just
admit for the sake of argument, that he sound
Pierce the points named, the means by which
he secured his nomination, should deter Southern
man from supporting him. He put before the
convention by men who operate openly with Seward,
Greeley, Johnson and Raymond his claims ur-
ged by all the men who denounced Fillmore, and Web