Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-01-03

eelve any portion OF the public. But that is not
the only result. The movement has only failed to
do this squad any good, but it has already sealed
their ruin.
1t exhibits them to the whole country as dfstur
bers and disorganzers of the public harmonv.-
The Compromise measures were made laws by
the last Congress. Nobody thought of neddlinr
with them. Nobody dreamed of doing So They
were among the things of the past. All that their
security required was rest All that the country
desired was quiet. This rest they had this quiet
the country enjoyed. All who desired the peace
and the happiness of their fellow-citizens con
graduated themselves and each o.her on the tenn
porary lull in the slavery agitation We all hoped
and believed that by prudence and forbcarance we
could perpethate the calm, until the turpid waters
of public opinion should once more become health
full and clear. We hoped that time would heal
the wounds upon the Constitution that the fresh
bark would cover the cash in the tree, and that
the sectional animosity which so lately threatened
the destruction of the Confederacy, would be al
lowed to sleep until its repose became the oblivion
of death. Such was the heartfelt hope of every
man who was not heartless, brainless, corrupt
utterly selfish and selfseeking politician But
clique of this class, who govern the movements
of the Congressional Whig party, have blasted all
these hopes, smothered these fond DESIRES re-
clouded the clearing sky, and evoked from the
grave of past dissenson the spectre of the terrific
rial strife.
They have done so with the avowed intention
of making capital for the Presidential campaign
They have utterly failed IN their effort: and now
they must not be allowed to escape the penalty
which they merit for the distinct crime of endeav-
orng to destroy the peace of this country, and of
endangerng the safety of the Union ITSELF for
purposes so selfish, SO unprincipled and so degra
ded. They cannot evade this charge That the
slavery agitation being dead, they have recalled
1t to life for the sole purpose of disorganzng the
Democratic party This fact is most undeniable !
They certainly did endeavor to make an approval
OF the Compromise measures of the last Congress
a test of Democratic faith: and there was no CON
ceivable or pretended reason for doing so, but the
Of the Democratic party.
These same politicians who have done this,
have been yielding for the last twelve months |
about the imminent danger of the Union. The
cause of its danger they have declared to be the
slavery agitation. They have rekindled that
agitation for this small and selfish purpose. One,
then, of two things must be true either their
cry of the 'Union in danger" must have been
wiful and intentional falsehood from first to last,
or, they now willing to endanger the Union for
the purpose of grasping the spoils of the next
Presidential election. Which is true =? In which
light look they best ? What amount of confidence
are they entitled to in future What pillory is /
too high, too long, too infamous for them
Upon the whole, we are glad this affair has oc-
Cured. 1t might have done great mischief to the
country. But the evil has been oyer-ruled for
good. The scheme has effected nothing but the I
exposure of all who have been engaged in it. Its
failure has compelled the blacklegs to show their
hands, and to throw their loaded dice upon the ia
BILE. The public will understand them in future.
Further conspiracies will be useless-for this ses-
sion at least. Their wishes are understood. Their
riddle is read Their motives are now known to
be despicable, and their protestations are proven
% be unreliable. The Democracy of Virginia will
support the determination of Meade, Averett, Bo-
cock, Mison, Powell and Caskie. We conure
hem to stand to their faith. The world is sick of
ime- serving politicians and of dodging voters
We hope this present session of Congress will
prove that we have some honest men left