Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-03-13

sa We said first out of great courtesy to 1t, that
we declined to answer its questions IN as much as
II could probably substantiae them by better PROOF
than our admissions. 1t supposes that because
we mentioned but one or two reasons, we had no
more-or that the expression OF those, precluded
ar1, more We stated reasons sufficient at ilrst--
opd when Il thought them insufficient we stated
others We have not changed-our reasons ana
our decision predicted on them are unalteraoie anu
;rrenealable, and if cannot go on with Its side OF
the question without a change OF this decisloh' II
will not probably go on with 1t soon. ,.,on
The Standard terms this journal tine Aoeiueeh
nanerv What Title cut this is-and what
f;tfIe index to its courtesy We hope the index
does not correspond in size with It's courtesy
Yet. we did not expect it to pay itself the comPh-
mont of maintaining ''digniiied and manly cour-
tesyo toward us BLESSED am dey dat esPeck-
eth muffin, said Rev. Mr. Cuffey, ''for dey shall
not be disappointed"
1t seems the Standard proposed the questions
mentioned by us some time ago, as teeLerS-to ind
out where age stood, and cared not and intended
not to discuss questions upon which we agreed
with it. 1t says it knows not what to prove, un-
less we affirm or deny its questions. We guess II
will be at loss to prove much that it will affirm,
and disprove much it viii deny, before this matter
lis closed. But it appears singular when 1t only
wanted to get at readers, not us as 1t states IN
its closing paragraph.
L
man can guess what that 'scertain way is, in
which we accepted its proposition about entering
into discussion of the abstract right OF State to
secede The Standard is either ignorant or very
forpetful We have endeavored to inform its OBJ
tuseness of the character OF our acceptance, both
publicly and privately have mentioned
good and sufficient reason for it, too. Let US BRET
/ " recur to the character of the controversy,
and it will appear singular that it can or feign to
! ba IGNORANT of
Soon after the adjournment of the November
State Convention, the Monroe Democrat asserted
that it THAT Convention had repudiated the Mad
ison and Jefferson doctrine of the right of Seces-
sion in case of intolerable oppression. For rea-
sons known to our readers, and all concerned, we
called for proof to sustain the assertion. The
proof not being forthcoming and the omlnous 81
ence of that journal indicating its inability to make
it forthcoming, the Standard, who had been try
ing to get up a controversy for some time with
gentleman in Noxubee county on the doctrines 1T
advocates and having failed, stalks in with about
as much politeness as people generally manifest
who obtrude upon 9th rs AFFAIRS and alter assert
ing (what was not true) that we proposed to dis
cuss with the Democrat the abstract right of a
State to secede, requested that paper to yield its
r side of the question IN its the Standards favor
which it did with the greatest eXtacy of pleasure
, and delight. We copied the Standards and the
Democrats paragraphs here alluded to, and APP
pended remarks of our own, which the Standard
did read for it referred to them in It's issue of the
Goth of Dec. last. In the course of our remarks,
we said I'm our REVIEW of its (the Standards
theory, we shall be courteous De We do not pro-
mise a regular discusS0n-we merely promise to
f re0iew and examine the positions of the Standard
I'VE shall gat patjentytor all it has to sag, before
: are commence a reDieag."
In reply to this, it, said eve yield to it (us)
the right of fixing time and conditions, and Will be
content with whatever its (our) chivalry may dc
tate" We were surprised that 1t had not under
: stood our remarks quoted above-for we thought
7 we had fred the matter plainly. 1t comedies us
the s'right' OF fixing ''tase' and conditions, .
: and we again replied TO it on the 9th of Deem
d Der last, and after mentioning the fact that both
/ papers were published on the same day reason
: for our course, we said, 1--WE therefore proposed
las above coped) to reply to it at length in regular
numbers, after Il lad concluded its argument II
. regular numbers" This was the ''condition
we fixed as we had ''right'' to do, and to the
= '1inse, " we said proceed to your argument
: achea goa get through, IRE ,eW reply to you
This is a plain and succnct statement of the
d character of the Controversy we promised
t was E'revjep, and that is all we promised-al
: we stipulated, and we thought the Standard kRea
: It, had consented to it, and was content with it
for articles long and elaborate appeared weekly il
. its columns on the question. Itnow pretends no
to know these facts and talks about wagering tina
nobody could guess the character of the discussion
. we fired, DC. We can see cause for its course
. but to get up some sort of a misunderstanding
e and get off from its part of the performance
+ We do not care three straws about the ''reyiew'
e we promised. We not anxious about 1t at all
e We know that many of our readers care less thai
5 we do about the question: and less about reading
anything in connection with it. The day when i
did excite a great deal of interest, we endeavoret
to lay before them facts, and opinions of the father
of the Republic, which have satisfied them, ant
they care not to read more upon the question Q
secession. But we desired to accommodate on
: contemporary as well as We could, hare offered
: and still offer do We intend it shall have N
IS earthly excuse for backing out.
J 1t camors for 'Jair .feld,'' and says it ask
+ no more We have given it the achote FIELD, AM
l. yet it is not satisfied, unless we will go with
1t over it, and point out the positions design t.
take when open upon its battalions Wha
would be thought of the general, who, after invi
9 ting an opponent to fight upon certain field
= should clamor for 'Jair field" when that oppo
II nent had yielded to him the choice of positions OIL
e the aohole etd, with full liberty to fortify himsel
L on any to take his time in fixing and for
it tfyng himself and the right to say achen thu
g battle should begin ? Why, the whole FIELD is b,
it fore you. What more can you want Go on, fo
heavens sake if you intend to do so and if 70,
J are Matching up an excuse to get off, hatch it
once, and be off. But it seems the Standard fear
!, that may destroy his work by spiercing it here
and there We design not only to pierce it her,
and there, but to pierce it wherever we find it Il
/ be rotten and unsound. We design to examn,