Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-03-27

:. democrats and democratic journals would suppol
:. Gen. Cass for President, if he should be the nom
- tinee of the Baltimore Convention?
. 1t is our intention to support the nominees of tn
~ Democratic Convention, be they whom they NAV
sc requiring them only to approve the VIRGINIA an
Kentucky resolutions, and the democratic Mat
forms of Sc, 40; IA, and '48. We will summon
% them too with all our heart There is no eartbl
: prospect of organizing third, or Southern or I'm
IS ION party. There will certainly be but two candi
I'd dates in the feld-a whig and a democrat. i
Of thel angauge of Walker Brooke, "a sapaciou
r wing CAS- to the next Presidency | do not ex
o ''pect to support the nominees of the Whio Con
l., "vention, because fear that convention will no
''be sound, etc. My expectation is to give m,
support to the Baltimore Convention ticket etc
/ From present appearances, and the names of thu
prominent candidates before that body, think
1T certain :hat that body viii present ticket or
(which the whole South will unite
Its notorious fact, that the wing party North
IS the real free soil party-it is rotten-bent upor
the destruction of slavery. Distinguished South.
ern wings who formerly acted with it. now tell II.
they have confidence in it, and do not exnect r.
} support its candidates.
On the other hand, leading democrats are sound
and conservative, as far as they can be. Cass'
squatter doctrine is no more Objectionable now
than 1t was four years ago, and although we would
prefer others whom We could name-still if GAGS
receives the nomination, we will support him =
! Wooduille Republican.
VlCoMMENT-The above is honest and candid
avowal, and we but admire the frankness with
which our Woodville contemporary expresses himself.
IL this open and frank characterized the
OF the public press generally editors were more in
dependent and manly, and less serve shifting and les
uStica it is believed that they would exercise wider
and more genial influence. But the Republican assets
that 1T will support the nominees of the Baltimore
ventlon, "be they whom they mav,'' RECURRING Them
"ony to approve the Virginia and Kentucky resolp-
tlons and the resolutions of "36 40 a. and ,as .,
This is excellent, and we dare say that sbould Henry
s. Foote, be put up behind Cass that our worthy con-
temporary would fold his arms raise his ewes TO beav-
en-, and mentally calculate Good Lord and pitch in
as the saying goes for Cass and Foote
We are told that there is no earthly prospect of or
ganizing thrd' party. Well, suppose there is not
That is not the point 1t is whether, since the South
has been robbed and degraded and to preserve the I'm
on she has consented to acqesce in that robbery and
wrong she will still further degrade herself by eleyat
10 power the men who forced her the acceptance
OF that wrong, Or whether she will by her silence in
dictate her dsapprobaon of the men the North tenders
for her approval and support.
1t occurs to u.s. that we have seen II remarked b
time was rather ultra in regard to the rights of the
South, and that it spoke of disunion as remedy for
past aggressions. We will dol injustice Intention
ally. We cannot speak definitely, for the reason that
we have not been honored with regular exchange
and have not seen half dozen numbers the past ten
or twelve months of that excellent paper Consisten
cy prompts US to mention this for desire to retain
our character in this respect and we mention the ul-
trasms of others with the sole view of marking def
ntely, past and present position. If we do the Re-
publican wrong, we shall most cheerfuy correct the
error when advised oft.
But, to the point. This press before the June con-
vention, was held under the ban of suspicon bv ts CO.
temporaries, because of its lack of nerve as if
tmated Its course was moderate and conserya |
tive that many styled it Union or submission press
1t opposed disunon for past aggressons and opposed
amendments to the Constitution as neither necessary
nor polite Itproposed remedies constitutionaly 'Ie
gal and conservative, combined with commercial non
This the Mississppian was kind epouob
to pronounce impractcable the press generally in the
state said amen, and they pushed forward to an awful
and humiliating defeat. Wewere left standing alone
and while we contemplated the disaster and confusion
with the keenest regret believed that passion had
more to DO in producing the result, than reason in d.
rectng the party.
II the Republican had been questioned ten months
since as to whether it would have sustained Gen. Cass
with MS procvies it would have required no superb
or sagaety to have anticipated its response Time it
is true has wrought change, either in his opinions
OF ms availability The position of parties in our own
State has had no influence in rendering him less nm
palitable to Southern Rights editors Had we been
notorious, the issue would have been the same for m
should have had to take part the Presidential con-
est and there would have been no escapinp from tho
influence the North exercises in National
If our defeat has exercised an ;nHnance
o our injury it is not the part of wisdom to receive
It the hands of those who have inflicted the ,,rono
nan who aided in perpetratng it. Thsis addnoi nsult
o injury, as some would say, and it is no recommen-
auor IN or opinion to be SO charitable to those who
MS. KICK US and then taunt for having pocketed the
Aick. VI course, we would not be understood as at
emPtng to direct excellent contemporary in his d,
les he is equal to the emergency, no doubt and nm.
erstands his position perfectly. But really, what OBJ
'cton has heto Foote. that will not cling to Cass
md what demand has Cass to his support that Foote
not entitled TO If we measure the treacherv of
9th to the South the latter is not so obiecfionabl .
he former, for the is said to be constitutionall
eacherous, while the other is SO from habit educa
on and interested motives. We are taught to visit
e errors arising from constitutional infirmtes with
unkindness, and if this is charitable doctrine Foote
III commend himselft to our Woodville friend 90
But our Woodve friend is really more char;tablv