Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-04-24

Rights will be much more powerful IN separate
or0anization The North will be divided; and
the Southern party will thus hold the balance OF
mower. This will either compel one party in the
North to respect the Constitution or both to form
a coalition, and bring the controversy to final
settlement And the settlement cannot come too
soon, whatever it may be-
According to present indications, General Scott
will be the Strongest man in Wing, and Gen. Cass
in the Democratic convention. In a canvass be-
tween these two, the Southern Rights party can
take but little interest. We know that many OF
our friends think that by going into the Conyen-
tons, respectively, they will be able to exercise
considerably influence. We think it will be very
inconsiderable At least, we think the influence
exercised in such case on Southern men by Nor
thern, will be quite as great as Viee versd VI
one thing we are quite positive, thatlf the South
ern Rights party remains out side both conyen-
tions, it will exercise ten times as much power
over both, as if within
Now. we lament very deeply, the feelings of
bitterness which exist between the two parties of
the South-the Southern Rights and the Union
marty. And we cannot acquiesce in the imputa-
tions made against each other. 1t the Union or
Southern Rights party is not to he trusted at
period when the rights of the South are in danger
more than a convention, where majority are
Northern, and large portion Frees the cause
of the South is lost She is incurably corrupt
and the idea of saving herself by flying to the
arms of Northern allies, is the very extremity OF
infatuation.
If we look at the measures now before Con-
gress, and the support they receive, we cannot
but be struck at the confusion of the two parties
If Southern Rights party were organized, 1t Is
obvious that many of the most obnoxious of these
measures could be defeated, by acting against
them with one or the other of those parties, as
circumstances might indicate. And hence such a
third party would exercise as much positive power
as either of the others Nay, we have been as
sured by more than one of the few Northern men
in whom the South still confdes, that separate
Southern party is not only Indispensable to the
safety of the South, but to the responsibility OF
the Federal government. And we must protest
against the anxiety for the union with the Nor
thern majorities, of some of the Southern Rights
party, that pronounced for dissolying the Union
itself but short time ago.
There are some people who think they would
catch cold if they were out of large national
party as many an old woman believed she would
die outright, the moment the Union was dissolved.
To all such delicate and nervous gentlemen, we
commend the case of Messrs. Tombs and Stephens.
These gentlemen saved the Compromise measures
and possibly the Union. For it is our deliber
ate conviction that if they had not taken the
course they did in Georgia, that State would have
Joined South Carolina and Mississippi and Ala
bama would have done so likewise, and either the
Compromise or the Union would have been over
thrown. What is the result Why, the politi-
cal friends of these gentlemen, the Wings, listen
to the counsels of Mr. Seward, and will nominate
General Scott, and Messrs. Toombs and Stephens
are almost under the ban of the party. Such
also will be the fac of the Democrats who rush
into the Baltimore Convention, on the generous
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mitted, and have performed their part, they will
be waived as ultras, by the very men whom they
have elevated to power.
| The South is yet strong enough, if united to
protect herself in out of the Union, because
the North is, and must remain divided But if
internal disunion continues TO reign the ranks of
Southern men, let the South read her fate in the
history of all the States that have fallen by SINH
| lar divisions, Poland, Ireland DC.
| ALABAMA, March 22 1859.
Be so kind as to inform me what you think we
had better do in the approaching Presidential
contest? Had we better be represented in the
Baltimore Convention, not =? As to the Wing
one, cannot for moment entertain the thought. J
Why is 1t that -- does not occupy a more
prominent position than he does? 1 Judge him
from the speech delivered the = and
from the position he occupies in the feelings and
affections of the Southern yeomanry generally
Does he lack stability, frmness weight of charac-
ter, what? as he does not stand so prominent
as --, --, or --. As to
he is SO dead he can never kick and as to-
or --, their special friends may save all their
ammunition. | would prefer voting for Sew
ard = to Benton or -, and I'm not alone bv
many thousands. Would it not be best for the
South to meet in our own Convention, nominate
our own candidate, and if we could do nothing
more We might throw the election in the House
and there stand very fair chance of electing our
men? But my old prejudices ar in opposition
to such course. /, however, have yielded them
all up ''pro bono palrie, % and especially for the
South.
The Southern Rights party are somewhat diyi-
ded IN opinion as to the best policy to be pursued
and the main object | have in view in writing this
letter, is to obtain your views in relation to the
same. Yours
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REMEDY FOR CoNsUMPTIoN-It will be recollec
ted that several months ago we published an alb
stract of an article by DIR. Stone in N Orleans
medical journal, relative to a new remedy for
consumption. The Boston Medical and SURGICAL
journal has the following on the same subject E:
gentleman of the neighborng city of Char
lesion, whose son was considered in a homeless
state from the diseased condition of the respiratory
apparatus, was induced to administer DIR. Stones
medicine. All the phosphate of lime procured at
the shops appeared to him to be imperfectly pre-
pared-belng coarse and otherwise Objectionable
A purer article was prepared especially for the
occasion, reduced to an mpalpable powder. and
ten grains were administered three times a doy