Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-07-24

cept in the revolution of France between sS and 1885,
our divisions must cease, and patriotism which makes
home the cheest object of defence, must be more per-
severingy nourished amongst US. We must begin to
cultivate that patriotism which seeks to expend itself
not in philanthropy of National character, which
saps from the individual those rights incident to his
being and without the privilege of exercising which
he ceases to be freeman live are called on toyled
any of those privileges incident to our Institutions or
submit to position of inferiorty, produced by po-
cal organizations we are for direct and final separa-
ton from the Union. So long as equality is recognz-
ed by our government and section avoids preying
either upon the labor the rights of other sections 1t
is equally our duty as our wish to defend ALL But
when organization purely sectional, based on
a solitary principle, and that principle essentially hos
tile slavery, rise up and proclaim to the world that
abnegates all other issues, and makes itself heard
through 100000 voices, who boast that their mis-
sion is expariae slavery, and that they are conse-
Grated to this work-we say, when we see this; when
the that truthful and unyng witness proves
it, surprised that men, thinking cool, dspass
ionate in all other matters should be, or can be
blind the path which duty requires them to pursue
Were we the most violent wing that existed -
were we the most violent Union man that ever sung
hosannas to the glorious Union, democrat of the
true Union school, such fact irrefutaby develop
ed, would sever the knot binding us to party. We
should shrink from its embrace as from the plague.
We ask readers to note the subjoined article
from the Era. There is disguise about t-there is
anything like disguise about fanaticism 1t is
this openness the earnestness the readiness to sacr
se selfto the propagation of the cause, that wins the
thousands, and makes every recruit captain Of host
in the Israel 1t says that Pierce is the for
the sacrifcial altar tsays Pierce is favorable
to the Slave Power than Scott and therefore he should
be defeated. But read the article.
$50 much for the Past Has it no lessons for
the Present? What do We see? Slavery is
struggling to regain what it has lost in California,
with the hope of at least dividing that State with
Freedom. Executive influence emanating from
Washington, may promote or battle Its operations
The Territories are protected against incursons
only by prevailing opinion that it cannot thrive
upon their soil but the discovery of valuable mines
that could be worked only by hard labor, would
soon show the necessity of a stern principle in the
Territorial Judiciary, or positive enactment by
Congress. Troubles are brewing along the borders
between the United States and Mexico, and greedy
eyes are cast upon the 1sthmus; future annexa
tons in both quarters threaten, and we know
what is the Interior object The conspiracy against
Cuba is not abandoned it only waits more favor
able auspices 1t is important that the public
mind be narcotized-that the apprehensions OF nom
shareholders of further Slavery extension schemes
be allayed-and that security be taken for the flu
ture recognition of territorial acquisitions for the
use of Slavery. Hence, the Democratic party
IS pledged 6y ats ConUention, echich lately met at
BALTIMORE to sanction tie introduction Of Stare
States and to resist all attempts to continue re-
neaU tie agitation Of tie question Of .SiaUery, no
matter under chateoer shape color. This pledge
encounters little opposition. hlr. Pierce, the
Democratic candidate accepts it, strongly sanctions
the whole series of resolutions, not because they
were adopted by the Convention, but because he
cordially in their principles, and in the Ian
guage of his declaration, word act of
his life is in conflict with them His nomination is
the work (accordng to Mr.. Forsyth of Georgia, a
Disunion Democrat) of the Southern Rights Dem
ocrats-of the very who seeking to extend
! Slavery, and who resisted the Compromise because
ii admitted California as a free State. They claim
him as their first choice-they rely upon his will
ingness to fulfil their demands. The Wing Con-
vention also has endorsed the Compromise, for
bearing, however, to declare against Free
| Discussion.
This endorsement was resisted BY si4ty-six
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er, to control that body. General Scott is its can
didate. His nomination. it is true, was strenuous
| ly urged by these sixty-six members, and by the
delegates, disinclined to the endorsement of the
Compromise, and was carried at last by the vote OF
the free States, with but thirteen members from
slave States. 1t is true, too, that Messrs ToombS
Stephens, Abercrombie, Gentry, Williams and sew
eral other Southern whig members of Congress-
having issued IA card, in which, assigning as rea-
sons the circumstances above stated, they say that
Gen. Scott is the candidate of the Free soil wing
of the wing party, and therefore they will not sup
port him. 1t is true, that in his letter of accept
ance, he does not declare his approval of the en-
tire PLATFORM and especially disavowed the policy
of prescription for opinions sake, should he be
elected president. Allow all these things their
due weight, still they constitute no claim upon the
support of the friends of Freedom: at the most
they show that tie Wig ticket IS not so oljectiona-
bic as the Democratic }; and we might, therefore, as
IN the election Of l848, desire specially to see the
Democratic party defeated.
| No Administration will dare defy an organiza-
ton of three hundred thousand voters consecrated
to the establishment of Principle, which though
distnctively represented only by them, is cherish
ed by majority of the voters of the Free States,
who act with their old organizations, under the i'm
preston that this is the better way, but who will
be inevitably driven to the ranks of the ndepen-
dent organization, should their just expectations
be disappointed The argument of 1913 is the
argument for 1852 Triumph who may, the best
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