Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-05-22

Gg- We really like the way that the writer of
the following article talks-he is plain man,
we be bound an honest one in politics, and will
do to ''tie to, as the saying is What gratif-
cation it would be if the editorial fraternity
throughout the South would speak out as plainly.
If they dared but once to rise above the prejudi
ces and the dictation of party, and announce de-
termination to reject Cass ii he be the selection of
the Convention, 1t is very evident that he would
never stand respectable chance for the nomina
ton But the fear which makes towards of your
true party men, invites by its silence the proec-
ton, not of the best, but generally the corruptest
material of party, for the rickster controls the con-
ventions where the voice of the people through the
Press does not stun their cabals and unnerye their
daring purposes by its potency.
From tie South Side Democrat, Nay 4M.
GEN. CAss.-We have made the assertion that
Gen Cass ii the candidate of the Democratic par
ty, will fail get the vote of the South. We base
this assertion on the expressed opinions and senti
ments of Southern journals They declare with
perfect confidence, at Gen. Cass will just AS
he did in 1848-only little worse. The subJom-
ed article from the Georgia Telegraph, speaks. as
/ it says, the sentiments of the South upon the
subject. We do not mean to endorse the Ian
guage of the Teegraph-we give the article sim
ply as proof that General Cass is not dVatta6te.
FoGIEs AND FoGYIsM.-In general plea for
those democratic stipendiaries who persist in cum
bering the stage long after they have played out
their parts the Federal Union of last week plainly
misconceives a term which it processes to explain
The term 'Oid Fogies is not applied by us to those
/ veterans who have grown grey IN the service o
the Democracy, but those greedy pensioners who
suppose the party to be solely intended for SERVING
them. Neither is it applied exclusively to men o
"a certain age. very old fogy. like a very ole
donkey, may sometimes be very young man.
The term sapped indiscriminately to those young
men who have none of the vigor of youth, ane
those old men who have none of the wisdom 0
!. age. Mr.. Buchanan, for instance, though far ad
vaneed IN years, is the very opposite of an 'Olt
: Fogy. Time always enfeeble the body but some
D mtellects never grow old. Such an intellect is Mr.
j, Buchanan's. He is fully up with the age-live
for the great present and wastes none of his tim
e in mumblng over the Inscriptions on ancient tomb
stones. Such man is not to be mentioned il
\ the same breath with Gen. Cass. To that areI
fogy age has brought nothing but garrility an,
| oreediness For forty years he has enjoyed a.
uninterrupted succession of Office, and still cling
to the party with the eleech's cry of givet give !!
He has lost great race, demorallzed and section
allied the party and for no other reason than HI
5 defeat and Encouragement asks to be entere
0 again.
) The editors of the Federal Union are right IN a
their objections to this hoary stpendiary, but the
' are wrong in promising to support him II the Ba
timore convention should nominate him. Not