Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-03-27
STEAMER MAGNOLIA, March 2. 1865.

STEAMER MAGNOlIA, Mdrcn =, 1909.
Editors Delta Gentlemen have just observ-
ed an article in your paper of the q6th ultimo,
which unintentionally does me great injustice, and
as | have many valued friends in your city whose
good opinion [ would not willingly forfeit bv an ap-
pearance of bargain" for the sale of office, you
will do me kindness by permitting me, through
The medium OF your paper, to correct any errone-
Gus Impression that may have been made by the
article referred to- That my unfortunate letter
was liable to misrepresentation is not to be wonder
ed at since it was written while suffering under a
remarkably painful disease, (the dengue) and
which we'll calculated to prevent anything like
accuracy both of thought and expression. I sim
ply meant to express an intention | had formed
IN common with nne-tenths of the wings of Mis-
sissipp, to support the nominee of the Democratic
party, provided he sounder on the Compro-
mise issue, and the Slavery question in general
than the whig candidate. This intention was
openly avowed by myself and others during the
canvass as was the common sentiment of the
Wing party of our State. The contingency we
thought likely would happen from the course of
political events and the individuals who pronounc-
ed before the country as competitors for the nomi
nation by their respective parties. Gen. Scott and
Mr.. Webster seemed most likely to be the only
competitors before the Wing Convention. The
former was well known to be under the patronage
of the infamous Seward and as to the latter, we
could not forget the cold support he gave to My.
Clay, in 1914, and to Gen. Taylor, in 1848 Nor
could we forget his repeated assertions that the
Wilmot proviso was his thunder" by tfpatent
right stolen from him by Wilmot and his free
soil associates. In Mr.. Fillmore we had and have
every confidence, but we considered him retir
ed from the arena, or at least, as having but a
small chance of obtaining the nomination, in COM
ing to this determination We considered that we
were yielding no priadple, but simply sacrifice,
temporarily, our party predictions on question
that we conceived to be above mere party consid-
erations, and inyolvingenot only the welfare but
the very existence of our common country.
So far from my letter being written for the pur-
puse of securing votes, it written twelve hours
after | had been nominated in caucus, and before
had any ntmation that there would be any diff
Guilty in the legislature convention. 1t was writ
ten at the request of friend, to enable some two
or three Union Democrats who wished to vote for
me, and intended to do, to Justify themselves
before their constituents. My views, as herein
expressed, were well known in Jackson long before
the election, and | onot know that they differed
from those of any of the gentlemen who were con-
sidered as aspirants for the station. Some of my
whig friends went much farther than | have gone,
by actually participating in the proceedings of the
/ Union Democratic Convention which met at Jack
son on the 5th of January. This | did not and
could not doa-for while [ expected, certain
l ", /,
expected to do it Independently as whig, on one
issue alone which l considered of more vital inn
portance than all others.
! Having thus, [ hope, set myself 'trectuS IN ca
r'a," l remain, very respectfully your obedlent
servant. W. BROOKE.
AUsrR1AN CRUELrIEs-M c. L. Brace, who
has recently returned from Europe is delivering
a series of lectures at New Haven, upon Hungary
The Palladium gives the following notice of por
tons of his first lecture:
Mr. Brace related several instances of cruelty
on the part of Austria towards Hungarian mer
and women, which almost made the blood of hi
listeners curde in their Yeins--and his appeals il
behalf of that suffering but gallant and warm
hearted people, were solemn, touching, and in al
respects most effective.
Among the instances of Austrian cruelty relateJ
by Mr. Brace were these: a young Hungarian
lady was imprisoned at Gros Warden, while he wa
confined there. He had often seen her looking ou
from the gratings of her window. Her offence
was loving Hungary more than Austria. Sh
was a high-bo and accomplished lady, who hat
always lived in affiuence. Since the lecturer hat
: reached the country, he had learned from cor
: respondent at Vienna, that the women had bee1
tried after the Austrian fashion of trial. and bee
condemned to twenty years Imprisonment IN th
horrid place which she had preyiousy occupied
Another case was that of married woman who
for similar offence, was compelled to run th
I gauntlet through file of a hundred soldiers
L Each soldier was armed with stick, and compel
ed to strike heavy blows as she passed, she bein
stripped to the waist, and allowed only to step a
the drum tapped. The effect of the degradatio
and punishment was such as to make maniac {
her The husband, finding his feelings insupport
able after such family sacrifice to the yengeanc
. of the tyrants, blew out his brains with pistol
and their only son was drafted a common so
= der in the Austrian army.
= Another case was that of soldier who had bee
ordered to receive twenty five lashes for shoutin
hurrah for Kossuth It's custom of these ty
rants in their whippings, to make the victim than
! the person who lays on the blows oh, the depth
of meanness to which tyrants will descend to gra
:. Eify their fendish malice This soldier refused |
= thank his ipper-whereupon he was ordered
- receive twenty-f five more lashes he still refused
and twenty-five more were given. At length tt
thanks were extorted from him but he added,
: the same time, ''My back belongs to the Empero
~ but my heart belongs to Kossuth.''
70 Kossuth, said Mr.. Brace, is the idol of the n
ot ton and all classes are devoted to him with col
stancy and a respect and love that amounts to a
20 most frenzy. They believe that he IS destined
% lead them to victory and independence and
said the speaker, he were to appear IN Hungar
: backed only by hundred men, he could instant
: set the entire nation in the whirl of revolution.
oe &c What the Ladies Can Do.
les ''Get out Of the way, you young rascals
nd This address made by a gentleman with
no very imperious air and something naval officer-l