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The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1852-03-17
A few Questions to Answer.

What business have three or four persons
abreast on sidewalk, and thus compel ey-
cry person they meet to go into the gutter, or
mount the thresholds?
What right has any one, rather than take
the time and trouble to shut door or gate
after him, to force them shut, in a manner
to break the hinges and jar the whole house?
What business has any one to place his
feet muddy and dirty, itmay be-but what
business has any lazy fellow to place his
feet at any time upon mantel-piece?
What business has any vulgar fellow to
go in any persons house, lean back in the
chair, and gouge hole in the ceiling?
What business have loafers to crowd the
doors of post offices, and prevent people of
both sexes from entering or leaving?
What business has any one to squirt his
filthy tobacco saliva upon a clean floor, or
any floor?
What business has anybody to treat other
peoples property worse than their own?
What business has any one to be generous
before he is just?
! What business has any man to live in idle
ness and luxury, and not pay off his honest
debts?
! What business has anybody to pretend to
knowledge without taking a newspaper?
And to cap the climax of the whole, what
possible business has any one to take anews
paper and not pay for it, and thus leave the
publisher without the means of living p
lSWon's Elevator.
The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1852-03-17
A NIGHT FANCY
BY THE YELLED AUTHOR.

Nightly on the brow love
Beams the signet of a dove
Bright and starry beams it there,
Like love-lock soft and fair.
AS gaze with tear-dimm'd eyes
On that angel of the skies,
Yon blest signet warns upon
Soul of mine, like noon-day sun!
Like the sun upon the flower
1t would fashion with its power,
Like the sun upon the field,
1t would have its tribute yield.
There are volumes open then
Never made by toll Of men,
Which the human soul may read,
Finding treasures for its need.
Meekness, Peace and Truth behold
On the brow of love unrolled;
Jewels from the King of Kings,
Which the upright spirit brings.
AS / toll to free from sin
All the good and great within,
Nightly on the brow | love,
Beams the signet of Dove.
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-03-13

tect and if Congress does not possess the power TO
pass laws for its protection where possesses the su
preme authority, IN the case oil our southwestern
terrores it must seek protection either in the local.
or the Common Lac of the land. Il is not conended
that the local laws in those acquired territories afford
the least protection to slavery and we have yet to
learn in what is either recognized or protee
ted by the common law there.
Those who have kept themselves informed as to the
positions taken by public men upon the slavery con-
troversy have not forgotten the tenor of Messrs Ste
phens and Toombs' course nor have they been but
little surprised at their subsequent abandonment
the policy which should characterize the leaders
party in the Southern States. The evil pernicious
influence exerted by these Georgia politicians have
not yet reached their eliminating point and they may
yet live to deplore their inconsistency.
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-03-13
Walker BrGOke.

The Holmes county Lexington Sentinel, publishes
address which it charges prepared and publish
ed in 1913, by the gentleman named above. We re-
member to have met with this address in l84S and to
have attempted to refute of its many allegations
against Gen. Cass Mr.. Brookes design to prove
that Cass very unsafe for the Presidency
that his education, habits of thought and sympathes
were wholly hostile to the institution of slavery and
that he ncucated doctrines utterly opposed to its ex-
Tensions and that in fact, conceal and paiate as his
friends might, that he admirable freesoiler
and very fair abolitionist. This was the design of
Mr. Brooke, and although his reasoning and history
the time failed to establish this conclusiyely he made
the effort and we are bound to believe that he was
triumphantly right. Justice to Mr.. Brookes honesty
man and politician, prompts this declaration.
Well, the Presidential election passed-Cass was
defeated. Subsequently Gen. Cass was returned to
the Senate of the u States by the Legislature of Mich
igan, and, in few weeks after resumng his seat in
that body, he in most deliberate and matured man
ner announced that the general well the particu
lar allegations perferred against him by Mr. Brooke,
also thousands of others, Were True in Fact Now
this is history, and should do Brooke gross
even to intimate that he is unadvsed of all this-tha
he is not thoroughly with what Cass did ad
NIT 1t is not proper to suppose that United States
Senator for Mississippi is deficient in such informa
ton as would enable him to avoid pledging himself
the support of for the Presidency whom he haC
publicly charged with freesoilism and who had since
admitted the truth of such charge. 1t is not, say
proper to suppose such deficiency of information AM
yet, what will intelligent and honest people say,
such man, with the facts before him. pledges himsel
to support Gen. Cass for the Presidency
Mr.. w. w. Roby member of the legislature from
Noxubee county declares that Mr.. Brooke said to hin
that eff Gen Cass.wa the nominee of the Democrat
c Convention, he would give him cheerful support
OF course, it is not intention nor is it our prov
nce to accuse any gentleman with awant of patriot
ism or lack of honesty and only remark here, tina
Mr.. Walker Brooke was elected to the T. S. Senat,
very recently All this is referred to the readers ant
they, in due time, will reach their own conclusion W.
simply adding by the way, as memory refresher tina
Mr. Brooke as well Gen. Cass, is the proteqe of thu
Union party of Mississippi and if what is said is true
and to deny it is to repudate history may askf thu
Union is not the FreesoiL Party?
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-03-13
The Southern Press and MIR. A. H. stephens

In late number of the Press we find letter from
Mr. Stephens, of Ga, and upon that letter
by the editors of the Press We desire to call the at
ention of the Press to single pasagraph of its
ments in order to obtain its meaning of the con-
structien of Mr. Calhouns doctrine in regard to the
duty of Congress. The Press says
g Mr.. Stephens asks US, if it was not well as
certained fact, that at the time the Compromise
measures passed, and long before, an overwhelm
ing majority of the South denied the power of
Congress to legislate upon the subject of slavery
IN the Territories, either for or against it ? and
was not this the doctrine of Mr.. Calhoun, the
great leader of the South in this controversy, and
was it not well ascertained fact that upon this
ground he was opposed to the Missouri compro-
mise on principle? We ansWer yes-these are all
0etE oScertdtned facts. But it is also fact that
although a majority of the Southern members
and Mr. Calhoun, denied the right of Congress
to restrict slavery, and claimed for tie South an
equal and common right to colonize all the terri
torres with the North, yet Mr.. Calhoun, and
majority of the Southern members opposed and
and detested the Compromise of 1850 much more
than that of 1890. All would have acguiesced in
the extension of the Missouri line. We know that
Mr.. Calhoun would have done So -
We understand the Press here to assert that Mr.
Calhoun denied the power ofCongress to gisats up
on the subject slavery in the territories either for or
against it." This is not The construction given to the
doctrine of Mr.. Calhoun in Mississippi It has been
here held that it was the duty of Congress to egsate
for the protection of the fe liberty and PROPERTY of
the ctzen wherever its authority extended and it is
understood that Mr. Calhoun claimed for Congress s-
preme Legislative authority in the territories We
SO have construed his doctrine and this is we think
his position in his Benton letter. and one or two of his
most luminous cnaocbos
With others, we have held that Mr. Calhoun denied
the power of Congress- either to establish or prohibit
slavery IN the territories" but Is is new doctrine to
us that he ever denied Congress the power to egs
late upon the subject of slavery IN the territories"
IT, as the Press says, Mr. Calhoun claimed sfor the
South equal and common right to colonize all the
Territories and still denied the power of Congress to-
legslate for the protection of SLAVERY, it puts him in
the ranks of the compromises because they have adj
mittedthat the South under compromse bills poss
essed san equal and common right to colonze all the
territories up to the 400 north lat. II, the Press
says Mr Calhoun did claim this equal colonizing right
and denied the legislative power is surely clear that
he eontended for right practically worthless to the
South, and yielded vitality essential to her slave
institutions Slavery cannot exist without law to pro
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-03-13

portunty to appear before his friends and admires the
People He does not fear the issue, of course And
vet if he does not why is he powerfully mad Pr
Why has he threatened Senator'S and declared his de-
termination to war upon them if they refused do
he bid them 1t was because he desired to cheat the
people of an opportunity to select in cool and calm
manner their next u S. Senator He wished to force
the question upon legislature convened under the
humbug cry of "Union and Disunion'' He is well a.
that unless he succeeded under the smoke raised
up by that delusve cry that his chances to exhibit his
ther disgrace Mississippi by his buyism, have forever
passed away.
We shall in due time, present all the points of this
Senatorial election to our readers 1t is with lit
tie pleasure that we shall avail ourself of the occasion
this subject presents, offer reflections of
own upon the duty legislators to the People
As all power resides with the People, and egis-
ator is bound to represent the will of the majority
those who elevated entrusted him with the exercise
of certain powers, he is crminay derelct in duty
Them if he fails to seek their wishes whenever ques
ton arises involving their happiness, safety interest
upon which he is uninsructed expression of the
wishes. Ofcourse, cases may arise, where this ex
preston cannot consistently easily be obtained. IL
this the Senatorial election stands excepted for thu
Senate representation from Mississippi is full, and
vacancy will exist which the Governor is not author
lied to fill until the 4th of March, 1853 The people
them and should be appealed to, designate the
whom they desire to honor with seat in the Sen
ate of the United States.
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-03-13

Once upon time the Trees assembled to choose
King. The broad, branching Sycamore the
fragrant Olive, the green Bag and Lebanon's
proud Cedar were seyeraliy proposed, as worthy
in their nature aud character, to reign monarchs
of the wood and hum of general appreciation
murmured through the grove, as the eafy sceptre
was respectively tenderedto these nobiites OF the
forest. The prickly THisHe-the Jagged Thorn,
and the singing AettIe, however always Stunned
for their nervousness, and neglected in their insig
nifcance, and having long withered beneath the
oblIyious shade of this lofiier growth, determined
TO form alliance with all the weeds and wild
briars, and by rickery and intrigue to invest some
one of themselves with the laurelled crown Then
there was such ruSting among all the little reeds
and rushes, that though the tops of the heavy
pines were unStIrred, it seemed as if wind swept
by But the BRAaBLE, d scrubby, stunted, thor
ny bush, that had always inclined to the gentlest
breeze, when 1t found the little plants around 1t
now began 10 twinkle It's leaves and bend Its plant
0oughs about, in courtesy, on every side, whilst
with an air of the simplest humility, it claimed kth
and kindred with every knotted shrub low weed
aud Totted tree, within its reach. If now and
then sturdy old grey Thorn, or hardy Black Jack
would frown upon its cringing, and renounce the
connexlon, 1t would turn away sorrowfully and
sigh SO sadly, whilst even dewy tears would hang
pendent from every leaf that all hearts were turn
ed towards Brdaa6}e. Then said Bramble "Let
me be King will sit in the palace and look over
these mighty giants, who have so long rolled us be-
meath their boundless shade. | viii be King y
Then all the weeds, and briars, and little bushes
shook themselves and shouted aloud "Long live
King Bramble.'' -4nd Branble agas made Hing
SIG.
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-03-13

0TThe Legislature of this State has fixed upon TIL
esday next as the day for adjournment. 1t is difficult
to determine either the amount or Importance of
the business it has been called upon to discharge It
was found impossible byus to keep track of its labors
first because the receipt of papers were too irreg
uar, and second, the reports imperfect and brok
en- ; and lastly, members almost wholly neglected
to forward public documents to u.s. But it is of no i'm
portance anyway for apprehend that no very i'm
portant business came before this legislature. The
election of Senators for the unexpred TERMS and the
bldvidng the State into Congressional districsnow
pending-with one or two other bills, embrace we
presume, all of general character
We understand that the Senatorial election for the
long term, commencing the 4th of March, neat year
mas been very properly postponed 1t that Gov
Foote and few other demagogues have endeavored
10 force the Legislature into election taking as we
viii hereafter show, snap judgment upon the People
The last November election did not turn upon who
Shall De the Senator. So far we were able to de-
termine at the time, of the opinion that Cox J.
Davis was the choice of majority of voters in this
county, and we heard that one or more of our
successful legislative candidates expressed decided
willingness to see him returned to the Senate again.
Beyond all doubt, this willingness manifested obtained
votes for those who expressed it. But the question as
to the candidates for Senatorial honors but little
discussed, and of the opinion that the People of
old Lowndes have preference, and the Senate has, as
IS likely to appear done nothing less than wise, safe
and prudent act in submitting the question Invested of
all humbug and demagoguism directly to the PEOPLE
for their direction and control
Foote and his satellites denounce this. They charge
that senator's have violated their oaths and members
of the legislature have committed perjury, by simply
refusing to into the election and declaring their de-
termination to submit the question to their consttu-
ents the People. IfFoote and his friends are so over
whelmingly popular with the People, they ought to be
entirely content to have the Senatorial question refer
ed to the People. Foote boasts of his omnipotent DO
pularity with the Masses he processes to be Peoples
man, possessing their confidence, love and yeneraton,
and yet he is powerful mad because the senate de-
termined to submit the Senatorial election the calm
decision of the People, his friends, admirers-Ueaera-
tors. Does this look reasonable One would think
that Foote could desire nothing half much OPP
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-03-13

n,blsb ours. fit intends to abide by its agree
ments-and it can hardly say it did not hnow
th,t these were the conditions and time we liked
in accordance with our right to do so-lt VIII say
so IF it wishes to break this agreement, II IL Is
NOT content as it said it would be, and desires
to fix neto conditions, it will say So ana we VIII
try to accommodate it, if 1t be p0SSaote.
The Standard gets aoihy, by cutting oil por-
ton Of remark of ours and turning 1t against US.
Ills keen certainly. We said that the discussions
upon the secession doctrine appeared to US IN q
fog generated by the propagators OF that doctrine
and the Standard turns the first part OF the sen
fence upon us and cuts US up cruelty, by say
has no doubt in a fog . Lord we
shall never be able torecover from such onslaughts
of aet Spare us, you please. But we are real
Nv Glad it has found out at last that there are
'ssame minds capable Of information only and
hone il will proceed at once to examine It's own
The cap may ht
/ Oh we beg pardon We thought you intend
ed to compliment US, by so anxiousy soliciting the
favor of the Democrat to yield the pending discus
sion in your favor for we supposed that you
would not be so uachiUair0uS as to select an oppo
nent qgegker than yourself and knew you were
nothing short of an ATLAS at least II not nom
inc shorter But we see our mistake now We
take back our acknowledgement OF the supposed
lcompliment-and it sorrows US nightly, 1t does
in9 of the Scriptures BLESSED am dey dat es
tpecketh muffin, for &C." The Standard don
care straw about US, but it pants to get at 0"i
readers and it says they are men who are ''ca
.pable of understanding an argument" We know
tbat-but we warn our readers by the fate W.
have suffered not to suppose the Stahddrd IN
tends any compliment by that remark Ii 1t DOE
desire to lay before you ''history," we have offer
ed time and again, heretofore to-wit, on diver
occasions and do still offer, our columns graft
to it, and have called for and still call for tina
s.history" Give it to Us, Mr.. Standard, an'
your wishes shall be gratifed. But we hope yo'
will not propose history enough for a volum
large as Websters unabridged Dictionary. B
brief, do. Commence. But tell us what you en-
tended to say, when you said. cit is not in GU
Tvour1 nature to break butterflies on a wheel" Z
Observation-Disclosures ''breakbutterfieson
awheel," ''breakbutterfiesonawhe el'-what doe
it mean--where is the point of it-where is tn
sense of it
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-03-13

far chance 10 snow 'h'' 'ney are What they Pro.
TESS to be.
MOBILE, March Q, 1880
70 The Governor of tie State Of 1lassachaseg,
SIR: | observe that one branch of the Co.,
Assembly of the State of Massachusetts Ia IL
tbouobt fit to appoint committee to institute 1as
ouir7 as TO what action shall be taken to nroos4
the restoration to freedom of the three negro NE
who were a short time since sold at GaIvegss
Texas. under the laws of that state and purcbsSe,
by me.
With a view to facilitate the labor Of tho g.
raittee raised for this Jenevole,d purpose. if ~
not be deemed inappropriate to place them in No:
session of the main facts connected with this tran
action.
| happened in Galveston at the time these tb,..
NEGROES were detected in the act Of kidnapping :.
abdueting slaves from their owners. They T...
tried under the laws of Texas where tie off,
was committed, found guilty and Of course srk.
iected to the penalty imposed by the law Of tho,
state In the execution of this law, they wee ~
posed to public sale and l became the purchase,
and they are now my property.
+ If the Legislature of Massachusetts or the abo
itionists are really sincere in their disposition -
restore to citizenship and liberty these negroes
will afford them an opportunity OF doing so. Thev
have expended much sympathy and phanthrorv
on the slaves of the South and surely they viii
not object to expanding little money by way Il
illustrating their fidelity.
4 | will, therefore, propose to this committee, Or
to the abolitionists generally, if they viii pay ne
the amount of moneyit has cost to reclaim a "a.
otiye slave in Boston, they can have thesenegroes
This proposition I consider fair, liberal and inst
and it will be regarded as test Of the sincerity Of
those who manifest such lively interest in the well
! fare bf this peculiar people.
My place Of residence IS Mobile.
am. respectfully, your obedient servant
Il SAMUEL QUARLES
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-03-13

Gs- The New York Tribune, as all our readers
are well aware, is an original wing paper-it is a
true Northern Wing of the Northern Wing stripe,
and Its proclivities are thoroughly anti-savery-
1t Is ably conducted, and exercises more influence
with the masses than any paper in the State. It's
circulation weekly is said to be between so and
100000, and it is spread more particularly among
the rural districts. It's editor, Horace Greedy, is
a man OF clear head, keen observation, knows
men well, and understands the ms and outs OF
parties thoroughly. He says in a late number, and
we see many signs favorable to what follows, that
I" We do not believe there need be any whig
national convention held we believe any one
which may be held will be Productive of mischief
alone All the States which are likely to GO wing
at all-including Kentucky and Tennesse-will
nominate Winfield Scott by State conventions, II
necessary, and choose electors to vote for him.
And no matter how the delegates to a wing na-
uoha convention may be chosen, it will nominate
zen. Scott for President. Such convention may
90 sundry foolish and mischievous things--things
calculated TO embarrass the party in the pending
canvass and reduce Gen. SCOTS majority-but no
convention can be got together of which MAORI
y VIII vote to run the ship on the rocks when
tney might as well carry her calamity into por.
with the signal of triumph streaming at the mast
mead. Politicians prone to many peryerstes'
but that of preferring defeat to victory is not a
mong them. .
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-03-13

OEFA word to friends at home and abroad. We
want money, and those who know themselves indebt-
ed for subscription otherwise, viii confer ia
vor by sending in the money. We have labored hard
during the past year, have spent freely
advance the of State Rights, and we only think
it necessary to say to State Rights friends that
stand in need of what is due US, induce them to
forward to us by mail the amount of their Indebtedness
We shall be at the Monroe circuit court, and we
hope friends will hand their subscriptions to US in
person. deposit the with the Post Master,J D.
Mann.
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the 10th.

0E"Who is TARA" has become a frequent ques-
ton, and we pleased to know this query is made
mostly by the ladies'. In estimate in regard to the
peculiar value of the reflections embraced in her last
communication we have substantial evidence to know
that we not mistaken. Those reflections have
induced greater degree of feminine curiosity know
who CLARA" is, than we could have believed and in
this, we already rising up in this community just
that spirit ofnquiry. which, if properly directed will
produce much good In our opinion we do not err in
saying that Tara possesses both the nerve and capac
ty OF directing this curiosity to valuable
While she ministers to natural fobe, her sense will
eadher to the discussion of topics calculated elevate
even the moral standard of boudoir gossip and
at first an almost imperceptible, but eventually awide
and healthy influence While her nome de plume is a
shield to her against the of the envous and the
malicious, her teachings silently taking root and
her sound sense shaping and controlling the elements
surrounding her. No one can estimate the value of
the influence which pure minded and well educated
woman may exert over her own sex, by the prudent
employment of those powers with which God has en-
dowed her. The Penis said to be more powerful than
an army with banners, and in the hands of LADY who
welds it gracefully and pointedy, exerts double
influence.