Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-11-13
The Democratic Party Of Mississippi Our An
teCedentS and cur Prospects.

lcCCUtDlS anu Gui ALVSpCOSO
Let us sit down calmly, my friends, and com
pare the Past with the Present, and look at COM
ing events AS they are casting their shadows be
fore us. The abIest philosophical writer of his
age, Lord Bonbrooke, has laid it down as a
maxim that ''hstory is philosophy teaching by
example," and we should be poor learners and
fahless pupils if did not profit by the lessons oil
the Past.
Every body at all conversant with our political
history knows that Mississippi, from the time of
the cesson to the United States of the territory by
South Carolina and Georgia, the former in 1897,
the latter in 1909, has been strongly democratic.
As territory, she supported Jettrrson's admins
tration, as state, she gave unanimous vote for
jackson. In 1910, she staggered and reeled un
der the hard cider campaign, but the noble ship
rghted in A and with Polk as her standard bear
er, she cast some 5000 democratic majority
Her legislature has general y-almost always
been democratic, and, with but few exceptions,
democrats have represented in the Senate and in
the House OF Representatives. 1t was her voice,
told by her eloquent Senator, Mr.. Walker that
did more to secure the annexation of Texas than
that of any other State, and the h, art of the pa
riot hero Of the Hermitage was gladdentd, and
the serene evening OF his life was gilded by the
bright thought that Missssppians were still true
and faithful-the worthy sons OF the sres, whom
he had led to victory and to glory the plains Of
Chalmette.
Such Was Mississippi eight years ago. and such
we believe her to be now. She will roll up DEM
ocratic majority next Tuesday of more than 5000
for Pierce, and the victory Of SO will surpass
that of "A.
But there are breakers ahead, and the Past must
warn to guard the Outposts. Our Antecede nLs
are bright and brilliant, but shadows, clouds and
darkness may rest upon our Future, unless We are
ri IN q ON he
yo.d doubt, will perch upon our banner next
Tuesday. But all is not then won To succeed
III our state elections o. next year must be am
ted as The difficulty and the doubt arise
Lony from the fact that a mere abstract ques-
rtion, We were divided last year. Let US cancil
these past ditlerences-let US look upon them as
Things to be totally forgotten and mutually forgiv-
en-. Let us meet around the council board as /,
band of brothers. Let US know no union or disun-
ION party--let us forget men and go for principle.
Brightly shall we triumph 1--WE make such the
rule of our action, and the Future of Democratic
Mississippi will tell even more brilliant tale than
the Past h s done. Pause and refect-to rget and
forgive. Such is the advice of an old fashioned
democrat one who has known no political creed
but that OF his country, and the Union and the
Constitution as bequeathed to US by our revolu-
tonary ancestors.
We publish the foregoing editorial from the Co.
RuntbaS Democrat of last week entire, because the
spirit and sentiment meet our cordial approval
Ii We misunderstood it not it is substantial dec
laraton that whatever of power and influence that
journal exerts, shall for the future be welded to
their extremity in the maintenance of the ancient
and well defined principles of the party, and that
the claims to preferment of no individual shall in
tervene to the disturbance Of the peace and har-
mony of the democratic family. Measures and
not men is the time worn sentiment OF the party
The Compromise measures have become adju-
dicated, and the Union organization answered the
purpose ofits formation, when the people decided
to take no steps in vndication of their assaulted
rights The national democracy under the ban
ner ofour President elect, gives omen of an or
4 ganization which will know no North, no South,
no East nor West--nothing but the Constitution
and the country And there can be no sort of vim.
dication for him who shall desert his party stand
ard for that of any individual who may be more
ambitious of personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, than the
} welfare Oh his party or country.
The Pope. it is said. is about to receive a pres
ent from the hands of an American gentleman
who has made fortune of several millions of dol
lars IN California, and Is Just arrived in Rome ful
the purpose Of offering to his Holiness specimen
Of the yellow metal, valued at about eighty thou
sand dollars.
} "A foolish consistency" says Emerson, lis the
hohgoblin Of little minds, adored By little states
men. and philosophers, and diyines Ifyou would
+ be man speak what you think to-day. in word,
as hard as cannon balls, and tomorrow speak wha
tomorrow thinks. in hard words again, though
all III az
!. A true picture Of despair is pig reaching
through hole in the fence to get cabbage thai
lies only few inches beyond bis reach