Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-01-10

the pieces he has lately composed. and feel justi
fed in pronouncing them as possessed of marked
beauty and excellence. His composition has been
declared, by those Of musical genius, equal, if not
superior, to any in this country He believes in
music suited to the Southern taste, spirits and
feelings. and hence, his musical conceptions gener-
orally reach the Southern heart. He is desi-
rous that the ladies of Mississippi should have
music of their own, and has taken great pains to
meet their just expectation.
GE- We bespeak for Mr. Madisons celebrated
Report on the 3d. the Virginia resolutions, of SO
and 49, an attentive perusal. His argument
must carry conviction to every unprejudiced mind.
He declares it ''the duty of the States to inter-
pose for arresting the progress of the evil of usur
PATTON and for maintaining within their respective
limits, the authorities rights and liberty apper-
tanning to them
This was the language of Madison and the Re-
publicans Of '98 and '9-the sentiment of Jeffer-
son and the Democratic party, of which he was
founder. Then, it was the declaration of satu-
airy principle; and now, it retains its original
purity. Time has only sanctfed it, and given it
additional claims to our support and generation.
The object to be accomplished was to arrest the
effects of iniquitous legislation and maintain the
rights of the States And this was to be done by
" State interpretations, " which, when admitted,
left the discretion of the State and the exigeney of
the case, determine the erten and degree of its
application.
The FederaIists of the present day would have
US believe that the State of Virginia only contem-
plated petition, protest and remonstrance for re-
dress of her grievances; but such is the reverse
of the fact. She was determined to maintain
her rights, and hoped to be able to do so, without
a resort to extreme measures but, in case she
failed, she was prepared for the worst. The same
Legislature that adopted her resolutions erected an
ornory--oryon5zed and armed the militia to meet
| the crisis.
| Was hiS petition, protest or remonstrance ?
! Again: When she had adopted and addressed
her resolutions to her sister States of the Union
she awaited their replies with dignity and compo-
sure; and when seven of them had urged various
objections to her course, asserting among others,
that she was arrogating to herself unconstitutional
powers, of pernicous and destructive tendency to
the Government, she reiterated through Mr.. Madi-
sons Report, her firm determination to abide by
the first declaration of her principles Did the
cenSurlng States suppose she onI meant petition,
protest or remonstrance Let them answer for
! themselves Delaware considered " the resoIu-
tons from the of Virginia a very unjustifable
interference with the General Government and
constituted authorities of the U. States, and of
i dangerous tendency"
Rhode Island regarded, " certain resolutions
of the Legislature of Virginia as hazarding an in
terruption of the peace of the States, by civil
discord. "
| Massachusetts, announced, that should Vir-
ginia oppose successfully her FORCE and WILL to
those of the nation, the Constitution would be re-
duced to a mere cipher. -
| New York could not forbear to express the
anxiety and regret with which she observed the
infammatory and peInco sentiments and doc
trines contained in the Virginia resolutions. -
Connecticut and New Hampshire 90 explicitly
dsavowed the sentiments contained in the resolu-
tons of the State of Virginia -
If Virginia only meant petition, protest or re-
monstrance, why did the other States denounce
her, in the fashionable slang of Federalism, as
" uni ustifably interfering with the General Gov
ernment;" "hazarding the peace of the coun-
try, and opposing her force and ooW to those
of the nation %
Her FORCE and WILL to those of the nation =
FORCE and petition they convertible terms !
No! she meant something more than entreaty and
humble supplieation The mayor and corporation
of Liverpool may petition the Throne for redress
of their grievances. Shall we yield nothing more
to sovereign State of the confederacy than may
be claimed matter of right by corpora
ton The miserable slave who receives the lash
OF his memorable master may petition and remon-
strate. Is this poor privilege, which is common
to all mankind, under any form of government
known to the civilized world all that she reserved
by an express article of the Constitution, when
she assisted in establishing this Government for
her benefit and convenience The idea is shock
ing to the feelings of free people; it is a mon
strous absurdity, and cannot be endured. She
was never willing to ''sell her birth right for
mess of pottage."
General jackson.