Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-11-27
From the Tribune of hereafte


Der next, the whiy party, a national party, will
exist only in history"
OUR GOVERNMENT AND THE CRESCENT CRY AZ
FAIR.-Judge Sharkey, U. s. Consul at Havana.
has written letter in relation to the Crescent City
affair, in which he says:
''The Captain General has received letter from
the Spanish Minister at Washington, in which the
Minister says that the Secretary of State assured
him, in the most positive manner, that Purser
Smith should not return in the Crescent CITY, and
authorized the Minister to state to the Captain-
General The letter was shown and translated to
NE by Mr.. Savage, who was with me at the time
of the interview with the Captain General His
EXcellency expresses much regret that the pledge
has not been kept. | could give no satisfactory
explanation OF the matter, and remarked to him
that Smith was probably not an officer of the ship,
and that the government had no power to remove
him from the ship"
AFFEcTATIoN.-Lord Byron, remarks the New
Orleans Delta, said that the more delicate we be-
come in the use of words, the less we were so in
fact. There is great deal of truth in this
When We hear lady, instead of calling leg
leg, and speak of the limb we always imagine She
has some indicate idea in her mind, which had
no business there We hate to hear woman call
bull "cow's husband and the tap of bar
rel peculiar" Pray don't let us hear the
English language, with its full, honest sense diu-
ted with such mockeres Of modesty. The trans
formations which have been humorously made Of
some of our most hornely adages, are not a bit
moro ridiculous than the absurd ALLEGATIONS which
are gaining upon every day. Putting your
hat upon the ascending hatchet," may be very
good, but we prefer Gaping the climax" (climb-
axe inasmuch as it is shorter and more express
sive.
We agree exactly with the Delta. The affec-
taton of the day is positively senseess, and it is
growing worse and worse. Now days women
have no legs--nothng but fcet-scarcely ancles
as Tor knees there no such things about. As
for stockings, they have gone clean out of use,
and now hose" is the polite technically express
sive OF those delicate little affairs so suggestive of
round calves and beautiful feet. When we were
a boy there were a heap Of good old Saxon words,
which meant exactly what the dictionary makers
wanted them to, but they have passed away. The
new generation go it on an improved scale-they
are ahead Of their grand daddies and grand mann
mics They know so much more. If we had
time we would prepare table OF the improved ex
presSons but must content ourselves with only
few Of the most select
LEe-Now obsolete, or, If used, foot.
GARTERs-Now ladies' suspenders, or braces.
&c, dc.
Some tremendous explet;ve must be finally adopt
cd 70 convey clear idea of such an adjunctive to
female charms. We suggest convention of the
dry goods clerks to settle upon uniform term,
and the appointment OF a committee of the most ell
derry and discreet to communicate it to the ladies.
This viii prevent unpleasant misunderstanding
and awkward explanations.
/ But the devil is after us with ''sharp stick, -
FOR copy" and must cut short our table of
| improved words. One of these rainy days we viii
extend it further
Gov Foote disclams having taken any part or
lot in the Flag announcement Of his name for Uni
ted States Senator. He has written a letter to
/ the Vicksburg Sentinel, requesting that paper to
''insert in its columns, courteous, fair, and
strictly democratic exposition Of the grounds upon
which he desras the support of his fellow citizens
as a Senatorial candidate" And says: eff so, /
will forward to you such document without de
lay The Governor says he has no editorial or
gan in the State of Mississippi.
The editor of the Sentinel, d. Walker, in reply
to nr Foote's letter which the Sentinel publishes
says eff you will unite with me in preventing the
formation of third party in this State, and open
" discountenance the use at present made of YOU
name, by the wing party and whig papers of The
State to distract and divide the democratic party
| WILL
ms prOpOSltOn, upon the part Vi TIE DeutiH6l
is certainly very generous and fair; for if Gov
Fooe is not willing to aid in putting down all whie
efforts to distract and divide the democratic party
G and discountenance all attempts whenever, wher
: ever, however, and by whomsoever made, t
81 bring up the old issues to sectionaze the party
n he certainly cannot expect the Sentinel, or an.
. other democratic paper to open its columns to hi
If wishes or schemes.
IS We shall look with much interest for the Gov
d ernor's reply. We trust that he will come GU
boldly and promptly in denunciation OF all WIN
tricks to break down the democratic party OF thu
I State, and go to work like true anti demagogIs
1t democrat and ''put his foot upon the unprinc
pied wing efforts to ruin our party Ii ne IS nc
h willing to do this; and act democrat who love
his party and his country, would act then let hi
), take care of himself, and the democratic party i
1 self azoo Dem
We are requested to state, says the Alban
Evening Journal that our whig friends may hes
e. of several eligible situations about to be vacated
k the locofocos on Salt river. judiclous applies
ton Of the saline waters of that region. will III
" doubleday enable our friends to saye their bacon
Of in S..
THE FuS OF THE ELECTION. the abol
en- beading, the New York Herald keeps up a fire
id the following humorous spirit:
EVIL Born, Nov. 3, of the democracy, a Preside
p,l--Frankln Pierce. The mother and child
well.