Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-01-15
The Press.

The Primitive Republican has been merged into the
Columbus Democrat and the latter paper will be con-
tinued by H. H. Worthington and F. G. Baldwin as
joint editors. The consolidation will, no doubt, prove
satisfactory to all concerned We wish our neighbors
jointly and individually, success.
The Monroe Democrat has passed out of the hands
of DR.. Davenport, who bid adue to his patrons IN a
well expressed address We part with the Doctor
with regret He is clever gentleman, a fine writer,
and deserved better fortune than has followed him the
last two years Our best wishes follow him into his
retirement and when he gather the leisure from
the duties that may encrce him in his new home, we
shall expect sketches from the pen of an ex-Editor
and "reminiscences and Recollectons of political ed
itors sanctum.
The Democrat is now published Semi Weekly, by
Messrs Markham, Kenderick and Denison. 1t is a
good democratic paper, and feel assured that Mr..
Markham will make his mark visible upon the politics
of the day. We extend to the b'hoys kind greeting
The Independent has changed hands-D. c.. Green
wood retires from the sanctum. Well, we are sorry
to lose Greenwood from the press-we have had with
him some fun in times past. He is man of fine tenn
per, some humor, and the tenacity of bulldog We
have admired the man much-we couldn't helpit, for
we have seen him rise from thorough humping and
go to work again as though nothing had happened
Greenwood carries with him into retirement our best
wishes for his happiness and success in life.
J. w. Vesey takes charge of the editorial depart.
ment of the Independent. welcome our old FRIEND
Vesey, and extend the " of brotherhood to him. P
B. PEBBLES appears publisher, and we can say that
he is good printer and very worthy man to boot
Brother Pickett of the Natchez Free Trader, asks il
we ever see his paper We do enthusiastically, ant
read it with pleasure when received We would as
soon impeach the chastity Lola Montes as our CO.
temporares independence or his democracy This il
opinions ought to be satisfactory our friend of the
Trader The article to which he refers met our eyt
for the first time under its letter enclosure.
We have received the first number of a new pane
published at Kosicusko, Attala CO., Mi, called thu
Mississippi Presbyterian, edited by the Rev. H. ]
BardwelL This paper has been established for the
purpose of promoting evangelical religion and the in
terests of the Presbyterian church in the South West
The number before is fair sheet, typographical
speaking but it is not what it should be in this re
spect We shall look to its being brought up to thu
highest grade of newspaper typography, that it MAJ
compare lavoraby with other church papers Nortl
and South Its selections are made with TASTE an,
some of the original articles are very creditable
We take the liberty of saying to friends of thu
Presbyterian and we speak in Kindness and with n,
deshe to be considered oficous, that the day ha
gone by in Mississippi, and we hope forever, for DO
emical discussions that must end in mere logomachi
disquistion. Error should be uprooted, but it cal
never be crushed by the propagation of error. Con
troversasts generally, bad teachers, and as tn
world shows worse preachers. One good, sound evan
gelcal preacher-the preacher whose mission is illus
trated by temper mild and charity for his broth
er broad the universe and warm and as genia
the autumn sun, is the preacherthe preacherwhos
labors shall prosper and grow under the benignan
smiles of Heaven, and the seed thus scattered in sol
prepared under the influence of love that is spiritua
win terminate long after the hand of Death shall hav
silenced the voice whose tones never reverberated
angery controversy. Such Preacher men admire an
Christ loves.
Ia We are opposed to religious controversies-we or
pose them upon principles and we shall do what "
may to discountenance them either from the pulpit
Through the secular or church press