Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-06-04
The cause ofthe nlSafIac1ion

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mony alone can come The bully principle vii, fail now 1t
lmprudent to try it, and say to the Clariom throw oil
upon the water.
lhe Clarion has done than attempted to concate-
mas announced fact standing does solitary and alone
sea OF personal invective and petty vituperaon, of
the most important and crushing character 1t saws.
her right to the nomination undispued in the State
Conventlon The North by the action of that BODY received
IN the person OF Capt Barksdae who seemed TO
Davis" ~ 49, tt'"i' "e"'
Their right that the North Mississippi; democracy o
the nomination was undispued in the State Convention
Is true as the CLARION says that the right of the North to the
floating congressional candidate undspued in convention
1t was case so plain that contention was even inadiss
oe and no man dared question it But what any night
worh It's benefits denied possessors What bene
NJ would the editor OF the Clarion derive from his rqht to
us columns II another man usurps the power of direct
his Pen wearing his honor and pockeng the proceeds Of
ms lapo lie would say the right valueless So is the
night OF North Mississippi she may not exercise as she
deems proper the right OF the North to the floating con-
gresham is undispued she Should have had the qht of
selecting her man. This Was DENIED her. as she declares
and hence the opposition to the action of the Convention
We are forced to state sober facts and from these facts
we shall deduce conclusions that are legitimate and
which, they shall tail operate basis of compromise
feat is inevitable
The Clarion admits the right of North to the float
ing Congressional candidate, and this acknowledges Just
what she claimed, and than her friends assert
due IN consequence OF her greatly increased population But
tits asked what is North Mississippi and this question more
frequently put in derision ofour section, than with view of
obtaining satisfactory reply What is North Miss ssipp
then9 We answer look the map and run the line includ
Ing Lowndes county to the Mississippi veand find
Parates the following counties from the State and they are
usually known North Mississippi
bboTWndes, Okubbeha, Choctaw, Carroll, Sunhower,
Boyar Monroe Chickasaw Calhoun, YqIobusha,
Tontotoc' ltawamba, l1shomlngo, Iippah, Marshall,
These counties entitled in accordance with the organi-
cation OF the convention o46 votes Sunhowe Bolivar Tu-
MICA and Talahatche4 yotes-were not represented Goa
homa and Lafayette, were represented by proxies
Sims Tor the former and R. Josse for the latter county,
both of whom reside Jackson Carroll voted for Banks
dale, Choctaw and Yalobusha and Deoto3 Barksdale
got votes from North Mississippi through direct delegates
and 3 by Jackson proxies, in all u.
Davis got 30votes from North Mississippi.
We do not believe that the of Lafayette reflects the sem
uens OF her people, satisfied that the divided vote
oChoctaw can be defended upon the grounds of sound
policy The vote of Yalobusha is questioned at home and
we expected as much from the heard floating about
at Jackson The vote of Noxubee thrown for Barksdale
and we have every that he the choice of any
party in that county But pass by all this and remark
that has been introduced show that the people of North
Mississippi have not succeeded in nominating their choice as
they calm and we remark further that had the convention
presented to the North the OF its choice efforts we
care not how ingenious and able it might have been could
have succeeded in raising ripple upon the political waters
provided the ticket whole strong. This excitement
them oweits existence in which but sec
ondary objects Underlying this excitement will be found
question OF principle and the defeat by the convention of the
wishes OF the people of North Mississippi after they had thrown
themselves upon the honor and Partially of their Southern
brethren has aroused feeling which alone be salts
fed by the rendering justice for every demand North Mis-
sissppi has patiently her cherished sons stricken
down by the East and South and this without any reason
Roger Barton from the lower line of this county the gulf
never received believe. Who is Roger Barton p
The political annals of the State mention h-his name is
cherished upon every hill and revered every gen where the
principles OF Democracy known. His prowess is the talk
yet of those old geyheaded sres who fight their political bat
ties again by teaching the youth their rights and duties
the matons too smile they repeaths NAME for many
anecdote whitening satire FURNISHED wittcism crowd upon
their memory the of Roger Barton mentioned.
He lives alone in sorySouth and East Mississippi dug his
grave they called in the wing party to sing their death
song his political hopes and prospects Roger Barton
dead Chalmers Totten, Tucker, Benne-but why repeat
nameshe history one the history Of a and the same
luminosity that hunted down Barton has entombed all others
is this feeling of seconais which has cmbittered the
people, They know their numerical strength and when they
see their wishes thwared their avoes defeated by cnb-
nations, they excited is natural that they should be-
and they will now resist this oppression, they say.
aedged that the ticket should stand because the
zaion the convention in the old established order and
that the in accordance with the old usages This
was left alone suggestion. We that the Southern
and Eastern press resisted and for the sake of harmony
believing that the wishes of this section would be respected
earnestly urged that the democratic numerical ratio should
not be urged 1t and the convention voted the will
of the people down The injustice of this method of voting
well known the people, and they unwilling that 442
democratic shall have much weight in selecting who
their candidate shall be- 972 democratic have This
rank and when North Mississippi saw her choice going
up with two-thds of her strength deemed generous
be SILENT and rely upon the honor the OF justice and
the spirit of that principle democrats claim be governed by
the rule of the majority. How weak the defence against
wrong was the people They know that the path Of
duty up through defeat it may be, must be- if the
OF which they complaint rigted But them defeat is
nothing, so long as they defeated in just
The Clarion says that the right of the North the oate
was tdenied True But the right OF the North desig
nate that man. WAS DENIED and in this the people of the
Northern counties declare that they have been nsuted the
choice sacrificed and their feelings and wishes degarded
These conclusions gathered from public meetings,
tended correspondence and intercourse among the people
three countless thrown before Eastern and Southern
friends The public press in this and the rs congressional
district exhibit the state of feeling and know in
ties where there press that disaecton regns supreme
We regret the Southern press attempt to be witty
the expense Of Chickasaw county The Chckasaw Rebel
on is called in derson may be matter of SPORT but
will be the death of the Democratic Ticket Gentlemen, be
ware There is point, in fun beyond which it is al
ways dangerous go, and this is instance. 1t will bette
become the press seek path adjustment, than,
one has dared do, attempt brake down all the bridges
an adjustment, close all reconciliation and ex
aspeate private feelings by dicue low wit buoonery
deliberate falsehood.
We have sacrificed feeling than any other IN thl
matter We stand up now mediator and if other me-
to adj