Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-06-11
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present State Ticket nominated and to indicate the r
poses 10 be subserved by the combination In of
e course recommended by the friends of the Ticket and tn
carry out the great work of mediation we shall present the
further Developments and invite to them the attention of tho
Press South and East
Is now beginning be understood that Mr. Muse owes
position on the State Ticket any particular claim he
mad as partisan of influence in the section where he
resides so much as to anxiety to harmonic certain differ
ence and quiet certain facons In the congressional dis
ct IN which Mr. Muse resides and in which it was believed
ne would be enabled to harmonic differences and quiet fac
nonsts 1t Is now stated that he obtained only TWO votes in
Convenhon This is revelation worth knowing and re-
membering for this 1t demonstrates praccall tho
wisdom that controlled the convention The very man Sc
ected as the Offering to prCpitiate deenand satisfy an un
ruy facon is enabled to get only votes out of TWENTY
ve which were cast from that district the convention =
he South and the East may in hs grave mistake II
Is quite evident to rejecting man. that the people knew
well who was the ofher choice and that when but Two
delegates out OF the twenty-five could be found convention
who said by their votes that Mr. Muse was that man. men
may well question the policy that dictated it. and rdicue the
Judgment that recommended it. would seem that the dele
gates In convention from the region where the differences
sed and the actionists whom designed quiet oag
TO have been consulted and their opinion obtained 1t
probable too that they knew better than the delegates who re-
side IN South and East Mississippi possibly could who was
the man to offer up martyr 1t seems that South and
East Mississippi dsrus of the good intentions of the
rely upon the judgment of the and hence in
view OF this they adopted the two and nominated Muse
Another feature OF this has got into the wind and
smells so rank OF treachery, which if rue will destroy all
harmony and defeat the party asserted that Muse owes
his nomination impression that he was opposed to Gov
Foote's course and that he favorable legislative eau
GUS which Foote epudiates. Again. it is whispered that
letter despatch exhibited during the convention that
all probability influenced many delegates
Will the North Miss Union give its to this mat
ter and tell the people in South and East Mississippi whether
it is fact that Mr. Muse opposes Gov Fooe for the u s
consequence of the Governors refusing to submit
his claims democratic legislative caucus This imnress
ion hourly weakening the ticket by carrying spirit of dis
content and division wherever it spreads untrue it is
due South and East Mississippi that it be corrected
asserted in most OF the press opposed the action of the
convention that Davis defeated by combination sprung
after the convention assembled We are not informed def
nitey how where when this combination was formed It
is the impression OF that found naudble expression
in the held at the office of the Nsssppam on Mon
day night By others is believed have had birth in the
action ofthe delegates ofone three Southern
ties We certainly heard that Capt Barksdale to be put
in nomination first by of the Yazoo county delegates
that he would be sustained by the Holmes county deega
ton In looking the Yazoo delegation will be seen that
full and able numbering among its members
learn brother Capt Barksdale The Holmes county
delegation strong and able one and learn that among
its members Capt Barksdae recognized relation by
rage. These all small true and they show
that the first effort defeat Davis from the Southern and
central counties that they without any conceivable
predetermined thwart the wishes the people, of the
, Northern counties.
The people in the Northern counties a my it was anc
what political project be subserved by sacrificing Col
Davis They wish friends in the South and East, say
plain language whether believed that the defeat
Davis before the convention would increase the prospects
the ticket If throw off the choice oseven eight the
strongest democratic counties, and select who anC
Sired is clear that the sagacy of those who suggested thu
project is very questionable at the best
Such the questions passing around this end of the State
and have nowhere heard of defending the ticket
whole has surely failed inspire enthusiasm anywhere
and about the only argument hear Its defence is that
was intended compromise of differences, and those VIII
sustain simply because has been nominated and
therefore, the regular ticket We regret these things
do only because disposed lay the facts and
ectons the action Of the convention before Eastern
Southern friends of the press It's said that Divine justice ha
of furnishing the faults the folly and the pass
ions of those who weak attempt subvert tn
freedom of maorities tits in allowing the parties who urg
on the reap the consequences OF their actions With
cut disquetng themselves the upon which the
have entered looking behind seriously rejecting
they conceive the step will be the last Thus the weigh
of their drag them along and they perish The
who are now catering the pudces of the South and Ea
against the action of the Northern countless have failed
from their own hearts elements enshTned there which, NJ
repressed will draw upon the party defeat that Will shack
the State with federal principles for years. Truth and usC
are only to exposed draw them ardent party an
while the multitude easily interested in behalf OF tn
action of convention party usage than the thu
tie sacrifices men without yet OF those who b.
ic eye that convention stand which sacrifices men
violation of party and in opposition to the wishes OF II
neope These violations do in their operation
to with the quietng the mediate outbreak They weaken
e whole convention SYSTEM and the people more easily
n future against their action The Northern counties deca
that the convention sowed the seeds of folly and injustice
it liberal hand crop whichne fails to yield fear
at and plentiful harvest