Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-09-10


To the Democracy of Mississippi.
FelIoag citizens The election is rapidly ap-
preaching which will decide the political complex
ion of your State administration for two years and
in moiety at least, your position in the Senate
of the United States for six. You are struggling
now, not in solid phalanx as any party would do
to conquer, but in struggling parties, with no COM
mon leader, under no definite colors, and at war
among yourselves about non-essentials This is
your true condition, whatever editors in their
chairs, knowing nothing about the people at their
homes, or heated politicians of one eye, may say
to the contrary. GU are in danger of defeat, and
you know it. Your opponents know it, and they
are earnestly pressing the contest, ike men deter
mined on long desired object and having it almost
in their grasp. And yet, since the memorial year
1841, and the Bond paying contest of that year,
there has been no time when your ascendency as
party has been so needful, practically as in this
We established and declared important principles
of constitutional liberty, that year, vital to the
property rights of freemen. They are assailed
now by new move, not unanticipated by you
them and the citadel is attempted to be carried by
turning your eyes in a wrong direction. If you
will look at your danger, you are safe
One of your number, who has borne some share
in your conflicts for twelve years, has watched the
movements of your opponents, and has shared in
the shame of your defeats, never accomplished
save by your unnecessary divisions, would now
call on you to avoid the rock that lies before YOU
Perfectly retired from active political life, asking
nothing, wanting nothing, and fearing nothing but
Democratic overthrow, he begs you to listen to
the truth, however unpalatable to some, invisi-
bic to the eye of prejudice. You bear to
hear of your faults from one you would recognize
as friend when his object is to save you from
disaster.
Your chief difficulty relates to the Senatorial
election. This embitters men against each other,
who do not dissent upon any essential and practi-
cal article of the Democratic creed. It's person
al altogether. Pride and prejudice alone prolong
the difficulty, which you, acting upon principle,
belonging to no particular or set of men, and
intent only upon democratic representation in
the Senate upon the platform of 1852, ought to
take IN your oCn hands and settle, that you may
have power and peace hereafter.
You have the power to do SO, and at the same
time to satisfy the just claims of both parties into
which you are divided You are all the friends
eff Franklin Pierce, and of his administration
You are satisfied with his Inaugural, and with all
he has done since he delivered it. You desire to
sustain him in the course he has marked out, ana
to continue the administration tile same tack after
the present administration expires. You have a
man now in the Cabinet, towards whom all your
hearts are warm, who can do that thing, if he is
not placed in false position by over jealous ad-
mrers using his popularity for their own purposes
jeff Davis is in position for which his talents fl
him emnently. He is the man for his post, and
his post is the post for him. The Southern Dem
ocracy want him where he is, and his every move
ment is wearing down every remnant of bitterness
among our Northern friends against us. The ma
tional Democracy have claims upon him, IN yield
ing to which he compromises no duty to the State
he loves. He has but to go forward in the line o.
duty assigned him, and the future success of his
party and his own promotion are identified and IN
1 dissoube. His true friends are not those who
would turn him back, for a contest in the ranks o
his own party in the State, with gentleman pro
Tossing and entertaining the same principles anC
9 opinions on every matter of national concern
Suppose him successful, which would be at leas
doubtful, wherein would his own position as
statesman be advanced? Let Col. Davis then b.
permitted to remain schere he is-to identify hi
fame forever with that great work which is to blnt
our Union together with the bonds of easy ant
} direct intercourse This will crafty the create
number of you-it ought to do SO.
But there is another party among you equal.
. devoted to his great and gallant rival. He ha
differed with majority of you upon one grea
question, on aUhich you do not nosC differ. He wa
honest in that difference: so were you; and 1t 4
: stirred you hearts and efforts since $40, wher
has been the field or the forum in which Henry
: Foote has not welded the bright cimeter of hi
! resistless eloquence in behalf of Democratic me-
: and measures +? What prime pie now dear to tn
Democratic heart of this nation is he not now eve
ry day avowing and boldly defending? 1t wi
Z not do to answer that Wings are supporting him
1t is easy to reply that Wings are also opposin
+ him. Neither proves anything. 1t is the princi
d pies and measures he is advocating that identif
= him with the same great party of which Davis
: an ustrious member. The time was when Wing
supported him, too, as they now do Foote, con
!. ceiveing themselves indebted to him for hig
achievements in his country's service. 1t did nc
corrupt his Democracy, nor has it that of Foote
though the temptation has been far greater.
As stated before, you want the adDinistratio
sustained in its action, as well as the Inaugur;
address of Mr.. Pierce. Who more fit than Henri
S. Foote? So far as the slavery question is cor
cerned, the South now stands upon the anviOLGbiL
tn of the Compromise acts of 1851. Foote plan
. his character as a Statesman on these measure
a. Pierce stands upon them as his rock. Their r,
= cords are alike in this. Should sectionasm aga
raise its head, to disturb alike the South, the UnoI
st and the Democracy, who more likely, who mol
committed than Gov. Foote to stand in the Sena
in your name and lash the agitators back to ii
oblivion and contempt into which has Efforts, sCsl
those Of DGvis, have contributed to drive them
1859?
Let GOV. Foote then 60 back to the Senat
with a unanimous vote, to watch and to lash yo'
lenemies and those of the South, and to susta
p President Pierce administration while Col. d.
c. counses remain to assIstn its successful q
re dance Thus vour princDles viii be safe and Il