Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-10-29

Col. COBB AID the So. Standard.

In OF the late numbers OF our city papers find card
the signature of the gentleman named above. This is
emphaticay card" canvass and up this hour have
heard oseveral rumps having played but no tricks
taken The Colonel has thrown in trump" his political
friends claimwe head OF il sometime before it appeared and
from the suppressed whispers that reached u.s. we supposed
that We be politically guloned We have read the
Coones card and while have every disposition do
him justice, cando little the present week. than
certain into which he has led either by design
ing knayes by ready suspicion OF others motives II
the Colonel suspects himself that masked behind the
scenes prompted comment his political anecedents
inform him very canddy that he II he has been led
into this suspicion by Others his have drank in whispers
utterly We read write, and think for ourse all
subjects and being prompted by the party leaders in
this county exhhe the anecedents OF any politician alb
srd in the No man better than Col Cobb knows
that the Standard tavore with party leaders that they
tailed to prompt it abandon its elirespec and have
er since ceased to make ii party in the We know
nothing of the OF this declared ousef
outsider" and have been treated as such
In reference the charge OF Notification, have simply
say that lit petty scandal" OF 1851 reached
US in my form during that canvass We found the resolutions
five weeks agot the first time had or
heard OF them We were not surprised seeing the
Colonels them than many others whom
showed them The explanation he gives ofhis does
appear the journals and could know os existence
We the found it, and the explanation does the
Colonel credit its being given and not n when
explanation would have set him right the record, and
posed his Interpretation OF the resolutions.
In reference the OF having been elected Captain
volunteer corps Carolina organised for the purpose
defending the doctrines OF Nuifcaon" simply stated
what informed by gentleman Of this coun-
y The Colonel denies report, part of which, we never
before heard We heard that he had raised company
OF volunteers IN Carolina 1t this understood, that
j. B. Cobb, had been elected Ccptan of volunteer corps or
gained in Carolina for the purpose defending the doctrines
OF Notification" Not that he had raised" such company
the company organized for the purpose indicated
is evident that injustice has bee done the Colonel buif it was
organized for the purpose reported he has the point
made by
We commented upon the supposed Notification Of Col Cobb
because was all new and had every be-
ieve Trae too. He denies it, and ofcouse we are silent
The Colonel audes the preamble and resolution propo-
sing to take the election of the Judicial officers from the peo-
pie and give 10 the legislature which published and COM
mented last week The explanation while we denv no
word OF it. places Col Cobb in ridiculous attitude as
legislator lie tells that at the instance ovaued friends and
constituents he consented introduce resolution instructive
committee inquire into the expediency of changing THE
mode Of electng Judicial officers and of extending their ten
ures Reader mind you that Col Cobb says that at the in.
OF valued friends and constituents consented 10 intro
duce "A Resolution for the purpose of inqurng into the ex
pediencyo the change. Well what does he do He added
the Preamble" which he wrote, bu did indite" to the
resolution, and then introduced them into the legislature
lie requested Mr. Tompkins lay the preamble and
resolution the table Without intending to be dsrespec
full, must say Col Cobbs legislative conduct in this in
stance very chldishyery foolish He had consented to
introduce this subject and make the inquiry &c. In the face
ths he that he requested the subject be thrown upon
the table, This cuts off the inquiry. Col Cobb was tL
treating those valued friends and constituents with courtesy
With due Difference, say If you were OPP
posed the preamble and resolution and had consented
introduce them, and suggest the inquiry you bound in
good faith have pressed their reference the appropriate
committee, dsclaimng the time that they correctly repre-
scented your opinions But you requested Mr. Tompkns
lay them the table and you further say that he
pressy stated that you requested him do This may b.
Col Cobb says, bet there word Oft in the
not word-here is all we lind in the Journals
On motion of Mr.. Tompkins,
Was laid on the table. House Journalpqge 397
! We now dismiss the last tcard