Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-12-03
Partisan Pr0Gigacy Rehu!Eed.

The New York Express has heretofore made
high prctentIons to soundness on the slavery com
promises Of the constitution but the late over
whelmjng popular demonstrations in favor of the
policy of the administration seem to have worked
entire revolution in the position Of its editor
Commenting upon The course of the southern dem
ocrats in sustaining the policy adopted in he Balt-
more Convention and faithfully carried outby Pres
idcnt Pierce, the editor Of the Express puts forth
the prohigate sentiments contained in The following
extract:
Some southern democratic journals chrstcn
The wing State ticket just elected Che Seward tick
et, and single out Mr. Leavenworth the secretary
OF State, as "a Jerry rescuer,' DC. Well, what of
it. If so What else do the southern democracy
deserve? Do they think we northern men are o
ing to lie more loyal TO the constitution more true
to the southern compact in it, than they them
selves Do they think going to throw off
Seward when they reject Dickinson and take
Van Buren, up? If so, they very much mistake.
We may continue, give fair notice to catch
whg runaway nggers' that come this way, be-
cause the southern wings are true to US; but we
catch no more democratic niger if we find
their politics out If Jefferson Davis, or Mr. Gu
thrie or Mr.. Dobbn has a slave that runs off this
way that slave need not 90 on the underground
raiiraod' to Canada, but in broad day on the Hud-
son, with a million of people looking HIM in the
face"
Wehave rarely read a rebuke better administer
ed or more richly deserved than that whidh the ed
itor of the New York Times, also a wing, has Civ
en- to he foregoing in the following comments:
owe doubt whether the annals OF partisan poll
tics which in general are not lacking in instances
of prohigacv-exhbit more remarkable decara
ton than this The constitution requires the re-
turn Of fugitiye slaves Congress has enacted law
nroviding for their return Mr. Brooks has repeat
iadlv declared his belief that the existence OF thu
Union depends upon the faithful execution OF thu
law. and has pledged himself IN writing never Il
0 ,rnort for office any man who will notcarry tin
= 70 I'M and complete effect. And yet he now de
cIares that he will make obedience to that law sole
a " and exclusively matter of partisan poiltcs. l
fbn fuoi,iye belongs to a echig MASTER he VIII re
: tnrp him if his owner is democrat, he can 80 t
: Canada in broad daylight, with million otpeopl
Lin, athim. The constitution has thus cease
: 70 he hiding upon Mr.. Brooks, except IN those ca
+ SEES where compliance with Its Obligations can
made to put money in the pockets OF "a wing
t. Mr. Brooks in this matter, processes 10 spec
e for the people of the North. We are quiIe com
e dent that the North would unanimously repuula'
st his authority and his sentiments. We DO not %
lieve that even the silver-gray wings whose piii
d cinIe organ he has been for some years past WI
1T endorse his opinion upon the validity OF le cons
$ tntion. or echo his declaration OF the hlahiel
, which they intend to execute the conP % u
% measures which saved the Union IN 1901 II 'i'
are with him on these points, they Wouid uo w
70 erect a platform on that basis before thelf p
;octad union with the hunkers is carried INTO
feet"