Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-03-05
Legislative Tickets.

once pregnant with spirit of suspicious II not with dlssatis
faction We propose in quiet good naured way, to take
the reasoning of the Democrat apart and present the spirit
seems us that prompted it.
Our contemporary sets out with catholic spirit" and no
good democrat find in his first paragraph word that he
would endorse earnestly He says let there be mo
attempt dcaon in any quarter" and he urges that the
only question that should be asked regard men, lis he
democrats honest capable and faithful" He saws "let all
good democrats own down every attempt to revive the dis
sentons OF the pae them look to the success of the cause
alone and MOTTO tie eeraton Of any particular ndiriaaan-
Now we call this sound sense and only regret that the bal
ance OF the article fails illustrate and enforce these views
That our contemporary may have cause complain ous
we here insert all of that portion of his relating to the
Legislative Tickets"
"a legislative ticket has been recommended
through our columns and the same ticket we find
adopted by correspondent of the Standard. We
purposely waited to see how the ticket would take
before we said any thing about the natter be-
cause the recommendation was mere appeal to
the wishes and feelings of the people, involving
no principle, but looking to policy and expediency
only-to such course of action as would most
probably bring about a cordial and permanent re-
union of the two sections of the democratic party
in the county. We find that there are various
opinions in regard to the ticket and that it meets
with opposition, not on account of the proposed
candidates, to none of whom is any exception ia
ken, but owing to the manner in which the ticket
is got up. We can perhaps best explain this by
putting in the form of a colloquy between State
rights and Union democrat the opinions which
are daily expressed among US upon the subject We
are compelled now to use the terms State rights
and URion but we hope soon to be able to get rid
of them both and return to the time honored and
| expressive cOgnomen for the whole party of demo
crat, which according to our understanding of it,
implies both Union and State rights. We will
even now avoid the use of the terms as much as
possible, and designate State rights by Section 18t
and Union by Section end.
Section 1st-You have seen the ticket recon-
mended in the two democratic papers of this place
1t strikes me as a iudicous one, well calculated to
bring about a cordial reunion in our ranks. What
think you of it?
I Section 2pd.-l have examined and pondered
over The ticket with some attention and there is not
name on it that | am not willing most cordially
to support, But there is an objection to it and |
think it needs remodeing. II strikes me as being
rather too oneSided
Section lst.-Pray explain.
Section 2nd.-With pleasure. The ticket, as it
stands gives your section the senator and two rep
resentatives-ours but one Representatives APP
parently, this is giving you only three to one, but
in reality it is giving you four to one. For, l think
you will admit the senator is equivalent to two
representatives. He is elected for four years and
has as much influence in the passage of all laws
5 by his single vote as the three Representatives
have. In no are The representatives on al
2 equality with the senator, except when the two
Houses meet to vote on joint ballot. The tickle
therefore clearly gives you four to our one, anC
looks to rather too much like sided affair
This is my objection to it.
=, Section lst-But you must admit that we have
a very large majority of the democratic party OIL
our SIDE and might the ruling section, CLAIM
the whole ticket, whereas we have given you on
o member, which we co5sder your pro rata-you
e fair proportion under the circumstances of tn
L case.
= Section 2nd.-Clearly put, grant you. Blu
e ] do not admit your premises. Tou may have tn
majority Of the party with you, bat how very large
+ or how very small that majority may be, neithe
l. YOU nor ! can know, for no fair test OF the reIa
&c tive strength of the two sections has ever bee
: made and it would be dangerous to both t
. make it, | cannot think it exactly fair in you t
ycaim the right of fixing our pro rate and cuttin
i us down to one fourth Of the political power III th
>. county If YOU were to claim all, as you say 70
J. might, then most assurediy, you would get mono
for while we were foolishly fighting with each otl
as er the wings, like the fox in the fable, would &C
h. rotly step in and carry of the spolls But we al
willing to yield you the advantage on the tlcke
d. such an advantage, under the circumstances
81 tie case, lnlAk you ou9ht 10 DC CohtcHU Will
ry Section 1St-Well, let us hear. The reunio
40 of the democratic party in the county and the sui
$ cess of our cause are my great objects; am WI
On ling to listen to any fair proposition.
Section 2nd-I would remodel the ticket pr
- posed in the Democrat and Standard IN this wlst
= give our section the senator and you take the thr
nj representatives you take the senator ana gl'
er us two Of the representatives. In either case y(
would have the advantage, and that should thu
a ought to content you. But to cut US down to
ok single member of the House, would, apprehen
a cause dissatisfaction in our ranks and have te
he dencv to prevent that cordial reunion OF the der
en- ocratic party which you say is one OF your gre
NE objects.
lat The above brief colIoquy will serve to give o
readers some idea of the opinions entertained
!, regard to the ticket proposed through our colum
- some weeks ago. If the two sections OF the par
70 can but be brought to act in the proper spirit
we Cancellation and compromise, they can doubtlt
a harmonic and carry the county triumphantly'
OF We are told here 1st That he Legislative ticket reco
lex mended through our he Democrats columns, adop
not bv correspondent through columns. And, End
ay the ticket presented meets with opposlton not on
an count of the proposed candidates. to OF whom any
cepon taken but owing to the manner IN wch the ucAe
u II got up"
it'll the recommendation by wing of the party and its
dopton by other wing of the party worthy OF thou
il would seem that catholic spirit at least, prevailed
in far as the adoption was concerned and that inasmuch
de- o exception was taken any the candidates 1t iol
that the opposition with which it meets springs less from
With wing STYLED State RIGHTS than from the Union wing
NAV assume that this true, drawing conclusion as We
hn from the coloqual part of the Democrats article
but 1t will be SEEM that the objection or rather opposition