Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-06-11
Capdldates for Congress---SDeaking.


Gen. Reuben Davis, independent candidate and
Capt. William Barksdale, nominee of the State
convention, both gentlemen Of military titles, ad-
dressed their fellow citizens of Marshall, at the
Court House on Monday last respecting their con-
Aicting claims for seat in the popular branch Of
the next Congress of the United States,
Gen. Davis opened in a calm and dignifed man
per and told the people that he was the choice of
North Mississippi in the State Convention that he
had no known opponent in that body, that Capt.
Barksdale protested to be his friend and that there
must have been screw loose somewhere, and that
he had been wantonly sacrificed to CRAFTY the per-
sonal ambition of aspiring gentlemen in South
Mississippi, which is all, we have no doubt sub
stantially correct. He was particularly severe on
the dictatoral and versatile conduct of Albert Gal
latin Brown. He spoke feelingy of the tyranny
of South Mississippi over the North and said it was
time to demand redress, that maJortles ought to
rule, and that representation ought to be accord
Ting to population He was also very hostile to-
wards the dctation of the Mississippan, thought
that sheet controlled the State in an unmany way,
and that he had been barbarously assailed by it
on account he supposed of one of the editors be-
ing brother Capt. Barksdale.
He said he thought the caucus system was an
engine of corruption and oppression, to which we
heartily ascrbed, both in the Legislature and
elsewhere; but that conventions are necessary and
proper, when the rights and wishes of the people
were fairly and honestly represented. The fact
is, he was the choice of the North in the conven-
ton, the North was entitled by her population to
the foater, and he was, as we can testify, very
naysteriously defeated. We will support Mr..
Barksdale because we are pledged to do SO, hav-
pledged ourself before the convention as assem-
bled to support the nominees 6utaO do reluctant
ly, and Nth other motive than to SAGE the party
from utter shipwreck, and 1t IS noO IN lettering
and .traI condition; but, If any fraud should be
proved of course oar obligation ceases.
Gen. Davis announced in his speech that Gov.
Foote and Hon. B. D. Nabers would speak at Hol-
ly Springs on Saturday next, but that he was for
JEFF. Davis for United States Senator.
Capt. Barksdale replied to Gen. Davis in a man
ner after the following that he came with the
great seal of the democratic party in his favor,
that he was the nominee of the State convention,
that he was in strange land among strangers,
and that he was entitled to the votes of the dem
ocratic party in North Mississippi. He defended
his brother of the Mississippian, and said he new
er dictated.
He was particularly severe on caucusses, but
that his nomination was obtained fairly and with
out his consent, THAT he had no choice for United
States Senator, but that he would do Gov. Brown
the Justice to say that he BROWN never intima-
ted to him that he intended to secure his nomina-
ton for Congress, that he did not know what he
land McRae did when they locked themselves up in
room together just before Davis was sacrificed,
that he was not accountable for the caucus which
assembled in the Office of the Mississippan during
the cession of the convention.
lie said he aOas States Right man of lie stric-
test Sect that he believed the compromise measure
to be strictly Constitutional. We endorse this po-
sition in full, and we wish to ask certain gentle
men how they can support Mr.. Barksdale and be-
lieye these measures to be unconstitutional We
humbly appsehend that it will be rather embarrass-
ing.
He said he was in favor of the annexation Of
Cuba, or at least to veto against the transfer oil
that Island to any foreign power-so say we.
/ We have thus given an outline of the two spec
ches but we are unable to state which gentleman
is in the ascendency, such great variety of SEN
timent prevails-no man can tell the result.
Holly Springs Guard