Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-06-18
The Attorney General.

We are indebted to Col D. c. GLENN the accomplished At
toney General of the State for copy of argument deliver
ed before the Supreme Court in the of Johnson The
State of Mi sssipp The plaintiff Johnson Union Bank
bondhode and having under the of the State obtain
ed heang before the Chancey Court whose decision
IN hi, favor the Attorney General cand the before the
Supreme Court forts deci The question is Whether
Bonds OF the Union Bank issued in violation of the
Constitution of the State and this Is the point argued by Col
Glenn.
Judgment Mad been long since Convinced in rela
ton the unconsutionaiy OF these bonds, the argument
before would have made repudiaor. But personal
knowledge oil the history Of these bonds together with the e
glaon Which gave them BIRTH fixed pos long before
qres ion OF reputation publicly made and, Ill all
probability the first paragraph i'll reference TO the
reputation the bonds that published in this State
Ne perused the argument of the Attorney General with
pleasure il is clear, able and manly argument full OF good
sense and the distinctions marked out boldly,
and the construed Understandings There special
pleas fine spun distinctions, nothing 10 confuse or mis-
lead the mind Ii j. features admire in argument
hcy evidences that the knows what he doing and
that lie possesses the intellect employ just such means as
adapted the illustration OF the in hand We hEd
wea points in this agument-it Is tu nerve snIsw and
3onc- stands erect, and there are no bae-axes IN ls
s ate tempered Iii 5hy enough ceave from il limb The
H.pe Glenn debt OF gratitude, not only TOR Vndicahng
on lii defense Of the organic law OF the land
LIS pleasure have the opportunity OF tes!lhg In
public way appreciation OF such man as u l. Oenl
We mlrs his talents-we admire his noble open manly L.
dependent I.ld. lie is not only man, but genlema-
he no. only Democrat but he Is good Democrat, ana Tor
loo ike him We support such men with m
feel an enthusiasm for such men, and can folo" them
safely they honest to stoOP TO the petty meas ny
ch densgogues aone succeed Look al Jefferson Da'l
o like one OF those who ghten tie page OF History /
found .a, always TO lay office IL obedience 70 HE de-
aauds honor He, unlike the demagOgue never seeks inc
sacrifice d those friends who found 10y his side IN lie
loul Of peril to the south Never Such men we honor
- men cling and is when party demands Us u
push aside talent sacrifice honor and reward treason 10 ne
ln,i2es for which have contended and saclhced nuch
our heart cs grows poweress, our pen pool
snunken reed 1t then with pleasure that we advocate
Glenns cause We know where find him upon the pom /
cal record He has made his mark when other men skunk
way like towards driving bargains with factions fO
place-aye, Oifice-cthe spoils.
Give US men with clean political records and we are OF
hand and If we are not efficient as we Will be a
Jealous as any But pack upon men who have neltne
talent nor political consistency commend them, our reader
will not think hard of five do "heave little Wings pc
hcay we have never ed and TO ask US to reward mos
Who carry wing commission in their pockets is rather gh
it than caome and aap and that is bad as any
% say but may yet, have swallow the dose we sinai
endeavOF to sweeten it--ifwe can, boys.