Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-05-28

at Iorge, by more than eight thousand majority
over CAPT. BarkSdate
DEMOCRATS READ AND BE CONVINCED !!
1t is principle on which the Democratic party
is founded that majority of the People shall
rule. This, we believe has never been denied, or,
at least, the history of the party chronicles no
such event, until of late years in Mississippi
Strange things, however, have TRANSFERRED among
us which mis- hit well induce the unwary to sus
pect that we have departed from primitive Demo
cratic faith, and abandoned the creed OF our fore
fathers, or, at all events, construed democracy to
consist in sacrificing the majority to the will of
factous minority, for the purpose of gratifying
the ambitious designs of few small beer poll
ticans. This shameful policy has been pursued
until it has become an outrage upon the peoples
rights, and to submit longer would justly incur the
scorn of every honorable man, and forfeit all right
and title to our long cherished republican princi-
plies. Time was, when for the majority, to have
submitted to the dctati n and control of the mi
nority would have been considered high treason to
the interests of the people. But SO long have
such acts been countenanced in this State, that for
the majority to talk of having voice in party af
fairs is perfectly absurd-simply ridiculous to the
jackson Clique and Southern Democracy, who
consider themselves licensed to perpetrale high
handed outrages upon Northern Democracy as
may suit their fancy and subserve the interests Of
their patriotic politicians ! The conduct of the
Southern democracy in the late State Convention,
is, perhaps the most unparalleled act of fraud now
on the records of party proceedings. 1t was, at
least, hoped that the majority of the party would
be oliOwed the privilege of choosing man out
of six, to represent them in Office, but alas, the
fatal deasion this hope was destined to be BIAS
ted in the bud The greedy Jackson Clique in
formed the North Mississippi democracy that they
cd al nOllS--that lev Poulu
have no voice in making the nominations; and con-
sequently men were forced upon us, which as dem
ocrats We will not support.
1t is perhaps, not generally known that Gen.
Reuben Davis is the choice of a majority of the
entire dr ooraUy of MissiosPp for Congress- yet
such is the fact, and We now will produce the doe
uments to prove it. The MississiPpian, and 9TH
er Southern journals, have been prating long and
loud about its being the duty of Gen. Davis, and
every good democrat, to submit to the will of the
majority. We are happy to inform those journals
that Gen. Davis is, and always has been, willing
to abide the decision of majority of his party
when no collision and intrigue we're entered into
to defraud him of his just rights; and that lie
likewise thinks the minority have very little bust
ness in making nominations for the ma lorty of the
Democratic party. We call upon the MISSISSIPPI
plan now to face the music IL has been whining
piteously for the majority to rule and now are
prepared to meet it its proposition, and are
determined it shall either abandon the field OF
yield the point. There is no way to bubble out
of 1.-THE majority shall rule-not few delegates
who have been sent into Convention by a compar-
alive minority of own party but a majority Of
the democracy at the polls. We have stated that
Gen. Davis was defeated by a minority of the
democratic vote of Mississippi, and we now like
wise state that Capt. Barksdale is not the nominee
of the party, and challenge the Mississppian, OIL
any other journal to deny it.
The following are the counties we have from
good authority, that voted for Gen. Davis in the
State Convention, together with their respective
democratic strength, as manifested at the las
Presidential election
For DAvIs-Lowndes, 745 Calhoun, 467
Itawamba 1914; Monroe, 97l; Chickasaw 718
Yaobusha 683; Marshall 1.304: Pamela 383
Choctaw, COG; Oktibbeha, 344; Kemper, Sill
Lauderdale, 688; Neshoba, 248; Jasper, 422
!, Leake, 335; Carroll, 783; Clarke, 33l; TiShemin
go, 1919; Tippah, 1899; Pontotoc, 1030.-Tota
democratic vote of these counties, 14,l52
For BARKsDALE-Adams, 442; Alfalfa, 673
Amite, 264; Claiborne, 358; Coahoma, rs; Co
piah, COZ; Covington, 303: DeSoto, 1888; Frank
lin, 1884, Kinds, $50 Holmes. 484; Harrison
276; Issaquena, 81; jefferson, 3l7; Jones, ia
Lawrence, 1916; Lafayette, $50; Marion, 207
: Noxubee, 413; Newton, git; Pike, 412; Rankin
351 +; Simpson 244 Smith, go Scott, 247
Wayne, 6l Winston, 448; Yazoo, 559.-Tota
democratic vote of these counties, 10, 500. The
counties of Bolivar, Greene, Hancock Jackson
f Perry, Sunfower Tallahatchie, Washington ant
Tunca, were not represented in the Convention
But Tunica and Tallahatche were known to b.
in favor of Davis, and the of the other coun
ties willing to divide equally between avi
and Barksdale. Thus, according to the vote 0
: the last Presidential election, Davis beat Banks
dale in Convention for the nomination, THREE
/ THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND SEW
$ ENTY-TWO VOTES But upon minute com
# parsou of the vote of the last two presidential
ections, We find that the counties which voted 70
e Davis in the Convention, did not cast last Novem
ber their strength by about FIVE thousand, takn!
S into consideration the increased vote since 1848
add this vote together with what Davis beat Banks
dale in the Convention, and it makes, IN FACT
S EIGHT THOUSAND VOTES And yet Banks
r dale is the nominee Oh, shame where is th,
e blush Has Mississippi come to this ? Is thi
2 the convention system which that detachable shee
r the Mississippiaa so strennousiy advocated p
e Verify, we believe so; and a more ht>champon t
$ defend the most outrageous system of convention
E that ever disgraced the history of any country
e could not be found We congratulate the South
ern Democracy and pot-house politicians, in beni
G able to secure the services Of SO INSCRIPTIONS
6 journal But, really, we consider the State 9
Mississippi too small sphere for it to act in, AM
would advise Louis Napoleon to secure its inyal
liable services the genius Of French institution