Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-10-01
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"IIte letters Tor the press when he could avoid 4, H.
pianauon, contains much of that shrewdness nolcs
anu "ch they never forget Many aspiring men have
oeen checked in hej- aspirations and many have
which drew from them letters speeches votes
winch their subsequent rendered
" Paruay to recant We have in point Our old and
esteemed Trend, and owcountyman the present hi
ddae to represent old Lowndes in the State Senate CI
CoB ias within the range our guns and we take this oc
caslon TO say to him. that what have to say Of his
antecedents, is dictated by no feeling Of norl
and that II he should deem have carried the vo
e oouuay Oh personal lnvecve he has only tn SOC me :;
person to be FULLY assured that he abors under
worthy MS nature and derogatory the pariav of ono b
- - ~ past Inexperienced We say this much to
euau me Colonel against influences that have berad III;
into false positions heretofore u ii'i
mo man who has heard Col Cobb any time within tho
yours uehounce Dasuion, would suppose that he ever was
OF what Is qnite bad, South Carolina MI
'y Oh 'he John T. Calhoun school, We shall epdeavor 10
U" rom documentary evidence in possession that the
Coione has been in bad company times past if we riI
apprehend what he styles as bad cor,papv IvIii
say thatCol Cobb is or has been Nu6er bnt xve sou
sent TWO votes cast by him which he cannot exsin in
way. " S"uy
IN l042 Col Cobb represented Noxubee county in the I
azure Oh 'hs state and out of the action of the IT, s. Congress-
eIe sprung up warm discussion in our Ierislature and
nous propositions proposed We find Col Cohb v,;
on questions In manner proving that he must have
SINCE I04 or he de nounced doctrines in 1851 he still; ad
hered TO- and ought defend We consrue him. By his votes
70 De oazen Nulle as ultra Haynes, Calhoun or anv
OF those men whom the Union men in 1929 denounced a.
lll'os ana against whom Old Jackson that Iron Man
hurled the Proclamation OF the 10th December 1870 tho
per that has been living fountain from which all I1n
SINCE nave drawn their argument and cheest STRENGTH
Is Deeved that Col Cobb has defended the said Poclama
o Wlh Inc present year, and that its influence he owes
something for the wreath of success won in 1851 If or in
ference mat Col Cobb has changed politically be we
are forced that his mako
general consent actionist the meanes lowest down po
caI deagogue known to political SYSTEM We are alto
geher unppared to charge any such thing upon Col Cobb
MS weakness lies in the other direction He very candid
in the expression hs opinions and when he voted not TO Law
lheoo"lng Amendment to resolution upon the table we be-
ieve he did in cous spirit but because he believed
IN the political doctrines set forth therein and that it was his
wish that they should not be suppressed by laying them upon
the table Here is the Amendment copied from the House
Journal, as noted below
Mr. Smiley offered the following amendment,
to-wit:
n Add to the first resolution-"And TO prevent all
takes about the Interpretation of the aforesaid resou
uons this Legislature expressly declares that the
edy OF the several States othe Union against the un-
Just exercise of power by the general government is
Gin cases of abuse Of the delegated powers the men,
bers of the general government being chosen by the
people, change by the people, would be the consti-
tutional remedy; but where powers are assumed.
which have not been delegated nu7ifcation of the
act is the rightlu remedy
Mr.. Grant moved to lay the amendment on the ia
Bile, and the question taken thereon by yeas and
nays which follows
Wedo not reprint the names We give only two one our
citizens have known se consistent unyiodng op-
ponent of Nalifcation-hus.
Yea-JnO. 4. Cenncil, Of Lorndes county
Nay-JOs. II. Cobb, Of Norubee county.
So the amendment was laid on the table-See House
Journal Page, 594-5,
Every body knows John T. Connell-he Is an old Union
man. otte straghttst Sect and when amendment
up, declaring Modification the rghu remedy when Congress
assumed powers delegated he says his vote, No.
Not will lay such declaration the tabeNo such doc
ine shall 20 the world deliberately sanctioned by the Lgs
lature Of Mississippi as its act, by my vote,
Every body knows Col Jos. b. Cobblaely he has been
real-tonedown Union singing louder and sweet
Union songs than hebut when this change pray He il
who prepared to say the world decade since, thai
~ MULTIPLICATION the righfu remedy, and be fo
forcing the Legislature of Mississippi deliberately to declare
by his Why Col Cobb is oa hereto than
dared be in politics. Disunonist than Rhett of South
Carolina for think he hous such doctrine this
remainngin the Union and setting its laws at defiance!
1t is positively shocking, Colonel, amt it9
Well Colonel that is some but your vote the following
proposition, is absolutely outrageous Why, would have
given half dozen brandy smashes for this proposition and you
vote or it in 81 when you yelling out glorious Union
Jackson and his Proclamation all right them but in 1915
himself and his Proclamation both humbugsthe Olc
Tvan" the Imperial Cesar, he called by the Null
e was opposed to the doctrines of the old democratic par
~ wasbe Now this is supendously rich, Col. Joseph
Cobb standing in Judgment what and what were
the doctrines and principles OF the Old Democratic party
This will make any old democrat laugh outright But here
3 is the proposition
o Mr. Smiley offered the following amendment, to
wit
e Amend by adding to first resoluton"A And that the
&c doctrines and principles of the proclamation of the
Executive of the United States, issued 10th day o
ID December 1892 are inconsistent with the foregoing
resolutions he resolutions of 1898 and 1879 OF Vr
pinia and Kentucky in reference to the alien and sed
lion law and that sadp reclamation does not contain
butts in direct opposition to the doctrines and Pnc
niles the old democratic party Of the United states
" Mr.. Grant moved to lay the amendment on the ia
bIe and the question was taken thereon by yeas ant
i'll NAYS, which as follows:
Yen-JnO. II. COnnell.
or Nau-JOS, Il. Cobb.
Every body is appsed that Conne believed In Jackson
and that he would prevent by his vote and HI
voice anv roposition questioning the patriotism or the denoc
~ Of the old Hero and when the question to lay the aoo
scandalous proposition every Union Jackson man up
i'll on the table was made, he voted Yes.
cl Cobb voted No He denounced the PROCLAMATION !"
and was glad of the chance to hit Jackson through
o blow. ~ H..
Id So the amendment was laid on the table-See H0"s
N Journal Page 596-97
10 We think that we have shown by the above that COL OoO
abandoned his political doctrines-doctrnes OF vast me
t ond that he is not only unsound but that ms opinion
IS ~ wholly Federal We have very conclusive PROOF III w
is ;on 70 show this-aye, We think we sha DC
r that he dstrss the people that ne holds thel
% ncanabIe Of selfgovenment and that his poncy 70 "i