Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-12-24


their companions in arms are cat down by their
hands and sing,
We will die at our posts
The sccGe at The close OF the service was i'm
pressiFe; Il even lad much Of that moral heroism
which could say, 'None Of these things move me:
neither count my life dear unto myself; SO that
l might hnlsh my course with joy. and the minis
NY which l have received OF the Lord jesus
Col 'Dayls1ara g4saaioa.
We have bad frequent occasion 10 dcnourcet'e
eaumny SO IndustrousIy circulated against Col
Davis during the spring and summer. inputinrto
h,rn S@n''n'arta At 'r'r rr'th dolia mon.
Inc Wheeling Evening Argns does more than JUS
ice TO an aft: sEatcsnan. pure Patriot and cliy-
alrous lover IN The following remarks:
Jefferson Davis, has in ante quarters, been
s1yIed.a Gl>unonlst, without any reason being as
Si9ned why he IS 50 styled. Wh,u he was anpoi-
.ed TO The Wan Department, BY President Fierce,
II was source Of srear re=gs. sto..fe opponents
q the administration and the personal enemies of
Mr.. Davis that fire-eater an sec i,,;.> should
hold place in the cabuiet. and by one Of lie ad-
Vsers OF the Executive. II d such heen tbe case.
had Mr. D3TS entertained the stutintnts thus at
t1buted 10 him. and had he been III f.yorof dis
solution OF the Union, as he was declared To be.
and had he been the leader OLA disunion party Of
ihe Sou,h-there might haze been some cause to
apprehend danger in CONSEQUENCE of ills Occupancy
OF the high Posl,ioe in which be was placed in the
government Of the country. Stccssilnism. unless
II IS applied remedy oflhc las resort. is dan
oeFous to the true interests and to the safety Of the
nation, let II cmaGatc from what source i NAV ci-
thtf III the Wild yaEirys Of the tire-eatlr OF the
South or in he fana'ci>m Of Northern aLoitonism.
Had either of them The power 10 dr,c. oar national
affairs, they would unqneslionubly guide It's IN the
shortest and most expeditions route to destruction.
But IN the wholesale doctrine Of S5tae-rlrnts eve
rythiny is to be hoped and nothing tearli In it
consists the safeguard OF orr Institutions In their
primitive purity, and upon il must DE States rely
for their independence. Wien the Federal Con-
shuilon was adopted by the States, il was not CON
iempated that they should be subject 10 the inius-
tee ol great consolidated power hIch thcy them
selves had called into bong, and which tlev had
no right to retain when encroachmehts W. re made
upon their reserved rights The value OF 81 ate in
dependence was toe highly appreciated lv our an
cestOfs, Tor Us even 10 suppose that they would
wholly renquish it, and concen IA q ali poliiical
powers IN the 5rasPot national governments. The
State rights doctrine in the beginning MAS advoca-
ted by the best minds Of the times and had violent
opposition to contend With And when lis oupo-
nents were driven to the wall by the arguments of
It's advocates, they resorcd 10 Tidicale do The only
means by which they could resist as .al.bg.fre
from their opponents. This. hoH-yer has in the
end failed thea, aud tie t.iyi.s5 OF the doctrine
have now the 9rauHcatIou ot knowing that it is a
policy OF extensive popularity. and from lis intln-
sic merits is destined at no distant day to become
the universally adopted policy OF al, politicians It
IS now too late for disuuionism to be attributed to
the man who Is in favor OF State-ri.Ets In this
list is to be placed Mir Davis. Whatevcri is 10 be
feared from him is in consequence Of bis being a
State lights man, and is desirable haall future
cabinets may be composed of men who hold rrinci-
pies from which greater fear ofiniuFv NAV arise
than these. The published letter Of DIR. Davis to
his friend, Mr. Gi.skill of Georgia shows in what
light the writer is to be- regarded in reference TO
to the charge of being dsunonist, and also defines
his position on the compromise measures Of 1850,
as well as the principles avowed by him during the
contest in 1851 between himself aud Mr. Foote
Tor the office OF Governor OF The State Of Assissip-
pi. Mr.. Toombs has, b. his ui,iust attacks uron
the character o: the Secretary Of War; dcserycdly
become unpopular with the citizens of lis own
State, who have expressed their disapprotaion Of
his conduct by requesting him to resign his seat in
The Senate Of the United States.'
United States Senator froEA New EamnShiIe.
The Boston Post announces the appointment Of
Hon. Jared W. Williams rs Senator from New
Hampshire as icilows
"UNTED STATES SENATOR FROM NEW HAMP-
sHIRE.-The governor and council have appointed
Hon. Jared ". Williams to Gil the vacancy in the
-; Senate caused BY the death of Mr.. Atherton. Mr..
Williams has served as a representative in Congress
; and governor Of the STATE, has always acquitted
himself ably in public affairs, and viii be eff
cien and faithful supporter of the admin
st:ation. lie resides at Lancaster, in Coos coun-
ty, Is one of the most successful lawyers in the
: northern part Of the State.
1.-The duties OF a senatoTw Tot be new to Gov.
I Williams, for We believe lie appointed 70 serve
during a vacancy caused By The resignation of the
: late Judge Woodbury.. Tie pres, NJ appointment
D holds till the legislature, which meets IN June,
0 shall choose senator orthe full term, which COM
a menccs with the present Congress"
: \ Northern paper says: Two, perhaps four,
Il Territories Will apply for admission into the Union
as States. The writer proce ds-"Ncw Mexico,
; Deseret, Oregon ami Nebraska have, each, more
{ population than Del. were or th dc Island.
One of these Territories (Deseret) has govern
: ment which is civil and ecclcsia>tica! al the same
time, the church being considered IN It's preroga-
: tive superior to the civil government. Ii has olso
tenet in relation to malrag, which is at variance
r with the common law The admission ofDeseret
: viii present some singular questions"
1t is stated that resolution has passed the
Senate of Tennessee ''nstructinS the Governor of
that State to negotiate with the State of Alabama
for the ceding of all her territory Nor,h Of the
u Tennessee river to Tennessee
5 The Circassians have been fighting against
n Russia for sixty years They are "A ong-winded
t race and are expected to pitch in to their old
5 enemy with new vigor, that the Turks are in
nm of