Southern standard., 1853-07-02

Isde out ol Drown way lor Senator, the admitted
rights OF our people violated, and our known
wishes trampied under foot, in the defeat. of Gen
Davis, and the unlocked for and Objectionable,
nomination of Capt. William Barksdale Let the
facts be submitted.
The position assumed by the Northern counties
reaching jackson, was this The right has
been granted us of selecting the Congressman,
and have done so. We have granted YOU the
right to select the Governor. Now do so We
Will abide by whatever seemeth 10 thee good. Do
not involve in your troubles. If pou present
State Rights man, well aud good, Ii IL Union
man, well also. This position, l never, for one
moment Abandoned The Convention. under
stood, was absolutely in the control of the Stale
Rights party; and the determination was, as |
WAS told, to nominate State Rights men for the
three import mt Offices. Capt Barksdale travel
ed down in our company, composed of MessrS.
VIM. and ThoS. Cannon, Thos Sharp. Gen
Davis, Mr.. Chapman and myself. He designed
staying with hi, brother, the editor of the Mjssis-
Stppta". Several of US, being strangers in the
cIy, particularly myself, he promised inform us
OF whatever he should learn, OF importance. On
Sunday morning, ON my way to Church, with Mr.
Sim, Capt. B. called me aside, and informed me
that the thing WAS setlled-that he had had "a con-
versation with Gov Brown, and others, who said,
that the State Rights party were to have the Gov
ernor-the Congressman. and, as Glenn had no
Opposition, the Attorney General. He insisted on
my a6quiescence in the arrangement l told him,
| if such was to be the action of the Convention
very well; but that | could take no part against
/ Mr.. Rootes. That he was an old >choolmate
and | should for him. ] asked Gov. Brown
here, if he so informed Capt. B. He replied, he
did not remember the conversation, but that he
had remarked to several gentlemen, that he tho't
the State Rights party should have the three i'm
portant offices. | interrupted him, by saying,
that is admission Of the point This the
determination on Sunday night so far as l could
learn. There was not leading Union man in the
Convention, who did not know it.
Among the first gentlemen l conyersed with in
Jackson, was Edecu,d Pickett, Jr., ESq the edi-
tor of the -Notchez Free Trader. We met at the
Slaughter Hotel, on Saturday evening. We had
IL conversation of some length with regard TO the
! probable action OF the Convention Mr.. Pickett in
that conversation, first informed me of the rivalry
between McRae and Brown, and that he thought
the attempt would be made, TO get McRae Oft The
track for Senator by running him for Governor
He also informed me, that Gen. Stanton and Mr.
Cassidy, both aSpirants for the same Dist let
and that he thought an effort woul also be made
To get one or the other of them nominated for the
Hoaer. !, of course, expressed my opposition
TO scheme, which contemplated the violation Q
our rights and the disregard Of our wishes, for nt
other end than to reconcile the ambitious aspiring,
of few individuals, i'll certain District Gov
Brown in jackson, when | got there. Mr.
McRae reached there on Sunday morning.
soon became manifest that Mr. Pickett was no
mistaken. Up to Sunday night, the ri, airy be
tween Brown and McRae, had not been adjusted
1t was not known, whether McIiae could be pre-
vailed upon 10 abandon the contest for Senator,
he could get the Office Of Governor. On Sunda'
evening, in the back porch OF the Slaughter house
was introduced to Mr. Simeon Adams Ill
brought up the pending rivalry between Brown
and McRae. | asked him if McRae would be al
: as >pirant for Governor He replied, that he coult
! not then say-that Brown and McRae came ther
hostile rivals for the Senatorship. and he did no
! know whether it could be djusted l told him
desired to know, whether he was to be so consid
; cred. He then left but returned again in a shor
time, and calling me into the passage from tn
- company of Col. McClung Gen. Davis, and 9th
erS informed me that McRae, would be able t
9 " say, by night whether he was candidate. re
turned my company. Gen. Davis ant mysel
. were in the same room. When | came in afte
:. :. supper, he remarked that Mr.. McRae had bee
" there and asked for me. PIesuming he desired
y communicate to me his decision, | went to b
- room. II was the first time, | had done so. II
was there: and in presence of Gen. Trotter, MOI
" gan McAfee, and others, asked him instantly
: : with regard to his position. He promptly repet
- that he came there, not knowing that be occupie
but one position, and that was, candidate /,
Stnator--that he desired to be Senator, but d
= not care TO be Guvernor--that Gov. Brown W;
also aspirant for Senator, ana having once bee
: Governor, would not again accept that Office
. That since he reached jackson. he had been Al
= piled 10, by the friends of Gov. Brown to will
:. draw from the contest for Senator, and 10 acce
=. the Office of Governor. That having been alreac
- nominated by some dozen counties, he Hnw
= ling to do so but had at last consented that the
. mutual friends might act upon the matter--th
: they then out in consultation; and he wou
y - be able TO let me know in the morning, what tn
= had done. In the morning | met Gen. Trottt
" in front of the Hotel. and asked him, if the fren
- of Brown and McRae, had decided the matt
'0 submitted to them. He sale, d,-''yes--it is undt
stood that McRae, is in the 1eld for Cove
= nor" He requested me to so up and see McRs
~ which l defined
,;r On Monday morning McRae was out of Brown
RI way. Should he now get the nomination he wou
nd keep out oi his way. Should he not, he wot
Of br in his way again McRae, Melville, a
k Tarplcy, all State Rights men, now the co
pepIors Tor Gubcrnatorial honors.
ire Up to this me-Monday mornng-the spi
di- OF the Union wing was not known. 1t was ST
nj posed, they would be hostile in their position
,h- arrogant in their demands. The town was
Ic- with rumors of closetings and counsellings W
no. Coy. Foote. This, so lar as | could Judge,
zen strengthened the determination of the promin
nn- State Rights men, to appropriate to themseiy
zen the three important Offices Ii so, the var,
ted candidates for Governor could still contend bef
ere The convention and though only one of them CO
ict Vet il. vet some one of them would surely eye