Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-12-02
Col. Jefferson Davis.

We have received the Weekly Mssissippian, con-
tanning the late great speech of Hon. Jefferson Davis
delivered in Jackson, Mississippi We have pc
rused this speech with much pleasure. We concur
with Col. Davis in his views and especially in the
firm support which he extends to President Buchan-
an; in his reputation of the odious doctrine of
''squatter sovereignty" as recently advanced and
expounded and in his determination in the last re-
Sort to stand by the reserved rights of the Southern
States.
COL Davis takes decided ground against the posi-
ton assumed by Senator Douglas in his Alton
speech in favor Of the right of the people of Terri
tory to exclude the South by 'unfriendly legisla-
ton" and shows that the latter misrepresented his
(Co Davs's) position on this question in his Alton
speech.
We make the following brief extract from the
concluding portion of Col. Davis's speech:
'Now, as in 1851, 1 hold separation from the Union
by the State of Mississippi to he the last remedy
the final alternative In the language of the vener-
ated Calhoun consider the disruption of the Union
as a great though not the greatest calamity. l
would cling tenaciously to constitutional Gov
eminent, seeing | do in the fiaternal Union of
equal States the benefit to all and the fllment of
that high destiny which our fathers hoped for and
left it for their to attain. love the flag of my
country with even than filial affection Mis-
sissipp gave me in my boyhood to her military
vice. For many of the best years of my life have
followed that flag and upheld it fields where if l
had fallen it might have been claimed my wind
ing sheet. When have seen it surrounded by the
flags of foreign countries, the pusatiOns of my heart
have beat quicker with every breeze which display
ed its honored stripes and brilliant constellation. /
have looked with veneration those stripes re-
cording the original size of political family, and
with pride upon that constellation as marking the
family growth. glory in the position which Misss-
sppis star holds in the group; but sooner than see
its lustre dimmed-sooner than it degraded from
its present equalty-woud tear it from its place to
be set the perilous ridge of battle as sign
round which Mississippis best and bravest should
gather to the harvest-home of DEATH"
Col. Wheeler's Lecture ON Nicaragua.
By invitation of the Oak City Guards Col John
II. Wheeler delivered Lecture in the Commons
Hall last night, his subject being the past history
and present condition of Central America and par
tcularly of Nicaragua. Col. w. was introduced to
the audience by the Hon. L. OBJ. Branch
The audience in attendance large and intelli,
gent, and listened with much interest. The Lee
turer traced with rapid hand the history of that
beautiful but unfortunate country, and then spoke
at length of its recent and present condition and
future prospects. Much valuable information was
| presented in pleasing STYLE and the Lecture was
in every respect quite instructive and interesting.
| - We have recently had the pleasure of seeing in
the City contemporaries Mr. Yates of the Charlotte
| Democrat, and DR.. Goodwin of the Democratic Pho
neer. They were in good health, and full of life
and Democracy.
The Hon. A. NJ. Scales, of Rockingham, and Hon
| Thomas Ruffin of Wayne, were here few days
since; and the Hon. Warren Winslow is at present
in the City.
| YELLOW FEVER NOT YET ABATED.-We regret tt
learn from the New Orleans papers, that the yellow
fever has not yet entirely abated in that city Thu
heaviest fross do not SEEM this season. to have the
accustomed power the pestilence since even il
Mobile there still lingering traces of it left TIL
deaths from the disease in New Orleans for last weel
were largely over half a hundred
t393 Marmaduke Williams, ESQ.,, of Chatham
has handed us a ear of corn, well filled, and tn
largest we have ever SEEM It is about thirteel
inches in length Mr. W. informed us that mucl
of his crop was of ears of this length.
t3T Prof Lanier, the American Horse-Tame1
is now at Yarboroughs Hotel, in this City, for tn
purpose of teaching the art of tanning horses or Q
subduing any horse given to bad or vicious habits
Give him call a.. -. x I .sf->.-..
wr The next session of the Presbyterian Syno
of North Carolina is to be held in Wilmington o
the I'd of November 1859.
nB- The Washington correspondent of Forney
Press saws that the statement that Judge Dougla