The Port-Gibson correspondent., 1845-08-06

Whole pairlmony was absorbed IN the eX-
penses Of the undertaking. The worst
comment that could be made on this first
chapter ofhis life, might be, that his zeal
in the cause, was bevond that sort Of pa
triotism that max es mercenary caIcula-
tions! lie began, heart and soul Dem
ocrat.
Fourteen years ago, he came 70 Mis-
sisslPpi; and finding the democratic par
" in this staY hn want Of organization
and Of a cenr organ, he, il conjunction
with dece d broiher-in law, estab
llshed the iissippian. The zeal and
efficiency which he edited that pa-
per-his and vigorous essays in
support .he popular election principle
IN r. on with the judicial office
ring q powerful advocacy Of
IT. traton Of Andrew Jackson
his Gus and successful efforts in
oPpc ,s. to Poinderter and Poiuder er-
ism II s ] live 10 The memory OF thou
sat /. j known 10 one Of you, gen
tlt en, that spent thousands Of doll.
ars in the esta ,Iishment and support Of
the Mississippi !, while under his dlrec-
ton, for which received and indeed
claimed no retur During this period
Of his edltorship, = Jackson vetoed
the United States Sank charter, the
MaysyilIe Road BIZ and in all his eff
forts 10 bring back III government 10 the
"repubican track = he received the
faithful support OF ht'lhen editor Of the
Mississippian.
After Gen. Foofe from the edi-
rorial station, he re- for six or
seven yeas, the warn ate Of demo
cratic measures; and 1ore public
addresses than any thr. .kers Of the
period, encountering con llly, the able
leaders Of the whig party SIS Prentiss
and others, and never 81 hiking from
the responsibilities conneded with the
support Of the sacred caus 10 which he
stood devoted.
When the removal Of tn deposits oc
cured, and thousands Of II democrats
Of Mississippi quailed before le tempest
that measure engendered, and the threats
of the panic makers, who beset The coun-
TRY at that time, Foo.e, as thousands re-
member, Stood firm and collected, and
did as much as any other man, to cheer
The dropping spirits Of his party. Never
was his democracy questioned until, on
the introduction and passage Of NJ. Riyes
celebrated bill for the repeal 81 the
Treasury Order, a bill which it will be
recolecled passed The Senate by the
unanimous vote Of that body, one dissen-
ting vote excepted, and which received
the sanction Of large majority Of the
democratic members ofthe House OF Rep
resenlauyes-h united with many other
democrats in support Of the course, of
their then Senator, The Hon. R. j. Wall
ker, and the two representatives from
this stale, Messrs Gholson and Claiborne
and subscribed memorial, requesting a
suspension or RECESSION Of the order in
question. He regarded il at the time,
as somewhat 100 harsh in its character; !;
and beholdng the general ruin or his
friends and fellow citizens, under the
supposed influence Of the Treasury Or
der, he was not only desirous Of lis re-
peal, bat became persuaded, for short
season, of The absolute necessity of some.
thing like a National Bank, established
on the principles originally suggested
by Gen Jackson, and which he hoped
might enable the government to regu-
late the currency and remove a bloaled
paper system, without the utter ruin
with which The commerce Of the coun
try seemed then menaced.
When the independent treasury scheme
vas first brought forward, before it had
received those important amendments.
which make it now SO dear to every
democrat, Gen. Fooe objected to il, and
feared ia common with many democrats
besides, loo much concentration Of
mnnied influence in the hands Of the
government by means of This is the
! full extent Of 9 en-. Foote's political Of
lendlngs. Whilst he remained under
the conviction, that thus and thus far, a
democratic administration had erred,
with his uniform boldness and integrity
ne supported his opinions. But at heart
and in soul. he has ever been-and was
then as true a defender Of republican
principles and institutions as ever lived.
Ills deIusion- If you choose so to call il
did not, however, long continue. Il
very soon subsided-and with his own
unfeigned frankness he has thousand
times admitted to his countrymen that
he. 10 common with many others Of the
party, was for time, in degree delu.
ded. The delusion-and that such it
was, experience has amply shown-did
not last long enough to allow him to vote
with the wings at any general election.
Ii is here worthy TO remark that du~
ring this brief period OF his partial disA
sent from measures Of the democratic
party he was never heard to denounce
his old favorite-never heard to speak