The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-06-13
GENERAL FOOTE.

GENERAL FOOTE.
For the last three months we have enter
taihed strong fears that this gentleman, in biz
ereat anxiety to see the exciting question Of
the day settled, would exceed the wishes ofhi'
constituents in compromising away the rights
Of tho South.
We have, from time to time. spoken ont cnI
fears on this point, but have abstained from
strongly cOndemnatory language towards him.
partly from our regard and respect for him al
a gentleman, and partly from hopes entertain
cd that one recently SO yociierOus in his PROBES.
sions Of devotion to the South, would not de-
sert her in this the dark hour Of her struggle.
But the time has now arrived when it be.
comes the duty Of the jOurnalist, howeyerlow-
" and obscure, to speak out his own senti-
menta, and that Of the community, against o
public servant, whose present position runs 50
entirely counter 70 that ofall those who who ell
evatad him TO power. Perhaps, in no county
IN this State has General FOote more admirers
and personal friends than in Madison-here, i
any where, bis personal influence, il mighthave
been supposed, would perhaps. enable him to
carry some Of his party with him. Many
would have been pleased to sustain him, If at all
compatible with their sense ofduty. But, in the
large and intelligent county Of Madison, we
know not a single democrat, no, not one, that
will suatain his present position. Some such
there may be, but we know Of none. The
call we this heck make, for a public meeting
on Monday next, to consider his present posi-
ton III reference to the compromise resOlu-
tons, . mes from some Of our most inhential
citizens, all personal as well as political, friends
Of General FoUte. And We think we can safe
j say that bis course is condemned by the en-.
tire democracy Of Madison, and from all the
indications we can see, something may be pre-
dicated ID the whole State, but we only under
take to speak for our vicinage.
But il would seem that g eneral F cote in
tends to brave public opinion, and the known
wfll 81 Bis constituents. he seems to have no
fears that be will not be sustained BY bis con
ssitueits. He feharkedi 10 the course Of the
Congressional debate, which we publish on our
ohtside that che had no fears or his %constitu.
entS. That he had once acted himself with
out the democratic party for six months, and
they had forgiven him. They had overlooked
that, and, unsolicited BY him, had sent him to
ihe Senate"
We can assure General Foote, that however
patient and forgiying the democracy may be
brdinaflyi il overlooking former deSections on
bis part from the obligations Of mere party
tiea, this affords him no reason to suppose that
they viii longer sustain him, when it il with
them e settled conviction that the compromise
resolutions q heartily supported BY him, are
virtually acapituation and surrender ofSonth
stn rights. This wc know to be the sentiment
of she democracy, and also Of many, and per
haps q majority of the wings. And Gen. Foot
volunteers . graiuitous prophecy that he willb
sustained At home, w can asaur . him that b
Il & reckoning without his host.n His presen
position vac easoheiIsd by him-wsll, that
funny. His Iaborious canvass in Ie45 for S,
atoriaT honoFsi i forgotten. His memory seen
az ~tFeacherous 10 reference 10 the past, as Il
va~tcinaton is reference 70 thsuture viii pro,
erroneous.
VIZ sEE r ArrouNcED, authOritatively, in Il
last Benton Recorder, that the Canton an
Jackson railroad project il dead. This will
news 10 some of it, sangnine friends 10 III
quarter. How our good friends Of the Reco
der received intelligence Of il death we a
not advised. Obituaries of the deceased a
usually hFst recorded ii their own counties,
sometimes Il those localities where they mi
chance % die. We had not heard Of It's d
mise u this county, and We can scarcely /
Hove ihat j. hat locomotive power enough
haye been % zip Or business Of pleasure
Yarops AZ she time 81 IL reported death.
IA The course Of events Il should die, as one
original friends We, clnim The privilege u
selves 1T writing IL obituary, az We would
maer my friend to BE- IS unceramoninusIy 4
poted 81 a i has been, ii The short paragra
0f tho Recorder 4 paragraph 40 brief and
d~e1tiluts of anything Ike el0gium on the
Nefkza dssa, a. p induce one to believe /
ne Hish vac aEhef "a the thoughts Weh
ftS Recorder viii relieve itself from this
'asatieB, bY Hatfanslng she error into VII
a1 been dFawIk and ID justice to tho
aihlerk If BIS obituary, inform his he
~ IHti til f0adib not get dad, At least lot
NnasItlopd ID these parts.