The organizer., 1850-07-27
Ratification Mesting-VOics Of the Empir
County.

Ratification Meeting-VOicC Of the EmpiF
County.
We find in the Jacksonian, the pro
ceedings Of the Union Meeting o
Wings and Democrats, held in Holly
, Springs, on the 18th inst. Resolu
tions were adopted, with one dissent
ing vote, approving of the Nashville
Convention, and the doctrines SCI
forth by that body. A committee 'xa'
raised, which, upon the motion of q
whig, was composed entirely Of demo.
crdts, to consider of the course of our
Senators and Representatives in Con
gress on the Slavery question. The
following resolutions were presented
by the Committee, and adopted by the
meeting:
ReSOlued. That we have viewed with
extreme regre' the course pursued by the
Hon. II. Stuart FoOte, one of the Senators
in Congress from this State. in the sup
port and sanction he has afforded to the
bill called the Compromise bill. as reported
by the Committee Of Thirteen; that in Civ.
ing said MEASURE his support, as he has
done, he has aided in carrying into effect
the rery measure against which the slave
holding States have so loudly demonstrated
and has grossly misrepre sented the wishes
and interests of his constituents. In view
therefore, of the great interests at stake,
and the imminent peril in which the inter.
ests of our State and of the Union is in
vOlved, we hereby invite the said FoOte to
resign the seat that he now holds in the
Senate Of the U. States, and hope that
similar resolution; may be pas. ed in every
county in the State.
Resolued, That for the reasons which
have led us to adopt the foregoing resOlu
tion, we do hereby express our hearty ap
2roval Ofthe conduct of the Hon. Jefferson
Davis, our other Senator in Congress, and
of our Representatives in the lower branch
of the National Legislature, on this sub.
ject.
Resolved, That the late conduct of the
Military Governor Of The District of New
Mexico, and a few other persons, in es
tablishing State Constitution, is illegal
and uncOnstiutional-a violation Of the
faith pledged by the General Government
to the State Of Texas, in thu JOINT resolution
of annexation-and that we will aid and
assist Texas, if necessary, in maintaining
the integrity Other territory.
These resolutions are Of the right
tone and spirit. The time has come
when the people owe it 10 themselves,
to dispense with all ceremony, and
speak out at once and in thunder
tones their disapprobation Of such
public servants as fail faithfully to re
feet their sentiments on the vital
question which is now agitOting the
country. Gen. Foote has not even
the apology of ignorance, because the
course to be pursued by him was
plainly pointed out by the last Legis.
lature. In point of fact, he is no long
er Senator (repreSentatiUe) of this
State; and thinking that we had some
personal knowledge of the principles
upon which he based his public con-
duct, we have been looking for his
resignation for more than a month
past. But he still holds on to his
place which stands forfeited by every
principle Of democracy and common
justice. He is at this time no more the
representative of Mississippi, than
Henry Clay or Daniel Webster. II he
had been a dsmocrdt, in truth and fact,
he would have resigned his seat
months ago, when il was just as evi.
dent as now, that he was grossly mis-.
and insulting the people
IF Mississippi by supporting the AbOli-
iiOH Compromise OF the Committee Of
Thirteen. According 10 the political
doctrines which he preiends to hold,
and by every principle Of sound NOR
ais, be has forfeited bis seat in the
and II he coutinlinues TO re-
tain il. under these circumstances. he
will merit the soOrn. a. he has enti.
tied himselfto the deep indignation.
Of the people Of Mississippi The
history Of this State has furnished an
example Of orfraciFn for the very Of.
fence which Gen. Foois has commit
trd. and be should beware how h.