The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1850-12-03
sPEEcH oF cEN II. S. FooTa.


ing the unnnlmi,y in his favor il the State.
SPEECH OF CEN H. s. FO0TE.
Senator II. S. Foote addressed a meeting il
the Court House on the a5.A ult He was funny
Il ascertain we were 10 expect that from the
character Formerly given 70 lin BY The whip
pfess--1a mixture ofbully and huioon.D But
for something seriously to reason against we
look 10 vain. The most prominent speech in
the Senator's speech was-HEsRY SruAaT
Foornl Ego. ~mysolt-ihat Is 20 say--MEn
And the great issue now before the people Of
Mississippi seemed 70 be, in Mr. Foote'S opin-
ion, Disusiox, Of, II. $. FoorEl OF rather from
bis description Of the certain effects Of seces-
sicn) In Emperor or a DrMAcocuE. Mr..
Foote gravely informed Us that we would, in
sviiably, have an Emperor O Of Missssippi, in
ease we seeded; and said thai, in that case,
he would, partly on account Of his friendship
for him, vote for Gen. Quitman. What a sweet
contest Of icus there would be between Gen.
Foote'S friendship and Gen. Foote'S friends
for most certainly no would be a prominent
candidate for the imperial robes.
Mr.. Fooie made many assertions; and
among others, that the admission Of California
was, in reality, the admission Of slave State,
Tor slave labor was greatly profitable there, and
In the nature Of things, slavery would gothere
In spite Of their constitution forbidding it thai
svsa nos there assrs plantations there nth sev.
sntyo o. eighty slauss upon thsmi Itappearst to
us strange for a Senator TO advise us 10 be con-
tented with the wrongs suffered BY the admis.
sion Of California, because we may violate the
constitution Of that country, by smuggling our
slaves there as he afirms has now been done.
He said that, 20 far from being unconstimiion-
81, the admission Of California established the
doctrine Of non-intervention, for which we
have 20 long commended and TINT Congress, by
not admitting Il, would have decided that a
State could not be admitted with a republican
form Of government simply, as is provided in
the constitution, but must have its domestic in
s%titutions reviewed BY Congress. Now, with
all these advantages and necessities, Is it not
strange that Mr., Foo,e should have cast his
vote against the admission Of California, which
he did dol
If California had been a State, no Sonthern-
Or would have opposed les admission on the
ground Of its prohibition Of slavery. Our at
gument to show All unconstiiutiouaity in the
SCI, is that California pcs no State. Mr. Feote
sssanesth that it wds a State, andnpon that bases
bis argument. What unfaimess! what soph.
issryl He should have first have proved that
California was a State, in which character
alone il could DO admitted by Congress but he
did not sitemp, il.
The honorable gentleman's argument con,
corning Texas, New Mexico and Utah, to say
tho lens, Of it did credit 10 his ingenuity. Hi
told us that the Sopth had gained all she hat
ever asked for, to-wit: Territorial Government
without the Wilmot proviso, upon the prinei
pie Of non.interyention. But he did not tell u
that the Wilmot p~rovisc was rejected BY til,
North, solely, as they declared, because w
were, in their opinion, sufficiently excluded +,
the laws Of Mexico, in force at the time OF tn
cession TO us. He told US that when Mr.. Cad
houn had finished his speech in opposition i
shis doctrine, his face shone las that Of an an
rel,n aud the Southern members himsel
among them, focked 10 his seat to eongratt
late him upon his triumph over Mr., Wehsie
and he told them that the holding Of such
doctrine was TOO absurd to be thought Of d m,
ment. Mr.. Foote appealed 10 know il ever
mar in the house did noth oIa to this opinioAi
MI. Calhoun. 0fcourse every man did 81
MIR. Foo,e had just told us that Mr. Wehst,
held soihe doctrine, and we know that NJ
Clay, Mr.. Seward, and in fact the whole Nati
hold 70 il, however absurd it may be in o.
opinion. Mr.. Foote did not state thai our 9
position was not tothe truth Of the absurdop
ion. but 10 It's bslng tie opiniQn n tAai ,aaio
sfv ,rhisk can decide upon u. Mr. Foete vol.
against every attempt to have this opinion
the Northern majority rendered nugaioFys |
Congress declaring The Mexican Law, ID th
respect, 10 be null and void in tho tersitories
The most singular part, however was wh'
Mr.. Foote stated that he voted fol the dismer
h.rmeut Of Texas, In order to sars that Sta
yyo,n IA evils Of emancipation which won
have come upon her by means Of the flliE
10 ofher western borders By persons hostile
hs, institutions, who, aided by the New Mez
80 woald have had the majority, and vots
II Emancipation. BY this great corp Dc me-
I r.,aI,Ision sfr. rooss said, Texas was mad