The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1850-08-06
SENATORS DAVIS AND FooTE.

Recently our faithful Senator, Col. JEFF.
Davis, made a speech upon the question of
the day, and, in the course Of his remarks,
was interrupted by Mr.. Foote, who led off
into a discussion rs to which Of them repre-
sentcd his constituents. Mr.. Foots con
tended that he did. II was true that tlley had
been instructed by the Legislature TO resist
"by all honorable and constitutional means
to the "cxtent of their ability the admis-
sion of California, but in the same instruc-
tions was n resolution condcmnlng the pre-
yious non.action of the government in not
providing governments for the territories
and Mr. Foote, with a most delightful orig.
lnality, r refreshing boldness Of idea, con-
ceived that he would be carrying out the
instructions to the letter, by letting CaIifor-
hia in--which was opposedAin order to OBJ
tain the Territorial Governments, which
were desired-so, that while the Legislature
opposed, as wrong, the admission of Cali.
tornla as a separate measure, it was Wiling
for the government to do that wrong, if it
would remedy another wrong already done.
Mr.. foote places great confidence in the let
tiers he receives Speaking of Mr. Davis,
he saysi
ole speaks also of the letters he receives.
Well, it is probable those letters are written
to him by those who know his feelings on
this subject, and his hostility to this plan,
and have therefore written to him such
letters as they Judge will be pleasing to
him" " "
81 receive many letters from Mississippi.
having correspondence in almost every
county; and | have not received more than
four or FIVE letters Disappearing the plan of
nd ustment."
Now, to whom are letters approving of
his course most likely to be written, and
written in greater numbers to him who
evenly pursres the way which has been al
ready approved, and laid down for him by
those who have the right to do SO, or to him
who leaves that course and takes an oppo-
site one, in which its advocates know he
will need encouragement The more let
tiers MI Eoote receives, land he says that
he hns quite as large a correspondence as
any man in Washington, and receives more
letters than he answers) the greater certain
" is there, that he is going contrary to
what his correspondents know is the public
sentiment if it were not so, they would not
write. Apart from this to whom are let.
tiers more likely to be written to do him
pleasure; such letters as his correspondents
Judge will be pleasing to him" TO Colonel
JEFF, Davis, or to Gen. H.. 5. Foote? In
whatever point of view we place this letter
evidence of MIR. Foute, it is poor. and
against him. Fl it were not that in OPP.
posing Mr., Foote'S course ON the compro,
mise bill they had been implicitly, and in the
highest manner approving the course o
Col. Davis, the press of the State shoald fee.
as though they had done a faithful man al
injury We conclude, also, that, in gener
al, to one in public station, the highes.
praise is, not to blame. We recommend tc
those who act upon Il public sehtimenr
found as Mr., Foote appears to find it, the
article headed !'Opinion in Washington,
we give in another column.