The Woodville Republican., 1850-09-17
SENATOR FOOTE.

This gentleman has declared that he ia
supported by "ninety-nine hundredths" Of
the people of this State. In this case, Col
Jefferson Davis, who has taken an opposit.
course to him, is in an unfortunate position.
We take from the Mississippian the follow.
ing extract on the subject:
Look at the papers in the State, that
constitute the best index to the public
mind, and it will be proved that there
is an overwhelming preponderance in
favor of the course pursued by Col.
Davis. Here and there you find lit.
tie Yankee whig paper, patronizcd all
most exclusively by a set of Yankee I
merchants and Yankee lawyers, who
cry out "disunion and treason" and
swear that Gen. Foote is decidedly d
great man, simply because he has taken
he Yankee side Of the question, but the
newspapers Of character and standing
in every part of the State that wieli I
any influence over the public mind, are
all opposed to him, and we hazard
nothing in saying that if Gen. Foote
had reversed the matter and said that
at least nincty-nine hundredths of the
people of Mississippi were opposed to
the course he was pursuing, he would
have come much nearer to the mark.
Upon what ground does Gen. Foote
predicate the opinion that he will be
sustained by the people of Mississippi
50 far as the Legislature expresses the
popular will, he knows that he has ac.
ted in opposition to it, he must know
that the admission of California, with
Its kindred measures, is opposed to the
interests ofthe people of this State, and
that the people here, like people every.
where else, are very apt to be governed
by their interests. He surely cannot
r'Iy upon the influence Of party to sus
tain him, for the democracy has cast off
its party ties, and permitted them to be
swallowed up in the great and porten.
tous questions Of State sovereignty. SO
vltally attacked by the course of Gen.
Foote and his Northern friends in the
Senate. If Gen. Cass were the nom.
inee Of the Democratic Convention for
the Presidency, every man of sense
here knows that no ticket could be
gotten up in Mississippi TO support him
no, not even though Gen. Foote were
on it for the Vice Presidency. The
wings would not support such ticket,
and hardly democrats enough could 1e
found in the State in favor of it to
constitute electors. And this is con.
celved to be no small merit in the
democratic party, for it is willing to
give up evrey man opposed to the inter-
ests of the South, however much he
has been regarded by it heretofore, in
order that the great questions so vitality
affecting the interests of the South
should be settled in accordance with
its rights.
Does Gen. Foote cast his eyes over
MS approbatory letters as any criterion
ol public opinion. Let him not him
oe deceived. He will find upon fur.
'her examination that the names do not
embrace solitary man of influence.
lwe speak politically, and of course do
not refer to the moral standing of any
.han' whose name may be found on
'nem,) OF any man higher in rank than
Ihat OF tourth.rate politician. men gen.
leralIy speaking, who could never ac.
quire any Importance in the whig par
~ TO which they belong, until by a un.
ION OF the prominet men OF that pary
win the democracy in behalf Of the
rights Of the South, they have been un,
exP,ectedly thrown in the front rank,
ana In order to exhibit their devotion
TO party, and to maintain their nlaces.
congregate about the streets. and cry
out mat ever man is traitor and dis.
HnIonlst who dares to claim for the
south the rights guaranteed bv the
oo.l'.t! ' u'lon-men, who proclaim ia
our midst that their allegiance to the
FEDERAL Government is superior to
theIr obligations to the State in. which
they live, and that they would take m
arms and head companies to coerce !
sovereign State into obedience 10 the
mandates of reckless
In Congress. There, and these
a.o''e' are the supporters of Gen. Foote
I oote, and thank God they are not
enough to make a corporaTs guard in
'nis otate. And even these men. who
now praise him. would not vote for
hlm Tor any office under the sun. ifthsy
couid md whig to fill it-yerily, Mr..
Sonie well remarked that "the Senator
from mississippi had terrible account