The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1850-12-03
Fron a. W.iiiaSoa Issis, ef May q, 1850
aBrEros AID FoorE.


The senate. during the present Session.
has been the scene Of ugly, violent al'ercs-
.t,on and roious conduct. that IS without
pneceJent. The disgrace Of violating good
.o,der. GOOD manners. and The dignity becom-
ing the Senate is 10 be shared BY foouf
and Benton. The shame Is theirs only IL
sts cootemptible in two venerable men 70
HING their personal hates and bitterness ID
10 ne highest place in the country, and
.there bicker and quarrel Il ont, like two
.hucks,er women, before the nation. Fooie
Is the most 70 blame inthe matter. From
the first. he has been following Benton with
the most taStaIizng, irrifating words, carl
csmrine his manner, mocking bis style, I'M
.~puoniur his motives. In this discussion,
Of die most important measures, he has al
WAYS found time and place to vent his per-
sonnl dislike in the most offensive way
He disprace1 himself and violated the pro
.nr;sties ofthe Senate Chamber, by ceiling
fellows Senator a " blackguard. Benton,
no doubt. TO say the least Of il, is a man OF
great unpleasantness OF manner and charac-
ter: and Foote exhibits a weak vanity IN
. being so annoyed by the pompous egotsm
. ofthat Senator. The last and GROWING
,act Of their disgrace, cannot be too deeply
sscorned and denounced by the whole peo-
.ple. No assemblage of men, for dignihed
purposes, ever witnessed a more disgrace
.ful outburst OF buIlyism, than occurred be-
tween Benton and Foote on the 18th ult,
, Benton advanced towards Foote, attempted
to pull OF his coat, like a ring-ighterr and
the latter drew upon Benton a pistol; and
there the grave Senators stood, in prize
{, fighting attitude, a shame to themselves, a
.reproach TO the nation. We hope that the
Senate will ayenge this insult offered to it
9 self and the people Of the United States
{ May neither Senator be shielded from pun
eishnlent, we care not how severe. The age,
intellect and services of Benton should not
protect him. Foote has no claims for indul-
. gence."
Now, | would again ask, if it is not pass
ing strange?-If, indeed, it don't beat all
anatur,' after thus publicly denouncing
Foote as having "disgrdced himSeB," to see
the denouncer, in the short space of six
months, declaring in the same public man
ner, that he honored Foote for any thing?-
What. honor a man whom he asserts is dis
graced?
The same editor ofthe Wing, in an edito-
rial, in his last number, headed Fugitive
Slave Law-again," very f%ippantly says
/" What we write and say, shall be stuck
TO through thick and thin" Indeed. Do
you then stick to what yon said Of Foote in
the article quoted above, from your paper Of
the Sd Of May last? If you do, you must
have a way o getting through thick and thin
that is peculiar to the Wilkinson Wing for
in your last paper you say "The meeting
on Monday was graced by the presence Of a
goodly number Of fair ladies', they came in
for a graceful compliment, well deserved
from the gallant Senator they came out
to honor a FAITHFUL PATRIOT" In May,
1850, the Disgyaeed Locofoco lin No
vember, 1850, 1.-THE gallant Senator, the
faithful patriot. Well, well, this must ap-
pear a singular sort Of consistency to every
calm THINKER.