The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1850-05-14
TooTr AND BENT0N

w haze HERETOFORE ffiiaiN'"
-. vsan things Of % diagrecabie
- Nature. a. the difficulty pe'
a., roose anl Benton OF ihe "a,
al. c,,;m-sf,d omas esag'-ieeimg II 'ui
s~,.s, 10 ave the whole taeis lel"ng e,SH
man make 40 hs oWa opinion on ihe"A v"
-o,.s,ye boweyet that many paP@ss are con-
.n,n,ng the coarse Of Nc Foo,e, and II Ger
,ninly j. proper that the press OF h' s',''
.Io,id dthry think him 10 the night len Dc
- Tba, il was an unfortunate occur
- q, ,le nation. and the grave and re'ef.
.,A S,,o,, i most certain. It is a very sad
c,... with a nation, either when lis KING as a
child. or when It's grey-besrds turn boys
If Mr. Benton had, in his loud-mou'hed pia-
yada. made threats Of per'onal violence 10 DIT
Foo,e. who is a small weakly man II was Ger,
t.iuly tigh, in that gentleman to arm himself
Tor deCepee. What else was he 70 dot NUS
he stay away from ms place OF must NC DC
ld;yeaeJ from 4 coarse dictated by bis con
science. and mosl undoubtedly the one ~ pro.
lection Of the rights Of his constituents aud o.
b,. and our dear South And lof whoi-'of
MI BENTON. one who has proved recrcani from
his Party. from his country, from all the laws
Of honor-beying only ihe dictates oil a mar
tow.minded demon Of selishness, which ap-
rcsr "a have possessed him. Had Mi Foote
acted thus he would have deserved the con
tempt Of the whole country and most assured
~ those who now find fault with him woul'
~, have heen the last or the most gentle, Il
aenouncing him. Now that these threats has
been made. or at leas, had been told as iru'
to Nj. Foote, is we think certain, iof MI
roote SAYS so--and he would not tell a false
hood. and one loo which could so easily be pro
we'd ON him. II Me-, Footc then, pursuing III
even tenor Of his way, acting as he belieFeu !
be rirht, and IN a more quiet manner certain
/. than many times before, which had cIlci'e
u no unusual display Of rage on the par Oh an
me--if under these circumstances, alter NJ
II Benlon had made these threats he advance
9 upon Mr.. Footc evidently with some hostil
desian-we DO mol see how any one can blam
MIR Foote for the course he took, He did II
d speak to provoke Mr. D, to the aitaek--he d.
not offer 10 draw his pistol 50 long as that gel
tleman let him alone, and he would not hay
10 had the pistol at all unless that gentleman hi
- made threats.
nj Although upon first hearing the astoundiI
IL announcement Of such a difficulty, and in SUE
il. 4 place, one would DO likely in his haste
Is condemn all pafties--yet we feel assured, III
" upon examination Of the facts, every one W
30 absolye MIR. Foote from blame. Mr.. Benton
u. going 10 law, is hel Well, that Is perfectly
40 keeping with him. Oh! what meekness
ot what long.sufIering, !aw-abiding goodness
taken possession OF the breast OF TINS ininria
Of Bull. All gentle bully,-he will go for p
Is, lection against poor little Foote, to the stroi
y. arm Of the Lawl This is as. II should be,
y general e~ases--but whore il IS as here, no
- remedy for injury, or a preventive OF antlciI
~ ted injury, but the horrid fruit OF those turf
lent passions which agitate the bosom OF . m
ats Of dominant ambition, and selfishness and co
'r ardicc, who, foiled in his aims, seeks W
III oold.blooded settled malevolencc, to injure
IN antagonist all he can, without nsking inlr
III himself,-in this ease, one is led to regret Il
the Law is not clothed with life, that lis Sp
cannot rise in al! its ma esty from the Lett
and awe the timid heart of such a man unit
" shrnks, .and his trembling limbs get cold,
his blood runs from them to it,-aye, TO CHI
tue furies which urge him, into his breast
guash their tcctl and tear each othsrr-and
he goes ahead, let him be dashed until, lk
:, moecasin, he bites himself,