The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-10-24
Col. rrewlllIe and een. Foo.e.

Col Neville by previous appointment
ID dressed the people Of this County onI
Monday last, a large crowd being in at
tendance. We did not hear the whole Of
his speech, being otherwise engaged, and
hence cannot und ertake to give full and
correct sketch of his remarks.
He commenced with detailed exsmin-
alton Of the late Adjustment Bills, and de-
monstrated their. palpable injustice TO the
people of the South.
He assured his constituents THAI the
Congress of the United States had now
become great abolition society, and that
Il were idle to hope for any protection for
our rights from that quarter.
That the people Of the South in the
present crisis should rely upon their own
stout hearts and strong arms, and he dis
tinctly advised resistance as the only
means OF securing our rights. The State
ofMisslssipp in his opinion, could not with
honor or safety take any Backward steps,,
To retreat and surrender would be a
most fatal and suicidal policy.
His speech was listened TO with the most
profound attention and produced a decided
effect on the large and intelligent auditory
or course some present dssented from th(
ground he took, but all seemed impressed
with his startling portrayal Of Northern ag
gresslons and Southern wrongs.
About TWO o'clock Gen. Foote arrived
on his way to the Northern part Of th'
State, and in the evening he addressed hi
old friends and neighbors Of Madison
His speech was pretty much rehash o
the thousand and one harangues he ha
made in the Senate about the beauties 0
harmony, cancellation, compromise an
adjustment.
He dwelt at some length on the grea
benefit the South had gained by the lat
Bills, especially the Fugitive Slave Bill
He denied that there was any danger OF II
repeal, and pledged himself to resign an
come home, if it should be repealed |
the course of his remarks, be gave gre'
credit to Mr.. Fillmore for the strong Pc
sonaI and political influence he brought
UraI ruvvI Or to Puaeas'. II. 'vns"rhv
that many OF the members from the Mort
were induced by the President to vote ft
it, who would but for that inaueuce hav
voted against it, in Difference TO the sent
ments of their Northern constituency.
The President, he said, mingled vii
] Northern members, invited them to the &
5 ecutive Mansion, and cntreated them
? vote for the Bill.
s This conduct on his part, would sometin
I back have been sIgmatized as "ExecutiV
} interference" by the present allies Of Ge
I Footc.
a We care nothing ahou, il in that poi
+ Of view-ifthe President did this, he W
in our opinion, right, though it be count
e to the doctrine preached by his friends
j. The canvass Of 1913.
d In another point of view, however, it
J. important.
,tI If it be a fact that it was necessary
the President to use his personal and Of
cial influence TO secure its passage, Il
) demonstrates OF itself the hostility felt
e wards the measure by the sentiment Of t
i North.
J. And vet with this striking fact btft
him. Senator Foote undertakes to S
= positively that there is no danger of its
10 peal.
III We cannot undertake TO say what
fluence Mr.. Fillmore exerted, we only knt
al that there can be no stronger indicatl
a. of Northern feeling on that subject Ih
70 the fact brought forward by Gen. Foo
IL himself.
ii We cannot undertake to 60 through
whole Of the Generals speech. We ~
lie sumo he is now on that lar famed and 10
ne talked Of campaign in which he is 10
duce all the 'shallow-miuded, factious
at magogues" that differed with him as to
ia adjustment.
r. ''Its not the only instance, Ito use
he language of another) where the events
ne the war did not come up to the soundI
IL phrase of the manifesto"
His onslaught caused no falterlns
the ranks Of ftrue Southern men.
Col. Melville replied effectualIy to
y much Of his speech as referred TO him,
~ next Franklin Smith rose, and admInls'
ed to the recteaDt Senator one oil the m
seathino Yehutas that II has ever been