The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1850-07-23
MR. roorE AND ms CONSTITUENTS.

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The Washington unpon says The hissis-
rppian has oycplaycd its game II does
pfuss injustice 10 Gen Foote and by way Of
affecting a hhcmlhy i does uci posses At least
in his case, Il advises those who disapprove OF
the Senator's course. 20 withhold their applica-
tionf % him for resigning bis office until they
can give him an opportunity Of bearing ms
reasons"
Mr. Foote'S reasons have been heard by the
people Of Mississippi He gave them a few
days since. and what were they! The amount
was, that NJ. Foote was ia favor of;he meas.
ures proposed BY the committee, because We
could not ret any Jdteri Mr.. Fooie wished
governments for the Territories, and foF this he
was willing to give up California and New
Mexico to Northern rapacity, taking, as a boz
nus, a fimsy, Intellectual, and doubtfully con-
stilulional method Of obtaining our fugitive
slaves. The Union also says:
1--WE only wish that Gen. Foote could now
take the stump in Mississippi in his own de-
fence. as he designs 10 do after the adjournment
Of Congress, and we should see how SOON these
] CdDlADu5 tIitlbo NbuiA W NAtN
GenernI Foote is smart man, we have no
doubt and that Gen. Foote could not give rea-
sons enough for anything he might do, to fill a
book, we have never allowed ourself 10 pre-
sumo. We nave looked for his reasons we
knew they would come; but what is their
quality? In plain English, that we must give
up a great deal of right to get little remainder,
and that even tainted. When the subtle
working of Mr.. Foote'S mind can make wrong
actually take the place of right he may take
the stump with effect. But before he does it,
he must be able to prove,
LIST. That the South has no good reasons for
insisting against the admission of California.
ID. That the South will be benefited or
not injured by the taking from Texas a large
portion of her territory, known and acknow-
lodged to be hers, for ~free-soil purposes.
Sd. That the South receives an equivalent
for any concession in tie establishment Of terri
torial Gov'ts; a thing which reason, the consti-
tuition and precedent dictate should be done at
any rate and she not to receive even this
poor pittance with benefits, since the govern
ments are proposed to be established so as not
to be permitted, to protect by laws, slave pro-
perty removed into the territories.
4th. That We receive an equivalent for con-
c%essions, by the establishment of a law for the
recapture OF fugitive slaves, by which the
master is made to enter into a trial by jury, at
his own home, (worse, if any where else) with
his slave: a law which, even if it conferred
upon the master and the Southern States the
greatest benefits, INSTEAD of insults and inju-
ries) would be utterly impracticable, being
violently opposed to the spirit of the Northern
people, in whose midst and by whose consent
it would have to be executed.
9TH. That the South receives no injury by
the abolition Of the importation of slaves into
the District Of Columbia to be sold, or to be car
RED thence to another State the slave S,
brought there to be liberated.
9th. That the connection of all or an,
of these laws together, in their passage, make
them or either of them more proper and bene
fetal to the South.
When Mr.. Footc can establish SATISFACTORY,
these points, the plan of adjustment of tn,
committee) we will acknowledge that he j
right and the South wrong.
Yet Mr., Foote would pretend that he vii
have the support of his constituents. What
damper it must be to his rejoicing in the graf
~ification of having followed his conscience,
have ahundred Unanimous constituency y eli
liens of Port Gibson, and some from Jackson
think it necessary for this reinsurance to ad
dress him letters signifying their acquiescenc
in his course. The course of a Senator of Mi.
sissippi should be so consistent upon principle
should be so really in conformity with the cor
s~titution and the Sentiments of the State h
represents, as that such a thing would be COZ
/ sidered little, Has Mr.. Foote acted in con(o
nifty to the principles he has professedl to III
wishes and expressed wishes of his State! N,
he has not. How g~ratiied he must feel ther
at having marks of appreciation from Port Gil
son and jackson.
Yes, and he has also a portion of the pres
to ratiiy his actsl That portion of if foe
which condemned to the shades the participa
tors in the Mexican war; and called the Nash
vile Convention treason; and those who de
sired to check the North IN her aggressions IN
on us, before they came so imminent as now
traitorsand dissnionists and last winter curse,
Nh, Foote as one of the chief of them. Happ,
MIR. Foote! even his most bitter enemies com,
to bless him at last.
MIR. BARNWELL'S SPEECH.