Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-08-16

Mr.. Graves, of the House of Representatives,
nominated Mr.. John Henderson as candidate
Mr. Fox, of the House of Representatives, nom
mated Judge G. p. Smith.
And Mr.. Walker of the Senate, nominated the
Hon Thomas H. Williams, of Pontotoc.
The secretary of the Senate, and the clerk of
the House of Representatives, then proceeded 10
call their respective rolls the members Young V'0o
voce
Those who voted for John Henderson are Mr.
President, Messrs Alsbury, Brown, Coffee, Far
rah, Grayson, Greene, Hadley' Haley kem'
Montgomery, Maury, Ragsdale, Smith OF hem
per, and WALL Senators-15 votes.
Mr. Speaker, Messrs. Armat, Brown, OF Lau-
derdale, Burrus, Clark, Drake, Eakm, FoO1h'
Filter, Graves, Garland, Kinds, Cox, Hill, OF Ia
nola, Hill, of Marshall, Hooper, Humphreys
Jayne. of Lawrence, Jayne of Simpson, Jenkins,
Joyner. Loper. Marshall, McCaskil, McCowman,
Melen, Minter, Muchison, Murphey, Neill, Ports,
PEBBLES Phillips, Puckett, Ruff, Rupert, Sessions,
Springer, Smith, Stewart, of Hlnds, yentress'
Wilson, Wood, of Jefferson, and Wood of VIII
kinson, Representatives, votes. Total' 59
votes.
This was majority of the votes, and Mr.. Hen
: derson. the whig candidate, was declared duly
elected for the constitutional term of SIX years.
ne NE name of Henry S. Foote, the Immaculate, the
to cosistent, is recorded in his favor.
w LIT this is not ALL In the ballottng for the un-
We expird term which Mr.. Williams was then filing,
ed Gen. hote was so determined in his opposition tc
NJ democray and democratic candidates, that he a
r. gain yoteefor Mr. Henderson in preference to the
- then ncument He was not willing for Mr.. Will
Il" Jams to holdis seat for the brief period interye
We ming between S,uuary 29th and March 4th. H'
20 out Heroded Heed. A number of wings having
w, succeeded IN eecng their candidate for the Ion!
ey term, voted for Mr.Wiliams; but not so with MI
nd Foote. Williams Wa democrat, and that wa
as enough to satisfy him tat his head must come OF
Cor We again quote from the Journal page 3O5:
~ ~ ssThe two Houses thu proceeded to elect
Senator to FILL the vacancy occasioned by the re
signaton of the Hon. jams F. Trotter-th
members voting as before, viva soce
by Those who voted for Thomas H.Williams, esq
BIB. are Messrs. Asbury, Augustus, Bel Boyd, Deas
Use Cranberry, Green, Hadey, Ives, kyk, Matthew
uld Ragsdale, Rayburn, Smith, of Lawreace, IRE,
,cv week Tucker, Walker, and Walton, Seniors
eis votes.
;nn Messrs. Anderson, Black, Brown, of CNpia
s Barton, Bell, Carter Denman, Ellis, of joe
'o- Ellis, of newton, Fox, Frost, Grant, Gholst
apt Goode, Hancock, Hargrove, Harley, Harvls, ii
om- of Marshall Hogg, Holland Hindman, Jackows
hat Josselyn, lowers, Keneday Lane, Lowe, McL'
Mr.. don, McRae, Minter, Reid, Roberts, Stewart,
If Yalobusha, Stone, Tillman, Thompson, OF Okt
uld beha Thompson, of Yalobusha, Thornton, Usse
Wright and Wood of Wilkinson, Representatl'
mo 40 votes. Total, 60 votes.
Those who voted for John Henderson, esq, {
ae Mr. President, Messrs Brown, Coffee, Far
VI Grayson Harley, KERN, Montgomery, Mau
mo II 10 Smith, of Kemper, and Wall, Senators-1l vot
tah Mr Sneaker Messrs. Armat, Brown of Ii
re- derdae, Burress Clarke, Drake, Eakin FOO1
par Filter Grant, Garland, Gilmer, Hines, Hill
in Pamela, Hooper, Humphreys, Jayne Of Lawren
the Jayne of Simson, jenkins, Joyner, Loperr,. M
the shall, McCaskilI, MCGOWAN Mellen, Murchins
Murphey, Neill, Ports, PEBBLES, Phillips Pu P
r ett, Ruff, Rupert, Sessions, Springer. Smith ST
" art of Kinds, Ventress, Wilson, and Wood OF .
ferson, Representatives-41 votes Iotal'
Le- votes.
for Such was the course of Gen. Foote when
democracy needed all the strength they could c.
mand In their darkest hour he was oppose
our them, afiliating with the wings, battling as
cote cote now doing, in their ranks.-Aississ.pp'o".