The southern press., 1851-08-08

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Pacific, it won't be on such plan a. that pro
posed, we feel convinced. Jonathan knows
better than to venture ON 30 impossible and
unpaysble an undertaking
1t may be very true that a line from Canads
presents most favorable gradients, and that there
are passes across the Rocky mountains, as far
north as Oregon, which are AZ good as any YET
discovered but that will not be sufficient to pay
for the line, OF keep it in order when constructed
1t may be equally true that it would not be
bad direction to take for voyage to China or
Japan; but we question whether there exists in
Great Britain, or the States, sufficient number
of persons having interests in those regions; or
travellers, who, for the pleasure of visiting the
Brother of the Sun and Moon, or the Great
Mogul, would venture across two oceans, and a
desolate, half-frozen continent.
AS for the merchants of Great Britain they
would never consent to their well packed goods
being unshipped to railroad, and then re-shipped
again on Puget's Sound. The chances of damage
would be too great.
But there is still greater difficulty. The
Northern waters and bays of this continent are
frozen up every winter and what means Of
transport, from accessible ports, can be devised
to answer all the requirements of merchants.
The fewer the charges, the better, that ia quite
clear; and when the st. Lawrence is bridged
with ice, and st. James bay rendered inaccessi-
BILE for the greater part of the year, by what
roundabout way are goods and passengers to be
forwarded?
Can Mr.. Whitney guarantee that there shall
be no deep SHOWS between Lake Superior and
the mountains? Nine months of cold, frost,
and snow, in those inhospitable regions, will be
difficulty that no ingenuity or skill can over
come.
We expect to see line progressing steadily
though slowly, in more temperate region, to-
wards the settlements of the Mormons. Every
now and then, the Western papers will announce
that some twenty thirty, or may be, fifty miles
more of road is constructed until, some ten
years hence, company will proclaim to the
world its intention of finishing up few hun.
dred miles to meet Mormon and Californian
road, running Eastward to their embrace.
tT Welay before our readers General OUR.
MANS statement of his rencountre with Mr.
FooTE. 1t will be seen that it varies materially
from the published account of his antagonist
and the General has not thought it necessary ia
drum up certificates to fortify his veracity. His
account of the transaction is very characteristic
brief, manly and decided
To the People Of Mississippi.
HERNANDo, July 18th, 1851.
The joint canvass between Senator Foote and
myself terminated yesterday abruptly, in Sledge.
vile, Pamela county.
1t is due to you that the causes which brought
| about this event, should be made public.
| lembarked in the canvass under an agreement
in writing, proposed by the friends of Senate
Foote, and accepted by me, 'that during our can
vass, nothing of a personal character would b
introduced by either party, but that the canvas
should be confined to the political issues betwee
US, before the people," to the observance O
which understanding our friends mutual
pledged themselves.
At our first and second appointments, | de
clared expressly, that | would neither introduc
personal matter, nor assail my opponents mo
tives, no4 even alluded to his political acts, no
connected with the present issues before tht
country, unless compelled to do 80, by the cours,
of my opponent On my part, have, 80 far al
| WAS permitted, conforned to the agreement
and adhered to the course proposed-but re
greet to say, that my opponent has habitually dis
regarded the terms of the debate, and frequentl,
used even irritating and infamatory language
At Grenada, he startled the audience with tn
declaration that his life had been endangeret
hive or six times during this canvass, andlthat h
| expected to be assassinated, but that in suc
event, the blood of an Union man would cry t
Heaven for vengeance. 1t is true, he said, tina
he did not accuse any prominent man of tn
State rights party of such intention, but by thi
language he left murderous imputaton upon hi
opposers generally. AS the canvass proceeded
he became more personal had, upon severa
occasions, alluded to the arbitrary and alarmn,
powers asserted by the present administration
instanced the threat of President Fillmore, t,
use the military force of the United State
against Texas; and l cited the indignity lately
offered to Mississippi in urging the arrest and re
moval of the governor of the State to New Or
leans for trial, on groundless charge, thus vir
tually suspending the executive povers of the
State government.
| In the debate at Pamela, Gen. Foote, in an
swer to this point of my argument, defended
| the conduct of the President and although he
disavowed the intention of imputing to me any
guilt, yet he intimated that there was cause fo
suspicion in the alleged fact that some arms be
longing to the State Of Mississippi had beet
carried of to be used in the Cuban expedition.
In my reply ! said that the charge or nsinua
ton, coming from whatever source it might
that had been either instrumental in, or cogni
zant of the removal, or abstraction of any of tn,
public arms from the State, was false and scan
ddlous
! With this, supposed further allusion to tn,
subject would end but on the next day a
Sledgeville, Senator Foote, in the same unquali
fled manner, repeated the insinuation. Deter
mined to repel in n manner which could not bs
misunderstood, such indirect assaults upon my
character, in my rejonder | deliberately pro
nounced the insinuation as false and co,oardl,
scandalous and ungenflemaniy. Upon some in
qulries by him of what meant, repeated tn
same language. He then inquired whether
} intended to insult him--I said would answe
} that question outside the crowd
, Standing upon the ground, with table an
my papers before me, | then turned to the al