The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-09-02

10 the Union with Unconstitutional prohlb.
ton Of slarery--and we beg leave 10 add
that we shall be greatly pleased 20 h,v.
such expression OF the opinion Of the I.cris
loinre, the Governor, and If practicable. b,
the pcop'c, as shall clearly Indicate ,h,
course which Mississippi will deem il hc
da'y to pursue in this emergency.
Very respectfully, your ob't servants.
(>igued) JeH. Davis, H s F0ote. J. Thomp
son, W. ). Feaihers.on, Wm. MELVILLE
\. &, Brown,
taliionla was admitted exactly undo,
the circumstances OF her then application,
aud Mr. Fooic spoke in favor OF such adj.
mission, II joined in bill with other meas.
nres. The objection lac made against her
admission, was asa separate measure. With
Hum her admission, as a separate measure,
was nothing less than the odous Wilmot
Provlso ia another form" but il tackled
on to some other measures it would be purg.
ed 81 all its Wimo, Pfovisoism, il would
bc good thing for the South, although il
did deprive her OF any shore or participa.
ton IN that great territory, in the conquer
ing OF which double the number OF her
men, aud yearly two thirds Of the amount
OF her money were employed and expend.
cd, Such miserable quibbling as this by
Mr. Fooc may suit the Unonists, but il
never eau be imposed upon true Southern
Rights men. la q speech delivered by Mr.,
Foote in the Senate on the l4ih of Fcbru.
airy, 1850 (see Congressional Globe vol.
2lst pages 365 aud 3GG,) he used the fol.
lowing strong language.
"All must perceive that the admission
OF California, IN the hasty and objectiona.
bic mode now proposed, will necessarily
have the effect OF strengthening the North
al the expense Of the Souh--of multiply.
ing he number Of votes in both Houses oi
Congress, adverse to the South upon all
pending questions involved IN the subject of
slavery; nj least, appearances are such that
we cannot but believe that this would 0
the result of immediate admission and yet
the honorable Senator from Kentucky now
declares himself in iayor.of such admission
question of the admission Of California
should stand by itself, and should stand un.
connected with the other subjects Of his
resolutions. Yes sir, and he urges thai
we should decide, ,-aud decide rs promptly
rs we can, this grave question OF admis.
SION"
"But must say, sir, and say il most
seriously too, that il California is adj
mittcd into The Union, except in con.
tOrmty with some liberal and eqnita.
blc plan of pacificuiion and compro-
mise, the vessel of State will be Ger.
tainly found TO have spruug new
leak, and she will suddenly go down
amid the roaring pillows that surround
her, never more to be seen majestcal-
ly riding tho surface of ocean, and
bearing onward and aloft that sacred
banner of freedom, which has, for so
many glorious years been seen stream.
ing from her masthead. Yes, sir, |
have examined this subjects in all its
bcarings-l have studied public scnti.
ment in the South closely and perse.
yeringly; an certain that under
stand the present condition Of things
in the southern section Of the Conlcd :.
eracy.
ind Ihare Ao hcSHatton in dcclayias
Il as M S0ieDlH. dtSpaSSi0Hatc c0HUictioR,
that If California is aydggcd into the I'm.
ion IN the m0ric nam 1yopOse,t, The Southern
StdtcS Of the confcdyGcy aoiH feel thai all
hopc 9 GatcyRaL compromise has became
extinct, end that sucb tntoierabie oppression
has been atrcady imposed upon them as TO
Justify, nay, 10 demd1M Secession from the
Unt0R, IN order 10 SaUe Themselves troh
cGiiS still morSe than disuni0H ITSELF Ho1o
any man tri,0 k,,olcs dtat ra,iO,@ sOrereign
States hacc 50 acclared, in Tie mast formal
AMI 6etibefate manner, and that all The
States Of the South haze geyy clearly init
ca,ed Atc'r appreciation Of fthiS course, can
lioubt his result. / Gr not able TO compre-
lend"
California has been admitted by Congress
Just in the Objectionable mode Mr. Fooie
referred to in This speech. Yet strange to
say, the same Ne Roole is now travelling
through thls state lpIy lustiIyiug such ad-
lta'''DAit hbN NN@t'liH5 ''iN frDHhA ''"S w
tanned all she could have desired by IL; aud
what IS still more strange the Union party
are Iauding aud glonfying him as trua
Unionst, aud denouncing Gov. Quitman
as y secassiOiIlst
Wi'Icanlid ca'n, thinking men not zoe
the glarng Inconsistency, aud paipabe in.
justice in this Is hnmbuggery aud slam
der TO RUE thnmphantly over fairness and
trnth! 1t oanaot be, that unprejud,ced.
sober rejecting minds will ever sanction or
submit 10 such GlgraAt inconsistency and
unfairuess. SOUTHERN RIGHTS.
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Tbs True Issue.
The Union party is nav flooding the
State with pamphlet entitled THE Truo
Issue Stated, being compilation and one
sided view Of the sayings aud doings oi
some OF our leading Southern statesmen.