Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-06-14
The Submission Candidate for Governor.

W. have devoted much time and space to TINS gem
,,e,oon in to-days paper. We have presented IN rs
aondorsod form as possible few of his many IN
o,.;.o,cies and changes. This is done now that
~, f;ras and opponents may gather something OF the
character of the man they are sustaining or opposing
His sneech herei is fresh in the memory OF .h0Se WIN
hoard him. and his explanations, goou or pad are D
fore them His past positions are presented III o'ue'
that those who desire it, may contrast theih WIN ~,
present positions and draw theretrom correct
sions
To the debate in the Senate on the amendments pro-
posed by Senator Davis and to be found III TINS
we invite the attention of the reader mat oeOa'e
exposes they hypocrisy of Senator Foote, ana the
company in which he is found voting places his mo-
tiyes beyond explanation Hale, Chase, and Seward
are with him. and that sold monster" Benton, is one OF
his backers-excellent company for Southern Sena-
tor to be found with when the South is demanding that
her citizens property shall not be Disseminated against
either by a doubt or a law
Senator said he would vote On MS own
Judgment and that unless the question was trivial one
he would never defer to the opinion OF others. ms
is admitting that the proposition before the Senate was
not one of trivial character In fact he says ne con-
ceves its adoption important enough to deat me 0"'
And how is this Why, Northern gentlemen will vote
against the bill to prevent 'msconstruction at the
hands of their own constituents" And what inns
construction" did Senator Foote desire to preserve
"Northern gentleman" from Simply this, and moth
ing more Gentlemen, by voting for the bill IN which
Jefferson Davis amendment incorporated, you
have repealed all laws andremoved every bearier out OF
the way to free emigration of the Mississippi planter
with his slaves to the territories That is the mls
construction Senator Foote desired to prevent his
Northern friends from resting under. But what was
the Senator's regard for those whom was his duty to
represent and defenddid he manifest desire to pre-
vent their rights from being ''msconstrued"? No.
He voted so place their rights in doubt and SO
that doubt could be removed at great expense and
hazard But the position of his Northern friends he
aided to from misconstructon, but the rights
of his Southern Constituency he aided in suspendng in
doubt. Read Davis proposition and then see Foote'
vote and the company he with.
The other extracts relative TO Senator Foote all
worthy careful perosa They expose his inconstan-
cy his twisting in out, and prove him dangerous
man in crisis. 1t would surprise no one who
has watched him for eighteen months to see him an
nounce himself open disunionist within the next
twelve months The change would be no more sing
rar than has been since he assailed Clay in 1850
From an extreme ultra position he has worked down
to extreme submission position and it is now about
time for him commence changing again. He is I'M
satisfied with himself unless he is moving and warn
the Union men against him for he will yet betray
them.
Ex-senator Foote explained what to us hitherto had
been profound mystery. He publicly named the fact
that he stated in his speech here last fall that Qutman
would recommend secession. Capt. Barksdae denied
this, General Foote says, and charged the
General with mistakng the Governor. Foote says
the Captain said him that if Governor Quitman die
recommend secession, he pledged himself to oppose
him for Governor.
This explained at once to the secret of the Cap
tains apparent change for we'll remember about the
time indicated by Senator Foote, I'VE understood our
self further advanced in the doctrine of resistance
than cur friend, Captain Barksdalein fact we really
thought him head and shoulder ahead of U.s. But The
explanation by Gen Foote solved the mystery and w
gave the Captain up as gone. TWAS such a smooth
path, requiring explanationthe fact is the Gener
aPs explanation left nothing for the Captain to say,
simple bow of assent was only needed.
But the sequel is curious the original itself
The Captain it appears one among the first of GU
I citizens who received copy of Governor Qutman'
mesSage-the very message Foote charged as the on
that would contain the recommendation of secession
and Capt Barksdale is said to have defended that Uer
message. The Captain cannot take that message upol
; the stump before people evidence-not he IN
less he defends it against the assaults of Col Cobb
whom it is believed had the courage to defen
it at aay time.
TWAS not Quitman's message then that chance,
opinions of Capt Barksdale and the explanation
: Gen. Foote thrown away--a dead loss
If we have done the Captain the least Injustice
will afford US pleasure to put him right. He is a can
didate for place of great trust and we want our peo
z pie to know that he is above vacillation
i CETSenator Foote stated here that chance ba,
been going on in n York. favorable to the South am
that the election of Senator had not come on so soo
Dickinson would have been elected Senator instead
Fish He said that any not believing it could writ
Dickinson. We do not believe word of it. Foot
gave personally in 1S4S many private assurance
about has friends in the North for us to believe him ca
pabe of telling anything about them that should be be
leved.
Didn't he carry letter in his pocket in 1S4s iron
Gen. Cass-and didn't he know Cass position as stat
ed in Missssipp-as he himself stated it at Aberdeen
was not in accordance with Cass' views nor in aceor
6 dance with the letter then in his pocket! And d
not this same Senator go and represent ass as tn
Mississippi democrats represented him He KNOWN
: ed 1t everywhere to be- Yet this is the standard q
y the Senator's morals.
: Col. |. N. Davis.
$ This gentleman was here on Saturday last-he talk
ed two or three hours, and more perfect twaddla