The Woodville Republican., 1851-10-28
TO the DemOcraCyiii


he consiitudon end ,ho Union. devolve,
Ihe duiy oi erening ha utmost zeal aGe
aeiisiiy. tillshs closing Of the eisetion polls
on Toesday nert. Oar candidates are well
known TO the country, aud deserve our war.
NEST support Even were il otherwise. we
should expect 10 end the time houored mot.
TO OF our pary--"Phnciples, not men,
covering aud influencing the exercise ofour
franchises.
Gen. Foo'e, in his recent speech here,
charged upon the Democracy that he was
"the democmc,ic candiapci, and that DAVIS
--primUS inter payes--was traitor 10 his
country, and as blood-thirsty as Robes
pierre, himself--a ehangeling, who had nest.
led in the bosom Of Democracy, during .the
last seven years Off prosperity, but nor a
renegade, seeking to ogerwhelm il in ruin
That he, (Foote.) had borne aloft our stand.
ard amid storms Of adverity, and stiff chung
to it as the harbinger Of bis destiny The
people are to determine, which is the sal-
est OF these men, to entrust their affairs with
The whole political life of Henry S. Foote,
is as checkered as the skin OF a leopard, and
us tickle and unsteady as the Aepen-leaf
In 1885, at a large Democratic meeting 10
the city OF ofVicksburg, this same Foote, then
. ranting Wing. headed squad of draymen
oafers, aud vagabonds, and broke in upon
the meeting, drove the chairman, ~ et arntS
from his seat, took the stand, aud after hav-
ing made whig speech, passed wing reso-
lutions, and appreciated wing measures. In
1883, his ultraism got him the nomination
of the whig party of Kinds county for the
Legislature. The Southern Sun"--now
Flag Of the Union" says
"Gen II. S. Foote--On Monday last, this
gentleman who is now the o. ONLY
WHlG CANDIDATE -.f1 for the Legis.
Iature, in opposition to ID, o. Williams, ad-
dressed the people of this precinct, at the
Staie.house, We were among the many
who listened with deep attention to the re-
marks OF the speaker and il affords us much
to state to our political associates in Kinds,
that Gen. Foote's speech was received by the
auditory with every mark of appreciation.
He was frequently and warmly appaudit );
aud will receive an overwhelming majority
at this box, over his aposIate opponent Gen
Foote is not only high talented gentleman
and possessed Of the most amiable traits Of
chaiactar in private life, but he is also re.
for that unqeiling mental courage
which leads him to attack error wherever
il may be found. He cares not for the gilt.
ter OF official station, OF the influences of
power, but he unhesitatingly advocates the
interests of his country wherever they were
assailed There are those who deem Gen
Foote and inconsistent politlcion, and who
processes to have but little confidence in his
stability Very likelyD We candidly ac-
knowledge we were amongst that number
at one time but no,c, we are proud to ex'
press our honest belief that the U - Whtg'
Of Hinds may ysqteiy rely apon Gen. EoOtt
maintaining hts present position. -xzl
u
"1y- acc are achtg, he is one, and act
are happy thus 10 recognise him, 81 for
his talents aud patriotism are much needed
in our legislative councils, at this peculiar
crisis. 5
"1-AH genuine schigs ia old HmdS
,ciH Of course rally to the polls on tie 23d
and gath Of the present month, and beStou
their saBiuges apoa Gen Eoote 81
liony further proof were necessary to es
tahished the falsty and duphcity of Footc
in attempting to smuggle himselfinto ofIicC
as Democrat, it would be necessary only
to ask--'etdt paytynomi'aated him for Gol
eraor? What party, and seltat press az,
supporting him. He was nominated, al
every body knows, by the old whig party
aud is supported, without a solitary excep
ton, by the old whig press, throughout tht
entire State. Not n single Democfatic pa
per, edited by Democrats---on The othe
houd--is advocating his claims for office
He is prowliug about over the country, oi
money furnished him by wings, and is pait
in whig gold, for ahnsing the purest an,
ablest men of the Democratic party--fo
desecraiing the memory of Polk aud Johl
c. Calhoun, for extolling Fillmore admins
iration, and the champions of the whi'
party.
Gen. Fcote has the unblushing eirronter
to tell an Intelligent people, that Col. Jel
Davis has only been Democrat for seve
years. The written history Of Col Davi.
shows that this statement of his colleagn,
like q great majority OF the Others he make.
is totally desttude of truth-that il is trun