Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-08-16
Foote'S Course while Whig Member OF the Le-
gislature!-MOre Facts from the Kecord ler
the Democracy!

We have learned, with some surprise, IN our
exchanges from north Mississippi, that Gen foote
denies he has ever heretofore acted with the wing
marty. To convince democrats that he Is utterly
unworthy of their confidence and support, 1t would
only be necessary to refer to the fact that he is
now in full fellowship with Clay, Webster and Fill
more-that he is member of party whose or
oanization is based upon a pledge signed by n'ne
3emocrots and FIFTY ONE VIII GS-that he is
the nominee of convention styling Itself Unon'
| but which was composed of whlgs with the ex-
ception of some twenty delegates, and most OF
those twenty, disappointed aspirants to otice-that
his associate councillors whigs-that he is sup
norted for Governor by every whg paper IN the
State and opposed by the democratic press-we
saw, it would only be necessary to refer to those
facts to convince democrats that Gen. Foote has
forfeited all claims TO their support, but nasmuch
as he boastfuly refers to his course previous to the
existing controversy, we will meet him upon thaV
ground.
: o;slature IN the county of Kinds. This his organ
;, here will not deny He was elected, and took his
seat in the January following, at call session.
$ He was appointed among the whig members, and
. was one of their chief spokesmen. On all test
questions he voted acih the a0higs. But his crown
ing act of the session was his vote for GS IHE m
l. WHIG CANDIDATE FOR THE U. STATES
Z SENATE.-ET
K. It was by this VOTE in part, of Henry S. Foote
e. that Gg-JOHN HENDERSON, A WHIG, sc
n LONG GMISREPRESENTED THE DEMO CRA
e. TIC STATE OF MISSISSIPPI The dem
N ocratic State Rights members voted for two dis
he tinguished gentlemen of their own party-Judg
m G. P Smith, who now graces the highest JudIcla
i. bench known to our State, and the lamente
Thomas H. Williams of Pontotoc, who was the
in the United States Senate by Executive appoint
no ment Gen Foote, however, true to his teder'
ne instincts voted for the ohg and assisted IN eee
To- ing him.
ng We speak by the book, as the following extra
ely from the House Journal of the adjourned sessle
rn- in 1889, will show.-p. 2o3-4:
bv "On further motion of Mr. Wright,
how Ordered, That the clerk inform the Senate tn
40 the House of Representatives are now ready
-. receive that body, to the end that they may pr
n' ceed to the election of United States Senator
us the constitutional term of six years from the four
plo- daS of March next; and to fill the vacancy occ
stoned by the resignation of the Hon. James
,hy, Trotter-in pursuance of joint resolution OF
the two houses, on that subject
The clerk having performed the duty mpos
9th bv the aforesaid order the Senate with the office
In nreceded by the sergeant nt-at-arms, came into
p, Ranresentatiye Hall, and took the seats assign
- them
lnen The president of the Senate explained the OBJ
or of the Joint assemblage and the two Houses s
mere cordingy proceeded to the election oil y. o'a
cord Senators, in the order named in the resolution
that der which they had assembled in JOINT meetl
the to-wit:
orth Fsyst-For the constitutional term OF. SIX YET
. en- from the fourth day of March next.