Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-08-09

the North-do the abolitionsts and free soilers de-
nounce him--Hale, Sumner, Seward, Francis Adams.
John Van Buren,, Chase, Delona and all of that class
OF men do not denounee Feote--he has aided them in
their unhoy operations of despong the South of her
rghts and they act together in regard to the abolition
OF the District slave tradethey triumph over vico-
Ty' ana he like the abolition Sumner, commends and
aeteadS the act Gratitude, say you for this-never
honor him for this, never entitled TO confidence for
thls is he No man unprejudced viii ever honor
hlm tor the past and no having the real interest
OF ne South at heart who desires the preservation
ofthe Union, viii trust him with the future.
He Is essentially faithless public man. and his
recent conduct has added nothing to his character as
gentleman worthy of either the confidence or grat
tude of the people" That he is reckless demapooue
is placed beyond the reach of refuaton bv his own
speeches and votesthat ne is wholly faithless is prov
en- by the same records. Look his history as pub
lie man-it is a tissue of Inconsistencies the more
startling and damning, because the bulk of his positive
positions against the South and in t1uor of the
North Let us instance one, not from it's prominence
or Importance, but proving the proclivty ofthe man
to change In June 1890 Senator Jeff Davis intro
duced resolution repeating all laws preventing the
STAKEHOLDER from carrying his slaves into the territory
acquired from Mexico for this simple proposition H.
S Foote U0ted, in connection with most all the South
ern Senators against the Northern Aboitonists In
July 1850, not quite month AFTER Senator Davis re-
newed the proposition, the previous effort hay
ing been voted down, and strange as true, Henry S.
Foote coted and spoke against 1t. Had the necessity
for its adoption ceased to exist No such thing He
said among other things why he would vote against it.
that it would place his Northern friends in position
not easy susceptible Of explanation before their consti
uents His friends who voted for the abolition of the
slave trade in the District found no difficulty in ex-
planning that U0e before their constituents and he it
appears, finds applauders and defenders for having
voted with and defended the abolition side of ar open
direct proposition involving the rights of the slavehod
er Does he deserve the 'gratitude of the Southern
people-is he worthy the "confdence'' of any party
pretending to be consistent truly Southern for this
But Senator Foote defends the law abolishing the
slave trade in the federal District and as he is COM
mended to the 'grattude and the 'scondence' of the
people ofMississippi, will show in whose company
the Senator is found and who applauds and triunphs
over the acts which the Senator endorses and defends
Sumner, the u S. Senator from Massachusetts, saws:
"Ihere is another act of this very long session.
ct1ch may be regarded aUiH SatstacttOn and which
MENTION at once, before considering the reverse the
picture The StaUe trade has been abolished IN the DIS
r1ct Of Columbia. This measure though small in the
sight of justice as most important. 1t banshes from
he National capital Odous traffic but this its least
'fence HPractcGly c6res to the ,ooIe traffic. ,ohereU-
at erlst not merely in Washington acthip the imedi-
te sphere Of the legislature, but EVERYWHERE THROUGH
UT THE SLAVE STATES, WHETHER RICHMOND, OR
CHARLESTON, OR New ORLEANS, THE BRAND OF
INSTITUTIONAL REPRoBATIoN. Yes! the people of
he United States by the voice of Congress have SOL
mrly deeIarod the domestic eIa-cs to be Of
ensve in their sight The Nation has said to it,
Get thee behind me, Satan'