The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-09-25
Hon. JeR Davis

Hon. JEFF Davis
z seems e % 's6zpd faet' tllat this
gentleman has consented to fill tie vacancy
in the gubernatorial canvass produced "
Gen. Quitmans Retirement. lis letter 70
the nominating committee viii Be found ID
another column from which 1T Sill he seen
that his name to beused both as an sigle-
pelalent. g web IS . regularly nominated
slsmoelat candidate Thisis done Accord
ing to approved prineiples e }egof Jietiae5
4 being FIRST taken for gfahicd lat Che SUE
gestion II his name by a few presses, oerses
the advice Of the Southern Se@daga, IS the
''yoiec Of the people, after which nothing
Of course is wanting but .'ihe ready aud Ger
dial concurrence of The committee to give
his nomination an official sanctions This
nice bit Of diplomacy, equally apparentin
the letter Of the nominating committee, and
the reply Of Senator Davis, singles him cut
as the candidate of "forlorn hope" in be-
ing under the circumstances a candidate for
Governor, and proves him to be either the
most sanguinc victim Of self-delusion, or the
most bold and disinterested martyr of party
expcdiency. The language of his letter as
we'll as the character of the man strongly
III. lies the latter
But the only inquiry of practical import
alee relates simply to the fact whether or not
the nomination of Davis affects in the least
the claims of Gen. Foote, whatever they may
be, and to this question we would now address
one or two remarks. 1t seems to be suppos-
ed BY many that this simple change of can
didates, or if you please, this substitution of
Davis for Quitman alters the whole merits of
the contest and appeals specially to those who
entertain liberal views for the Senatorial
course Of Davis, and kind feelings-yca, adj
miration-for the man. We profess to be
one of that sort, and we even go farther, and
announce our adhesion hat school of pol
itics to which he belongs.
What however are the issues practically in
volvod in this whole canvass We regard
them as briefly these Whether the compro-
mise measures were so destructive of the in
terests, or derogatory to the honor of the
South as to require resistance In answer
ing this question negatively we were as much
opposed to Davis as Quitman. Another is
sue which was wantonly thrown into this con
troversy, and which is more directly involved
in this canvass, involves an act of justice tc
another Senator, whose motives are as much
entitled to our respect, and whose Senatorial
course meets with the same spirit of hberali
ty as does that of the other. SO far as this
subject is concerned VIC do not know that tho
votes and acts of either, precisely reflected
our views, but certain are we that we have
after impartial inquiry seen nothing to just
fy those charges Of infdelity, corruption, re
creancy, &c, which were not only made a
gainst one of them, but which was substan
TALLY endorsed by the legislature itself
While one was applaudcd 'by authority tn,
other with the same claims, at least to our
confidence and respect, was officially eensurco
and prescribed upon charges which We bohey'
wholly unfoundod, to say nothing Of their IN
: furious nature. Under these circumstance
the nomination of Foote gave him anappea
to that constituency whose honor and inter
ests he was accused Of betraying.
The result of the late election was, aecor
ding even to the enemies of Foote only
decision in favor of acquisescene If Foot
was guilty of treason to the South, it wa
simply decided by the people of Mississippi
at their late election, that the measures whicl
constituted his treason were not so runou
and disgraccful as to require resistance
The verdict Of the people, the higher cour
; to which an appeal has been had in the find
ing of the Legislature cannot be rendered be
fore November. As one of the jury in thi
: Indictment against Foote we are ready to vot
not guilty The State has acquiesced, bu
an abused and injured son has not been ye
acquitted of foul charges We do not i
our vote propose to approve of every thin
Foote has said and done, but we do intend t
disapprovc-what the Legislature have done
L Such is hasty glance at the personal lucl
n its of the gubernatorial canvass as presente
o to our mind. We had intended to give som
d reasons why the claims of Davis, as high .
y they are, should not interpose in this invest
s cation of the charges against his colleagu,
: but must postpone that to another time
> THE FIRE ANN1HLAToR.-We make ii
: following summary of what is said of tn
wonderful invention Phillips Fire Al
nihilator was invented in England. 1t is
small apparatus, portable by one man, an
cost not more than $50, and is capable
Is extinguishing fire of great extent instant
IS neously. This is done by the productic
is of a gas that is death on fires, but perfect
! innocuous to human life, as was demonstrat,