The Yazoo Democrat., 1851-07-09
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desaIToF simple iLcls: ne fr,1t1 i the
foom which Cen Fcote first burst into
waa my private chamber the truth is my
family were there eick whena ne entered
and if he knew i hot5or knows it'not now,
il can only be agtribpied 60 some high sx.
element. the same which could induce
himthus ruthlessiy 70 outrage every rule Of
common propriety and decencys
One prominent feature inthe Senator'S card
must nor 90 unnoticed Il a1stiDzates that
ihapes made myself busy in q 'matterof
highly delicate nature" between Gov Quit
man and himself 1t is'false in every or III
any sense: The two genllemenshad been
sngaged in a public discatsSi07ls Hundreds
gp0xe of air. 50 did |. There were differ
ent opinions asto what was said IN debate.
Mai. Hunt does not pretehd that Foote
called on me to raise an ditIicnstynOver any
thins | said bui merely 20 get my states
ment as towhat had occurred in debate
did not give il as readily as his Honor re-
qnired, He few into a. passion, Attempted
the bully. He ft1iked, Such is plain
ssatensfit Of facts, Had 4 been treated as
q gentleman there would have been 10
cause of quarrel, but Senator Foote S un-
fortunate in not Knowing that true man
would not brook sinsult or insoleuce, come
from whatever quarlerqHarler Il may. His
sneers and his sarcasm hold az lightly as
Ii do himself In my limise2 sphere 1 have
istriyen TO do my dutg. and humble hs it
lmay be- ] feel a prouder satisfaction than
had 4, as n recreant, Senator, betrayed my
CONSTITUENTS and sold my section in tile
Congress Of the United Ssales. a
Now, Mths gentlemam has any Of thai
lssctfistian commiseration for human frailtY'
of which. he speaks, I would modes W s1g-
Igests that = small poRtion might not be en-
.ltireIy inappropriate i'm his own case, iusl
IaboHt this time. The Senators card ID
mot only ills.arred but ssakEt5saed,7 bni
Icharity woald pleadEthat ne surely penneC
lit before he saw the card Of hs friend ant
comp panions Maj f. S. Hunt 8. g.ses
| The statements in any card were literal
sliv true and are borne ont almost TO lin
/ by Major Hunt. The Senator's denials cal
lgo for their true values with their authoI
they are before the public bywhom know
i lns.ice viii be done. s 1ah
Il Why the Senator allndes TO sny clerlca
character am am unable 10 conceive, q
that certaiuly has nothing do a. san viii
the matter II is true have been min
lister for more than twenty years, aud n
Though T posses myshare Of that "Jsunsai
LfrGiIfY,' = of which the gentlemen epeak
1yet can assure him, that | have neve
been guilty of the weakness of being asham
! ed ef the station Aud it affords me rluc
4 qualification to know that during the Who'll
! period, amidst the many duties Of variou
!, public stations, not so elevated as that (
i the Senators however 60 which my fello'
! citizens have thought proper 70. call m
4 have maintained my integrity as ministt
of the church 10 which lifelong g;and;ny sln
pie statement Of fact has generally been, d
! ken without being driven to "sOlemaly az
] as q nan cf h,nor;; Ministers are peace
bic men and ought to be sos and there are
few men in this world RhO knowing tliat FAC
take the privilege Of passing insults end ma
= ing remarks In regard to them, that they won
d mot presume to make about men who we
!, differently situated. Yet believe Il IS gran
z ed that ministers are entitled to common ciVi
: titles Of life and the right Ofshowlng some 4
z gree ofresertment at an insult, although
hould be offer ed BY an tshonorabie't Senat
Of ofCengress--bacl1ed by .ashatichal reput
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