The Yazoo Democrat., 1851-07-23

torial nouOrs advance in the Gllilment of
their long list Of appointments. Al the
opening Of the canvass in this place the
friends Of Gen. Foote maoe 9 great ado.
| :, was not expected that old Chapultepec
liust from his farm and from a multiplicity
lof private business should be able at once
TO hold the very little gentleman in a pOsi~
Ition 10 inflict those cas,igations upon him
which his political inc onsistencies so wei
dc served. Gen'l Foote's situation was iusl
the reverse of that of GEM Quitman's. He
had been slumping it considerably du.
ring The summer. Ills train Of thought
was fully malured-his arguments, poetry
and scripture at his tongues end; but as the,
advance Gen Quitman is fulfilling his prom
ise made to Gen. F. in reply TO his opening
q eech. that though he were a very Proti-
Gus, yet he should not escape. The next
time he got a chance at a full reply, he
made good his word; this was at Lexington.
At the close Of that discussion, we are in
fnrmed that tbs friends Of Foote were unea.
sy as TO its ultimate effects, and in conse-
quence loudly called for Walker Brooke
Esq, who in compliance with the stormy
invitation, 'Ihrew off a volume of indignant
breath" We take this as an acknowledge
ment Of the corn.
In his opening speech at this place, Gen,
Quitman alluded to the difference ia his
situation and ihlt ofhis opponent, and asked
the indulgence OF the audience whilst he
should attempt to address them, He said
that as his time was limited for the dis
cussion Of the many topics involved in the
controversy, and as he had not before en-.
tered into the canvass he could not tell how
long it would ke him to carry out his
train of reflection on any one OF the topics.
and he was consequently embarrassed, at
he might devote too much of his time lin
trying to apportion ~ to some particular
subjects and not enough to others thai il was
important should be fully discussed.
He alluded to the ISLANDERS which had been
so basely put in circulation against him
about the Cuban affair, and the State arms,
and set them to rest with that indignant
denial which they SO well deserved.
He replied to Gen. Foote's argument
making himself out democrat, and showed
that he was not only acting with the whig
party in Mississippi but was also Eederalist
in principle since be stood forth the avowed
champion ofthe auti secession right doctrine
Of the present day, & the endorser Of Gen.
Jackson's proclamation, which had received
the disapprobation of the democracy nearly
any where. particularly the democracy Of the
Old Dominion with the venerable Richie
at their head; & which had been sanctioned
by all the Federa!ists in the land. Gen.
Quitman presented some strong and forcibIe
views on the right of secession aud quoted
from the resolutions of Kentucky passed in
1853 and drawn up by Thomas Jefferson
the great apostle of the democratic faith, TO
show that it was proper remedy for intOl
erabIs oppression. He adverled to some
Of the acts Of his administration as Execu
tive of Mississippi, which had been charged
against him by Genl Foote; among which
as lie telm. d it was the great gun powder
plot. This was simply bill for the or
ganization of the m litia of the State. and
which was drawn up hy the Major Gener-
ais of militia. he >aid that il was time
tha. some organization should be Effected.
That III the recent tour of Mr.. Fillmore in
he north he had reviewed al New York
military companies where SIX thousand
we're under arms, and where he had been
told by the officer III comma a that they
awai ed his orders. He was not welded
To this particular bill. He was willing TO
substitute any other with fewer obiecI
IionS.
He administered to Gen. Foote a sea-
tning rebnke for no obeying the instruc.
tons Of the Legislature, when those in
strnctions were given in compliance with
his own request contained in the letter ofl
our delegation in Congress. Aad let him
twist as he will 1t is part OF the history
OF the times, that he Gen'l Foote was in
strnc ed by the Legislature to aESe GLE hon
0Y1bLe means to 11TcUe1st the admission of
California and that in supporting the
compromise he voted directly in the teeth
of those instruct ms as that bundle of bills
fo7oVided for the admission Of California.
Gen'i Quitman Justified the stand Miss
issippl had taken, but admitting for The
sake OF argument :ha: she acted rashly,
the f4cts that he brought to bear prov d
concIu>ively that Gen'l Foote was in al
great degree responsible for those acts.
He it was who was busiest in getting rpl
and circnlat ting the Southern address,
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