Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-10-02
Gen. III. ). FOOte.

This noble champion Of the National Democracy in
Mississippi, will be tumPhantY elected the next Gov
ernor Of that State The Washington Union in the fol-
lowing article but expresses the voice Of all Demo
Gratis who have been distant observers Of the contest in
which Gen. Foote has been ;tive participant:
''The prominent part taken 10y this gentleman in the
issues recently settled by the people OF Mississippi
titles him the public gratitude. 1t chiefly by his
hrmness PATRIOTISM and eoquence that the people OF
that State made acquainted with the true character
OF the Compromise voted by the last Congress and with
the disastrous consequences which would have been pro-
duced if the counsels OF those who refused acqulSce
in il had prevailed For the purpose OF Frustrating his
character, and stamping IL the seal oil lnndey 10
southern interests his conduct support that
denounced by Legislature elected before passage
by Congress, and convention called in order that
the sovereign voice of the people might confirm this
judgment and place it rrevocahy upon the records Of the
public authority Of the State. Denied the pTiy-
lege oil hearing before his accuscrs, he condemned
without mercy. He treated public enemy, and
of redress for the wrongs he had inflicted
spoken OF as lightly speak Of the most ordinary
occurrences Of life. Secession dsURioR southern Con-
gress and southern oOnfederacy, the household
words of the party under whose banner he was TO be
! held an inundated vicm-the Compromise a record Of
his treachery, and acq 1iescence in il Teproach the
Congress which had voted it, 1t vain that he plead
the example and authority OF Washington, Jefferson and
jackson, that majority of Democrats had passed the
Compromise, and that distinguished Wings acted with
that majority expressly the ground that nothing short
Of that would peace and harmony O a
distracted country. His alleged that Washing
ton was federalst that Jeersons Virginia resolutions
contradcted his construction of them, and that
Jackson knew nothing about and had actually recanted
the proclamation he had so solemnly issued.
1t under these circumstances that Gen. Foote ap-
peaed the people, pursued by the Governor and Legs
ature which had censured him. and by all his coeasu
who had voted differently from him and is under these
circumstances that he Of the triumph
anily sustained and acquitted. Those whose honor and
rights, alleged he had betrayed bring in verdict
throwing back his the responsibility Of
founded accusation The convention, summoned to
dress wrongs great 10 be endured, decide that
wrongs yet committed which may he repaired by
constitutional means and this convention is
clothed with the power make this declaration than the
chief who had been put forward proclaim resistance
the constituted authorities Of the land disappears from the
scene Of action. Never the morning mists
rapidly dispersed by the orb of light than have been the
dangerous projects odisunon dscomed by the election
of this convention. Never have people, by the calm
and intelligent exercise Of sovereignty, done TO
show how worthy they Of the great trust which has
been confded them by the authors Of our republican
system