The Woodville Republican., 1851-08-12
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Senator Foote was very active both in
getting up the meeting and afterwards in
procuring sgners to the address.
General Foote frequently mentions the
fact that he received much commentator
from Mr.. Calhoun for his zeal and activity
IN the matter, both in urging large at
tendance of Southern members, and after
wards IN obtaining signatures to the South
ern Address put forth by them.
General Foote is a man of great energy
of character and fine address, and we have
no doubt the commentator bestowed on
him for his valuable services on that occa-
sion were well nerited.
The originaton of most movements on
the Southern question was generally attri-
buted 10 Mr.. Calhoun in his lifetime-this
cannot be done in reference to this Con-
gressonal meeting of Southern members,
for we are told by our Senator, that Mr..
Calhoun knew nothing of it until just a
few moments before the meeting, when
he was invited TO attend.
True, when once in the meeting from
his superior intellect and thorough know
ledge OF the subject, his pen was called in
reqnisitlon to prepare the address,
The credit of getting up the meeting
however is mainly due to Senator Foote-
at all events he takes much of it to himself
and we believe Justly too.
| Now mark this meeting of Southern
members was gotten up on account of the
recent passage of Colts resolution. True
there were other causes Of complaint against
| the North, but this Colts resolution was
the startling proposition that aroused our
Southern Sentnels to a sense of the dan
ger threatening their section.
1t is further true that the address, with
that fulness and comprehensveness charac-
teristic of all the productions of its illustri.
Gus author enters at length into all the
grounds of complaint against our Northern
brethren. But is nevertheless true, that
the immediate cause that induced the call
of the meeting and that prompted their ac-
ton was the passage of the Got: resolution.
The resolution is nothing more or less
than this
ReSotUed,, That the Committee for the
| District of Columbia be instructed to re.
port bill, as soon as possible, prohibiting
the SLAVE TRADE in said District"
,Nhis is the whole extent of the resolll-
ton that was deemed so alarming by Gen
eral Foote es to enlist all his zeal and acti-
witty in getting up meeting of southern
members, to take some prompt and efficient
action in relation to what was then consid
cred STARTLING aggression, viz /: The
abolition of the slave trade in the District
of Columbia.
But at the very next session this identi.
cal Senator Foote employs equally as
much zear activity i'll advocacy of the
"Adjustment" that contained a provision
carrying out the IDENTICAL recommends
ton of Colts resolutions prohibition
of the slave trade in the District OF Coum,
bia.
In the session Of '48 when the PROPOSE
ton is made by Gott to abolish the slave
trade in the District, Senator Foote 0hen 6
true many regarded it as an alarming az
gressions OF sufficient importance to cal
forth the assemblage of Southern mem
bers, and the issuance of Southern ad
dress-at the very next session, he is zeal
ously advocating the OMNIBUS containin!
among other things, bill for the abolition
of this same slave trade.
!, In 4S, it was fanatlcal to assert sucl
: doctrine, in 40 and so it argues lin tn
opinion of the compromisers) a want of pa
: triotism to oppose it.
Senator Foote has, however, one com
: mon excuse when pressed in relation to hi
Inconsistency IN supporting this or that pal
: tcular feature of the COMPROMISE Bill
2 is this-that though he Individually ha
] some objection to this Or that feature of tn
: Bill, yet taken collectively he went for it a
: happy adjustment" of all the difIicu
+. ties connected with slavery. This is hi
f usual excuse, and the way he has of eS
: planning out of such embarrassing positions
2 But our Senator has precluded himse
t from making this excuse, for he defend
e that portion il the Bill abolishing the slav
trade in the District, as right of itself-h
: approves it perSe without any reservation
# Can any man possibly reconcile this SUI
: den change of opinion? Here SO perfect
e transparent that all must admit it--eve
d his present friends and admirers must
i. forced to acknowledge it,
: The sudden sumerset by any other po
n tician would be regarded as remarkable
IF but as a sumerset is with him natural m
IS ton. inconsistency is in perfect keePlr
with his whole character h1dGtiS0ntC1t.
= A DEAR WAGER The Canollton Sta
e of Saturday last, says that on Wednesdi
n evening last, John Schwsn made bet
e twenty-five GEMS that he could swim c.
81 tain distance out in the Mississippi river.
4 On getting about half way the distance,
,r gave loud cry for help, and sank to r
Y no more.
= If one ounce Of powdered gum ira
v, canth, in the white Of six eggs, well beat
u IS applied to window, it will prevent
rays of the sun from entering.
IN A person who had been listening t.
10 very dull address, remarked that everythi