Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1851-11-01
sENAToR F,OTE,s srEECm.


SENATOR FUOTE'S SPEECH.
ladies and Gentlemen Lam indeed called
rpo,, Ia address you on this occasion quito unsx.
pertedIy. | had supposed. until q Few minutes
since, that several distinguished gentlemen INV
ii attendance, would have addressed you 10 day,
anl that IT, participated IN Tie debate at all, |
should be allowed the privilege Of occupying
same position 4 Iiule less conspicuous thanmy
present Que. But the committee &c arrange
meats having ordered otherwise, and, being a
genuine sahniis<sopist. Iacqaiesce ii their De-
csien. and hall cniPr no complaint whatever in
regard Is Il. shall decline all regular afga-
tirni ppenihe subject &c he adjustment Hills. as
N.Y. ara caled-lny friend, Jllge A, +. iIop-
kilswho will presenily address yoll, having eoIl
seated d say, all that aiay Dc desirable o,lihis
head. Indeed what have 10 shy u present.
hin 10 introductory only ~ bic mere elaborate
speech. pe,hspsil may Le pn4efly said that
II The State IL Mississippi ililif additional afg,'r
ineni Oh This sntrct is naw necessary. The
sovereign irolle have alreedy dselaresl that they
Acentifey satisfied wiih Tie plan ~ adjustment
Their drrisiun has bren the rcsuli of lunch re &
lpelo,i, almurh aud lrliherale Seuiliuy, and has
been made after extended, multiplied and nosi
Va tiegaird conirovarsy aud. III nv iadanisnt,
|,nere Il hu li,ile ,ingrr ~ thai deuision being
either reversed, mpdisd. III even Fepenied nf
Sinee Tie people have AGED 10 50 imposing
hummer MON this subject Il kaH l,Nrn NY fortune
N ,rayprse many ruIaties ii anf nable State. and
y ieri aulhorizrdtndeclare that no change in pub
lie sentiment has occurred anywhere adverse to
he cause ofi The Union whilst In every county
that have entered. numerous instances have
bpsn presented Is my yies n alteration 81 opin.
lions among those who voted shr lisunioit ticket
ID Srpinn'mr. Fholsan ofhmesi voters, By
lns means deficient ID intelligence. have tliscnv-
cred The lasi week % two thai they have been
heretofore deceived aud imposed np0s. and bow
rfaring tnrir steps, and uiehly cngtessing the
rror which ibeyhad been involved. yeu-s
e4o. pveslirt, aud 10 !. wi,h much confidence.
'iihe coming election ii Novemaer will exs
ia great falling III ii lhp ranks DC ihe ~.
ioeisis. aud corresponding increase IN Che
g,h If The Union parry. I'i,e character of
ale of Mississippi has already most lri.
,ntlyyntcaied againslaal suspicion Of inl
pa % our Noble civic institutions; III Nh
pas we shall establish the clsim ahirhmore
"lFar ago sci mp in behalf our noi.e peo-
prep they we're ansre zeauslsly and lnr.
wardfo he Union Than any other peo-
Carrie, !. ,hs a.I.s;oIs eII.,r. ,ys;,b
or aged against my caiHs A support as
me candidate Of The uiion party q Mississippi,
forthe olic, oft;Mcrnnr. Ii, that hare in sup
peffing the adjustment measures Nj Congress.
whilst on ,krir passage and subsequently,. been
gaitIy ii nfdely Il, The dem cratic party and lis
principles. Nov This il one pf Tie most I'M
lluadrd and ridiculous accusations which could
we'll be imagined, The whole scheme Of ad
4 siaslment was undeniably based upon 4 resoln-
lion introduced BY denacfasic Senator. III
llde ID The resolution providing for The raising
&c committee ii iIiItecf. Every one of The AZ
j1stment measuresws carried hy \ majority If
democratic voters IL Congress- Every Jsuocra-
~ Stale in the Union; the democratic pal II and
press u every Saleiu the Union have declared III
favor of I. and yrl Il Is c0niended that have
shown myself ircac aermis and hostile d the
democratic cause by enlisling ID support ofihese
measures. This iinpsldenl charge. too, Is urged
againslsme ~ men Uho openly cali themselves
seesssioaisgs who have heretofore formally de-
clared heir hearty appreciation 1T that fpsolis-
iiun of the last Nashville Convention which RI /.
pudiates al father connection With ihe demo.
cFaticPafty The naIion. and whose qaoaadn,
champion ana standard bearer Ia this very carl, I
psign, on more than one occasion, when enpae J
Nd III controversy with ne. desisd ar hines sll
aud the faction whose nominee be uxs u daas
lime. alt present utilization with the nA:lanai
democratic parIy the country and ~ portions
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