The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-05-08


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ioo q M " d pat WI
Yel have bee the Ile q oi lis repre
career pon 80 II p Ilsasille
that career may have failed @ reflect ere q
finite shaaeso opinion pFeyaihnginth IS sontl
were many lons INCH mad
nomination Sc think high appropriate
These considerations were clearly stated ia
te numberof tie Naiehez e0arls accom-
panied By tie suggestion 81 Gen. Foote's
name the mos uiiable candidate of tas
Union party bad not the central organ 9
that party q Jaelson promptly expressed II
dissent 70 the ugge stionof the ol9 ie,, alle
that zee under tic pres unned opportunit IS tel
more impartial Judgment more genera
comment Of the press would have prepared
the pubic toF nonlnatlotl Nhleh inndeI rs
circumstances Nas somewhat Unexpected
The propfietg of tie nomination derives at
ditionaI strength from the fact that Genera
l7oote VII n az probability be opposed Pc !
imam lThonot only represents the aTltagonlsi
extreme of theissde but whose othciill course
Ehas been d direct contrast With tbat Of the
senah Should Cen Quitman as i IS q
Pre- ent indicated, be the opposing candidate,
then we have the clear issue as to the policy
4 Of tie South embodied not only III the con
aicting views, but also N the official history
Eof the extremely marked candidates. The
eaurseof tie last called session Of the legis-
flature towards Gen. Foote, is another eonsid-
Grafton, which makes 2 direct and unequiYo-
cal appeal to the constituency Of that legs
lature peculiarly appropriate.
" confess ourselves great curiosity to
know whether the proceedings 81 the extra
ordinary session were wise and proper 2 the
estimation Of the peoples even were justice
e prescribed Individual, not inyoiyed ~
the decision, and 9 canvass between the dls-
tingulsaed fanetlonarles would GO faT 6 pllng
os.e ny Aail0ie illsiass y siis le 7al'i7
pie merits Ct Gen. toote representative
course, viewed as the trustee Ct local inter-
ests will be determined BY every one accord
lng 70 the varying standard q eaeh mans Pc
euiiar views nor Is as @ oe denled flat upon
that special count hls position would be.eon.
slaelaoiy oepreela9ed. Y E may moreover
lelllalA 'l''s Niaessef : 81 s core guy lose
Woula e ehielemens q .s1FengEll u the ena1=|
eeteroi eng man 9no 'noaens less laFol''piy
q the.lase saal'lsimenl. Apart however
ron az these aestr'es olalls' aiiere . q broad
aud vel Defined standard q judgement, grow
ing out Of the practical question Of policy
ana lFllilesthe deeision q the 'lestlon, Wnat
tne south ought to g, may PC modlaea oy
0enel illl'aenees, sun 1hls ques1lon W. MINK
WI g satisiaotorli9 answered Y the result
eeeFeen 19ofe ana ealtman. lhere may
Is he9e sl''1ner!s - oossef a.e1't1' ABOUT ele
laoelaes' s9sse Flgil1s, q sae compromise ae-
SEN pas the people, WI ~ u y decide wheth-I
e tiiey are must realty g L'aflo'l Foote's zeal
-. :. 'ne unloh' o. '3ul'malFs message against
=. lnerels one o.hef consideration when
WIZ u TUG nomination q ven. roote' SIM
Plli5 .'ne issue, ana tnat - JUS democratic
p!oiession' ne a'sF9catessol secession pc
slh = lssl : renewed deYo'lon g oia 1ashlon-
that all the poetry about the sacrifice ofparty
The old cane is to be PLAYED. and twas I'M
portant to block it. This ne think is efec-
tually done when the great champion of
Polk administration presents his credentials
to the unterri6ed
Our opinions upon the whole southern
question are known Our dissent from the
political doctrines of Gen. Foote Is equally
public. Our reputation of any such organ
isation as i Union partv iirresneet;ve If the
convention, has been recently expressed If
however under the specious puise Of tlemoc-
mocracy the friends Of Cen. 0uitnlan seek t.
cztors for him fraudulent verdict at the
expense of public opinion, we know Of no
more appropriate way Of FRUSTRATING their dc.