The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-07-08

,ah in debate. Mai. Hunt does -,
pretend tha, Foote called on me
raise any difficulty over ANYTHING | lhp
>ud. bui merely 10 get my sia'emcn
as TO what had occurred in debate. !
did not give il as readily as bis Honor
required. He few into passion. and
attempted the bully. He failed, Such
is a plain statement ol facts. Haa !
heen treated as a gentleman, there
would have been no cause Of quarrel.
hu, Senator Foote is unfortunate in
not knowing that n true man would
not brook insult or insolence, come
from whatever quarter it may. His
sneers and his sarcasm hold as lights
as do himself. In my limited
sphere have striven to do my duty.
and humble as it may be, feel a
proudcr satisfaction than had as a re
creant Senator, betrayed my constit-
uents and sold my section in the Con.
gress of the United States.
Now if the gentleman has any of
that christian commseralion for hu
man fralty" of which he speaks,
would modestly suggest that a small
portion might not be entirely inappro>
pirate in his own case, just about this
time. The Senator's card is not only
illsrarred bat "iIltimed;" but charity
would plead that he surely penned il
before he saw the card Of his friend
and companion, Maj. f. S, Hunt,
The statements in my card were lii.
terally true, and are borne out almost
to line by Maj. Hunt. The Sena.
tors den ais can go for their true val
ne; with their author, they are before
the public by whom | know justice
will be done.
Why the Senator alludes to my cler-
ical character ! am unable to conceive
as that certainty has nothing to do at
all with The matter. II is true ! have
been a minister for more than twenty
years, and although lpossess my share
of that "human frailty," of which the
gentleman speaks, yet | can assure
him, that have never been guilty OF
the weakness of being ashamed Of the
station. And it affords me much graf
ification to know that during the whole
period, amidst the many duties of va.
rious public stations, not so elevated
as that of the Senator, however, &c
which my fellow citizens have thought
proper to call me, ] have maintained
my integrity as minister of the church
to which | belong; and my simple
statement of fact has generally been
taken without being driven to "solemn>
y aver as man of honor" Minis
ters are peacabe men, and ought to be
so; and there are few men in this
world who knowing that fact, take the
privilege of passing insults and max
ing remarks in regard to them, that
they would not presume to make
about men who were differently situa
ted. Yet believe it is granted that
ministers are entitled to the common
civites OF life, and the right Of show.
ing some degree of resentment at an
insult, although it should be Offered by
an honorable" Senator Of Congress
backed by a national reputation"
CoLoRED VoTEs IN New YoRK.-Ne.
groes can vote in New York, on certain
conditions, of which one is property quail.
iIlcation In order to show how they in
tend to use it, hereafter, let us take the fol.
lowing extract from a report made to a
meeting of coIored people, i'll the city OF
New York, few days ago:
We have" says the report, FIVE thou
sand colored voters in this State, which are
sufficient to enable us to control utc State
anil Presidential elections. excepting un-
der extraordinary circumstances, such as
governed the political elements during the
campaign which resulted in elevating TO the
Presidency the late Gen. Taylor"
"
DEATH oE JUDGE MoUNGER.-The Pauld.
ing (MissA Clarion comes to. rs with jts
columns in mourning for the death of the
Hon. Henry Mounger. lie departed this
life, at his residence near PauIdng, on the
10th July, in the 47th year of his age. He
was a native of Georgia, emigrated to Mis-
sissippi IN 1884, was appointed by Gov.
McNutt, and then elected by the people,
Judge of the 4th Judicial District, for four
years, afterwards pursued the practice ol
his profession very successfully; and, in
April last, was nominated as the Southern
Rights candidate for the State convention
from Jasper county. lie died greatly re.
GREETED, leaving widow and eight little
children.
PooR WEAK WoMAS-Miss Susan
Nipper, who lives in q small tenement
a lone woman, was quite frustrated
the other morning by an early cal
from bachelor neighbor
"What did you come here after
said Miss Nippcr.
Come to borrow matches" bt
meekly replied.
"AIatches That's likely story
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