Southern standard., 1851-07-05
From the Mississippian.
Another Card.

the other by the Senator himself would no.
notice this matter further, if General Foote had
not denied several of the statements made in my
card. And in doing SO, | hope to exercise as
v'TGeh christian commiseraton for human fral "
as the gentleman did in remarking upon my card.
General Foote, says:
81 told him desired this statement for the
purpose of basing upon it friendly demand upon
Governor Qutman for explanation in writing of
what he had actually said"
Major Hunt, says:
He, General Foote, wished General Bells
statement an order TO show that a portion of the
audience mi ght have misunderstood the matter -
General Foo.e, says:
Z" feel certain that used no positively insult
ing language
Major Hunt, says:
Gen Foote approached very closely, and sad
do you Want I" fight and remarked that he,
General Foo.e, says:
" If Mr.. Bell uttered any language that night
of an Insulting character in his interview with me,
| certainly did not hearit; and 1 am the more
confident Mis point, because l am somewhat in
the habit of resenting language personally insult
ing in its nature the instant OF lis Employment
and it would seem that did nothing OF the kind
on this occasion"
Major Hunt, says:
g General Bell, at this remark, also became very
much excited, and said, in very loud angry
tone, that ii he Gen. +. expected to force him to
give statement, he had mistaken his man, and
used other oiOtent and abusi0e language
General Foote, says:
. Mr. Bell says that he supposed that l was
armed when came to his house. Never was this
gentleman more seriously mistaken:-I had not
e0en pen knife IN my po ka
Major Hunt has stated to myself and others
that after he and General Foote left my house.
Gen. Fooe showed him small knife, and told
him it was the only weapon he had.
/ General Foote, says:
81 knocked at the outer door on reaching it,
and Bells voice invited me to enter
Major Hunt, says
q General Foo,e aghted and walked into the
room where General Bell was sitting, fastened
/ the horse &C. A gentleman in such haste to
enter room as to leave his friend out fastening
his horse, might be mistaken about this NATTER
As to bearing my voice, the gentleman o. G It to
doubt his own recollection on this point lie new
eI heard that 'gioient and a6usjce ionguage which
was uttered I'm very ioud angry tome" as de-
clared by his friend. Maj. Hunt.
According to General Foote's statement, he
knocked at the door invited him in-he was
no: in the room where my family were-saw no
member of Is but myself-s certain that lie used
no positively insulting lsnyuage-and if | used
any he never heard it..
According to Malor Hunts statement, General
Foote asked me ii | wanted to fght--I used yio-
! leW and o6uSipe language--he inlerposed and beg
/ ged us to desist-Genel;l Foote apologised in the
most ample tefms-and next morning told Major
Hunt 80 inform that he deet iy regretted Il, .
and 10 make any other apology, IN has name that
scaS necessary honorable.
General Foo5e says:
q Il is not true that when | called at Mr.. Bells
house. on the night of-the l7th ullimo found
him sitting in the with his sick family As
a man Of honor, 1 soiemnly ouer that found him
IN a roons sitting atone, calmly reading newspa-
pers, and that | saw no one OF his family during
my stay at the house but himsefh
This is the only statement which the Senator
has sought to sustain .'by his solemn averment
man of honor" l. is well for him perhaps thai
lit is For if there is one statement more than
other unfounded in fact in his card, it is the one
in question, Hence perhaps the reason he has
! res0rted to his 'solemn averment on honor 81
properly calculated to suspicion in the de
. tail of simple facgs. The truth IS the room whicl
General Foo:e first burst into, was my private
: chamber-the truth is my family Were there sicl
when he entered, and if he knew it not, or know
lit nos now, it can only be attributed to some hi.s
excl ement. The same which could induce him thu
ruthlessly to u.rage every rule of common propr
a ETY. and deeency.
S One prominent feature in the Senator's care
n must not 90 unnoticed He insinuates that hav
e made myself busy in matter OF highly dell
n cate nature between Gov. Quitman and himself
O Itis false in every or in any sense The two gen
tlemen had been engaged in a pat6ttc dtscusston.-
Hundreds spoke of it. So did l. There wer
different opinions as to what was said in debate
5 Major Hunt does not pretend that Foote called 0
me to raise any difficulty over anything had sale
e but merely to get my statement as to what ha
i occurred in debate. | did not give it readil
$ as his honor required He flew into passion
D and attempted to bully. He failed Such IS
\ plain statement of facts Had been treated as
r. gentleman there would have been no cause
:, Quarrel. but Senator Foote is unfortunate in n,
knowing that true would not brook lnsu
or insolence, come from whatever quarter it ma
u His sneers and his sarcasm Ihold as lightly as
s. do himself In my limited sphere have strive
~ to do my duty, and humble as it may be, feel
re nrouder satisfaction than had I, as recreant Sci
y, ator, betrayed my constituents and sold my Sc
m ton in the Congress of the United States.
nd Now, if the gentleman has anyof that "chri
;, tian commiseration for human fraty" of which
: speaks, would modestly suggest that SIN;
! rortion might not be entirely inappropriate In
. own case, Just about this time. The Senator
no card is not only illustarred but :. sltimed. b
III charity would plead that he surely Penned 1t
MS fore he saw the card of his friend and companio
'e- Major T, S. Hunt.
no The statements in my card were literally tru
'of and are borne out almost TO Il line by Maj. HUI
m The Senator's denials go for their true valu
he with their author, they are before the public