The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1852-03-02
From the MississiPpian.
The Scene i'm the Legislature
orr Wednesday! Bargain
and intrigued! A xVhig
preferred TO n UniOn Demo-
crat -: A senator with
two Faces !!.!

The Hall ofthe House OF Representatives
en- Wednesday when the two houses met
in joint convention 10 elect United States
Senator to Gil H. S, Foote's vacancy. pre-
sented one of the most farcical and udicrous
scenes ever enacted in a legislative body in
this State but it was not TO be wondered
at as it was the occasion OF the dividing of
the last of the spols which had been gather
ed by the Union organization--lha extra
ordinary combination to which many noble
aud patriotic spirits became connected from
the purest motives, but one, too, which as
vile set of bankrupt political desperadoes
as ever dsgraced humanity, have attempted
to appropriate to their nefarious uses.
After the object of the Joint convention
was announced, Mr. Cook, of Tippah, u
Union democrat, put in nomination the Hon
n. S. PRIcE, distinguished Union demo.
crat. from that county, and was proceeding
TO state his own position and the claims oil
that gentleman, when a ,tumultuous call OF
"0yIer ~ order" arose from the whig side
of the house, opposed by vehement cries of
hear him - "hear him "' on the demo
cratic side. The manifestations of opposi.
ton to his course were loud and deep, and
showed that the wings had determined to
silence any Union democrat who dared to
put one of his own number in omination
against Walker Brooke, Esq, who it was
understood had been nominated by caucus
on the evening previous. Their murmurs
grew louder and louder as Mr.. c., urged
his right to be heard. For sometime his ap-
| peals were lost in the clamor raised against
him, at last, however, he was permittt to
explain, on condition that his remarks would
he very brief In avaiug himself of the
right permitted him, by the majority, in this
gingerly and almost insulting manner, to
enjoy, he proceeded to say that he was a
Union democrat, and as such was elected
to his present position; tina: in becoming a
member OF the Union organization he had,
on all occasions, announced that he had not
abandoned his democratic doctrines thai he
| in common with other Union Democrats.
had pledged himself not to vote for Wing
to the Senate of the United States, and he
stood ready to redeem his pledge. He de-
clared that he had always been democrat ;
he had been raised in the faith and would
die in it, aud that if he were now to assist
in elevating Wing to that important posi-
tlon, he woad reproach himself, (lhough he
would not presume to cast reproach on his
Union Democratic brethren who might act
differently with being false alike to his
pledges and to the doctrines he always avow.
ed. He then spoke of Judge Price as a
Democrat for whom he could vote in Ell
tire consistency with his declarations before
the people. He proclaimed him democrat
who advocated acquiescence in the Com
promise measures, ard voted the Union tic
ket. He was eminentiy suited for the posi-
ton, and the interests of the State could be
safely committed to his keeping.
This speech called up DIR. Keith, a whiq
member from Panola, who gravely announc
ed that it had imposed upon him the neces
sity Of preaching the funeral of the member
who delivered it. And for thus freely de
clairing himself a Democrat in favor OF the
election of a UnaOa democrat (mark you
not States Right DEMOCRACY to the U. S
Senate in preference to a Wig, Mr.. Cook
was thus, in the presence OF the asse mblet
multitude. read out of the Union party annie
the tnmultnous plaudi.s of the Wings
'fhis shows what Union Democrat has to
pay for the honor OF an afliliation with thu
wings since by dividing the Democratic
party, they have been clothed in little brie
authority. time was when they dix
not assume quite so much independence
The time was when they would have cheer
ed Mr. Cook, and swore that his speecl
proved him to be one of the best UnioI
men in the world. We all recollect how
during the late canvass, they would max,
the welkin ring. when Union democra
would swear by Gen. Jackson, and his de
moeratic doctrines.
Mr. McAfee. Union democra) of Holme
then placed in nomination Walker Brooke
Esq, Wing, of that county who, he statet
for the information OF the members, hat
pledged himself to support the nominees o
"A the Baltimore Convention. provided the!
were sound on the Compromise question
A torpedo could not have been fuller of ex
plosive materials than this announcement
The old line Wings betrayed emotion 10 eve
J ~ conceivable manner. Some mnrmured
some grated their teeth in silence snc
Others spoke aloud--this one to exp!aiI
what he understood Mr.. Brooke's views Il
be, aud to reconcile discrepancies--and tina
one to ceusare him right out. Meantime