Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-12-25
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70 lis EeeelieEcy H. s. Foote.
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70 lis EreelIeEcy H. s. Foote
DEAR Sm-Your communication Of The sa
ult., rendering me the appointment Of Una
States Senator, to fill tie vacancy which Will,
occasioncd in the Senatorial REPRESENTATIVE Cr
gress from this State, by the expiration Of ns
Senatorial term Of the Hon. " alter Brooke CDl,
4,h Of March next, until an election shall Be hi
10Y the Legislature; was received the 3rd inst. s
now reply.
The distinguished consideration YOU tendru
80 wholly unexpected and unmcrited would BAIT
been indeed overwhelming, had il not been fort.
fact that the honor is sought to be conferred uy,a
the patriotic and noble citizens of TshemGg
and | am only the conduit for the attainment
that end
For me 10 say that our County is entitled TO lie
highest consideration and most profound rrspec.
is but to put in tangible form The voice Of ts
concurrent history OF the times. Emnenty d. 4
voted to the constitution OF the United States With
all lis limitations and comFroG.iscs to the UIG I
of the States under ana accortiin 10 the said COL
sutution, and the welfare OF the State and lie
people; early in the excited and heated contT0yG.
sy (now 50 happily and sisnany terIninattd) al:
sing out Of the passage of The ..CUmpromiSe' By
the 3lst Congress, the voice of her citizens can:
up from all quarters and from both political pa.
ties, and was heard above the din of the snt
Proclaiming acquiescence in the "Compromit'
as whole Though not satisfied with every pat
of the same, upon he express confidence tAa
The same IN all paris, fugitive slave law include
should be faithfully kept Ind executed
Neither were they unmndful of those RcGe
patriots who III the Nations COunsels during tie
memorable period pending the passage OF the
"Compromise" dared to rise above party and sec.
l fNf.Fa 4 Il
! those issues which had become sectional bT
marked and apparently fixed line raising Ike grin
monsters, threatening the overthrow OF the vcry
bulwarks of freedom and the entire demolition o
the Temple of Union, founded upon the Constr
tuition, and reared in It's gigantic proportions ant
sublime symmetry the immortal Fathers of tbt
Revolution, upon the basis Of that Constitution
and to the welfare, prosperity and happiness d
the whole-the States and the people. Nobody
did sustain those patriots and tie work they at
complished, and in so doing they now have The
profound qualification of knowing that they had
but little earlier spoken that which is the voice
and sentiment of both the great political parties
the Contederacy, as demonstrated by the laE
Baltimore Conventions and may truly be said u
be the sentiments of the people of the Nation
Nor was Ilshemlngo alone in the great work Q
paclhcatlon but nQbly was she seconded by h
whole State, early in the memorable controven!
which now survives alone in history.
! shall be pardoned l trust for these remarks
as they are what humbly conceive to be Onl
"reminiscences of the recent past.
our illusions to my democracy are lndee
gratifying and l hope not wholly unmeritted.
In conclusion permit me to say that I'sball &C
cept the appointment rendered, as the humble IN
strument through which you would honor th
County of which l am proud to claim myself .
citizen, and in the discharge of the duties Of th
same with according distrust in myself shall al
tempt to follow the pathway lighted by the Con
stitution, Justice and Truth.
have the honor to be yours &c.
B. n. KINY0h