The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1852-02-17

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ag.inas Co. Davis. and Gen Qoltman 20 the
easct that ths chief eva sbd miSag Offices
Of the Southern Republic should y given
them. asa bonus for joining South carolina
Ia the crusade against the Union. To this
charge Col. DAVIS felt ihm.elf bound 10 re-
lply BY giving IL the unqualified brand Of a
lalsehood, and called upon Gen Focte for
ais authority in making IT, Foote, replies
through the Flag, in an address Of nearly
az columns Of closely pnased matter. His
address is written 10 a calm aud de5bernte
spirt. aud with much more gignity thai
usually characterize e az how
eger. very bigoled, se.fsh aed yaia.g .olous,
and re-caphulates ~ anshof = history with
! much egotism, for several years back II
%nsiifes Mr.. Foote III aft be has done, aud
holds Col. Davis up as Q hot-hepJed man,
unfit for the confidence and leadership ofa
respectable party. The address adduces. as
the onIy proof Mr.. Foote had. sOr making
this serious charge against DAYS and Quit.
man. a few extracts iroln Gen, Picken's let.
ter. aud a number Of volunteer toasts. drank
last Independence Cay, in South Carolina.
Sentiments givea over a glass Of whiskey
are not generally very rational, and are still
less frequently good authority; besides, it
would be very unjust TO hold ma respon.
siblc for sentiments uttered in regard to him
self. by others thousands OF miles distant.
Tie authority is worse than rome, and il is
quite evident that Gen Foote made il con.
%venient excuse for an assault upon bis late
distinguished colleague and competitor,
Any man might toast Gen. Foote as the
next President Of the New England Aboli-
ton Society yet il would be cruel, in the
G Generals opinion, If any body should make
a speech and assault him as an Abolitionist,
on snch %euthori:y. 'DW hta&
Yet he wants TO applyihis rule / Col Davis
We mnch fear our "%li.lls' Governor, has
become so much 'agitated, by the bugbear
disunion. that he secs in his dreams, standing
armies, murders, and scdaeticns, all over the
country. lie Is like the man, who, when
al work in a field, hung his red SHIRT upon
the willows, and glancing at 1t, and forget
ting that he had put it there, ran for his
home 10 50 much CONSERVATION, that he for
got to enter at the door. The General and
his party claim to have saved the union
in September, and to have "kept ii safe"
iii November they certainly ought to be
satisfied now.
His attack upon Col Davis, in the Senate
while the Colonel was absent, was ungene-
rous. unbecoming and violativc Of all gentle
manly decorum. We regret that Col. Davis
has seen proper to notice 1t, only because he
Is giving Foote too much consideration and
treating him with to much Importance, to
feel anything thai he could say or do, No
body has any confidence in Foote, and con-
seqnontly no body believes his accusations
to be true,
Col, Davis has written another letter, in
reply TO the letter Of Mr.. Foote to N4bers.
Wilcox aud freeman, which we published
lass week, Mr. Foote insinuates In this
letter that Col. Davis Is no democrat, and
ought not " beltrustsl rs sueh--that he,
Davis, declared iasNoxubee county, that he
would not touch the nominees of the Baltl.
more Convention witha torty-toot pole, etc.
and refers to she card of Dr, Lyies aud,
others, to sustain the %iasmuation Col.
Davis, %pronounces the letter Of MIR. Foote
to be a budget Of impotence, falsehood and
Islander, ard says, that il Foote OF DR. Lyles
insist that he did 50 declare i'll reference TO
the Conyention-contrary to what he has
explained himself as having declared-it is
a he. II is importan. that he facts in Col,
Davis letter should he made known TO al
our readers, and we win publish il entire
next week, $50 no so
The city Of Louisville has refused to in.
vite Kossuth to partake Of its Inequalities,
This is probably at the suggestion Of Mr.,
Clay. who is bitterly opposed to the plans
Of Kossu.h, The great Magyar arrived at
Cincinnati on the 9th, and met q brilliant
reception. lie was joined by DR.. Kinksl,
and was to address the people Of the city
on the 10th.
The citizens OF Matches are TO have a
public celebration Of the approaching ami.
versary Of Cen Washington's birthday.
James G Birney. the abolition candidate
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