The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1852-03-11
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it as / have done. If Gov.
Ouitman entertains the opinion attributed td
him, that had prevented his nomination to
the Presidency, he could probably ass
sign no other reason for it than it had thus
been represented to him by Gov. Foote.
In former article I stated that the fact
that Gov Foote had assailed me in the u.
States Senate when I had ceased to be q
member of that body, on accusations which
he had never availed himself of the abund-
ant opportunities he had possessed to bring
forward in my presence. To this he replies:
"When enjoyed any opportunity Of con-
trovertiug with him face to face, within the =
last twelve months, it is possible he may have
it in his power to explain or he at least may
show achy it was that never f'found him
upon any field of controversial warfare where
l CHANGED to be doing battle for the Union
cause"
I have the power, and have no objection
to using it. His article appears in the "Flag
of the Union" of the 4th Of February
Twelve months from that date we were both
in the Senate, the very place where the at
tack was made after | had left it. In the
month of May last, heard, when in Madis
son county, that he had short time before
"certain Senator from the South" as one
who had refused to give the President the
necessary power to execute the fugitive slave
law, and to prevent the recurrence of such
scenes as the Boston riot; and had made
such insinuations that friend of mine asked
: if he alluded to me and that he refused To
answer the question. came on to Jackson;
the Union Convention which nominated him
t, s. L.. Al
: time when it was announced he would speak,
| attended and took seat directly before
him. that might distinctly hear what he
would say Of me. He said substantially that
: he had no issue to make with his colleagues,
7 that he never quoted their speeches or their
votes. l spoke in the evening in the other
end of the Capitol there noticed the report
/ which had reached me, that it had been In
situated that [, as a Senator, refused to fur
/ nish the President with the means necessary
It to the execution of the fugitive slave law
# pronounced it falsehood, and proved it to
IS be so, by statement of what the Senate had
IS done, and conclusiyely by the fact that no
is measure to give the President additional
d means for such a purpose, had been before the
e Senate. If he did not find me at any public
N meeting during the late canvass it was be-
N cause he did not attend any of the many APP
lie Epointments made, which were publicly an
n, nounced, and at which l always equally d.
at vided the time with any one who desired it.
lie The people of Vicksburg will remember he
in declined to make such division of time on
or the last evening when he spoke there-last
be November was year ago-and when my
n friends PROPOSED il ia UTJleT that I should
on meet him in debate. l therefore do not
he know either of that generosity to the Ebsenty
he or valor to the present, of which he so ego
IN tistically vaunts. But he says he referred to
I'D me in his remarks in the Senate by way of
he "historical allusion merely" that ALTERATION
lat of mine, which is his special point, was his
Oh torical, and not so harsh, or personally often
ch sive as the language I used in the remarks I
ed made in the evening, after he had arrived.
If he cannot understand the difference be-
he tween respect for Office of Governor and re-
ial spect for the individual who may be its oc-
of cupant he will probably learn it in the school
on- of experience, in which alone, one class of
of men can be taught That he yet has it to
Inc lean, infer from the claim he sets up on the
adj 8th of January, because he was governor
an elect, and because he was entitled to be con-
OPP sidered a Senator for day or two longer f;
The that resignation of his to the contrary not
OF withstanding. I spoke of him harshly be-
ep- fore he was inaugurated against my will,
elr his conduct has required me to do SO after
STU wards In my first publication after his In
ans auguration, [ avoided offensive expressions.
len But he says more than once intimated that
eli, he was guilty of falsehood and double deal.
nee ing: / did not intend to intimate it but
ire, to present the facts which proved it, as a
yer defence due myself and my political friends
on. quoted from tHThe Daily Union of De.
to cember 28th, 1851, the following remarks
as of Mr.. Foote, in repiy,to Mr.. Rhett, in de-
was bate of the goth December:
us us eff the gentleman had known what pc
ING culiar difficulties we had to encounter In Mis-
TT " sissippi, if he had known what peculiar Tay
~, ~ lor-Cass speeches were made there By per
~ sons who possessed particular influence
I'm = which made me leave ain duties which
:; :; was performing here, for the purpose 0
~ counteracting movements elseWhefe-h
49, 49, would perhaps have perceived that circum
~. stances had occurred which had no right t
- anticipate at the time of that conversation
III These circumstances were of such a natur
n"a+ as even to justify some surprise that th
Ia; a. State was not carried BY 10000 majorit
III against us"
; If Not doubling that he referred to me q
resi-. having made Taylor-Cass speeches, thu
Sc commented upon it:
,ose, 'Those speeches he says compelled him {
wed leave duties he was performing at Nashin,
the ton. The first speech made in the Pres
del Dental canvass of 1913, was at Raymond
,ays, having gone there by invitation, to meetin
1t in for two days of joint discussion. I arrive
.ntly late and found Gen. Foote upon the stan
ltiou erected for the speakers. If be alluded /
ssen- my speeches, Geographic speed would n
one serve to reconcile the statement with Il
an fact; if it was not to me, then to qchon. al
ugh he ollHde ? Again, what was there in n
etch speeches which hehad no right to anticipate
pro- He replies thus in the article before me
aeeu- 'FThe true interpretation is, that can
wing home in order to counteraet the 'fnhuenes
pres which feared be might exert BY speech
; Sc and otherwise. In the paragraph quoted,
quite spoke first Of sthe peculiar difficulties Viii,
avis, we had to encounter in Mississippi" I ths
$40, spoke Of Taylor Cass species made he
s &C and there described these speeches
than having been made by persons who possess
the ttnpfnliar influence - vt3eb (fhaf - - j.