The Woodville Republican, and Wilkinson advertiser., 1853-08-23
Fsom iAs Es,aH Ciar'oA
The Senatorial Canvass Opened in
Jasper.
GOV. FOOTE'S SPEECH.

On Tuesday, according 10 his published APP
pointments the Governor ot Mississippi made
his catrce hto Paulding, accompanied by sew
eul distinguished gentlemen, vsriously known
to tame. At abow the hour Of IL o'clock A.
NJ his Exoellepay peared in the Courthouse
before an audience Of probably one hundred
and ffy ciuzens. He at once commenced his
address unheralded by usual intrcduction, =
The Governor began by a cougratulation to
thepeople upon the restoration u peace and
the return o. concord. The blaeh cloud Of
'5l which hung a,hwart his heavens like fu-
neral pail had yanished he felt rejoiced, ela-
ted beyond the expression of language, DC.
But we will not follow the Governor ir his
rather rhapSodical exordium. II viii suffice
To say that in bis opening remarks he address
cd the people at Jasper most graeiousy--in
the condsscehdng strain, indeed Of one who
came to grant pardon Tor some dire otienee,
and reprieye from its ooudigu punishmant,
If such be his Excclencys taste in the man
ner Of addressing his iellow-Cticens, il is not
for US to quarrel with 1t; although we may
dissent from its ptopriety and its justice Nor
shall we pretend TO Il report of his speech,
which so astonished the Democrats Of this
cocnty, as coming from an ostensible Demo
cratic candidate for the U. ). Senate. We
will merely present It's salient poinfs--those
striking features ia his address which charac-
ierzed It, aud win give our readers an idea Of
the whole. We shall pass by the Governors
verv severe and aspersiye deuunciation OF the
newspaper press. 10 which we applied IN per.
son, and which were afterwards retraeted by
him. They were uttered in the heat OF feel.
ing, and under keen sense Of the tortnres OF
the editorial lash, which he has so often felt
in the pleniitude Of their severity. We Will
proceed at once, then, 10 those points ~ the
Governors speech which, II they do not tiden-
try him with the Wing party, at least prove
him In an attitude Of quasi hostility towards
the Democratic organization in this State
We have no desire 10 misrcpresent Governor
Foote. nor shall we Intentionally do so DID
we cherish any such wish, it wonld be rendered
needless by the fact, that the Governor himself
has furnished every true democrat with unan-
swerabIe Arguments against bin --argumens
/ that must constitute an insuperahle obJection
TO him in the breast Of every republican.
The Governor significantly stated that he
had not "the slightest respect for idle party
designation" (1llis is his own language; we
noted il verbatim al the time.) They were
worn ont long ago. When asked, would he
support the Democratic State ticket he eyaded
n direct answer. by launching into philippe
AGAINST All Democratic" lie designed attend
ing 10 his own businees--had nothing TO &c
with the ticket but, II either one OF ~
nominees attacked him, he would give him
lessee" He forgave Mr. McRae. the authoi
Of the resolutions Of eensure, but he could not
consistently with selfrespect, support hlm. !
was his intenti N to "yote for such men a
honestly and cordially concurred With him.
Now. such men are not--and It Is well known
the Democratic nominees, and such men os
,en-ibly are the candidates Of the Wing Con
yentionl The inference from this fact mus
be too palpable to every mind to need deduc
ton
When asked If he had not said that b.
would vote in his Congressional District TO
Alexander X. McClung, the Governor replie'
in strain Of nyectiye against Col singleton
He regarded the latter not only as his political
bnt his personal enemy, aud could vote 10
him Every Democrat will at once azk, hoV
Col. Singleton can be Gov Foote's polltca
enemy, Nhen the latter pretenls to be dem
ocrat. and Singleton is the Democratic cahdi
date for Congress in the Third District, oppose
bv Col McClung. Whlgl This very ap
parent incongruity the Governor attempted Z
explain. MrCung, in sooth, was but nom'
nally a wbigl lie was opposed TO UpIte'
States Bank, 70 protective tam, 70 the oi'
trbution Of the proceeds Of the sales Of th
public lands because these proceeds were al
ready distributed and he would not touch th
national treasury, &c Really an argulnen
worthy Of the Governor lie euIogised %
McClnne in the mort 6atterlng adjectiyes, an
bestowed upon Col Singleton q coinmensurat
quintum of censure. Were Singleton runnlni
in this district, how that cascade Of epithei
wonA have strengthened bin That encc
mum upon the character Of Gen. Quiimar
too.---how strangely did il fall from the hP
Of him who, not long ago, classed him Wit
the traitor Rhet" and inflicted upon tn
the chiyaIuu, soldier the indignity OF
blow Quitman, according TO Gen. Foot
WIS aalways patriot in peace always
pataiot in WARP A truism which but on
man in this State has publicly a, d tauatingl
denied -Quitmau's enlogist Of Tuesday las
The Governor turned to the inaugural {
( Presiden. Pierce. With all his really beaut
ful rhetoric, and that elap-trap defamation
which he Is 80 consummate master, be praise
the Inaugural until enconum was exhausted
+ He read from Il. too h adopted il as wlci'
and made it tba alpha aud omega Of bic n
litieal faith. Who did not No Democrat
But here the Governors depl1rable incousist
ency exposed Itself again lie took the y
augural for the basis Of his creed, he said
be was in favor Of the Adminisiration-h
would give il his coriial support And ye
, be Is supporting the avowed enemies Of th
Administration, the whigs he Is susfsihin