The Yazoo Democrat., 1853-07-13
Henry q. FOOte.

Henry q. FOOtes
We give in another column of to-days paper. :
a most extraordinary letter from the most extra
ordinary gentleman whose name heads this arti-
Gle. complaining that certain Secession prints
are abusing him because it is conjectured by the
editors thereof, that he had frequently expressed
the belief, during his late northern tour that the
nomination of certain wings by their party, for
certain offices. would defeat portion Of the
Democratic State ticket; and says that he has
sepeyyzohere cautiously auoided naeddling seith
that unfortunate concern an any ,oay." And yet
Acknowledges in hesam letter that zone or t,coa
least are not likely to be elected and advises them
to retile st once before the most extraordinary
signs of public indignation thai he has ever yet
seen exhibited Thus he acknowledges the truth
OF these s.Secession' sentiments. It may be well
to state before going further, that, as we have
charged this upon the Governor, we take his let
ter as meant in part, for us, and feel bound to
notice IT. But who made the first attack? Did
not Henry S. Foote denounce the entire States
Rights press, as corrupt and hireling, and was
that not sufficient declaration? Now he says
that sifnot allowed 10 remain in state OF prac
ticaf neutrality" he is fully prepared for open
war.-he is quite willing to carry the war even
into Africa Sir. if you wish to 20 10 Africa TO
war, the sooner you leave the better,-for no
doubt you could make yourself IN uch more useful
in that country than YOU have proved to be in
this. You have done nothing FOR the Democratic
party or its cherished prnc pies for several years.
but on the contrary you have done more to dis
tract and PROSTATE it, and strengthen whiggery in
this State than all the avowed wings combined
have. We have never desired contest with you
we desired that you should go through the pres
ent canvass unnoticed bs any Democratic paper
in the State, we'll knowing that unless you could
find something of which to complain, so that you
could appeal to the sympatties OF the people. you
would die an insIogious death before the canvass
was half over
But this was not permitted the press-that
shireling and corrupt press"-for, as soon as you
started on your ''northern toGr" you commenced
denouncing the democratic State Convention
aud ridiculing the State ticket. And how was
it possible for any true democrat to remain ST.
lent; and allow you to so over the State treating
the part, and lis candidates in this n9anaer
The very idea is absurd At thSsame lime h.
you acknowledge the "democratic cause" 10 lee
/
s.aimost utterly ruined BY corrupt political nla:l
agement of one kind or another, you are doins
all you can to that very ems, anding
your high approval of the present federal Admin
istratlon. You have used your influence in get
ting the wings to run Unioa mengrel X ket
You are doing all you to keep up and iden
the breach in The democratic party. When you
first started out In the present canvass, you de
clared hat you would do nothing TO distract. but
every hing that you could to unite the party
THUS from your own lips acknowledging that
| the good Of the party required it. But finding
that this course did not suit your purpose Civ
ing you pothing to denounee. YOU, for yoaJ- otcs
supposed interest, soon fell back apon The old
boast OF the distraction of the party, apon the
very grounds OF those '.old issues" You under
take to cast odium upon ttat portion Of the den7-
ocratic press which does not support YOU. by
calling them Secession prints" But this bug
bear Of yours has ceased make any impression
uron the minds of any one,--not even upon those
who belonged 10 the Union wing of the partA
The want of space will not permit us to show
your insinceritv and hypocrisy in any more Of
its ten thousand shades, at present, but we shall
not fail to expose your dishonesty whenever it
shall be, BY us deemed necessary for the good OF
the party, and the success of the ticket We com
mend the careful pefusal of the Governors letter
to every democrat. and ask careful comparison
OF 1t with former writings and speeches from the
same genteman,-as well as the striking incon-
sistencies in the letter itself The Governor feels
that his game is becoming desperate one, and
he now makes last desperate struggle and effort
by making war" upon the secession prints
Yes, his former democratic friends have lost all
confidencein him. If they were Union democrats,
they cannot follow Foote in his labor to break
down the democratic party. and elevate The whig
party to power in Mississippi.