Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-10-08

from the record, which nail to the counter the oft
peated fasehood that, Col Davis was elected in 1850
by wing votes. We were not engaged in politics at
that time and the facts escaped notice, else we
Democrats should be cautious how they stake dimes
on wing authority.
Facts from the Records.
Col. DaUts the ChOics of the Democracy in 1850.
BY way of set-off to the ant-democratic position in
which Gov Foote has involved himself, we frequently
hear his friends charge that in the Senatorial election
OF 1880. Col Davis not the choice OF the demo-
cratic members, and was elected by wing in OPP
position to the majority of his party A day or two
ago, enthusiastic Foote man, in our town. staked a
few tens the truth of the above assertion and is
consequently that much worse off in this worlds
goods. AS we dislike to even our opponents lose
their money! through reliance upon false statements in
wing papers, publish the following facts from the
journals, the truth of which affirm cannot be i'm
peached in the slightest particular. They set the
question at rest whether Col. Davis was not
the choice of his party in 1850.
The Legislature, at the session of 1850, compos-
ed of 80 Senators and 80 Representatives. making on
joint ballot 100 members According to the publish
ed catalogues, in which each members politics were
put down by HIMSELF the two houses stood divided po-
ltically as follows:
Democrats, 85
Wings, A
Taylor Democrat, young of Lowndes,)
Total, 100
On the second ballot for United States Senator
there 1919 votes cast the only absentee being Mr.
Day, the wing representative from Natchez. The
name of Mr.. McAfee of Attala, who present and
voted for Col. Davis, is not recorded the second
ballot, though it is on the first As his name is
quired to make up the 10 votes which the journals
show were cast for Col Davis, we put Mr.. McAfee
among those who voted for him. 1t is not necessary
however, that should do So in order to show that
Col. Davis had majority of the democratic VOTE
This he had whether Mr. McAfees vote be counted or
not
The following was the vote on the second call Of
the roll:
DEMOCRATS VOTING FOR DAVIS.
Senat0rs-Lipscomb,( Presdent) of Lowndes, Catch
ing of Copiah, Cannon of Oktbbeeha, Carter of Lau-
derdae, Davis of Amite Gileland of Alfalfa Hughes
of WINSTON Kennedy of Carroll, McDugald of Jas
per, McAfee of Covngton, Pettus of Kemper Ram.
say of Jackson, Singleton of MADISON Stone of Law
renee, and Torrey of Jefferson-l5
RepreSentatiUeS-McRea( Speaker) of Clarke, Ad-
ans of Monroe, Bynum of JONES' Barry of Oktibbeha
Blythe of Lowndes, Brooks of Noxubee, Cassidy oil
Franklin, Clement of Holmes, Durham of Attala
Damper of Simpson, Ellis Of Jasper, Gatlin of Tip
pah, Harrison of Chickasaw jenkins of Holiness KEEL
ly of Winston Kirkland of Neshoba Lynch of Rankin
Lewis of Jacks on, McAfee of Attala, Magee of Gov
ington, Martin of Copah, Noble of Smith, Rawles o.
Leake, Rogers of Itawamba, Stewart of Marion
Thomas of Yazoo, Thames of Newton, Trussell o
Lduuerddle, 1aIOefJ OF Afnlte, Inurnond OF kemper
Walden of Carroll, Weatherby of Lawrence Matthews
of Pike, Metcalf of Scott, and Nelson of Copah-35
WINGS VOTING FOR COL. DAVIS.
Seaators-Hodges of Rankin, Stewart of Wilkin
son, and White of Issaquena-3.
Notwithstanding of Monroe, Arthur o
| Vicksburg, Alldrdge of Yaobusha, Ashe of Yalo
busha, Crusoe of Lowndes, Foote of Noxubee, Far
rar of Adams, Griffin of Chickasaw, Johnson of Desc
to, Kmball of Hancock, Marble OF Warren McInni
of Greene, Stewart of Wilkinson Starke of Bolivar
Seal of Harrison, Smith of Winston, Wall of Amite
Welsh of Kemper, and West of Wayne--l9.
TAYLOR DEMOCRAT VOTING FOR COL. DAVIS.
Representatiue-Young of Lowndes-l.
REHABILITATION.
Democratic Senators voting for Davis Is
Representatives g 80
Total Democratic vote for Davis, so
Add wbig vote, 3 Senators and 10 Reps. %
" Taylor Democrat,
! Col. Davis whole vote, 10