The Woodville Republican, and Wilkinson advertiser., 1853-07-19


Its calm, dignifed, and mgumentative char.
acter will we think commend it to the peru
sal of everybody.
"What they say Abroad" of Gov.
Foote.
This gentleman has written a letter to w.
Brooke and Thomas Botters, in answer TO an
inquiry, if he had declared, as reported, "that
the Union and States Rights men had united
for the purpose offighting their common enc
my, the wings"
The Governor Indignantly denies the truth
Of this imputed remark, and declares, with
great regret, that among the would-be leaders
Of the Secession party, there exists as bitter a
hostility against the Union men and Compro-
mise men as ever. He proceeds to present the
following dark picture Of the wickedness Of his
opponents
"The undue influence Of certain unscrupu-
lous leaders in our midst the efforts of a cor
rupt and hireling press; the necessity which
is supposed to exist for making some special
provision for those unfortunate secession wings
who two years ago left their own party, upon
an issue which has been settled against them,
and who now ignobly cling to the skirts Of
the democracy, from low eagerness for the
spoils Of Office; personal hatred of myself and
Of several Of my friends the dread of my sue
cess in the present Senatorial struggle pride
Of opinion the rank abuses which have crept
into the system Of conventional nominations
oflate; these, and a thousand concurring causes
besides, have constrained me utterly to despair
ofany restoration, for the present Of the an
cient concord which formerly prevailed in the
democratic party of Mississippi"
Until these evils are all purged away, there
. is little hope Of a sound solid union of the De
mocracy Of the State The Governor then
approaches the main point Of his letter, and
presents very adroit appeal to his whig
friends:
IL have repeatedly said, and now Emphat-
ically repeat the declaration, that the day can
never come when / shall recognize as my po-
litical advesaries any Of that patriotic and
high-spirited body Of men who fought shoul.
der to shoulder with me in the contest Of 85 |,
and whose noble exertions, | am positively
certain, saved the Union from destruction
They may abandon me if they do so, shall
not complain : but will never forsake either
or those great interests for which we have uni.
tedly cohtended. As TO the old issues be-
tween Wings and Democrats know well
that, so far as Mississippi is concerned, they
are too dead to be galvanized into renewed
vitality by any process known to the most ex-
pert political quacks anywhere to be found
and shall hereafter cooperate, as ! have done
heretofore, most cheerfully ard cordially, with
all good citizens, both in the State Of Missis
sippi and elsewhere, who are willing TO stand
up, faithfully and efficiently, TO the principles
contained in the Presidents Inaugural and
, the leading views set forth ID Mr.. Everett's
, celebrated letter upon our Foreign Relations
recognize no political affliation with any
man, or set of men. either North or South
who cannot stand these tests nor do desire
to receive either the sympathy or support O
any man, whether he calls himself Democra
or Wing, who now denources the measure,
Of compromise, Or who refuses to endorse The
Presidents Inaugural Address, and to dc
faithfully up to every sentence, line or wort
Of it."
The general designation of Edward Everett
as the probable Wing candidate for the mex
President, gives point and force to this alu
sion OF Gov. Foote. The Governor casts
wide net,-he seeks 10 catch all the Whig
with the Everett bait, and a considerable frac
ton Of the Democrats with the Presidents In
augural. If he succeeds herein, he can wei
afford to trample on "King Caucus, who's
dominion is in thick darkness, and whose be
hests are fraught with death and degradation
to Freedom and her true votaries," and throw
himself on the great Compromise and Unior
party.
But let US see If his Excellency's argumen
is not more plusible than solid. The Com
promise, as II is called, for which Governor
Foote fought with so much zeal and ardor, be
came law two years ago; irrepeslable from
! its very nature. Since then no movement
i at least from the south-has been made Il
change or amend it. The Governor does no
pretend that any act has been done, or wore
uttered, indicating desire to revive that issue
! The Presidents Inaugural has been universally
acquiesced in, as platform upon which tn
party could unite in perfect harmony. Thi
!, I was the great Democratic compromise, NOR
! ally al valid and binding upon the member
! Of that party as the compromise Of the slayery
question. That Inaugural, not only in its Ian
: guage, but in the practical illustration Of il
: which the President bias given, obliterstsd al
the old divisions and factions Of the part,
treating this issue, which had recently div
} dsd il, as fact aceouaph
. We insist that there Is no proof fhas tb.
! party which opposed the compromise hss no