The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-08-26

an orator. why IS The Stale uefacto dis
francaised at present and cut Of from her
constitutional allotment Of representatives,
but for bitter revenge against Gen Foote
BIZ the debris Of the discounted Disunion
party? Gen. Foote said he had been called
a Wing, and because he acted with the late
noble Wing President, NJ. Fillmore, in the
support Of, the Compromise measures, q
Fillmorine Wing He said the old issues
were all dead. dead, dead and nothing
could ever reyivify them. No one wants>a
protectivestariff now higher than that OF '46
the United States Bank, even its old friends
and advocates consider an obsolete idea. and
as for internal improvements no Wing living
could want 4 better interpreter Of his views,
than JEFF. Davis Trenton Pacific Railway
speech offered land bis views were said to
be those Of the Presidents and Was consid.
cred but the shadowing forth Of his admin
istrative policy.
The Governors remarks upon the striking
fulflment Of all the prophesies he uttered here
two years ago, when he opened the famous
canvass Of 81 with General Quitman, as to
blessings that would accrue TO the South from
the enactment and maintenance Of the Com
promise measures, were truly sublime, and the
feelings that must have crowded to his brave
heart when he uttered them, must have paid
him for many days Of labor and journeys peril
lous and long-for sleepless nights and anxi-
Gus hours such as only the true lovers of their
country ever know or sufer-and the reward
of which not but patriot can appreciate or
feel. We envy not the man, whatever his
worldly possessions, that could hear General
Foote'S noble appeal to the people Of Yezoo, and
60 away still opposed to him.
He says he appeals not to Conventions, not
to caucuses, but the free thinking People. His
actions are part of the history Of the nation,
his opinions are as open to inspection as the
light of day. if the people doom hinato destruc-
ton he is willing to die by their hands, but save
him from Star Chamber or Inqnisitorial vio-
lence-save him from Caucus crucifxion--from
strangulation in the dark.--Let him be heard
for his cause and judged in open acourt by his
peers-the people, for to them and to God he
appeales and to them only.
Having no data or documents at hand, we
have abstained from attempting report Of this
great speech-we hope we have fairly intimat-
ed its bearings We have asked no advice and
fear no consequences, when we aver that the
Wing party of Mississippi will be, and should
be forever disgraced if it deserts Gen. Foote
now, to the destruction which his cnemief, If
they ever do pray, are invoking for him. Why
are the wings, some of them, holding back from
an open and manly support of Gen. Foote. Our
readers remember how he come to ill his pres
ent very singular position.
Twoyears ago the Wing panty in conven-
lion assembled in connection with the Union
Democracy. took General Foote from@lhe
Senate of the United States to canvass the
State for Governor. to saveitfrom the hands
of the Disunionists. This vas done against
his earnest entreaty, the remonstranees of
some of his friends. and tie taars Of his FAM
ily, who knew the sacrifice he was making;
but with devoted patriotism almost with
out parallel, be Yielded to the wishes of
those who desired him to lead the Union hosts,
he accepted the position assigned him the
members ofthe convention pledging the par
ty to return him to the place he resigned,
when he had stricken down the enemies Of
the constitution and the Union. The Figor,
the energy, the ability with which that can
vass was conducted is known to all; com
pliment and euology might be exhausted
without doing General Foote justice. The
battle was fought-yictory won-he was
entitled to be returned to the Senate of the
United States, but a factious Senate In
violation of the law and constitution and
their oaths, and in contempt Of public opin
ion, refused TO 60 into an election, and az
pealed TO the people That issue is now
to be decided; and We ask the members
of the Wing party whether they will fall
from their pledges-Hh they will now
abandon the great leader Of the Union cause
and thus dishonor themselves? We fear
there are some who desert him, even now; ).
but are there any men who call themselves
Wings, in our ranks. who would be viking
10 be placed in opposition to General Foote
for the United States Senate? Is there one
Wing or Union man in the State who will
contest the seat With General Foote? &c
there is we wish to know it. We wish to.
see the man, who. jackalllikc, can wait and
sleep, until the lion has run down the game
and would then sneak down in and steal the
fruits of his labor. This is an age ofintrigue
ehicanery and management-an age in
which the rights and interests Of the people
are lost in convention and caucus wire-pul-
Iincs. and re would now ask, in the name
of :he people, who are candidates for United
States Senafors?- are there any Others be-
sides Gen Henry s. Foote, and A G Brown?