The Woodville Republican, and Wilkinson advertiser., 1853-11-15
Gov. Foote, and the Bonds.


canvass from the itinerant Governor Of Missis.
sippi aow perambulatiag the State, neglecting
Z the duties Of bis office and begging for the
better office Of Senator, khe following remark.
ably unblnshing declaration occus: The
charge is equally fnie and uatoand4d that 7
cper regarded he Union Baak Bonds as bind.
tag and obligatory Here is bold, broad,
unqualified assertion ON poiet Of personal
history about which no mae could be mis-.
teken in his own case Therefore, It the ~.
/ sertlon he untrue il argtes such total want
| oftrutltuln as to brand its author with ~.
fanny, it being the statement Of falsehood
for personal sggrandizement--an attempt 20
stca into office under false pretences--an en-.
deayor I" practice base fraud on the people"
10 September, ls49, the Southern" now
the Flag OF the Union" the leading whig
paper at Jackson, in this State and then,
aud now, under the edtorship OF Thomas pal-
mer one Of the strongest Bond psyiag advo-
Gates IN the State and at the present time the
most yocifcrous Foote man in the State, pub
Iished speech made by Gov. Fooso, at Jack
son "a February, ls43, in which is contained
and set forth the following clear distinct and
positive statement Of the position OF General
Footc on the Bond question That vhig
paper then and sul the warm friend of Mr.
Foote, reported the speech and said
Gov Foote ou the 25th Fe riary last
made speech in the old State House, side
by side with Volney 4, Howard, in tapos Of
he Bonds, and when he opened his speech he
said; 4 most heartily concur Nth my frieid
Mr.. Ho,oard, leading Bond payer pho has
just addressed you. There Is no station in the
aOorld 4 scoald hare Tbe State should pay
these Bonds il il Is oAiy to satisfy its noble
conscience
Now, either Foote's present statement quot
ed above, is false, or the eotemporaneous record
is false.-There is a lie out undoubtedly. We
leave II TO the discrimination Of the people TO
decide whetheritis is more probable that Foote's
present statement is true when he Is election.
eering, begging for Office, and his success dc-
pends upon the use of desperate means OF
that the contemporaneous report made of one
of his own speeches by a friendly hand, is
correct.
We publish below the Card lately issued by
Gov. Foote, at Rply, in this State. All should
read il; it stands out in beautiful contrast
with his views as expressed in his speech Of
February, ls43, above mentioned
A CARD.
regret to feel compelled, before leaving
this vicinnage, to publish short and hasty
refutation Of one of the most absurd and NAL
ignant charges which the unscrupuloust faction
lists with whom | have been conteudlng for
several years past, have ever originated |
find myself and my political friends, in the
struggles now in progress, accused Of a design
Of most nefarious character which not only
has no foundation IN fact, yut is not even pos
sible to be true. We are charged with aim.
ing to fill the approaching Legislature with
individuals favorable 10 the appropriation Of
public money for the payment Of the Union
Bank Bonds This is not only a false aceusa.
lion, but feel perfectly authorized to assert
that have no political friend who IS now a
candidate for public station Of any kind Of
character whatever, who is not utterly opposed
10 any appropriation Of public money to the
amount OF a single dollar, By the next Legis.
lature, for the payment Of the Bonds referred
to. Ceridinty aW and pronounce the
accusation that have given my sanction to
any such scheme as that above indicated, 10
be IN the highest degree unfounded and SIAN
derous.
The charge Is equally false and uufounded
that ever regarded the Union Bank Bonds
as binding and obligatory. II has been thlr-
teen yearS since publicly expressed con
traTy opinion, and from that opinion ! have
never departed. have deemed il proper to
say this much, in order to prevent the honest
and confding citizens Of the State from being
imposed upon By the most artful and unscru-
puIous political managers that it has ever been
NV fate 10 encounter. As 20 the Bond ques-
ton, e,ery intelligent man in the country
must know that il has no just or legitimate
connection with the present canvass and J
should scorn 10 owe any politica support
which it may be my fortune to receive, TO any
sleii lInpefubent IhSue NVf "Ouia hiis lssu'
have been trust upon the country, as | think
but fjr the fact that the SecessioRists Of 1851,
many Of whom are now deceitfully protesting
acquieseence in the Compromise, are altoge-
ther hopeless Of success in the contest which
will terminate 10 November next, nave by
chicancery, sublefuge and fassehood.
II. S. F0OTE
We would ask the true wings and especial
ly our good friends Of the "wiIkinson Wing
ana aNatchez Courier" what they now think
of the common honesty" Of Governor il. S
Foote.
But this is not all To cap the climax
some Of those same Foote wings, who "Pat
on the livery Of Heaven to serve the devil in
have the assurance to come out and sitenpi