The Woodville Republican., 1853-01-18


with the intent to consent to nothing which
really increases the democratic element in
the Constitution.
DEATH oP JUDGE HUTCHINSON. re.
cord with sincere regret, the death of Judge
Anderson Hutchinson, at his residence in
jackson, in this State, ON the night of the
3lst December. Judge II. was wei known
as the compiler of those valuable works,
" Huthinson's Code" !" Manual of Forms. "
etc, The Mississippian says:
lie was born in Virginia-remove to
Alabama in early lite, and thence to this
ctate. Where he soon took high position
at the bar. He subsequently emigrated to
Texas, and was scarcely natnralized before
he was elected to the Supreme Bench of
the Republic. While in the discharge of
the duties of this Office he was arrested by
Mexican force, taken into captivity with
other Texans, and was forced to underoo
many physical hardships. He was released
by the interpostion of our Government.
and returned to Mississippi with consti.
tation greatly impaired by the exposures
10 Which he was subjected. 1t was after
MS release from captivity that he prepared
the above works. He as man of great
energy oil character-untiring industry
the very lmpersonation of honor and hon.
esty--conhding to fault--warmhearted
and generous--and has gone down to the
grave universally lamented. Tits
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MISSISSIPPI SENAToR.-From the follows
ing which we copy from the National In
telligencer, it would seem that Gov. Foote
is little in advance of the wagon.
MiSsisSsppi.-Gov, Foote has appointed
B N. Kenyon U. S. Senator in place Of
the Hon. Waiter Brooke, whose term exs
pires on the 4th Of March next, Mr. Ken,
yon is a Union man, and holds his seat in
the Senate until the Legislature elects his
successor.
We have observed Uhe Inteligencer
goes on TO remark) the above parag raph in
many of the newspapers within the last
few days, and know nothing OF the main
fact which it processes to communicate -
We think 1t highly probable. however, that
there is some mistake in it. 1t is true that
the term of one OF the Senators from Mis-
sissippi will expire IN March next, but it
is equally true that tn g Legislature of that
State was apprlzed, at its last session, of
this prospective vacancy. and either refused
70 elect new Senator or failed in the effort
to do so. Under these circumstances
he Governor has no power over the APP
pointment, as he can only fill vacancy
lncldently occurring. A case directly an
point was settled 81 years ago, by the Sem
ate itself, when, disregardng several pre-.
cedents, (being cases in which no objection
had been raised,) it refused to recognize
the commission, commencing with regu-
arterm, which was granted TO MIR. Lanman
by the Governor OF Connecticut This
Judgment, given against an Executive ap-
polniment which was, perhaps, entitled 10
greater weight, from It's having been made
In pursuance of the statute law of Connec-
ticnt. has stood until the present day. We
presume, therefore, that Mississippi will
remain unfepresented in one OF her Senate
lial chairs until her Legislature shall elect
person to fill il; and in this respect she
viii be in the same condition as N. Carolina,
whose Legislature has, in like manner.
iaiied to choose Senator to occupy one
Of her seats that will become vacant on the
4ih o. March next.