The Woodville Republican, and Wilkinson advertiser., 1853-07-26
The whig and Gov. Foote Again.


article in its last, begging and pleading for
that "locofoco," Gov. Foote again. 1t says
" the Republican asks why we (the Whig)
make such "a fuss about rank locofoco, we,
Qhe Wh!g,) will tell our neighbor that it is
not because he is 'locofoco' we ddUocate his
being returned to the U. S. senate-far from
it-but did good service in 1850 and 81, DC"
Now, what does our friend of the Wing mean
by this2 Did it not in its number before the
last try to make out Gov Foote one of the
best democrats in the word9 Now it says,
"it does not advocate him because he is 10
cofoco,' but because he did good service in
1850 and 81" Why, what of that, (f it
were true) Did not those noble genuine
wings, Sharkey, Lake, Geo. s. Yerger, McMur-
ran, Bradford, Starke, and we might add here
Simrall, Miles, Hillyer, Shall Yerger, and
others do the same thing they are equal to
this locofoco II. s. Foote, in ability and far,
far above him in political principles and COM
mon honesty. They are good and true wings,
wholly above suspicion, as to sincerity and no.
Bile bearing, none of them would ever, for
the sake of any Office in the world, pretend to
be true wings and at the same time be court
ing the democrats and doing every thing in
their power (secretly) to divide and destroy
their own party. Why not then select one
Of those true and noble "whigs" and adyo-
cate him to be run for U. s. Senator instead
of this rank "Locofoco," II. S. Foote? We
respectfully asked our neighbor this question in
our last but itdid notnotice that question, or
even alludeto it. Why did itnot doso9 We
then said and we still repeatit, that the Wing
with portion of its party thinks that Gov.
Foote with his double dealing pretending to
be democrat and 'agitatiag' and preaching
on the settled question of the Compromise
may gull and deceive enough of democrats
who by combining with the wings may elect
him US. Senator" This the Wing knows to
be true, and it can't get round it. Hence its
overlooking the genuine true wings above
mentioned. The Wing goes on and talks
about the Compromise, the Union party and
Gov. Foote as though those measures were
not ".fnally settled" But will it openly and
positively deny that these exciting question are
fully and finally settled, and that agitation
of them ought to cease and be determined
Dare it do SO in opposition to the decision o
the people of the whole country through tn,
Ballot-box, and in the face of nearly all tn,
newspapers in the State, the Wilkinson VIII,
included, after the fall elections in 1852 Ii
the very teeth of the sth resolution, adopted
by the legal Convention of this State, assem-
bled at Jackson, in November 1851, and il
palpable opposition to the unanimous declara
ton in the form of solemn res buttons by boil
of the great political parties in their Conven
tions at Baltimore, unanimously adopted tn
following resolution as prominent part q
the whig platform:
s. "That the series of measures commonl
known as the compromise, including the fugi
tive slave law, are received and acquiesced il
blythe whig party of the United States, as
settlement in principle and substance fao
settlement of the dangerous and exciting oues
tons which they embrace and so far the fl
gitive slave law is concerned, we will main
tain the same and insist on its strict enforce
ment until time and experience shall demon
strate the necessity of further legislation t
guard against evasion or abuse, not impairin
the present efficiency and zoe deprecdte al
further agitation Of the slavery question a
dangerous to our peace, and will discountt
nance all efforts at the renewal or cantinuanc
of such agitation in Congress, or out of j
'Oheaeper, ,chreVer and howecer the attemE
may be made; and we viii maintain thi
system of measures as policy essential to tn
nationality Of the whig party and the integr
ty of the Union"
Now, does our friend of the Wing repud
ate this resolution Will it do sol
And, lastly, does it repudiate the expires
declaration of It's "Locofoeo" friend, Gov. Foot
to the same effect in his speech at the grei
democratic meeting at jackson, in June, 1855.
to ratfy the nomination Of General Pierc
we presume it will not why then ihsinuate
desire to receive this settled question, or
"Ggitater IT, All the acts of the compromi.
are irrepealable except the fugitive slave Ia,