Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-03-19
How it rilcs their sweet Temper.


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How it rilCS their sweet Temper.
Governor Foote'S proclamation ordering the election Of the
i've members OF Congress by the people the whole State
meets as early would with little favor in certain
quarters This apprehend the end of vexatons so
earnestly commenced is it all that will vet spring I'D out
Of blindness singuary startling Not to have seen and at
tempted guard against this of things argues badly in
favor of the forecast of those who charge the standard
with urging bloody counsels By the way have these men
Just discovered that Governor Fooe has the requirements
OF an enlarged patriotism which fas in the face of sefden
al and makes merry the hollow truce of those in power
with those who seek place pity those who could not see
and laugh at those who would The gns" were om
nous from the first but if there had been any of sent
ment exhibited those whose duty was to speak, had
like true men, given direction public enquiry the
storm with which the political atmosphere is intensely
charged would have passed by and should heard on
the soughs it died away the distance To palter with
opposition the grosses folly magnableto compromise with
Is worse than fault and any attempt buy up simply
furnishing the weapons by which all harmony will be pounded
to death in any party Hence is that feel no disposition
JOIN IN the crusade against Governor Fooe entered upon by
the Ripley AdUerSer will be below That he NAV
have done spossbe that he have done
probable but having done what he has just we'll
ceive as making fuss because that will not right the
wrong if there is any wrong AS that gratitude for Ma
bers Wilcox and Freeman and their headess attitude ap
prehend that the worthy Governor would say that he had
guided in his course by his best Judgment high regard for the
welfare of the party the honor the State the safety of the
Unon help him. God Bound under the circumstances to
give the Governor credit for gratitude desperate love
for the Union may become duty yet to defend him
gans the assaults ohe Union Democracy The fact is that
strong disposition is making up throw the Governor over.
board and determined far may make his
friends treat him honesty-that are.
our memory the paper from which the following
copied sustained Governor Foote years ago but since
hasa
him countenance thus wise
The District System and Gov. Foote'S PrOcIama-
tiOn.
We learn from the last Mssissippian, that Gov
Foote has ordered an election for five members OF
Congress for the State of Mississippi to be elected
by the general ticket system.
/ This proclamation virtually annuls law of the
State of Mississippi. We deem that the Governor
will not be sustained in taking upon himself egis
lative powers, and by executive proclamation
repeating a known law of the State of Mississippi
!, If, but three members of congress had been awar
ded to Mississippi by the late apportionment bill
instead of five the necessity of the case would hav
afforded some excuse for the action of Gov Foote
, But, five members being allowed to the State b,
the apportionment bill, and Mississippi alread,
having four congressional districts, it would seen
f that plain duty under the act of 1842, woul,
have devolved upon the Governor to have issue,
his proclamation only for f1oater for the State a
s large leaving the districts to act, as they former
had done.
This duty was plainly pointed out to the Govern
or by the late action of the extraordinary egisa
r ture. That body, as well as its previous assembl
knew that the State was entitled to representa-
y ton of five members in congress. They knew th
S fact and refused either to repeal the district law
: or to make any change in the former system of ac
: ton.
e Did their refusal to act, authorize the Governe
), of this State to attempt virtually repeal of
o known law of this State No one, but Lou
j. Napoleon in principle, would say that it did.
Y Could any one, two years ago, have though
when he was going for ''Foote, the Union and IL
: Constitution that he was electing a man WI
IS would PROSTATE the laws of the State and in var
instances, attempt to snatch away the electil
10 franchise by executive appointments and by pr
d carnations prostrating the laws of the State ?
sr Even gratitude to Messrs. Nabcrs, Wilcox ar
s, Freeman, it would be supposed, would have inf
to enced different course of conduct from Govern
4 Foote. Now he has placed these gentlemen
la the attitude to have their heads chopped O
v without even the mercy of an ordinary barber,
to if they to have preferment, it is to be at t
expense of being directly in opposition to their pa
es ty nominatons.--Ripley ADVERTISER
in Did ever occur Ripley friend that these very
rt emen Messrs Nabers Wilcox and Fireman. hold their
err by having been directly in opposition the nomination
es their pary and by the wing of the State Governor
Foote these presence possesses the power ssu
proclamation virtually prostrating the laws OF the State
Mississippi" and in 'various instances" by executive
pointment ''aempt snatch away the elective ancs
~ &c. so dolorousy complained of above. forget this
enter the shortcomings of Foote up the credit OF the den
I'll cratic party.
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