The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-09-11

Old Cudgo. So unexpected was this change
from @rial to earthly matters, that | was thrown
entirely off my equilibrium, and could but ex-
claim that it was the most sudden transition
from the sublime to the vulgar, that l had ever
witnessed. II put me strikingly in mind Of a
balloon, which leaving the earth Indignantly,
soars aloft with a proud and tossing head, as if
it intended to visit some Of the most distant
planets, when oil at once, the gas escapes, and
down it tumbles to the earth. l must give
your readers the anecdote in full, since it is
something really nice, exceedingly instructive,
very interesting, and an extra touch Of the
sublime, to boot; and have nc, doubt but
what he can vouch for its originality, not hav-
ing heard it told myself more than eight or
ten thousand times in my childhood, The
anecdote is as follows: Old Cudgo went out to
a neighboring house to pray, and whilst pray
ing, he called on the Lord to come rite then
and take him out of this world Of trouble:
just at that time his master, who had been a
by-stander. raped at the door; Cudgo instantly
responded, who's thar? de Lord, replied his
master--what does de Lord want? returned
Cudgo-he wants to take Cudgo home to rest,
was the responses: oh, says Cudgo, in quite a
subdued tone, Cudgo no here now, he has been
gone desc two years. Now this Rnecdote will
answer well enough in its place, but coming
at such a time as it did, when every one was
! intent upon the speaker, expecting (rom his
gestures and smiling countenance) every mo-
| ment to hear the solution Of some hitherto un-
t solved political problem. l am constrained to
t acknowledge, that it appeared very inappro-
0 pirate and uncalled for, and moreover | deem
: it highly impolitic in any one to attempt to
8 ride into Office upon Old Cudgo's back at this
I this late period, for | verify believe that he has
t been gone now these two years. So let him
rest, and peace be unto his remains. / believe
!, that it is essential to the well-being and to thu
s best interests Of our common country, and tC
r those Of our State, in particular, to keep such
men as OR. Singleton out Of Office; for what
o is he? nothing but a third rate country-towr
lawyer las l understand be terms himselfO 9
t young %aspirant for office, one who having hil
own political ACKNOWLEDGMENT in view, thinks
nor cares for no one else, but his humble self
one who is the most pleasing, the most friend
ly, the most charitable, the most accommodate
ing and obliging Of all Gods creatures, one
every two years, (iust before the election come
d off, but SO soon as that is over, he is e%ntirel,
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l. Singleton again; will the people not consider
Ie will they not find out before the election comes
on, that a man who is possessed Of an arden
desire for politica! preferment cannot, when il
h the Legislature, have the proper sympathie
for farmers, who bear the burden Of the taxes
a | believe they will, and that it will be prove
lie at the ballot-box in November next. 1t is
re hard matter Tor us to believe, that any one bu
NJ a farmer, can faithfully represent the farmin
ne interest,"; for farmers' interests are nearly a
sr, lied to each other, and when tne is represen
tn ing his own interest, he represents not only thl
er Of the other farmers en- n1asse, but also that
'or men of all other ranks and classes, and Their,
re fore upon these considerations, / believe thu
his it would be infinitely better for the communiI
in at large, both Wings and Democrats, to sustai
ar Judge Fielder, the Wing candidate for Senate
Of in preference to Mr. Singleton, for | have know
k the Judge for upwards of twenty years, al
in know him to be a plain old farmer, fully cor
lid petent and we'll calculated to perform the d
elf ties of Senator. And now as a vast MAORI
net Of the people Of this district are farmers, t
&C. very bone and sinew Of the country, whose i
BILE ~terests, principally it is, that has to be repl
&c, scented, | urge, I entreat them for their ov
ed, good, to choose their Senator from their Oy
ar ranks; to throw aside all party prejudice, a
t elects man whose interest," solely and wholly
his would be, to represent faithfully theirs; and
for am sure they would never regret it, Now
lch q majority Of the people Of this district we
sly, lawyers Iwou'd then urge the election Of n
ing Singleton, as being of the two the most sui
lse. bic man to represent them; but as this is T
nan very far, from being the case, I must and sh
and sustain Judge Fielder. regretted exceedlr
,ct- ly that he (the Judge) had not a chance to spe
cry upon the above mentioned occasion; for VIII
eo- Mr.. Singleton ended his speech the sun b
set, and two, thirds Of the audience left
can HOUSE; 80 he thought 1t ihexpedient 70 hi
OK forth then, but he still has time plenty, and
and people win be very apt to find out that he
and their man before the election is over. He Ct
rect not now be considered an aspiring %ofice-se'
gh or, and if the people electhim, he will not CT
ldy, sumo time, unnecessarily, and consequen
piles, the money Of the people, in making lOng-w
ram ded speeches, to raise him in the eyes Of
all community as an orator, but will consume
luc. time in guarding and labOring for the inter
ion1 Of the people Of his district. And in conc
fled sion, | would say to Mr.. Singleton, that
otes next time you 60 out electioneering, LEI
and your sugar-trough and pig at home, and DO
dis Old Cudgo rest, for | verify believe thathe
page been rome now full two years.