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

shoit SUPP anu oegdn retutiHg the dnecuote "
Old Cudgo. So unexpected was this change
from erial 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 had evel
witnessed. III put me strikingly in mind Of q
balloon, which leaving the earth Indignantly,
scars aloft with proud and tossing head, as il
it intended to visit some of the most distant
planets, when oil at once, the gas escapes, and
down il tumbles to the earth. I must give
your readers the anecdoie in full, since il is
something really nice, exceedingly instructive,
very interesting, and an extra touch of the
sublime, to boot; and | have no doubt but
what he can vouch for it's 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
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 4
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 response: oh, says Cudgo, in quite
subdued tone, Cudgo no here now, he has been
gone desc two years. Now this anecdote will
answer well enough in it's place, but coming
at such time as it did, when every one was
intent upon the speaker, expecting (from his
gestures and smiling countenance) every mo-
ment to hear the solution Of some hitherto un-
solved political problem. / am constrained to
acknowledge, that it appeared very inaPPro-
pirate and uncalled for, and moreover deem
it highly impolitic in any one to attempt to
ride into Office upon Old Cudgo's back at this
this late period, for verify believe that he has
been gone now these two years. So let him
rest, and pence be unto his remains. believe
that it is essential to the wel-being and to the
best interests OF our common country, and to
those of our State, in particular, to keep such
men as o. r. Singleton out Of Office; for what
is he! nothing but third rate country-town
lawyer las l understand he terms himself,) a
young aspirant for Office, one who having his
own political ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 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 obiging Of all Gods creatures, once
every two years, Gust before the election comes
off) but so soon as that is over, he 10 entirely
a different mani he is then the same Ohio R. |
Singleton again; will the people not consider,
will they not find out before the election comes
on, that man who is possessed Of an ardent
desire for political preferment cannot, when in
the Legislature, have the proper sympsthies
for farmers, who bear the burden OF the taxes
believe they will, and that il will be proved
at the ballot-box in November next. 1t 10
hard matter Tor us to believe, that any one but
farmer, can faithfully represent the farming
interest; for farmers interests are nearly al
lied to each other, and when me is represent
ing his own interest, he represents not only that
Of the other farmers en- n,asse, but also that Of
men Of all other ranks and classes. and there
fore upon these considerations, I believe that
il would be infinitely better for the community |
at large, both Wings and Democrats, to sustain
Judge Fielder, the Wing candidate for Senator,
in preference to Mr.. Singleton, for have known
the Judge for upwards Of twenty years, and
know him to be plain old farmer, fully COM
petent and well calculated to perform the du-
ties Of Senator. And now as a vast majority
of the people OF this district are farmers, the
very bone and sinew OF the country, whose in
terests, principally II is, that has to be repre-
sented, | urge, | entreat them for their own
good, to choose their Senator from their own
ranks; to throw aside all party prejudice, and
elect man whose interest solely and wholly il
would be, to represent faithfully theirs; and
am sure they would never regret il, Now il
q majority Of the people Of this district were
lawyers would then urge the election Of Mr..
as being Of the two the most suia-
BILE man to represent them; but as this is far,
very far, from being the case, must and shall
sustain Judge Fielder. I regretted exceeding
ly that he (the Judge) had not chance to speak
upon the above mentioned occasion; for when
Mr.. Singleton ended his speech the sun had
set, and two-thirds Of the audience left the
house; 90 he thought il inexpedient to hold
forth then, but he still has time plenty, and the
people will be very apt to find out that he is
their man before the election is over. He can
not now be considered an aspiring office-seek-
Or, and IL the people elect him, he will not con-
,ume time, unnecessarily, and consequently
he money Of the people, in making long-win- I
led speeches, to raise him in the eyes Of the
as an orator, bat will consume his
line in guarding and lsboring for the interest
" the people Of his district. And in conclu-
ion, would say to Mr.. Singleton, that the
,ext time you go out electioneering, leave
vour sugar-trough and pig at home, and do let
Did Cudgo rest, for verify believe that he has
'een gone now full two years.
AN oBsKRvER. 1