The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1848-09-08

'"N" hl"'ol Olusneu as II there was sOmethin
behind the curtain or under cover. You halnt
oeen dellverin any thing oxceptin one Of them
same South Carolina speeches have you? saws
|.
Now, Mr.. Jonsing, confidence amongst
friends is always ADVISABLE and necessary so
jest step aside here and | will show and tell
you all about it ;and the Col. pinted at a little DO
ll'ical boat layin high and dry on a sand beach.
There, says he, is what ails me and causes nv
sad appearance.
Jest STEPPED up to examine the craft, and
found South Carolina written in large letters
on the side. soon seed it was the very same
political vessel the Col. had been saiIin in. To-.
these many years. II had them same forty
bales ct cotton, which have been used for al
most as many years to illustrate the workings
OF the tariff. On the fore part was a new
figure head which the Col. teIled me was a
Pictur OF our Democratic candidate, Cass.
Cass must be a mighty extraordinary looking
man if his nictur favors him; for the tarnal
thing has two faces, one behind and one before !.
On the sturn of the vessel was a half painted
rail road car, which the Col said he had daub-
ed there jest before the last State election to
show to the Madison county folks. l suppose
ne had the picture painted OH that particular
place because it would be showed oftener than
any other, as he and his friends were of opin-
ion he would sail before every other craft that
would be launched.
Well, arter lookin around a spell, says /,
Col. how upon the yearth did you come to get
your boat smashed and ruined in that way =?
The Col. give a side glance at the concern,
heaved a sigh, brushed a tear from his eye with
the corner OF his sleeve, and said, " All know
of the matter, Mr.. %Jonsing, is this, SO soon as
| was nominated for Hector last winter, | lest
set about gettin that craft Of mine ready for
the storm | knOwed the wings would kick up,
gave the bottom a new kiverin Of copper, as
thick as the brass on a democratic ORATORS
face, or the golden linin that has been placed
in the pockets of the Editors of the Democrat
ic Organ # this Statesfor party services"
II looked over all the pretty buds and flowers
of fancy | had collected, and had on hand for
a long time. Gave them are %poetical scraps Of
mine a good shuf1lin, so as not TO let them com
a~dzactly as they used to, rubbed up all the
shinin compliments | used to pay to the gals
when was a courtin Teller, and resmeared
that broken vase with " the perfume of
r0ses.n
q painted my tariff argument a leetle bright
er color, placed the cryin part to the place
whore tells the people if southern interests
are ever sncrifsed they will be sucrifsed by a
southern wing President, and concluded only
to let my nose turn very Indignantly red when
| speak of the sufferings the wing tariff I'M
poses on the poor man.
81 done the Mexican war and the acts of the
President and our party in relation there to,
up in little bright sprangles Of glory.
jest took that part of my anti-bank argu-
ment | have used since circumstances caused
my mind to undergo a change on the subject.
| put aboard father Richie's lamentations and
crocodile tears over the neglected Harry of the
West, and a whole cart load of abuse, and
groundless insinuations agin Gineral Taylor.
| had two lives of Cass and several editorial
articles Of the Mississippian, some sayin the
Wilmot Proviso was an obsolete idea, and the
keepin the democratic party together the all
important and necessary consideration, and
luther sayin the Proviso was the question on
which hung the destiny of the south. In a
word, Mr.. Jonsing, thought had every thing
from stem to sturn, from keel tocable as COM
plete and snug as a nut from the genuine hick-
DRY tree.
"lhe fact is the craft done fine service; she
sailed up the eastern branch Of Pearl River
astonishingly well, and though, as you know,
she is nothing but one Of the old South Caro-
lina's reprinted; them are rosin heel f%ellers
thought she was span new, fixed and furnish
ed since the Baltimore Convention. Their
compliments made me feel kinter good all over,
for you know | have a great fondness for my
Carolina sayins and dOins, (ihe bank sayins
exceptedO but alas! Mr.. %Jonsing, rite here l
committed the fatal error. They telled me my
craft was fast and sound and could be neither
upset nor taken by all the wings in the state,
and that | ought to have more elbow room in
order to make a grand display, and show my
craft worthy to sail on the broad expanse of
" old free seas" AT the same time intimated
/ should give her a trial on a certain Lake,
called VIM. A.. that had made its appearance
near Kosciusko.
swell, l was not over anxious for the trial
for | knowed the craft was old and might meet
with one Of them are Polk stalks, as the tar
nal wings call EN-, or a sand bar or a concealed
breaker; but my friends telled me ! was al
ways too modest and r%etrin, and that they
knowed a man who had 6gered as long as [ did
in the Legislator Of the Palmetto state had
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