The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-12-31

Among those who teok part in the debate on the
resolution to admit Father Mathew to a seat on the
ioor Of the Senate, were Messrs Downs Of Loui-
Soma, Houston Of Texas, and Foote Of Mississippi
The speech Of Mr. Downs we publish in full I;
and we admit that we are proud Of the position
assumed and the tone used by our Senator during
the debate Of the 10Th. With truth and With force
the honorable gentemNn represents that Louisiana
will never be among the querulous tribe who snuff
an insult or an injury in every breeze but when
the time requires, and the oocasion demands, Loui-
siana will be found the unfiAohing asseror of her
just rights and indisputable interests.
Mr.. Houston, too, is found on the side for the
admission Of Father Mathew; and while he de-.
clares hostility to the disorganizing influences Of
abOlitionism, he fails not to repudate the equally
dangerous and destructive doctrines Of notification.
The vote of Gen. Houston in favor of the great
Temperance Apostle was given with peculiar grace.
as it is well known how much the Senator from
Texas has been benefited by the pledge that the
Irish Father administers. In fact Mr.. Houston in
his speech of the goth acknowledges how much he
owes to the cause of Temperance.
But the great speech of the day was that Of the
inimitable and understandable Mr.. Foote of Missis-
sippi His remarks defy analysis and sheer at
criticism; but his remarks hardly as defiant Of
good sense and reason as is his vote on the resou-
ton. After giving reasons-or what he calls rea-
sons-why he would vote for the admission oil
Father Mathew, Mr. Foote finds out, at the elev.
enth hour, that he must answer nay" to the call
Of the Clerk. If we had room for the whole speech
we would like to give it, as a fine example of the
felicity Of indisereton so remarkable in the Sena.
tor from Mississippi. The improper and the unbe.
coming are rarely brought to such climax as in
this last mastery absurdity Of Mr.. Henry S. Foote
Had Mr. FOote been content to give silly reason.
for any course he was about to pursue, the incden
: would have been so commonplace as hardly t.
, merit special notice. The Tom Thumb of tn,
Senate has full license to commit ordinary puerih
ties and extFaagancies. But when the tiny mar
, treats US to extraordinary exhibition, we hop,
we will not be considered as trite in our remark.
on the particular performances of the Lilliputa1
B. hero. 1t was a sight for gods and men, to beholc
the severe blistering Of Mr.. Seward-the New
York Senator--by the Spanish fly Senator from
/, Mississippi How Seward must have wincet
, when Foote told him that he was only fishing fo
, the Irish votes of 1852 How he must have trem
bled when the little Mississippi Senator opened OF
(, hinE-yith much power of invectve and strength
, Of denunciation The gentleman from New Yorl
was so much terrified by the onslaught OF the iras
chile though iniantne Mississippan, that he eoulc
5 not open his mouth in reply He was literal,
silent from fright.
For the sake Of Southern rights and Southern
interests, it is time for to remove the idea tina
such men Mr.. Foote are our peculiar representa-
tives and advocates. When little statues try t,
place themselves on the top Of the column of grea
interests, it is time to shiveF the diminutive bu
aspiring images. A man may be a fit idol fol
HIMSELF and not suit the worshipping fancies o
t other people. Mr.. Foote may think he would b,
visible if placed the top of the Capitol at Wash
7 ington; but he would really appear very small
when put on the gate-pOst Of the Capitol grounds
He may think himself proper man to be entrusted
, with Southern rights and interests; but, from al
appearances, we doubt whether he would make
: more than respectable member Of the Senate
Committee on the Library