The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-09-11
THE REPU BLIC.


tduhoH LoCOlOCO doSCHuCHCy III tudt pouy ,
we shall not be surprised if the first bill
which receives the sanction of our law
givers should be an ",Act to establish a
system of limitations against political
opinions" 1t would be great relief to
the venerable senior of the sole organ, if
his opinions expressed on given policy
were I" barred,'' as the lawyers term it,
by the lapse of an administration. His
denunciations of the Sub-treasury, for
example, are inconvenient "reminiscences
just now, and call loudly for statutory in
terposition. He should be enabled in the
same manner " to plead the act" against his
famous eulogies of that '1sweet little fell
low" MARTIN VAN buren,; and so of divers
other matters, such as opposition to the
extension of the right Of suffrage, and the
like. And for the especial benefit of our
venerable contemporary, the act might APP
ply to different columns of the sole organ,
as it sometimes occurs that his views are
modified between the lucubration of two
articles appearing in the same edition.
We are reminded of the great necessity
for such an act by the annexed article from
the Southron, published at Jackson, Mis-
sissippi, an able Wing champion. It would
seem that the act should cramp the obi
cation of political professions within stint
ed limits, else some of our Opposition ora
tors might be caught. Before the shoes
were old wherein Senator Foote delivered
his Albany speech, his letter to Mr.. Wise
was penned. Any one who reads the sub
Joined extracts, which for better scrutiny
are laid side by side, and is not convinced
of the necessity of the ''act of limitation"
afore suggested, is insensble to the cru
city of the dilemma in which Opposition
statesmen find themselves:
From the Southron
MUTABILITY OF OPINION!
Our readers will recollect that after Cass had
been nominated by the Baltimore convention, and
resigned his position as Senator, he accompa-
MED in the direction of his home, by ''body
guard" las they then called,) consisting of
Messrs. Thomas H. Benton, Henry s. Foote Ed.
A. flanagan, Senator Allen, of Ohio, &c. II was
after Senator Benton had opposed the annexation of
Texas, had voted for the proviso in the Oregon BILL
and gave the $40 40 doctrine particular thunder"
and yet Gen. Foote, in July, ls4s, apostrophized him
in Albany, New York, the impersonation of
Democratic fidelity and patriotism, and pointed to
his 'disnerested" zeal a motive for every mem
Der of the party rally and harmonic in favor of
he iluatrious ssnamipeet'' I'M the of
July, ls4s, may be found his speech reported by
the Albany 44rgus and we copy extract, by way
of contrast with his late excoriation of Benton,
that the public may hereafter set proper estimate
on the value of eulogies abuse from that quar-
ters
From Gen Foote'S letter 10 From Gen. Foote's albany
Vise, lS49 Speech, lS4S
''Indeed, he is said to "And shall not
have been actually nomi- unite oainst these insid-
mated for the PresidencyIious and active adverse
itself in several rather OBJ ries? Shall stand
scure abolition neighbor- firmly up band Of
hoods. And yet, for the brothers, when nothing Is
life of me, can no. necessary To our safety
thing either in the spccchb but that we should pre-
or the speaker whichlsent an unbroken front to
should provoke such ex- the foe! A man, in many
orbitant admiration. prospects superior to Ed
is evidently long medi- mund B,gke-as pracfi-
tated laboriously prepar cal statesman, inferior to
ed and diligently memo but fep that the tcOria
rized DISCOURSE upon GER has prodIced-as firm,
tain national topics of disntrested, fearless, and
most SURPRISING interest ;nsagnaniu,ousc champion of
and yet do i feel that can the Democratic cause
observe of il justly, and destined 10 rank herea
without the smallest exag-I venture 10 say, higher
eraton that feeble and eren than he does pres
confused reasorings, itsent and TO claim com
tdcdry gTdndiioqtIerce in pdnonship of gLory 10Th
some places, its codrsehe Jefrsons and Jack
sct1rTilitV in others, its sons, who have impaired
1cktcaTd and clotcnish at such imperishable digni
tempts at sort of Cicero-lty to annals free
mic facetiousness-its un- lpeople-THoMAs ii. Ben
ndnneriy dogmatim-tsI ToS-[cheersl the friend,
ndusedting egotsm-andIthe peculiar, well tried
that internal sprf OF ma Jealous, self sacrificing
dignity which il breathesfr friend of Martin Van Blu
throughout, and whchlren and Silas Wright
would have been far bet-lgave a sentiment
ter suited TO animate thelwhich beg leave To
outcries of some 'goblinlpeat in your hearing:
damned or depi broke GO Harmony, Conciiid-
loose from hell, than To eviction Compromise
grace and dignity toaughtITHiNG FOR THE CAUSE, NO
of human mould and tenn THING FOR MEN
perament-would be suf- "This Hlusbio1 Demo
fcient to extingush thelcrdc leader, acting in the
glory and blast the fame'spirit of his own noble
Of the most distinguished .narim has recently left
orator that either ancenthis home and his Senate
or modern times have af-l rial labors behind him,
forded. ] will not weary and performed pilgrim
you by diating furtherlage TO your noble State
upon theme which couldlupon an GRAND Of conciI-
not but prove unsavory liafion. He has journeyed
You have heard this 'manIto your grand emporium
of head and intellect at for the first time in his long
tempt to grappe will gTeaiand ernttd career, not to
questions Of State, whenlgratify idle curiosity
nc evidently seemed To- mot 10 indulge in luxu-
suppose that ft of gen rious enjoyment-not to
uins rhetorical inspiration add 10 his wide spread
had come upon him and fame-but because he
you will have no difficulty hoped, he had right
in approaching the TO do that his disinfresf
miums which have been ed efforts might be TO some
lavshly bestowed upon extent effectual in healing
the august deliverer Of The breach existing in our
CdlhOuniocs." ranks, in calming The t,u
b,dence which displayed
itself in this ocean Of de-
mocracy, by pouring upon
its angry waves the oil of
conciliation--by appeal
ing TO the true Democrats
of New York, by what
ever name designated, to
come 10 the rescue Of
our principles, and unite
ltbemsclvessnew band
of brothers, in support OF
the good old cause, 10 the
support Of which his
whole life has been de-
voted. And shall he be
disappointed [Cries Of
IL will not be our fault. i
Shall has sage coinseis be
oiiwegmded1 Shall his pa
ls-..f sfy1t tr