The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1849-12-01
THE FOREIGN ORGAN

Inc new HOrk Courier and Enquirer has
been lashing the Union most overwhelmingly
for its uniform support Of Foreign pow ~,
upon every issue thu. has been made BY them
with our Goyeramspl ander tic present adj
ministTasiop. We make the following extract
from a scathing article which appeared a few
days since in the Courier;
"The position Of the Union is one which
eminently entities II to forbeaFance and com.
passion. Lately the hired organ OF the Admin
~istration which acquired power by fraud, its
occupation failed upon the advent Of honest
men. Imported for the specific purpose Of
gliding corruption by plausible lies, and ex-
cusing Villany under patriotic pretexts, it's call
ing fed with its employers. Ii found itself an
exile-shnt out alike from plumber and from
pity. Those who had used ii had no longer
the ability o pay for, and the desire to enjoy it's
services. II had abandoned the conpenial
slime Of Yirginian locofocoism, and like the
exanimate viper, had neither the ability to
crawl back, nor yet to do mischief where it
was, It took refuge, of course, in foreign
service. Its hatred Of the Administration by
which il had been displaced impelled Il into
hostility to the country itself. If it's friends
and employers had remained in office, it would
probably, have pushed different course. 1t
could have been hired to forego whatever nat
Hral proclivily it might have had to espouse
the cause Of foreign nations, and for ample
pay would have espousod heartily and n%oisily
enough the defence OF its owl.
"We desire to render to the Union full and
exact justice. We have not the slightest dis
position to abate one jot from the praise which
is it's due. And we DO not therefore hesitate
TO repeat our firm belief, tina; it would not have
opened a general agency for attending to all
the claims, and advocating all the pretensions
OF Foreign Powers, il it's friends had remained
In office and given it abundant and lucrative
employment on the other side. We concede
fully that it can be hired to appear patriotic.e-
The evidence offered by the 8 Senior Editor ;
upon this point is conclusive. He was tthe first
to recommend war; in two specific cases,
when hs friend were in powerand when he
could, therefore share the profits and emolu-
ments OF the crusade. His character is, in.
deed, so well understood; in this respect ina,
he may we'll laugh at any attempt to make
it more transparent,
Unfortunately, however, he is now out Of
place. He has enlisted in a war against the
Government upon terms similar to those of
the Round Islanders--a certain sum In hand
and a share in the booty if the battle is won.
He has given a public pledge to oppose the
Administration to the bitter end, no matter
schGtJ face the future may bear. He has reversed
Decatur's maxim, and proclaims 'car upon his
country 6 right or wrong His main hope of
reward depends on the contingent result. If
the present Government can be overthrown, his
share Of the plumber, will be propor,ionate to
his share Of the work. He has, therefore,
thrown everything into the contest, and haz-
arded everything upon the issue. He goes at
the work systematically and resolutely -
Whatever the Administration does be denouna
ces. HIS days and nights are devoted to a
ceaselesS search for something to abuse. His
nose is always to wlndward in greedy quest Of
a tainted breeze. The hunt did not prosper.
The game was neither abundant nor fat, and
in the sheer despair Of circumvented malice, he
seems to have thrown himself into foreign SER
vice. He takes sides with every nation that
seems hostile to the United States. He de-
nounCes every act of OUT W government if
it has the 81 ightest appearance of complaint or
opposition towards a foreign power. The
French Minister bullied and i~nsulted our Gov
eminent, for which he was rebuked. The
Union excuses the Minister and denounces
our Government. When France seemed likely
to sustain the Minister in his arrogance, the In
ION stood ready TO sustain France. II now
declares it never dreamed Of that temporary dill
ference threatening the peace Of both coun-
tries, or the honor Of our own.' The Union
{. dreams so much that 1t cannot be expected
to remember it all. In this case as usual, it
utters a falsehood which its own files expose.
It has filed column after column with denun-
eiatlOne OF the ADMINISTRATOR loE bringing
us to the brink Of wal with France.' It has
declared that the merchants were alarmed
that the whole country had been excited at
the prospect Of war. It has constantly pro-
claimed that we were in danger Of war from
the 'bungling Encouragement Of Mr.. Clay
ton t-thSt Encouragement consisting in hav-
ing repelled an insult to the country, offered
by a foreign Minister, instead of tamely aC-
quiescing in it. And yet, through all this,
it has apoIogized for and sought to vindicate
the Minister, and made constant war on the
Government Of its country.
The same policy has been pursued in reference
to every instance Of difference between our
Government and that Of any other country
Since the present Administration came into