Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1850-08-08
Senator FOOtc.

The correspondent of the N. Y Tribune,
thus describes Senator FooTE, of Missssippi:
1t is a great mistake to undervalue Foote.
Half the people at the north think him little
better than fool. | have learned 10 nv cost
in the course OF my life, the danger of con-
temning Just such fools as he is. Foolish,
vain, and frivolous lie may be at times;
uncomlortably annoying and vexatious he
certainly is, either, should think, as friend
or an opponent. So much for drawbacks
The temptation is strong one to end the
inventory of characteristic at that, and 10
shake him off as nuisance. But here
comes the rule: He won't be shaken offfrom
any body or any thing that he has formed
either friendly or a hostile attachment TO.
He is endowed with the periinacily of gad-
fly the harder you shake the closer he
sticks. He belongs to the 'never.say- die
school of philosophers, not mentioned, be-
ieve, among The numerous schools of the
classic Greeks, but most potent sect in
modern times, at all events. Every body
else tires out sometimes your 'never-sa say
die philosopher never tires out. You may
beat him in argument, and resume your seat
with a smIrk of seif-complacency at the com.
pleteness of your victory-up he pops again
and fights on jus, the same as if you hadn't
knocked his brains out before. You may
turn the laugh OH him until another mans
face would blister with bushes. He never
knows il. but gets up and talks on Just the
same. Get mad and storm at him, and he
will storm back again make up your mind
to treat him with contempt and keep silent,
and he will persecute you with continuous
assaults until some day when page has just
upset an inksland, or some body ireads un-
luckily on your toes, at the nick of Time, you
answer peevishly back again, and all your
stock Of dignity which has been accumuIat-
ing for fortnight, is upset in Jiffy. Il is
quite ridiculous then to try il over again.
Make blunder never SO small in any matter
OF political history, and your opponent, who
knows every thing, comes down upon you
and utterly confounds you with copious ex-
tracts from half dozen Of your old speeches
which you had completely forgotten. In
fine, do what you will, turn where you will,
there he is. Fancy lie is of no importance,
as much as you choose, you find thar the fact
is he annoys you. He will be, with no leave
asked, either your friend or your enemy, and
finally, tired and worried out with such
pertinacious assailanr, you surrender at dis
cretion, and admit him to be your friend
As your friend, he must be your particular
and confidential friend. He must know all
your plans and be allowed TO help you for
ward; and as he already knows everybody's
else plans, he can really be of service TO you.
And there it is. You are saved and deliv-
cred. You don't belong TO yourself any
longer. Before You know it, you are mere
auxiliary 10 Mr.. Foote. The dread of re-
newing the ole conflict will keep YOU at that
So it is that half dozen lubberly men of cal
ibre in the Senate, and twice as many little
ones, are subsidized 10 MIR. Foote, to whom,
perhaps, they would deny, if questioned,
either the title OF "a great man or of "a man
ofialent.'
MIR. Foote is man Of indefatigable indus
try, with all The watchfulness, though, per-
haps not the secretiveness Of cat. He lives
and breathes in the political atmosphere,
solely, and is devoted soul and body to what
ever are his political schemes for the mo-
ment They may seem to change rapidly,
but his madness has method in il. He has
ten-lold more power to influence men by one
means or apotber, Than any other politician
IL, Washington. 1t is just such men as lie
have seen succeed while have seen your 50
called men of talent, fail at the bar and else
where. II the Compromise bill don't pass,
after all, it will not be the fault of Mr.. Foote,