The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-09-14

SENATOR FoOTE THE subjoined amusing pet
and ink sketch of Senator FOote is dashed Of
in happy style bya Washington correspondent
Of the N. Y. Tribune:
1T is a great mistake to undervalue Foote
Half the people Of the North think him it'll,
better than a fool. Ihave leaned to my cosI
in the course oil nv life, the danger Of con.
temning just such fools as he is.. Foolish, vain
and frivolous he may be at times; Uncomfort'
ably annoying and vexatious he certainly lie,
either should thi k, as friend or an oppo.
nent. So much for drawbacks. The tempta.
ton is a strong one to end the inventory oil
characteristics at that, and to shake him off as
a nuisance. But here comes The rule: He
won't be shak en- off from anybody or anything
that he has formed either a friendly or hostile
attachment to. lie is endowed with the perth.
nacity Of a gadAy: the harder you shake the
closer no sticks. lie belongs to the NEVER
say-dis' school Of philosophers, not mentioned
| believe, among the numerous schools Of the
classic Greeks, but a most potent sect in mod
ern times at all events. Every body tires out
sometimes; your 'never.sayNdie' philosopher
never tires out. You may beat him in argu-
ment, and resume your seat with a smirk Of
selt-complacency at the completeness Of your
victoTy-uP he pops again, and fights on just
| tho n ~ a ne IL v,a,N koJ 49, Lao.lnl L.. h.ns..
out before. You may turn the laugh on him
until another mars face would blister with
bushes. He never knows it, but gets up and
talks on just the sane Get mad and stotin at
him, and he will storm back again; make up
your mind to treat him with contempt and keep
Silent, Ond he will persecute you with conlin,
uous assaults until some day when a page has
Just upset an iDkstand or somebody treads un.
luckily on your toes, at the nick Of time you
answer peevishly back again and all yOurstoc
Of dignity, which has been accumulating fora
fortnight, is upset ina jiffy. 1t isquite ridicu-
lous then TO try it over again. Make a blum
der ever so small in any matter Of political
history, and your opponent, who knows eve
rything, comes down upon you, and utterly
cOnfOunds you with cOplous extracts from hal
a-dOzeD Of your own speeches, which you haC
completely forgotten. In fine, do what yOr
will, there he is. Fancy he is of no impor
tance as much as you choose, you will find thu
fact is he annOys you. He will be, with n;
leave asked, either your friend or your enemy
and finally, tired and worried out with such
Pertinacious assailant, you surrender a: discre
ton, and admit him TO be your friend. A
your friend, he must be your confidential an
particular friend. Hemust know all your plan
and be allowed 10 help you forward; and, a
he knows everybody eIse's plane, he can reall
be Of eervice to you. And there it is. 70
, are saved and delivered. You don't belong I
; YOURSELF airy longer. Before you know II, yo
are a mere auxiliary to Mr.. FOote. The drea
Of renewing the old conflict will keep you A
that. So it is that a half a dozen lubberl
men Of calibre in the Senate, and twice as ma
ny little ones, are subsidized TO Mr.. Foot
|, to whom, perhaps, they would deny, If que
toned, either the title Of "a great man, OF
man OF %talent.'
inf. FOOte is a man Of interchangeable indu
try, with all the watchfulness, though, perhap
t not the secretiveness, Of a cat He lives an
4 breOthes in the political atmosphere solely, ar
, is devoted, soul and body to whatever are h
political schemes for the moment. They ma
u seem to change rapidly, but his madness a
F, ways has mcthOd in ii. He has leniold mo
Q power to influence men, by one means and al
f other, than auy man in Washington. 1t isju
such men as he that | have seen succeed, viii
lehave seen your s~o-called men Of talent fd
, at the bar and elsewhere.
L.
The following unique toast was drank at
: 4th Of July celebration in South Carolina, {
H. KrRNARp:
n "Reace and Plenty"
- Corn IN tho hin cr;h and uoonnv in H. ra.L..