The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-09-12

searching eye;'i and who informed such as
inquired into his purpose, that he was
bunting for an honest man, but needed
more light than the sun could afford him:
even be, the strange old man, might have
succeeded with3the assistance Of your star
candle.' At all events, il has enabled you to
make the more wonderful discovery, that
Gen. Foote is a great man; and if any
one should question your priority in an
nouneeing the fact to the world, you can
refer TO the Creole Of the list ult.
1t seems, from your Foote editorial Of the
date aforesaid, that you predicted, before
the General took his seat 10 the American
Congress, that he was destined 10 a glori-
GUS triumph in some Senatorial tilt;'' but
whether bis renown was to arise from abb
lily in debate, or from skill 10 advancing
BY a parallel movement on his Adversary
we are not advised. But il isa little un-
fortunate for your reputation as a prophet,
that your prediction should be entirely un-
supported by the columns Of the Creole
There are many c%aptious and i%ncredulous
persons, who will be disposed to doubt,
whether your Vaccinations concerning the
General preceded or followed his late ex-
hibltions Of "grand and lofty tumbling."-
Some will! even 60 the length Of asserting,
that your favorable opinions Of the Hon,
Senator were rot formed and expressed,
while he was making his fierce and furious
assault on Hale, Seward and Co; but after
he turned his batteries against Southern
men and measures-no while he was
shaping his course 10 reference to the well
known views Of his constituents; but after
he commenced angling for "a national re-
uutation" and federal appointments
not while he was advocating State rights
and State remedies; but after he gave in
his adhesion to the consolidation doctrines
Of Messrs Webster and Co.
No, sir; il was not until the General ex.
hibited a certain maneuVre before the
American senat and people, known in mi
lilary science as the small-tail movement
that you aud your allies discovered any
thing in his character or conduct, worthy
Of commentator. 1t was not until "the
popenjay Senator" Of Mississippis sold him
sell, body and breeches, for a place in The
Cass Cabinet which will never be form
ed-tkat the scales suddenly fell from you
eyes, and you Immediately, fonnd, wha
had escaped every body's attention before
that "Mr. Monkey was a marvellous propeI
man." But-to adopt the language en-
ployed by the honorable gentleman him.
sell, concerning Col Benton, in June '49
there is one consolation, of which the
South and his betrayed constituents can
not be deprived: mo instance has been gel
recorded on The page 0autheatic history
in phiUh the fdithless soldier, aoho aban:
donCd his cOlors, and sttl e over to the en-.
emy, amidst the heat and confusion o
battle, eUer GferWards found himself re-
wdrded, according 10 his hopes, by dOs,
10 whose triumph he had thus become aur
Hilary"
Leaving Senator Foote to settle with hi,
conscience and his constituents, as best he
may, let US return to your "6re and fury"
editorial Of last week. You therein soy,
with yOsr usual perspicuity aud elegance
Of style, and with your characteristic re,
gard for truth and decency: "Gen. FOOte
rebukes the disunion spirit of South Caro-
lima, and out steps Col. Maxcy Gregg, with
pen in hand, ready to write himself down
what Dogberry most anxiously wanted som
one to DO for him." lfyou read Col. Gregg.
letter to General Foote, you knew, while
tracing the above sentence, that you were
slandeFiug q man of honor and talents
You intended to insinuate that his object
10 appearing before the public, was to play
the braggart and bully, by repelling 40 as.
sault upon the character Of his State; yel
you were well aware, that his object in re.
plying TO General FoOte, was, 10 yindicatt
his " character and conduct from Sen.
atorial assailmenl and Misrepresentation
But, 10 tell the truth about the matter, wa,
incompatible with your preconceived de
sign Of representing the people of Soutl
Carolina as t'fre-eatersn & sGasgons;' AMI
It would have intelfered withyour vocation
ofventlng petty hate and malice agains
"the c~hiUGlry."
As 10 that choice piece Of Dogberry wi
with which yop overwhelmed the SoutI
Carolina Colonel, every body, who is &C
quainted 18th your unscrupulous character
knows that you would have uttered il will
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