The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-12-05

4 glance at moiires.

Il glance at mnttreS.
To those unacQuainled. with Mississip-
pi politics, Gen. Foote'S conduct, during
the last session Of Congress, may appear
strange and unaccounlable-moIe especial
ly so 10 such as witnessed his violent at.
tack on that same 'honcrablc and patriotic
scheme Of adjustment" when first intro
duced in the Senate by Mr.. Clay. II is
true. the Briarian brat had not then been
baptized by "the little compromiser's' ia
mou,c1mmittee OF thirteen but that small
circumstance does not account for the milk
IN the cocoa-nut,o or the chamelion's change.
We happen TO be somewhat acquainted
with Mr.. Clay's able, ardent and eniight-
eSed pafrtiot," and will undertake, 10 a few
words TO clear up the mystery, in which
his conduct in regard TO the slavery ques-
ton seems to be enveloped.
Democratic Mississippi, like most other
countries, has an upper and a lower end
and II somehow or other happens that each
Of them desires a participation in the offices
and dignities of the State. This is not
unreasonable, but ii may occasionally pro-
duce strange moves on The political chess.
board. Foote, ii will be remembered, lives
at the. city OF Jackson and is considered
a lowcr>endian, and, as such, became a
member Of the United States Senate, He
had been elected 10 a place in that body,
when Col. Davis returned from the battle
fields OF Mexico with a reputation tllat
nothing could resist. Though Davis was
also from the lower end, every part of the
State felt the magic of his name, and he
was unanimously chosen to fill an unex-
pired term, and was last winter reelected
for six years. Up TO this period, Foote
had 'laid the aattering junction TO his SOUL
that the upper endians would send Barton
to the Senate, as the ~fsVorife Of their own
section. When the news Of this gentle.
mans defeat reached the Gen., he became
convinced, for the fist time, thatil was hi:
own seat, aud NOT Davis, which was des
tined TO be occupied BY an upper endian
and then it was that he commenced modi
flying his opinions and shaping his cours,
with a view 70 a new state Of things.
We are far from believing that Foote, a
frst, contemplated the present organiza
ton Of parties in Mississippi but he wa
convinced that the democratic party coul
not, in justice to the upper-endians, rec
: lect him to the senate. He was then 4
the bottom Of the wheel, and he felt ths
: any change must be for The better. II ma
; be,that at this eventual period Of his histor,
: the Weep Presidency or some other Fede
e al Office arose upon his vision with dream
like in%distinctness ; and this may accou
for the activity with which he was, al Of
time, engaged in constructing "a nation
y reputation. But we rather incline
think that the General was never very "a
Re guine Of any higher Office, than Mississi
7 pi could bestow on him.
y Be that as il may, discourse in this Stat
since his return from Washington. leay
= no donst as to the motives, ~ which he
now actuated. He declared, ID his spec,
at this place, 10 terms somewhat oracul,
8 that Il no other individual, deemed mo
y worthy than himself, should be present
I" to the Union-loyiug people Of Mississippi
: as a candidate for the United States Sc
ate, be would undertake to occupy that !
2, siuoD. lie indicated at the same Tim
7 1.-The elements, on which he relied for II
y cess N thissuew movement: il was 4 cor
y blnaliOn Of The whig party and a fractic
ct the democrats, whose ralIyipr cry i,
~ 70 be this elofions IYnion il