The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1851-01-15

aO-SottS~ compromises tuOS6h WHO OCCupt00 |
the foreground Of the picture, During the
progress Of political, a. we'll as a military
conflict Il is impossible to judge Of it Impair
TALLY, OF to note itS peculiar characteristics.
Often during the most obstinate rencounre,
a trivial circumstance may give direction to
the whole affair, and form the basis upon
which the issue Is determined. While the
matters OfgreateSt "Pith and moment" are
either entirely overlooked, or regarded as
mere aPpendages, that do not in the least ef.
feet the final result.
Clay, had recently been defeated in
caucus for President; Cass had been defeat.
ed betors The people for the same high of.
fee, and Webster was in especial bad or.
der in the South. FOOte we had out Of
the account, as we regard him merely as a
tool IN the hands of great men, to be used in
efeeting their own selfish ends. He was
regarded by them as indefaligable, dexter.
Gus and scheming, and it was feared, that
his pryng and impairment curiosity might
give them some annoyance, and his love Of
nOtOriety was seized upon, aS a means Of
making him their fast friend and apoIogist.
They were not slow in estimating the worth
of the little dapPer, noisy, finical old man
with bald head, who had been surrepti-
tiOuS y placed in the Senate, by legisla-
tive caucus, and whose "perlinaciOus vOlu'
bility" could not be silenced, but ght be
turned to good account.
Clay had twice declared that his "politi-
cal race was run" and expressed his de-
termination to "rsIire to the shades of pri-
vale life, and as often reluctantly yielded
10 the persuasions Of his friends to have his
name used as a candidate for hig office; and
had incurred i'll favor with his party by the
manner in which he electioneered for the
nomination for President in place Of Gener-
al Taylor, The strength of his party, lay
in the North, and the defeat OF Cass, satisfi'
ed him, that the Northern people were the
ones to cOncillate His defeat in the nation,
al wing caucus was likely to leave him in
an unpleasant position before the succeeding
generation, as well as blast his hopes for
ever, as to political pre!erment Should
4 death find him thus. he would leave thC
!. world, great, but a wofnlly disappointed
ambitions old man. A few factious dema
gogues had CHANGED to disturb the politica
waters, and il seemed a favorable me t
g step in. They had raised a storm whicl
4 they were imPOtent to suppress or control
:. it maddened and gathered strength as it mo
we'd Onwards. Amidst a similar scene an
under like circumstances, his name, lhirt
years before, took its rise.
re- Then as now the country was cOnvulse
/. with the lhroes Of moral earthquake, an
W with the resolution Of one who had all
rs gain and nothing to loose, took sides wit
al the strong, determined to do o: die, and ha
,. the singular good fortune, to receive tn
highest eulOgiums from those upon who's
Is he had inflicted an irreparable injuF.
" Again in 1888 similar good fortune ha
In attended his efforts; then his star ha
he reached the zenith Of its glory; and nov
W in ls49, when the shades Of evening al
10 gathering around him, and his star likely
sit in despair and disappointment, hOE
springs afresh in his bosom, that his ST,
e may not set, but pass of in blaze OfglOr
IN he trusts his barque again upon the polite
to waters, with the goal Of / is ambition, Il
I:- reward Of q long life Of political jugglin
full in view. True to the instincts Of his n
:. ture, he sides with the strong.
- The indiscretiOn Of his daPper frier
u who thinks it glory enough to play seco
:. fiddle to great men, exposed to the count
:, this secret spring. TO convince the nOrthe
people how much he was in the cOnfden
:, of the great embodiment, FOOte is co
strained to inform them, that the comProI
Use - intended to make Clay President, a
when the fact was tod to Cass he had Ii
De- to have gone into Mysteries with delight.
ton Webster has already feathered his ne
ON and enjoyed ell the glory which he had &c
nc. reason to hope would be awarded him,
the his position upon the compromise. 1
1--WE South expected nothing OF him and got it,
ext which ell are sincerely obliged.
the Cass has not bettsred his position mu
un- A desire to win upon the regard Of
10. North, and still retain his hold upon the
de-. iecliOns Of The South, was too marked
5 in please either. The C0tspaO whom d