New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-04-16
FoorE ON sL1DELI.-UsFAIR.

l6, 1859.
FOOTE ON sLIDELL-UsFAIR.
It is pretty well known that the editoss OF this
journal have particular partially for Senator s
dell It is widely understood that they have opposed
him politically as editors and in other capacities for
many years ; but, while opposing him, have never
underrated his services or sssaed him as man, and
rarely mscaculated his strength a. politician We
have striven to defeat him, but always fairly and
honorably, and expect to continue in the same line
OF opposition. Hence, We occupy an impartial atti-
tude, ct least in one respect and when foreigners-
native foreigners mean-of other States, venture
to assail distinguished Senator we have perfect
right to insist that Justice shall be done In the premi
ses, aud we intend that it shall be done. We will not
tolerate for an instant any unarness on the part OF
outsiders Louisianians have right to pitch H."
with all the vim they capable Of Nobody objects
10 that But these cosmopolites-these native for-
eigners, citizens Of no place, and roamers every
where-must and shall be counted out !" so far as
Louisiana is concerned. l5n |
The late Gov. McNutt, Of Mississippi, and the late
goriously eloquent 8. 8. Prentis of the State
were at one time mortal enemies. The latter never
failed to denounce the former in the most witherng
scEuS WueurSSI PoPeI oPpoEtunty pfeeuteu lISelA'
On one occasion, while travelling ON steamboat,
some OF McNutts official acts came up before small
party who were talking together in the Social Hail.
Mr. Prenss said but ttle as be thought it improper
to attack man beyond the limits Of his own State
Just about the time the party was dispensing com.
paratve stranger put in his oar unsolicited
Gov McNutt in bitter style-and finally wosnd up by
calling the Governor dog. This brought Pfentiss
to his feet, and with flushed cheek and flashing eye
he eloquenty defended his absent fellow citizen and
Chief Magistrate depicted his virtues and extenua
ted bis infirmities-and concluded by compelling
the man who had styled him a /" dog " to make am.
pie apology for the expression, the ground that il
he did not that he (Prentiss) would consider it
personal matter Then, said Prentss, in conclusion,
if McNutt is dog, be is dog, and no eurs from
distance shall bark at him in my presence while he
is absent r
This anecdote will be relished by many old Missis-
sippians even If it has no application to the attack
of Foote upon Slide at Memphis. Whether it has
or not, felt somewhat as Prentss must have felt,
when read the printed report of Foote'S onslaught
Ex-Governor Foote, formerly of Mississippi, lat.
tery Of California and now OF place in particular
that we know of, delivered speech at Memphis, on
the 9th inst, in Odd Fellows Hall. We have the
report of the Memphis Enquirer of the 1lth inst be-
fore us, and from it we shall quote several salient
extracts. Eyl
A word or two in regard to Governor or General
Henry s. Foote, H. Stuart Foote, a. s. Foote, (he
has used all these signatures) historian of Texas
author of the Mississippi "Gallon Law" ETC., may
not be out of place. He turned up" in Mississippi,
we understand, about twenty-five years ago. He
was then a ranting, rearing, plunging, stupendous
Whig. few years afterwards be became ranting
rearing, plunging Democrat. few years after that
be was elected United States Senator Before the
expiration Of bis term he elected Governor beat
ing jeff Davis (on the Union question: in 1885, 99e
votes He wasn't reelected Senator but Davis was
After he had served his gubernatoral term, he re
! moved to California. When Know -Nothingism ex
: panded in the Golden State, he became an intens
Known Nothing, and candidate for United State
Senator. He wasn't elected United States Senator
short time after the happening Of this remarkabl
event he returned to the valley of the Mississippi
and sojourns we believe, either in Tennessee or Nil
l. sssippi. According to the report Of his speech
l. the Memphis Enquirer, he is frst-rate, outan
}. out, simonpure Democrat, although opposed to th
J, Administration of President Buchanan. Here, in
!, few words, is tolerably correct history of man
IL markable for his eloquence, intellect and incor
sstency, and general goodness of heart.
e Now for few extracts from the Memphis speech
He (Foote) was Democrat, but he contende
"a there was no true Democratic party now in existence
. The organization called Democratic, he regarded
utterly incapable of conducting public affairs in a
honest and statesmanlike manner. In fact, the Den
ocratic party now in existence is dishonest corruI
" and imbecile in the extreme-contessedly Part
o. organs and party leaders openly avow 1.-THE Wasl
ingon States had repeatedly charged it, and had e,
=, posed the pecuations, frauds and thefts of COVER
=. ment officials the Washington Union, the o
gan of the executive has had the unblushing eron
o cry and hardihOn6 ncknOwlp1pa a. Item
justify one of the most corrupt procedures ever u
dertaken by an American Executive. He referred
the laying of per centage on the salaries of feder
81; officers for party purposes The late letter of Go
i'll Wise Of Virginia (high Democratic authority W
ss referred to in support of his allegations In char
nd ing corruption upon the Democratic party he did n
mean to be understood as saying the majority-tl
masses-of the party were corrupt-the men wi
pull the wires and turn the crank of the political
ai chinehe men who get up lists Of delegates to Cou
ty, State and National Conventions-men who ho
,, the Slidelis Of the party. These were the men
10 whom he referred. The masses of the American ps
ss pie, to whatever party they may be attached he
eved to be honest nest and patriotic capable Of sege
W, ment from the hands of the inscriptions trickste
Gu who were hurrying the country onward to destrr
ST. tion.
ce, Awful! Gov. Foote then went on to say:
rf, The Governor then referred to the caucus syste
to and assailed it in his characteristic, severe bold
nal fearless manner. 1t was, he said, in the hands
unprincipled men-political adventurers and gan
'as lers-men compelled to depend political tricke
,at for their daily bread. John Slide of Louisiana
notorious author Of the Plaquemne frauds, the m
who goes about the country buying up corrupt a
venal editors-paying them to advocate his corrr
schemes for political advancement-the man "
proposed to give the President $30,OoO,OOO Of I
ace peoples money corruption fund, the conscen
be keeper of the President-ths man, John Slidell
;.t embodiment Of political dishonesty, at the be
'ss of the Democratic machine-the power behind
nat throne of King Caucus.
18th Terrific! But it seems to us that the Governor
The somewhat ungratefu when he denounces the "caut
ina system" If we are not misinformed, the nice
les smartes, shrewdest managed Democratic caucus
ius held in Mississippi, nominated him for United Sta
The Senator! All, Governor, you should never abuse
The bridge that carried you once over victoriously.
or After charging all sorts of corruption upon the
mnistration of Mr.. Buchanan, ExGov. Foote p
,bo ceeded to say:
~, James Buchanan had been guilty of these thin
va and ha had as vet met Onlv one man who attemD