The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-08

JERE. CLEMENS TURNED EDrroR-A Coon DOSE
| Or PHYsfc.-ln b great debate upon the Com
promise measures Of 1850 there were several
Southern men in the Senate who, although the
first to open their batteries against the general
scheme of Mr.. Clay, were soon converted into his
most active and earnest supporters, and 80 con-
tnued to the end of the struggle. Conspicuous
| among these men were Senator Foote, Of Missis-
sppi and Senator Clemens, Of Alabama. But
for thus supporting those great measures Of sec
iional Cancellation and peace, Gen. Foote, as soon
as they could get hold of him. was read out of
the democratic church Of Mississippi by the
managing fire-eaters Of the party there, and Col.
Clemens met with the same fate in Alabama.
What next. Gen. Foote went out to San Fran
cisco, turned Know Nothing, and came within
gunshot OF being elected Senator from that State;
but missing the mark, he scraped the gold dust
OF California of his shoes and returned home to
Mississippi. no longer party man, but an indie
pendent politician, waiting for something to turn
up Col Clemens, also as Know Nothing,
after thus waiting until Lis patience was exhaust
ed in Alabama, has emigrated into Tennessee,
whore he has turned up rs the editor of the
a..nplil. K;,y'e oEd Eqgagcr, an independent
anti-,iemocrsiic Southern journal, hostile to Mr..
Buchanan's administration, opposed TO ''sauatter
sovereignty" disguised with the Southern Ere
oatcr, bat devoted to the constitution and the
Union.
Another Southern military man, who figured
IN the Senate at the same time With Foote aud
Clcmcns-one Major Borland also carried
away by the Know Nothing jack-o' lantern. This
movement as politician casting him in Arkan-
sas high and dry, he next resumed his original
profession OF physician and apothecary; but that
business being too inonotonoas, he started q
newspaper. aud from tina. point with us, all
traces Of him have disappeared. Col Clemens,
also we dare say, in his new vocation Of news
paper editor win soon be brought 10 his proper
level. m or down; nor do we expect that the
restless spirit Of Gen. FOote will ever be Quoted
until he shall have entered into The experiment
Of starting paper.
No better dose Of physic for your restless and
disappointed politician can be administered than
that Of starting paper. II The patient does not
prosper, his selfconceit viii lie taken out Of
him, at all events, with the discharge of his sur
plus gas. And 50, IL Senator Douglas had f.lleu
short of reelection, We would have recon-
mendod him personally to take charge Of his
paper at Chicago, and thus keep up his newspaper
hght with that late famous member Of Con
gress, Long John Wentworth at short range.
Your old and experienced political stagers, who
have had enough Of the ups and downs, and
honors, vanities aud crosses Of the politicians
career-such as Tyler. Van Buren, and Fillmore
sufficiently sobered down to retire gracefully
into " the shades of private liie;' but for those
energetic, fiery, restless and ambitious politi-
clans, who have been stopped half way up the
ladder--such as Foote, Clemens, Borland,
Douglas and othegs--we know of no better re-
mcdy than that of starting a paper Senator
Seward, who was lately partner in the paint,
oil, putty and liquor business al Auburn has
given il up as q had job; but should he fall short
Of his White House calculations in 1866 let him.
also, start paper.