The New York herald., 1863-12-18
Senator Foose and JefY. Davis.

From the Richmond Enquirer Dec 16
is sedu m that batch OF Yankee papers reach Rich
mond that or more OF them has not some leading art
Gle devoted to the avis despotism to the tyranny
under which these people suffering, and which
they held by the armies OF the coniederacy The OBJ
ect OF these iasehoods Is TO msead their readers with
the belief that there exists In these States latent and
silent Union sentiment suppressed aud kept under by the
power OF the military desposm under which said
70 be suffering. The defeat and dispersion of the Con
fcderate armies, urged by the enemy would instant
y be followed by the the people and the re esab
iishment OF the old relations. There is scarcely q
newspaper in the confederacy that has not re-
peatcdy denied these assertions Of the press OF the
my, and hre not an individual uho docs not knoc that
ey are utterly and maciouslv false. II is the proud
boast OF Us ALL that while struggling for independence
and wagng war IN whch--if ever tho maxim "inter
ormd silent leges' was usthabc, IL would be excusable
IN useyery right Of ne limb property have been pre-
the civil liberty enjoyed by the people OF the Confederate
States and that pretended civil liberty under which tho
people OF the United states are suffering, has been
peatcdy drawn BY Confederate contemporaries, aud
awelt upon with evident satisfaction.
The press Of Europe has repeatedly borne testimony
Snrough ther able correspondents oil the utter tasty OF
shesc assertions by the press Of the enemy well as
contrated the despotc acts BY which Lincoln has main
tained his authority hts subjects with free and
unie framed support hvished by our people upon Their
authorities.
And yet, notwithstanding all these facts were n
stranger TO hear from the gallery the House OF Repre-
sentatives the Hon Mr. foote indulgng in one Of his
many vouble phillipics against Mr. Davs-to hear his
review o the official conduct OF the Executive-to listen
W his defiance Of the friends OF that oficer--that
STRANGER would necessarily conclude that Mr. Davis was
sbsuouofu fcu Wleu, unaInoMhhOle tyrnnt, demand
Ing aud receiving the adulatons Of his favortes and
Visiting upon those he dis ke a the vengeance of despot
Ism that the cause OF the cJuntry subordinaed by
M Jaws to his predlections. and sacrificed to his
pfe udccs.
In the hero worship Of the nineteenth century We se
dom nnd 50 many virtues Mr. tootc enumerates for
Mr. Davis. suppose the stranger In the gallery after
bearing Mr. Foote'S late haransucs had been furni he'd
with the letter. would he not have thought the member
from Tennessee most mercurial and variable man
Mr.. Foote, by these repeated exhibitions VI uemper
towards tho President effects nothing whatever where
be is known but the enemy seize upon hcse remarks
evidence that we arc the victims OF a cold, and
malignant tyrant.
We feel satisfied that the member from tennessee q
very much misunderstood his remarks have been
mlsconstrgct. Intended In fickwckan sense
merely, they have been too literally reported.
Persons reading them from the newspapers must
vsmember that the significant gesture, the orcibe play
u features, the knowing wink, the explaining nod-al
sbc circumstances that illustrate spoken barangue, are
waited IN the printed sIeech Thus the pickw ,ckian
sense, 80 well illustrated tho floor OF Congress- Is all
ce when the speech spread out 10 hard and unsympa
thctc tyIe This tact explains the repeated failures OF
Ne member from Tennessee 10 get the house To act
ME motions The house unders lands their Pickw
sense and pays no attention whatever 20 them. with
shle explanation Mr.. fooio Ia harmless Notwithstanding
oe wastes the time and tho patience OF the
house Tho country may seriously inquire whether the
prcscnt the proper time for foote To be flustra.
ltnffhe idosyncrascs OF club of which he might have
made Q useful and Ornamental member, but which In
simcs of battle and strife, o revolution and public sor.
row, are certainly out OF place.