The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-01-12
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Fran the P,r,IadeIphis Eng lirer
W. shall be sorry If ii should ps tIuS
that the erratfc Foote intends TO with
draw from the Rebel Congress- Such
melapchoIy deprivation is threatened by
he statesIlan of Mississippi in his late
sneech We could lily afford to lose
! Foote His alterations have been meat
land drink with us. We have often
! wondered. like the sailor in the story,
what marvel he would do next, and<ii
the rebel cause is deprived of his &c
leentrieifes, we shall mourn him as
crooked back Dick" grieyed over the
coffin Of rKing Henry" It will be
melanc ncoly day for Richmond when
Footc shall go, hke~-th galley slave
scourged in his dungeon end wrapping
the draprery of his couch around HIM,
shall lay down to ugly. dreams. And
yet Foote says be will go: his magnanI
nous soul cannot stand the outrageous
things that his associates are doing in
secret session on Shockoe Hill. He
"does not know how 20 legiBIate In
chains" He will positively withdraw
from Congress unless Ire can have ms
own way. He intends to Withdraw into
some sequesteretl spot, where he can
...snjoy liti rePose and freedom from
tsxation'-to Pots gonia, perhaps, or To
the peace IL! dominions of Queen OF
Pom4ra, ne Society Islands.
bt a4ter -, Foote has been very
usefut ian 20 the lovers of the Union.
His ect .ntricity and irrascibility have
keI in in constant quarrels with his
| assa---.-t@e. To has been in the habit oi
speaking ou IA meeting" and he has
revealed NOR >f the secret distresses oi
the rebel cause than any other Confed-
crate orator. His latest .arangue draws
q gloomy picture of the prospects OF the
insurgents, and although personal dis
appointment may have canSed them to
e made, their verify seems to be be-
yond dispute. His latest iermaid is over
currency bill, new expedient by rebel
tinkers to patch up the financial kettle,
which Foote thinks will make it as good
as nav In defending the measure.
Foote says that he sees ''much ground
for dependency in every quarter"
Should the bill be lost he will despair
of the cause"
He viii regard the war as virtually at
an end" s.:i "all the hopes OF the rebel
lion Eill be cruelty and criminally blast
ed" "Repudiation" has been openly
advocated IN the House, a place where
that word, in frequent debates and reso-
lutions, which have been put into exccu
tior, has been no stranger. 1--WE are
upon the very verge of ruin" shriel1s
this Senatorial Cassandra. Congress is
rapidly abandoning all its important
power, and building up an Irresponsible
military despotism, the like Of which
has never been seen before upon. this
earth ;" acts are in progress, which, if
they should pass, viii produce popular
commissions" which will put the Gov
eminent system in the most serious
jeopardy" ",g 80
: Ten days from the time of Foote'S
speech, freedom of deliberation will be
.extipguished in the Rebel Congress, by
,meanS which this prophet of evil may
not specify. The freedom Of the press IS
10 come to an end about the same time
Corruption creeps through ali the chan
nels of official intercourse Hood has
been defeated; Fort McAllisten has fall
en-; Savannah is about to fall the fate
of Charleston seems only to be deferred
a few days later. Should Sherman take
ships and come to Virginia, what is to be
the fate OF Richmond? All, indeed,
what, Foote does not answer his own
and nobody responded. .~~--s"
But this speech, remarks - al re
sPects, NOTE tins "a ndIng the character OF
the Enan who uttered il, must have an
on the minds of all
who read it. Foote rray be a trouble
some fellow-a fool if you will-but chill
dren and fools (the old adage says) speak
the truth There is justification for
his gloom in the situation of his cause
FL He is doing al that he can to demon
strate that whom the gods wish 10 de-
strov they first deprive Of reason.
" 9 copy the above to show what use
the enemy make of the eroaking uttered
here. - -----