Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-10-19

bat De- ieii srea, trFs-a-Gce 90 lie provisions of
befauf act e '2s, and voted lor 20 ~ did. On
,bed.euce 90 principle which We both bold a.
.ud"
The charge tlsa against Ar Van Buren, Of
.eug iritud.y lo tie i4uI 81 ls2s, is utterly F..
.pund,ess. We end A.m, 80. .'. recorded speech
@ Albany, ia july, 1871, esd printed gt thai
ame, cl5o.,n. o9saiy &c f4lS 90 advance of g.. .
-uac.ur..t ALTO a. s. oi ml -A, Col. Eeatuu, shO
.u..l al So }a4 Buren, Jd IT, is2S, be de- I
aoarc,d a.. friendly 'otha ,arif, although through
oel u.s. c.fssf, attuCel an17uUttet, sc Lssc
.uugd Ana ti-as,d ia oPposa2 iac tani, aad es-
pcc..lY lI strenuous sI3f,s TO abolish lie duty IN
-ah. Naich i. ihc best eUtcHcs Of M Van
Bureau o,-A opinion as % The ,a't, bis own re-
corded and pub,.she3 sscecb against i "a 1927,
OF hs sois isw months afterwards ~ It's favor,
coeced uy Legislative mstfuct.onsi la his lel
ter Of blaIch 1880, - 5ir. Garland, Nj Butler,
lie late Attorney Cepcral, sad au Old Intimate
sIsotiaie Of ~. f,u Buitn ia New York, says
F." Mr. Van Buten's personal feelings have been
al al times adverse 10 h, hugh tariff policy and
Mr. Van Bureu hma,i ai6ms the uulA q lhis
statement, in 3D. i,gef TO SheuUd Williams, Of
August, 1896. Aad "a liz letter 81 1892 to the
North Carolina committee, III. Van Ruten ex.
prssses tie opInon, that carly and efficient
step. vii be taken % prevent Ihr recurrence Of
state a things calculated 70 furnish an excuse iof
any m-asus 81 distribution, by he adoption o.
lie only natural saie aud iuel remedy for an eX.
cess Of regenu,, Tsductloa Of tAe tare8,h And
most MOLLY ha. Mr Van hpien carried out these
principles US President. ln a- fist message he
declares himself ~ favor of "a limitation Of tho
expenses Of ihe government 70 IT, Gtudl wants,
and Of he yegeAe to those expense" and no
interference wilh tie pursuits Of the czcn"--
10 special layoss to individuals az any classes
OF them 10 create slStems Of agriculture, manu-
Failures or lglde. III These, then, are the doc.
trines Of Alr. Van Bur.n, and Of the twenty sey-
On votes given III The Senate in 1897, ltr the ps,.
sage Of the bin 10 reduce Ite lsril and especial
~ tho duty on sail, all but three namely. Black.
Moore, and White, were friends Of Mr. Van
Burcn and Of the eighteen votes against Tcduc-
ton, all bat four we're opponents Of HI Van Blu
rem. Mr. Clay is here agua found voting against
the reduction; aud presume no onn will deny
that his influence prevented tho success Of he
bill II the House. aud ila consequently TO tins
course Of Nj. Clay, connected with on wtciehcd
banking system, may be Justly attributed lie OK
hofbrahI prices nov being paid by our planters
for pork and all other articles Of which salt is a
component portion. NJ. Clay then, is against Us
on the land question and against as on the tariff
question. Mr. Van Buren, /. for US on both these
questions in bis official messages. Why then
should Mississippi hesitate IN her choice On
one other subject only will contrast the course
Of MI C.y and Mr.. Van Bmen. ltsmrola
ton to the acquisition If Texas, a question Of
Iho deepest interest 10 Mississippi aud the South.
This acquisition would Gac US at least four
Southeastern States, aud near States, and slarr
holding States, and dati.taiG States, securing
10 the South d prepoudcrance ia the Senate,
whilst the North maintained is numerical mniori.
~ IN the House; and thus giving Us a checking
power preventing any lee station hostile TO The
srcul interests OF either section, and tins render.
ine our Union perpetual II this be no, a ques.
Hou Of vital interest TO Mess,ppi, | know not
What can be- Now, whist Mr. Van Bucn WAS
Secretary 81 SAle,l fad among lhe Executive
documents, instructions, written and subscribed
by him, SINCE published hy Congress, 10 our MIN.
isior at Mexico, to acquire aud purchase Texas
Ier the United States Nor is il mere naked
instruction, lor Mt Van Buren, proceeds in this
same state paper with most powerful atgumert
OF his own IA favor Of the acquisition Now,
what Is Mr., Clay's course on this suhiccll Di.
rccIly aud uneqalrocally against tie acquisition,
moi nicely ~ h'soPnious openly expressed, but
also n his rctc dgasRa the daRexet,op which
vote will be found recorded under date Of the llth
June, 1888, at page lG5 Of Tie Scna.c jouteal,
lhe vote beng upon the direct resolution Of Mi
Ffeoton lur the annexation Of Texas. | cAusid.
CT this vote Of Mr. Clay the most vital stab
which DC has ever sieca TO Southern interests
and p the great interests Of or common SCUM.
~, Eaily in 1886, before the surplus VAS dis
tribuled, proposed n the debate then published
that tins surplus SHOULD be retained, and the whole
oi It, II necessary, offered 20 Mexico for TEXAS,
IN oit'r OF 'haly millions which, at thal tue
Mexico, no doubt, would have gladly accepted
and for tbs, and for this, among Other reasons,
voted against the disubuuaubill Whether Tex.
rs now IS uNel Ia bo embraced within TIE con.
tcGrOcy- whether her ctEous, without leaving
ttu'r OWL euua.ty, Are ever again to telan be
meath Chs folds ui tho Ameficau hunuor-u heihe
the diSmenhsftd streams Had valleys OF the Ar
han>ns HNd NCd kNcr ate ever to he united MiH
lac Nl,slss,pft as pan Of our common coun
ny -~~btsac' oar banner " 10 !lua upon CUT bar
bors now u Teas upon TIC Calf, and upon h
| sas, Gotc uuhlo and glorious ha.bor or San Frau
cisco, upon TIE Pacific, Tie most secure, capJ
c,ousaud deepest baybnf OF the globe, aud whle
must become pat Of FeNas, We questions no.
| by Us uaiAhomuLlc Eutuolcr can doubt tina
with the AID ot NJ Clay, al this might have bee
uud ought to bou portion OF our glorious Union
rcudcrng 4 couG''y upon which lhe sun Of iicl
mud freedom would Gclcr set lor, us the leloll
ING avs oI Heaven aud Liberty logctho-, btok
itum the sa! Atlantic on the Last, upon tho iUlt
OF he Amcucan Standard, lhelr evening beaa
would be sinking IN commmsed glory lroi
around oug kindred bannc' stars, N the lranqa
waves o. Dc Pacific, at Tie Wcslera limit Of IL
great Republic
And nov, having fully discussed ho true is,