The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1844-04-13

omioa,od by the President TOLL Tho vacant
,d,..h,o. The snnssatioo Of Texas to
bo Union seems likely to como up "' w"
,,s,ion Of congress. A treaty lor MS puf.
,o,e |, /. understood, has been arranged
between President. Tyler md Houston,
and will be sent to tho Senate soon for ils
approval. Should this be true, and exciting
deba,o will doubtless occur, when the mat
.cr i. taken up for discussion
Wuo ~ FOR rur "Opiovs TAR'TF' =
The lowsr branch Of the Pennsylvania
Legislature, containing majority OF DEMO
Gratis, lately passed the following resolution
by vote of So to 80.
Resolped, Tha, i, is tho duty of congress
10 p,o,ecs the labor Of our own country a
gainsr the competition Of The pauPer labor Of
other countries pithom reference to recenue
What response have our "Sou'hern" Lo'
cos make to this declaration from their
"northern brethreng"
ANOTHER VINO GUN.-We see it an
nounced that Mr. Darah (W.) has been E.
Iected to congress, from the Allegheny dis.
trict, Pa, to fill the vacancy occasioned by
The resignation of Hon. VIM. Wilkins ~
low Secretary at War. Mr.. WIS maj"rity |
nst year was 3OO-that of Mr.. DIS is
100
When the Union is spoken of as ii now
s, North and South, without due respect and
everence, | must be pardoned for revertlng
II frequently to the celebrated Proclamation
If General Jackson. The publication OF
hat most interesting and invaluable state
paper was finished in our last number, and
nos, earnestly do lentreat every American
citizen, whether native or foreign, TO read
it over aud over again, if he can read, and
if not to have it read. The astounding pops
ularity of General Jackson Win guarantee
its being read by all his Old friends certain
", and the vital importance of it's principles
when known, will insure its being read by
III others. Southern men talk unhesiatng>
y of dissolution of the Union unless Tex
rs is annexed, and Nprthera men as boldly
IF disunion, if i, should be annexed!! This
is all wrong-disunion should not be thought
Of. 1t should not be breaihed by friend
IF our country and our constitution. | would
rive up Texas and Oregon too, ere the
question of union and disunion should be ag-
ta,ed, am ready to admit that our terri
DRY is large enough for mighty purposes
hat an addition nigh. not benefit US, and
that if Texas could be an independent na>
lion, I would prefer it, aud nothing bat our
neculiar constitutional southern institutions,
and the alarming situation we would be
placed in by British province or c"lony
Immediately attached to cur southwestern
boundary, could induce me to advo.
cate annexation. Blu, for Gods cake talk
not Of destroying this Government. "The
Federal Union, i, must be preserved -
The Federal constitution must be preserved
Let US not think that any thing is equal
in value. In the name of the sainied
hallowed and worshipped names of the fa>
Tiers Of our country and constitution, con
lure all American citizens to stand by the
constitution and union!! We want Henry
Clay in our councils nou! His mighty
mind is always prepared with some saisfac
tory compromise in such emergencies! His
hearts, ever throbbng with love unbonnded
for his whole country, and each manly pul.
sation is for the triumph of the constitution
and the laws. We want his mind his, en-
ergies, his honesty, his fearessness, his in
dependence now, to quell the rising passions
to still the threatening tornado to smooth the
way to continued peace, liberty and union
Is there sane mind, North or South, who
} would no, trust HENRY CLAY when the
honor and peace Of his country is in jeorar.
dvf IL there oua man of irtellioapca in