Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1844-05-04
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tAlnona the rumoTs and statements Civ.
On 10 the Ioilera from WauhlngIop, pub.
llshed N tho Journals al various poinls,
We note tho following Dgh dmer,
The llos,on Courier correspondent
writes
Persons, % intimate relations with VIZ
Calhoun, have within the lasi lgw days.
positively asserted, that that distinguish.
cd gentleman has expressed ha uuquall.
Bod rupupnancu to tho election OF Mr
Van IIifcn. and such statements | have
since hoard coffoboracd by high author
| Ivy.
slmws, it is said, Indicate tho direct on
Of the wind At lato dinner Of Scna.
tors McDuffie oudSYugor, It was noticed
as an omen of some Importance, that
not solitary Van Barren man was pres
enl with the exception OF the Attorney
General who was invited as a Cabinet
minister. This is Interpreted as mean.
ing something. | know that no cor dali
L " either of feeling or intercourse exists
between these two sections OF the Demo
cratic party; they are so alien in feelings,
il is impossible there should, The Cal.
houn men charge the Van Buren, men
with duplcty and Gun ming. The Van
Buren, men hold the friends OF Mr. Cal
h Gun as persons OF impracticable under
standing and naughty temperamcnts. If
they estimate each other correctly, they
canno; love each other cordially.
Col. Benton has left the Senate, with
the declaration OF his intention TO move
towards the Ohio, for the purpose OF meet
ing his family there. 1t is said his phys
lcian has demonstrated against his resu-
ming his seat this session; medical advice,
towards the elevation of southern can
didate for the Presidency; and fearing, by
hostile one, 10 jeopardize his ow ullerior
prospects.
The correspondent Of the New York
Herald writes
Before Mr.. Benton left here, heard
him denounce the attempt to force the
Texas annexation treaty through this ses-
sion, as "a Tyler and Calhoun hum bug
He has left for the West, but on his way
through the Ohio, he said publicly, that
there was no man in the United States
Senate in favor Of it, except MI. Walker.
And you have seen that the great gun of
the party in Ohio, the "Ohio Statesman"
has denounced the men who are trying
TO annex Texas at this time. Mr.. Benton
says that he is favorable to the annexa-
ton, but that it is not necessary or desi-
rablc 10 conclude tFeaty at this session
Of Congress.
n. Y. Tribune correspondent writes
There is trouble in the camp. Nelson,
the Attorney General, has received wo
or three very significant hints that he
may 90 Just as soon as he pleases. lie
has gone over--or remained firmly
welded 10 his faith in Van Buren--and
the President is nov anxious--very much
so-that MI. Nelson should tender his re
slgnation.
Calhoun, Mason, and Wilkins, all pull
we'll together in the traces, all 60 their
death for Texas. The Treaty isall ready,
and probably was signed to-day. MI.
Calhoun and Gen. Henderson have been
hard at work on it the last three days. II
will probab bly, be sent INTO the Senate neXi
week, so that they may have time TO ac'
upon ii before the Baltimore Convention
meets in May.
MI. Benton has left here for home
His illness was all merely for effect. lie
! is as well as you are. lie was not stan
: ned any more than Phelps Of Vermont
: and Charles A. Davis. When at Wheel
1 ing he said thatit was humbug to talk Of
d Annexation now; that the only man in Tho
y Senate in favor Of it was Walker. lie
has denounced it as Calhoun and Tylel
! humbug. | speak on authority.-Mr
: Pakenham aud n. Calhoun have had two
a interviews, but they don't begin work Ill
q after the Texas Treaty is finished. w,
shall not go north Of 49 degrees.
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