The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1844-05-18
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fast week we laid before our readers MI
Claws letter relative 70 The immediate '"'
oexot,on os Texas to The United States We
nov have one from Mr. Van Buren, upo"
hc same subject, written 10 answer 7"
cali made upon him for his views by YIN
II. IIammet, member Of Congress IRON 'nS
Sac hisa Lengthy document and what
IS far from being always the case WIN 'Oe
Ex. Presidents letters, contains frank
clear. and explicit ayowel Of bis opinions.
lie takes substantially the same groHho
assumed by Mr.. Clay both being opposed
TO annexation under the circumstances al
present surrounding he question.
This letter places The Loc"locos 10 n
queer predicament. Some of the party
leaders eagerly laid hold of John Tyler'S
annexation scheme Connected with the VAN
hope of procuring political fame,for hmselD
and, by giving it party cast, sought to-
make i, the means of retrieving the fortunes
Of their defeated party in The coming contest
No pains we're spared 10 create he impress
sion in the south that The wings as parry
we're opposed to annexation under any CIR
cumstancos, Wills their own party approved
it. Thus they hoped to prejudice and EN-
baress the claims Of the wing candidate tor
he presidency. The appearance Of Mr.
lClay's late letter rendered them donblN
certain of being able to DO this. 10 hear
them talk, opposition to This Tyler move
ment, pronounced "poItical humbus" by
one of their own prominent leaders was
treason outright to the South. Particularly
d was the course we speak Of pursued here Ia
2 Mississippi, where but few months ag'
s he Locos proclaimed Mr.. Van Burcn to be
t Their ufySt choice" for the presidential Office
9 But scarcely had they time to chuck!o ove'
, the idea Of Introducing new Issue into tha
contest, and thereby diyerlng public aren'
, ton from old political sins, before Mr. VAr
/, BUREN, is out against annexation! Now they
laugh cat The other side of their mouths
Gen. Jackson had declared himself in favor
of "immediate annexation" and it seems
never to have entered into the heads Of
our Locofoco friends that Martin could do
Otherwise than follow in The "olj heroes
footsteps" We advise them to take up
John Tyler at once.
). WASHINGTON ITEMs. The Hon. Pete
5. A. Bossiere, Member of Congress from
y louisiana, died at Washington on the eve
l. ming of she 24h ulimo, after an illness G
,e several weeks. The even, was announce
n in the Senate By Mr.. Johnson, and in tn
CO House by Mr.. Slidell, on the 25th folowe,
on by the usual proceedings; and his funera
n was attended by the President, Heads o
n, Department, and The Houses of Congress
ed on the following day.
i The Bill for the reduction of postage pass
he ed The Senate, on the ooh, by vote of 2.
Al, TO Ia. 1t is uncertain what will be its fat,
in the House.
Hon. John NJ. Niles, who our reader
viii recolec, has been for some time unde
;. medical treatment for insanity, appeared il
the Senate on the 3Olh, to claim his scat a
U. $. Senator elect from Connecticut, fo
RS six years from the 4,h of March 1913. TIL
y question of his sanity was raised by Nh
aP Jarnagin of Te., and was referred by a
10 greelnontto select Committee Of FIVE. TIL
ig President Of the Senate appointed Messr
I'M Jarnagin, Benton, Wright, Berrien, an
y McDufie, that committee. There appear
nc to be difference ofopnion respecting MI
Niles sanity among his friends
OF On The same day Hon, John c. Spence
ed resigned the Office Of Secretary Of the Treas
er TRY. So there is TO be another change il