Western statesman. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-1845, 1844-07-06


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sd both times most fgafly The woad
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wham hey have iwirs fef1tsi ~ honor, not
wtihfhndhr tla supposed deep, lolj, and
aHing lmweW left by GOV pglh oa Dor public
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"fhe truth g., II viIl not do. Gov Polk has
M greater cllimf upon ihe people pf thH I'm
ion than any other man wilh equal ability who
hig faithfully maintained ihs principles If bic
party There are now nc least pfe hundred
men 10 The Union who have served their party
a. long, ~ ably. and NJ faithfully as Gov
Polk whose claims are fully cqual IN every
respect 10 bic. bot have never been mentioned
10 connection with The Vice Presidency, and
possibly never will be.
NIIlflWIf lFHVfiNNlIJ Fh2MFFA w ~ afh-
ncsaee Democrat 10 abandon that system Of
| putting, blowing, and swelling, by which a
toad my be maenifed into the the dimensions
Of an OK or, " he still wishes to pcrseyefe, let
him do so upon the merits Of his own Hbjcct,
and not upon the dement's oi others"
"Wont that show gentlemen in capitals,
continued Mr.. H. This "posthumous bant-
/ ling for the Vice Presidency" was not even tit
to be a candidate for the Vice Presidency he
was not available And yet they talk Of
electiug him President by triumphant ma.
iority 1t reminded him of what a delegate
TO that Convention, in speaking of the nomina.
ton, had said to him alt never did occur TO
me that we would have to manufacture a can.
didate for the Presidency, and that out of so
small materials"
With reference TO the Texas question, he
would not 90 far into that Had any man
come here elected on the Texan question No
man had ever thought about it, but Mr.. Tyler
had first started this Texas question TO bring
himself into favor, if possible, with the Ameri-
can people. He was entitled to the thunder OF
the Texas question What have you "demo-
Gratis" been doing asked Mr.. H. Why, you
have been trying to take from him his Texas
J humbug If there was such thing as trying
you before fair jury, land will do that in
November next,) we could convict your party
of petty larceny in stealing a way the Texas
humbug from Mr. Tyler. But the people can
see through this; they know that the Texas
question is hobby on which you expect to
ride into power again over all other questions
: to get again the loaves and fishes.
Give up Van Buren, for principle What
are your principles? You passed a parcel Of
] resolutions at Baltimore, for most of which
three-fourths of the wings in the country
would have voted Mr.. H. read from one Of
the resolutions which declares our title to the
: whole of Oregon clear and indispuabe, and
recommends the immediate occupation of Ore
5 con and the remuneration of Texas at the ear
Hest possible moment. Did that mean this
' treaty or not? asked Mr.. H.) Tell us--shoW
your bands. Present not two faces on this sub
ect. | ask the gentleman from Alabama doe:
he 90 for the treaty or not
! Mr.. Payne explained his meaning when lie
had spoken of the gentleman's presenting two
faces. Mr.. Clay had published letter, and
$ with apparent skill and design, had avoided tt
$ answer the question. From cursory glance
of it, any one might suppose he was in favor
annexation.
Mr.. Hardin said he had asked the gentle
, man if the democratic party were in favor o.
S the treaty--in favor of immediate annexation
J and not with reference TO Mr.. Clay's principles
! They were clearly expressed in the letter h
had written.
r Mr.. Payne said he (Mr. Clay had nevel
come up 10 the question; he stated nowhere
t whether he was in favor of annexation. Mr.
| II Lo.o ,ooE his hic cont
Mr.. Hardin Now is not that glorious? l.
4 not that perfectly after the manner of Var
: Buren,! He had asked the gentleman wheth
: er the democratic" party was In favor OF the
: treaty, and the gentleman in reply said tina
: Mr.. CLAW was not for Texas. He knew the gen
v tIeman's party had no principles for the public
E eve. Upon this subject he called them t.
S come forward and tell them what they were
e for; let them have no humbugging.
But what other principles did they recon-
: mend in this set of resolutions! where wa
the thunder about the sub-Treasury which
2 they had heard for years pastl He would ad
/ wise the gentleman from Virginia, Mr.. DRoM
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