The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1844-05-18

movement, and thus give Up 'bo bTii''ani
prospect ahoad. They bayc been once dc
eeiued By tba, wonby--wo suspect 'bey
have no further use for 7y'erism On the
contrary, we feel assured ihnt tie wings to
a man will rally around tho gallant defender
u their principles-Hony Clay This
done aho doub's tho Issue.
..Fann AND W9pKso--ln bis speech be-
fore the Clay Club, on Saturday lasi, in
which no touched briefly upon tho Tariff, a
National Bank, and tho prospects Of the
whg party, Orlando Davis E,q. shaved up
in an admirable manner lie professions and
practice of the Loeoloco leaders respecting
first mentioned topic, by brief comparison
Of the present Locofoco Tariff bllno before
the House Of Representatives, with the act
passed by the wings in 1912. Here in
the South, our opponents denounce with
burning Indignation the burdens imposed
upon the country by the wing farif-expn-
tate in glowing language The beauties OF q
tpenty per cent dd palorfm tariff but when
they come TO dct, why then It's "gour bulI'
that gored "my OK" The very bill brough
forwar as q substitute for the present law,
according to their o,0n Snoring (by 20 mean
good authority, but of course good against
themselves) taxes iron Gone of tho articles
so much complained Of within fraction o.
ONE HUNDRED FER CENT! 1t is said BY
the Apostle Peter, re believe, sShow me
your faith without your works, and will
show you my faith By my ecorks." Are our
Locofoco friends willing to be tried by the
Apostles test?
After The adjournment of the Club, Col
Christian was unanimously called upon, anC
responded by singing most capita uhis
song, which, we were pleased to see, wa,
enjoyed by those of our opponents prescn
! notwithstanding their usual antipatby Il
whig singing with much zes. The Club
meets he second Saturday in every month
at | o'clock A. NJ. We mention this fact
because we learn that some came in from
the country too late in the day for the meet
ing, being mistaken respecting the hour
We should be glad TO see larger attendance
hereafter.
ANOTHER LETTER ON ANNEXATION The
Hon. Thomas II. Benton has written a sen.
sible letter respecting the immediate an
nexa,ion Of Texas TO the United States, il
ans wer to one addressed him on this subjec
by several members of the Texas congress
Like Mr.. Clay, he was opposed to the treaty
negotiated under Mr.. Monroe's adminis,ra
ton, in 1919, which gave up this PROVING
to Spain; but he thinks that we cannot, VI
$ der the existing relations between Mexic
n and Texas, receive the latter into the Unic
Q without compromising our national homo
\ lie is the friend OF ultimate Annexation
. and regards its accomplishment as a seltl,
d matter, when Texas, either by the RECON
: ZION OF her independence by Mexico, or Il
'r common consent of nations, will have 8
II the rights Of sovereign power In Il
'e meantime, he urges prudent and temper
at ate course on the part of the friends Of Il
g measure, and the entire separation of
from the party conflicts of the day.
The CLAY TRInuNE.--The publishe
Of the New York Tribune, Messrs Gree
& McErath, propose to publish che;
weekly paper, under the foregoing title,
" be devoted to the advancement ofthe WI
cause and The election of Harry Clay, fro
the 9th instant until the Presidential Gle
ton. The first number will contain II
!, proceedings of the Baltimore (Whig) Coz