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


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~ a. occupation n Ofsgty so1 The fs.aonss
siisn ~ Ter4s. The arcupgiion ~ Ofegyu
~as quite 4 hobbY foo ~ dId nol know ihai
No Van Bapn was ssiiaH That lis wAi
esHain ihai NJ benton 49, NJ favor ~ ID.
bot They bad kleked hiu ~ and sqt hs wata
dltaraee ~ ihs parry llBi how waf James
Y * ralk gn ihis W. " referred ~ volume
/ .. Congressional Dtatss. 100. anil feaI from
4 speech ~ w Polk upon The question If The
Occupation u OfeRoo, from which We said he
would not deian ihs committee by reading
bot be- would advise my gentleman who
wished 10 mike q speech against II ig Get up
and read This That was one thing Some
~ bis COLLEAGUES bad been writing ell sorts ol
letters home, which they ought 10 BE- ashamed
Of. abusing The wings Tor just such doctrines
as we're held by Nj Polk
NJ. MClernand inquired II his colleague
alluded 10 him
4 Mr. Hardin said he did not, bot 10 his col.
league over The way. (Mr. Wentwofth)
i MI Polk, continued Mr. H., distinctly took
tho ground that he bad a right to The country,
but he was opposed to any bill for is occupa.
ton until wa had given The required notice to
Great Britain. lie read from Mr. Folks
speech, declaring that wo could lose nothing
by delay, &c.
i What now, he asked. were the beautiful
+ principles of James X Polk lie had been
deadly opposed to the sub.treasury, and then
for il he had been in favor of deposite banks,
and then against them; against the occupa-
ton OF Oregon, but now for il and utterly
opposed to protection to American industry,
and in favor of bringing down the tarilT TO
20 per cent. horizontal duty. This party
went for the progressive principles OF "democ-
racy," and the man who stood still got entire
" out of their ranks and into the Federal par
ty. 1t reminded him of Dominy Dodson's
black silk stockings. His housekeeper darn
ed them with white wool. Every Sunday
f morning he asked for them, until at last there
was not a particle of black silk left and visible
in them. SO with democratic" principles
they had from year to year been patched by
the addition of new doctrines to suit the chan
gcs of popular sentiment, until at last no YES
tipe of what was once called democratic prln-
cipIes remained.
Ma. II. having concluded
Mr.. Hale obtained the floor, but yielded at
the request Of
Mr.. PAYNE, who wished to call attention to
the fact that the gentleman had taken no no.
/ tce at all of the equivocaI character OF Mr.
f Cay'S letter, and had not said whether he
| (Mr. c. would, under any circumstances, go
for the annexation OF Texas
f He also wished to protest against any in
3 ference in regard to what he (Mr. ~ might
or might not have written because he had re-
fused to answer. No man had right to call
upon him with reference to a communication
S in the newspapers if he answered one inter-
v rogatory, he might be obliged to answer
hundred He chose not to answer, and no
S man had the right to infer from it that he was
the author of the communication
e Mr. Hardin wished it distinctly understood
0 that he had not pretended to speak for Mr.
, Clay, because his letter speaks for itself 1t
0 was unnecessary, therefore, to give his opin-
e ion upon this subject when it was already as
# clear as MONDAY But let it be remembered
that he (Mr. H. had asked the gentleman
from Alabama whether Mr.. Polk and the
f Democratic party were in favor of immediate
i, annexation, or of this treaty, and he had not
!, answered it, and they could not get an ans
e wer from any of the party upon it. All that
he had said with reference to the communica-
r ton in the "Globe" he had called on the gen.
e tleman to deny, but he had not chosen TO do it.
:. Mr. Hale here claimed his right to the floor.
The chairman said he could hereafter recog-
S Mise the right of no man to yield the floor to
n another but for explanation.
Mr.. Payne was, however, suffered to say, IN
e replv to Mr.. Hardin, that Mr.. Polk was in
t favor ofGnnexation.
: Mr.. Hardin. Is he in favor of this treaty.
C That is question asked
o Mr. Payne. As 10 the present treaty, pre-
e sumo il has never met the eye OF Mr.. Polk;
Qaughter;) atany rate, it had not been pub
+ lished when he Mr.. Polk) wrote his letter, or
IS he would have spoken about it definitely.
b There was no equivocation, no doube-deallng
/ in him.
- A. NJ T,lor ;s now n reuular candidate