The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1844-07-20

curious advocate ior getting u back w''ho''
,s.usel 10 tho rights and obligations efe"'eo
by ,ba, uoaly anj a later one WIN me''e' i
lin Mr.. Calhoun ia not tho only ono VIM
H.. al'owu hol and cold" respecting VI"
o,,,er. NJ. McDlfiois aaohef ptoIn'non'
,a,ds, If the annexation movement 10 ~
a,a,b. and wo propose now 70 bring ~"
upon the stand i. i
II will be focollcciod lhat Texas a7pheo
fl, admission mo ibis Union !" tho year
1877 That republic was just as 'ndcpso'
tea, hen as nov aud Tho propeiey oil
..,,,,o was list as objectionable
=, ...sors too Al, present urged IN favor
,,.o ,,oo.,,fe were equally strong. II The
81, .,o,d, in need of Texas now, o'o
,ho, If we are in danger without 1t AZ
present, so We were then "h''o "''"
.,ood hose who have so recently discovered
..;,,mod;oto annexation" 10 be alllmpor'an'
and indispensable, JUS, when they WISH !"
Carry presidential election and get 'n''
,owcrq Where stood George McD.D'e'
who now sets himself up for one OF The eN'
elusive champions of Southern Interests
At that time he was Governor oil SCUM
!. Carolina, and in his Message to the Legs
. la,ure he thus expressed himself;
IS "There is one question connected VIII
his controversy, Of definite character up
on which i, may be proper Tor you TO expires
y your opinion. You are doubtless aware
t; iha, the people of Texas, by an almos
m unanimous vote, have expressed their oe
:. sire to be admitted into our coniederacy. an
. applica,ion will probably be made to Co'
all gross for that purpose. In my opn'o
he Congress ough, not even to entertain snch
!, propos ,,ion in the present state OF The con'r
versy Ii we admit Texas into our on''
&c while Mexico is still waging war again
m, That proyince, with view to re-es'ab''
,r> her supremacy over i, we shall, by thi We
act itself, make ourselves party to
NE war. Nor can VIC take this step WI h
mourning this heavy responsibility, "
ell Merico herself shall recognize the ladeP
dence of her rerolted propiacc,"
1--WE have no official Information OF
ho' nrecise state of our relations with Mex
on Enough is known, however, to saissy
a.v that the conjuncture is emnen'Iy CHI"
Laus be scrupulou>y careful that ne
'"e nothing to countenaace, and all zoe ;"
IS to prerent the calamity Of '0ar. we
Jews now engaged in fearful and d'no
strurole to reform our Federal system
"0 Government, by throwing off the corrupt
dis" under which it is rapidly sinking. In
ssue state of things war with any cou'
would be tho greatest Of calam'ties; 'oI
DIS scarcely hope to come out OF 1t wnh
thing bu, The mere wreck OF Tree Cons
G, the ton. and the external forms OF tree
h;s eminent. Blu, may heaven avert the
auspicious omens, and direct all your 4
ures TO the advancement OF our true
ams and lasting happiness as Tree ahd Ia
expelI people"
es, be Here Gov. McDuffie takes the po
yiag a that as long as Mexico persisted in her
And .,o re-establish her supremacy over" I
ranks, we cannot admit that country 'n'o our
,rtance without becoming ga party to the
us, M. Violating of course our treaty OF peace
n, can Nexco) and he prays heaven to aver
N as a .sg.eatest of calami'ies." Now Mexl'
We care officially notified our Government tn
ling he still claims supremacy over Texas, al
e disso, tends to use every means IN her to
bo hlood tnblish it. The contest is therefor
,..;,, ended But the "chivalrous South
and his man" does not stop here. lie clnch
70 acou; nail by asserting that we cannot
arl,.,, Texas without becoming party to tn
glorious 'un''' MEXICO "efse' '''"'~'' =.
,b,, The pendence of her revoled province"
3 organ, that ye Locofocos, who condemn the
ne South assumed by Van Buren,, Benton,
rt Of that Allen, and others Of lhepar,y, upon lh'
that we question.