Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-04-02
EXTRACT
From The speech Of the Hon. WALTER t.
CoLQurrr, Of Georgia, on the annera-

NoLQUIfI, ~ UcoTStu; y" sue "H"c""
ton of T'eras TO the United States.
.The Senator from Louisiana (Mr
BARRow) has undertaken to prove thar The
acquisition Of Texas will ruin louisiana
| have never been more surprised, than at
his attempt TO show that although the lands
Of Texas will be cultivated in sugar and
cotton, whether it be annexed 10 the Uni
led States or not, that the tariff will save
the people Of Louisiana from prostration
if Texas remain foreign State. This is
surely, if true, very selfish argument,
and not very flattering to the character Of
statesman. If carried out properly, the
honorable Senator might prove, after a
little, that he ought 10 be the only sugar
planter in Louisiana, and that the nation
would suffer unless he obtained high
price for his product.
will not permit myself to be drawn in
TO serious argument about dollars and
cents, when great national measure is
under discussion. Whether my land
would be little more or little less val.
liable, whether il would facilitate or retard
It's sale, are considerations 100 seil'sh 10
Jus'liy hos'll'y 70 any impor'an' measure.
passions of the human heart, teaching the
citizen TO mould his patriotism into dimes,
and estimate lis value by their weight,
does not deserve the consideration Of those
sons whose 'a'ners Pcri,'eu ne loI'u"e'
anu loioi 70 So1u.e .iIeuo,i a.,u ~. pe
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eu ol 70 T rlaNe peiso"9' sa'i'1rlo " aa
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you r'ir suS"t leruS "iiica ai1 ~ .lio ,,n''
us 0, ieAas' WIZ MOI DC ''ie Tess Ptouu'-
nv. .rso ,oi p1,ns ~ " ou' VI :nG on' ~.
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Cn''eu ota'es' 'nougn IoNes siioulu n.y.
,ofn' neuiper u 'le Go'i'eue.qey. 'iea'
'ahus anu Prouuc's WIN NC ~ s'ie ,nasAe''
no mat'er "hat power may ieg'siu'e 'or
lneir people. ne oniy question Is shaii
iheIr regulations De me same as our own
ana thelr Weai'h SVEN our national re,
sources, shali Inc country pe peop'eo ana
settled by others, ana o!her Governments
proflt by It's growing Importance lou
may REJECT eNas' out you cannot 'nerepy
get rid OF inc competition 'nat her ieF'l'e
sol, VIII aiioro' :,
would ask the honorable SENATOR 10
elevate hlmsell as a statesman 10 POM
from wh'ch ne can view 'pe wiue circ'e
o! our growing county oons'Gor isS Or
s,h' ana marx It's ruPiu Pfoslesslon u poP'
uiatloh' prosperity anu power O,'ios'
viliages anu 'ow''s "ic no" se c 'u''v'
ing anu Prospelous' Nhsio " c 10" ' Iais
slnce' 'ne won anu WIN cs az, ioSlu .I i
saie ana scl'ary retreats, W 'otes; : ,;as
re'ireu before tnv o"wafu uiulosi Vi Hi'l'''
zation lhe '',,is ''o Olo"u9' "l.u ",
cnnIus-'ne Nu'ie>s "a'e WIZ no' o1',
whi'e ra''loaus' e"No's' rpe -, 80
slleapls' are lauen T T. 'ao ,ia ,Ua' bonJ
c ,apol "' N iuuus'iE - : nv hawa :
-. =. Po,sp $500 V =, n,;lvions IF neo
yum A. ns,'. ';'-t, y an,;r,a,;on : an.
p'e. , wv 4, ;ncroos;na Plumbers Is
~ 9 -. o:,IassIv thn haso If Tho
NV p,. Mnns.a;ns WIN Tho statesman
a aioe' h;s o~as 20 N, condition If the
o,Os for ~, = contn,v n come and adont
~ ~ -, ao.s;nr nnl,cv ~ IN hour bv re-.
as I'M ,.N,,aii9o har;,ore "a nos,eri,y for
ns s nav d;u,;n;sh he nr;ce Of Mound
'9ai ~ l,ay u,', a,as 10 ra,o or onor, ~
=, suga,' 'H Sch J q ar0,,ment canno, have
'iio'asses, SUI q. !" 49, &c d.
LEATHER ,ra'no' %o'sn ,; - Wv 80 n~;s;noa who
'e.,'gen, anu "a ;n,".ost or ,ba;s cb;ldren
%,' 'oIs ~ ',o .dn,or;,, and ,ho s,reng,b
INC "o'la,1 ~ pos ~ NJ w." COUNTRY Cbeon
pow GU s'oiy ~ - - ~ ~. n,.,, 6nd
anu res.nv ,aIus: ""o ond oM,,ivo,o ,bs arts
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