The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1845-09-20


hahRe, and the cry would be- the infamous con. /
utt Of The Iofmuf officers u the government, 4
I'D The gfievous and wholesale punder " The b
ignorant and ooniidine" Indian nation.--ibis b
consider The greatest enofmty.' n
Imieb, 20 laftber but here shall stop. for a
m fully satisfied that a measure to which such 9
objections will Justly lie, will find but few advo. a
ates IN Mississippi, and no man would be will u
np TO rest bis hopes TT popular favor on bill Of I
uch a character. Hut While ! am forced thus !
o characterize this intended law; do not know Z
hat those who favored II, saw the extensive
md dangerous jurisdiction given by Il to the
courts. ] claim TO be honest IN my opposition
o the measuro--I am free to coDcedo that it's
advocates are equally honest. Therefore !
must suppose them mistaken, and, doubtless,
lhey view my course in the same light. II is
Tor you TO Judge between US, and to your deci-
sion shall submit with chcerIulness. Il
But portion OF my speech on this bill has
been so often quoted and so improperly inter.
preted, that should correct the erroneous in
depreciation. there remark, "But have had
my dlitlculties IN coming up to this opposition.
have friends urging the passage Of this bill
friends That have served, and whose wishes
hate TO thwatt. But sense of duty, &C., has
lmpelled me to make this explanation of the
enormities of this bill; and having done SO, |
cheeriully submit the resul, to the free action of
The House" It's said in some strong and caus |
ito articles which | have noticed, that the !
trends alluded to were DR.. VIM. M. Gwin and
Hon Robert J. Walker. The use of the word
IN the plural number, has led to this mistake.
did not allude to MIR. Walker. He never at any
Tune, or IN any way, spoke to me in relation to
ms ON; and IN resisting its passage, | did not
consider one moment that was interfering with
MS wishes, or that my action on it would inter.
rupt the uniform kind ieellngsthat had supposed
to exist between U.s. know thatn many cases,
a representative allows himself to yield his as.
sent to measures Of private nature, which he
is very willing to see defeated And in this
: very case my relations with DR.. Gwin had
been such that it was great trial of my firm.
ness to resist the passage of bill, which knew
he was very desrous to pass. We had been
long friends, keeping up constant and intimate
correspondence; we had been colleagues 10
Congress in trying times, and we had never diff.
fered on any material measure. hated &c
thwart his wish to pass the bill, | preferred the
! measure should be killed by some other; bu
} when found that mus, come to the rescue, o
} take the responsibility of allowing law to b.
enacted which could not approve. Hating t.
wound, struck the blow--denounced the Law
according to the best and honest dictates of m
mind. And when had done go | wished L
assure him that it was most unpleasant task
but IN my position as the representative of 9th
ere, duty, and justice, and right must contro
my movements, and overrue all the promptings
of friendship. Such is the spirit of my speech,
as all who read it will readily perceive.
But were to stop here, might be misun.
derstood. am compelled to 60 on and present
my views of Mr.. Walkers retention of the Sen.
atora commission of the Governor, which was
forwarded to him to be delivered over to me in
the event of his going in Mr.. Folks Cabinet
The part took IN defeating the Chickasaw Bill
has been supposed to be the true solution of his
conduct--and therefore thought it imperative
on me TO make the explanation have done. Il
cannot bring my mind to believe that in refusing
to deliver the commission, Mr.. Walker was in.
fuenced by any motive or consideration person.
al to myself Nothing existed between US, but
what supposed to be. unressrved confidence.
sometimes we differed about men and about
measures, but 1t was an honest difference
and in no case produced the slightest alien
alton of feeling. He told me he preferred a
place in the Cabinet. insisted upon his re-
naming in the Senate and pledged him my
hearty support for re- election. When found
he would not yield to my views | cheerfully
gave into his wishes, and the whole party are
advised with what steadness and watchfulness,
pressed him for the position he now occupies
ON the very day the Senate confirmed HIM
Secretary of the Treasury, he received the Sem
atorial commission. But suppose now that on
that day when all his fond hopes and wishes are
realized and all the splendid trappings of power
and place are snugIy fitted upon him, he re-
ceives commission from the Executive of his |
State for me to occupy his seat feeling him.
self independent, when but ten hours before his
right foot rested on my shoulder as firm prop,
as he vaulted into his elevated seat, harboring
and nursing deep grudge against me for some
cause never expressed, and determining now to
take advantage of the confidence of the Cover
nor to slake his burning thirst for vengeance, he
should tear up the commissions; would not all
honorable men irresis,bly come to one conclu-
sion, that such man was too degraded for the
association of honest men and that the keys
of the Treasury were in unsafe hands, The
consequences of conclusion that Mr. Walker
was Influenced by any consideration personal to
myself in his course with the commission, are so
monstrous, so overwhelming, SO Obstructive OF
all faith and confidence in his character and
integrity, that feel bound to believe him when
be says, 'snor is there any man friend or foe, to
whom under similar circumstances would nave
delivered the commission.
Upon the withdrawal OF MIR. Walker and Mr..
Buchanan from the Senate, parties stood "a
wings and % democrats, and 1t must be known
to all acquainted with the proceedings OF the
Senate, that a majority OF that body could al a.
ny time have gone into the election OF printer,
or called I'd the z oil Vereln Treaty or adopted
resolutions advising the President in pursuance
of the latter alternative in the joint resolutions
for the annexation of Texas, to have opened
e.;a.;ana with that GnYernment for the nur.