The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1845-03-22


uiIawcd quarter q s.cen'ury sioce IN palps
l-'lc violation Of our .oicmn Obligations to SPAN.
'on whom We s'quued her, and m bad faith
nd ,rraehery towards her eli. che 'orpe's ami
org'ses The wrongs we have inflicted, aua
,earns iar our embrace. And. too long i,r
ge,iul n TIE debt 81 justice due her. too long
pcgIec'fuI Of their own best inte5ests. cur people
have but recently awakened 10 sseuse of their
bI;ga'ions, their rights. and their good Bu,.
aroused to sense Of their duty to their expa
rated bre hren and TO themselves. they spck,
,ut four short rnonths since 10 tones, appalling 70
the i,mid and the ireachesous-- already -
Their tIsndste obeyed. Despite the desperate
struggles of northern fanatics aud southern ren.
egate'. already is their wiIlwrough, out. Never
since the organization Of our government, has
the power Of the people SO signaIIy prevailed
over the combined forces Of corrupt politicians
and misguided a'ofs.
The importance Of this measure to tho Union,
and particularly to the south. 10 not sufficiently
appreciated. !. not only adds, or rather res
torres. to our country, territory rich in every
Resource that can enhance national wealth and
contribute to national prosperity; but il secures
some Of our dearest and most momentous inter.
fsts from competition so formidable, that, if
unchecked in its operation, their rum would be
inevitable and irretrievable. More especially
may Mississippi congratulate herseIf;--for Of
rival. she has made an ally. How utter would
have been her prostra,ion, had Texas rem aimed
an independent State, free to contract alliances
and enter into treaties! In the culture of Cot |
staple which has poured into our laps
tribute from every corner Of stendom-shel
> at least our equal. and most probably far our
superior. By means Of reciprocal commercial
rea'ie-, which as an indepcndency she could
contract, she would gain free admission Of her
PRODUCTS into The markets Of Europe, 10 the en-
ire exclusion Of ours.-admitting, in rel urn, III,
ahrics ofother nations free into her ports, and
closing them to the products Of our manufactu.
ere. The area Of her territory and character
i her 20 il would enable her 10 produce as much
oiton as the foreign markets would require
vhile, on the other hand, she would offer grea, ,
Inducements to secure their trade, inasmuch as
he would become lucrative market for the for.
ign manufactured article. Thus she would de-
rive us of our most important markets, securing
lem herself f. at the same time procure cheap
ipply Of all her wants and necessities. In this
amer the Soulh would lose her best cus,o-
ers in her. cotton trade, and The northern
anufacturers be debarred from profitable
arket (for such Texas must become) for their
br,cs.
re People. the evil has been averted-the i'm
ending danger escaped-and the benefi which
'oud have accrued to Britain, our great m
esltor, will now enure 70 us. Never since the
evolution 81 '76 has cur welfare been 50 impsr-
ilcc; and, now tina, the cloud has passed. never
av our prospects been 50 promising Of nation Il
! prosperity.
Many other considerations founded o. na
ional defence and the security q properly, and
therefore, II the utmost moment. might be urged
d Justification Of this great measure; but our
pace is limited, and we are now constrained 10
cave this subject, tho i i = pleasing one.