Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-05-07
Mr.. B. maintained that he had i in both


Mr.. B. maintained that he had il In both.
lst. Because Texas was a slave holding
State every inch and acre of il. Take
her in and say nothing about it, and she
would continue 10 be slave State. 1t
required express words excluding slavery,
and there were no such words in either.
But there were cypress srords guarantee
ing the continuance of slavery in BOTH
"Texas shall be admitted into the Union
by virtue Of this act on an equal footing
Nth eristing States" There it is--ex-
press, positive and undeniable.
Mr.. Clay's letter and Fosters speech
against Texas produced total change of
the wing party about Texas, and hence,
last summer, the whole tribe of whig ora
tors started in full cry against it. They
traversed the whole State declaring it was
diShonorable-that it was downright rob-
bery--that it would lead TO war, and that
in such war, Heaven itself would take
sides against US. Well--thepeople hear.
ing of Mr.. Fosters vote, hearing Mr.
Henry say these things, Mr.. N. S. Brown,
Mr.. Bell, General Caruthers, &c. &C.,
SuLlSuuS1Cu lHSlA oWH OPihiOhS anu tOoh
up those of the leaders Well--what next?
In about two months Mr. T. goes back 10
Washington and himself brings forward u
proposition of annexation. Mr.. Bell, Gov.
Jones, Mr.. Henry, and Mr.. N. S. Brown,
were thunderstruck. 1t was like thun-
derbolt falling at their feet. Several OF
their organs openly rebelled against this
course.
Il was now (said Mr.. BROWN Fosters
tim to be thunderstruck. He could hard
lybelieve that his party would refuse to.
follow him. They had never refused be.
fore-what was he to do--retreat, retreat
was ever sounding in his ears from the
organs Of his party III the State. He die
retreat, and recorded his vote against the
whole proceeding | shall never lorget
that vote, nor the night it was given.
thought the fate of an empire depended
upon his vote; and to have saved it,
would have agreed that Mr.. Foster should
have been Governor of Tennessee all the
days of his life. But he voted against it
and no persuasion of friends or foes coult
prevent him. 1t was the greatest time o
his lile--,he lights were all burning-tht
Senate chamber crowded with the learned
and the beautiful-Senator after Senator
rose in his place to speak-you might
have heard a pin fall-the scene was sub
lime--the subject vast and momentous--
a nation was to be born in an hour 81 saw
my own Senator rise--my heart beat high
with hope that he would open wide the
door of the Republic and let Texas in.-
She had fled 10 us for succor against thu
Tyrant who was in hot pursuit after her
There she stood at the door of the Senate
chamber, leaning on her sword, with he:
garments died in the blood of freedom--al
she asked was to lay down her sword b.
the sword Of Westinghouse plant this
standard of the lone star by the side o
that Of Brandywine, Princeton, and York
town. But Mr.. Foster slammed the doc
in her face, and said-begone, begone
your sword is the sword of traitors, an
the blood on your garments is the blood q
rebels and insurgents.-
At this moment it was announced 10 MI
B. that his time had expired He CAV
way instantly, amidst the plaudits of dc
lighted hundreds, to his opponent, VIII
commenced in very excited manner t
reply He Threatened to lash Mr.. B
from that time henceforward-compare
him TO fox--shook an old circular al hin
which he tried to make the people belev
Mr.. B. had forgotten-charged that tn
circular proved him inconsistent on tn
Bank-caled Mr.. B. Aaron Vicarious
Aaron Vail ;-vainly trying TO retriev
what he had lost in the first three hour;
He forgot to take notice of you, which h
threatened to do-and forgot to take an
! further notice of the Texas question. Nh
Brown once more rose, calm and collec
ed. He alluded TO the Ill humor of hi
opponent, and took it as pery significant
! alluded to the use which his opponer
made of his name, and then commenced
play upon Ephraim. Ephraim's iniquitie
had in old time nearly lost nation, an
! his opponents had nearly lost Texas
:. this country, &c. He concluded by say
e ing that Ephraim is joined to his idol
! let him alone
;. THE PREsIDENT.-On looking over OIL
exchanges we find that our wing frienC
have very few complaints TO make again