Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-03-26


COL. RENToN--MR. PoLK's ADMINISTRATORS
When / heard him, Col. Benton, declare
that, il elected. Col. Polk would bot dare Pef
the words IMMEDIATE annexation IA his mrs-
sage: and that il he did 50, and cast hi.aseii
into the arms OF John c. Calhoun aud the Tex
rs party, his adminIstration would be bi1Sn up
and be experience hotter time than John ~
Ter, he, Col r., was in EARNEST, and Il be Nese
here to-day would repeat the sentiment"
The above is from the speech Of Mr..
Williams lately made in The Legislature
of Missouri. Col. Benton raay have
been " in earnest then-before the cleo
lion-but " circumstances alter cases, AMI
the views Of the Great M,ssourian, albeit
he often boasts of lis Immaculate eonsiS-
tency, have doubtless undergone some
thing of a--change. Col. Polk Is out IN
his inaugural for immediate" annexation,
and Col. Benton has made no demons'Fa-
ton of his opposition. Well let by
cones he by-gones." We suppose Col.
Benton has learnt one useful lesson, and
we hope he may profit by II, namely
That no man, however great in his own
estimation, or however popular, can SET Up
as DICTATOR in the Democratic party.
An INcIDExr.-A few minutes before
the final question was taken on the Texas
resolutions in the Senate, Mr.. Miller, q
N. J. offered as a substitute an exact copy
of the bill introduced by Mr.. BeD,Oa Al
the last session of Congress. We ex-
tract from the report in the Globe:
Mr.. MILLER said this was the same
proposition which was introduced ~ TIE
Senator from Missouri (Mr. Ben,onl last
| December.
Mr.. BENTON (from his seat.) The Sc
nator from Missouri will vote against it.
(Laughter)
The proposition having been read,
Mr.. MILLER said that the speech then
delivered by the honorable Senator had
made q strong impression upon him. and
he hoped the Senator would not destroy
his own child.
Mr.. BENTON (from his seat) I'll Kill
it stone deaf. General laughter, with
an attempt at cheering, suppressed by The
President
The question was taken, and decided IN
the gatiye-ayes ii, noes 80
The REGULATED BoSDs.-In debate
in the Senate on the Isl instant, in which
the State debts were incidentally alluded
to-
"Mr. WALKER addressed The Senate IN
/. reference to the case OF Mississippi, and
stated the decision of the Wee Chancellor
of England, recently made, in which the
doctrine maintained By that State In rela-
Aon to her bonds, was affirmed by that
lfunctionary. The holders Of the MiSsiS
sippi bonds might have long since applied
to the Supreme Court of the United States
fora remedy again>t the non-payment o.
the bonds they held; but they Did net dare
: to do so. Should the Supreme Court &c.
eide these obligations to be valid, they
, would, he had no doubt, be paid cheeTfaliy
10 the last dollar. Should this reSolugi9U
now before the Senate affect the SsllC
of Mississippi, he hoped she would have
no objection to offset her claims with ,hS
federal government. He (Mr. w wOulS
vote for the resolution as checrfuliy as
, it only applied to other States.
"Mr. Walker read from the London Spec
tator the report of the Vice Chancellor
> opinion, TO which he before referred--af
: firming the correctness of the dOctrin'
held by Mississippi on the subject Of he
bonds"