Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-02-05

determine the trenclnEs 81 future reiarEn-
When a miner sIoks Ms shan and strikes
productive VEN Of ere. Il 5 rs practise
first 70 follow Il 50 far as % observe -
leading direction then. emerging - &c F.
surface, with that obseryati1n ier Is gus1s. .
be sinks, az remote distances, ether STATS. .
confident that he will again arrive az 10
object Of his search. = w1th the rscA ar
hidden lOdes that stretch away into lie
great nine II Progressive ImproveDeat
Guided by an obseFyatiCn Cd their Past
course, We may predict where an ailsE g.
neration VIII hnd them
Bot the principle q progress IN les.sia-
ton has hitherto been from the more -.
the less. Ii We compare the statutes AID
constitutions of Republican America ussh
/ he laws OF N0narchlcal Eurune, b NAV
surprise Us % discover how much CT lie
I difference between them consists ia
omissions. And Ct the ailer-,h1ught Cd
f Revolutionary law EIveEs-ot the ,llE-eea
articles that form The amendments o. tae
I Federal cCnstituti0n-nlle.a az least. are e.
a negative or restrictive Character CT
cumSeribing, within narrower Emits. t1e
+ province OF leElslatica. SlIn elder eala-
tries and IN former ACES. Al tie imPcr-
aut provisions of Na-u1 Chara are rra-
hitItory. A freeman shall zoe Use pro-
perty or life by the u,uarcl's tecs1eas
7 a traveller shall Est Be prcysu,=l trou
+. leaving the kingdom ar returning ,a 81 81
pleasure; the kings servants shah zst ar
bitrarily seize the property "a rs slale-ts-
Even the minor privileges secured 1t Aln-
nemede are Ct a sam i1r stamp; - witness
one characteristic e those umrs. naEely,
that a barun's widow shall nee Be caneel-
led 10 marry, 1t she prefer O. reu2la sls-
g,e. -. again. of the liateas C1rpus Act,
). called By Blackstone e. that sc-cad Ns.-zz
Charta and stable hli9ark of lbe-sv. q
which the proylslca -. tn sltssanrc. taas a
man shall not Be confined ia Fris1a -
mere susp5cioo- Al 81 these wcre r-ie
efforts % narrow down the sFhere o. 80
veruneni. And sul. evea IN later yeas
the sans principle prevails. Ie-cl-aea
Europe-b1t especially in Eng.lnt. al
, IhaIElIberai mother Of Rerahiaes-relzrsas
|, and the press have for centuries bsea
struggling against the lntertttence CT laa
with partial, bal positive success- "A
! commerce. III az some distance. has keel
! gradually following their t'c-s-sFs- 4.
+ proceed N one trseuons Al teas = ca.
!. goal.
nj From such facts the iafercacs Il, taat 4
e our Republic. As elsewhere. ue sha4 ga
: GuaIly govern less, thar the province q
a our federal Legislation vii contrast as 80
T rit0ry expands. II Il tocs-aR3 TIA
: viii the past nav volch safely. yes. Eaos
: benehciaIv nav tbs Unio1 and Is b,es
! sings spread ever the enGre ccannens c
) North America; each iniepeaie1t "a
!. secure In is owa separate sovreasaty, al
> but Increasing b Is accession, tAe uea.l.
! the power, and the safety Of lAe GEea
: COniederacy.
: shall notice vet another o1iec1cn.
a i, that annexatioa brings. ln - tran. Z
If scourge OF wars whl.e. 81 refusing - a,
? mex, We obtain. surely ani Pernaneaf1
c me blessings q peace. Lee IS sd d
y matter Z hltle-
ar Two paths are open before ~ "a
o. one 10 declare, a. mCsg righteously =
ID may, the legal undergraduates CT Texas
In act boldly On thas declaration o. acce
be what rot = government in EuroPe. i :
l. milariy situated. would dream al ref1sis
lotI the proposition twlce already ma1e - d
III thar ne should receive again Teas -
pt in our borders; and ihen-as al mea q.
ar all nations must, be their cCnlrcE eTer
he lscrupul0us-to abide the gases 2eace
Is, The Oiher-ah. fkaf, re shtl be I'd.
ne the path Of safety and "a peace. A.
Oh entrance. Il nav be- many a p1ih o. -
90 ger and of death has 4 far and P,easa
en- entrance Let rs lock o the ee4- )
that We reject Tens, AMI leave her a
is Mexico 70 settle their quarrel. Nsrx -
o. b. 50 doing. We soothe the lasc,eace
Of. Mexico. and quiet the Iselousy e e
VI land This : satisfactory. Eng.an1 IA
he a free trade treaty with Tsss- exsensl
ed over that republic (as TIE phrase -
les ~Protect0rate" LEI that Pass, Mex
la relieved from au appreheusio1s q =
nd with us, proceeds - carry into efieei
the inhuman threats she has made agaleSt g
"a Texan neighbors- l. that % Fasss -
We Before We enter tbs sau,e path 81 peas
GO let rs look little IN advance, a2a 81
IN which Is our way CUT Mcxico has iorus
sht ~, publicly, officially warned tie Tex
50 10 eyacuage their cuuntry; an1 -e~l2F
hat that If they refuse, every one wAo sha-l
- guilty Of the crisss 81 being tcan1 a
where in Texas. three mlles rcn
, to western fron.ier. shall BE pal q tsaia-
lev that, in this ninsseeath eeRuaFy, lleEes.al
: 10 h Is trEe. Witness the orcers Ct -
! Vol, ~ 0liicialiy Communicated -
1 Secretary Of State. carrying col - Pre
ter SONS OF Santa Annals decree q Saae
n,a- a dccrrr. Whlrh lrrhlas ~ aaarler -