Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-01-15

mr. The course Of Col. Benton on the
Texas question is denounced in the most
decided terms by almost every democratic
paper we receive, We have copied in an
other column, an article from the Holly
Springs Guard, Az an index Of tho pre-
vaiIing sentiments The Missouri LegIsa-
ture has taken ground for the annexation
on the terms Of the treaty, and instructed
Mr., Benton accordingly. Upon what pre-
text can he disregard these instructions!
Twelve months since no man occupied
a more onvabIe position in the ranks of the
democracy than Mr.. Benton, His course
on the Texas question has struck many
with mute surprise, and is as inexplicabIe
as it is objectionable. Not content that
his friends should have fought the late
great battle without him, aye, that they
| should have encountered in the strife the
weapons furnished by him to their opPo-
nents, he must needs bring forward again
the same abortion Of a bill, and go over
again, we suppose, the same ridiculous oX-
hibtion of offended vanity, and malignant,
venomous envy and hatred,
The great desert prairie" extending to
such an indefinite distance, about which
he harped so much, and of which he spoke
as seemingly designed by nature as a boun-
Diary between the Anglo SaXons and Span
iards on this continent, is represented, by |
the best authority, in an article published !
in our last. as having bat little existence in
reality, and likely to be as hard to find as
the famous northeastern boundary, which |
has deluded diligent search ofsiXty years. |
The true boundary line of Texas, the Rio |
Grande del Norte, is large stream, and |
may be traced to It's head spring, This has
been looked upon as the true boundary by
the United States, and France, and Spain,
by Jefferson, Jackson, AdamG, Houston,
and the Texan government, by Tyler,
Walker, Cahoun--in short, il was univer-
sally admitted that this was the boundary
of Texas and it remained for the inven-
tive genius Of the maslodon Of Missouri to
discover another boundary. According to
his own account, he has been making the
most slupendous efforts for twenty-five
years last past, come next michaeImas, to
recover Texas, aud to carry out the designs
Of munifccnt Nature in providing this
GO great desert prairie as the line between
the United States and Mexico; but for all
this, we believe it will not be denied that
he has, within the past twelve months,
done more to prevent the Annexation of {
Texas than any other man in the Republic
Bat recently deCaiming against British in
uiguo and British dicIation, he has played
a most important Fart in the programme Of
the British party in this country. Under
proteXt Of hatred Cntolcrant and bigotod)
of another prominent democrat, he has de-
serted his friends, gone over to the enemy
and betrayed the interests Of his State and
country Let him hasten to make amends
by rctracing his steps,
We will not speak of the concession to
he crazy tanaticism of Old and New Eng
and, voluntarily offered by the bill intro
duced by Mr.. Benton, as we think it de-
serves to be spoken of. Any provision
torbddng slavery in any portion of terri
tory between Missouri and the Gulf, or
south Of Missouri, will be fatal to the mea-
sure of Annexation. The terms of the
to the Rio Grande, with her
debts and her land to pay thom-with
slavery or no slavery, as a majority of the
future inhabitants Of the country might de-
the issue submitted to the
people there was no halfway ground
Polk was pledged for " immediate annexa-
ton, his opponent against il; Mr.. Ben {
toms speeches were published in the wing
newspapers, and his arguments used by
their orators, throughout the Union, to no
purpose. We repeat whatcan Justify him
in persisling in his efforts to impede the
consummaton Of this measure, according
to the terms Of the treaty. How can he
justify himself in refusing to obey the in.
sructons Of the Missouri legislature!