The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1845-02-22


,,,, h.ss an "a, occupied the almost exclusive
attention Of Congress during i'spfesens sessions
90 ,bey have that oflbe nation al large Tor ro"e
vs.,. mast. Wa aIlude Of course TO the ques'
linn. ., The occupation Of Oregon and the An
os,.,,oo Of Texas. Both were placed Directly
!. ..oe q, the late presidential election 70 re-
ceive Of the people their approval Or conde"
800, The popuIar verdict was delivered;
and he mus, be sturdy quibbIer indeed who
uoold a,,emp, to evade it's force. Never were
n,.a, os,,ous questions more distinctly submit-
ed tho decision Of an intelligent people; and
,eve, was the opinion Of an intelligent peop'e
200 exolicitly expressed. They became me
tests BY which the orthodoxy Of pars'sans were -
he de,ermiped.-whelhsr properly or nof' u Is no'
n,,,ose here to consider,-bst It not on me
,..d. If the wings be the blame visited for
,h.v o,yc 10 them parry complexion. and mol
go who ever insisted on submitting '"e" "
ITO tribunal of the people, unconneec'eu WIN
"A ,O;uduenced by, every collateral question
s,ch however. was no part Of Wing pol'cy'
rho leaders Of that party hoped, by forcing 'ne
Democratic party to embodying these ISSUES "
10 their creed, 10 ALLEVIATE from the'r rams e's'
a number as would, together with the So''"e''
aho,;,ion;sts. whose support they m'gnt eApe.'
.o.s;an Tho government 10 their federal mlsru' :
ma, it's ia, offices might stay their hungry s'on'
achs.
Thew relied on complete party ofgah'za''o
- n,event The deser.,on of any OF Their own ad-
beren,s. Blu, the People defeated lh' Sc schemes
hv electinp 10 the first Office in their gilt man
whose sole s,reng,hlay in his principles, and oy
returning TO the lower House Of congress- owe
which they had immediate CONTROL q decAsY'
majority whose views correspondent with his
But, unfortunately, the Senate, removed ABOVE
,he direc, influence Popular opinion, remaln
Of complexion to contravene the will o. tnf
neoole. and defeat the efforts of the democratic
House TO give to it legislative efficiency.
|. On both these subjects the House has dom
its duty promptly. 1t has passed bills to restore
to our Union country inestimabe IN it's re-
sources, and wrongfuy wresed from u.s. and Z
rec lain large extent of territory lndlsDuiab
our own, which we have too long suffered to re
main under the domination Of foreign poten
tate.
Both these measures received from the wing
in Congress most pertinacious res'stance' an
it is yet within their power. from their maJor''
IN the Senate, to defeat them both. They pr
fess principles, which remove them above al =
eountabih,y for their official conduct, and eav
D the whole country, with its vast and mut'p y
. interests. under the control Of their aro'.ra
(. will. II the State, which deputed them 70 e
!, resent il, presumes TO inform item Of is WIS
e ard direct them 10 aid in effsc,ing them.
n haugh,ily request it Gas VIM. g. Rves, SEM
a from Va, lately did) 10 mind its own AFFAIRS
ed and leave them alone in the exercise o. !
!. sovereign discretion. fthe cons''spehcs'
elected them 10 reA ct their mind, dare y
/. cate what that mind is, they are or'eny ass
. that they intermeddle ID matters, ~ wnlcn
" have no concern. Euchis the conception
:. Wings Of Republican institutions. ana me
inc, f.A oo,o ~, ,ha;r wounds are no
'ear ealed which that power has infected.
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