The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1846-04-25

: from the trade and the exporters, which wa
freely met, until the arrival of the New Yori
packet 'on Monday, when fsany holders with
drew their stocks, and an advance of 3D. Pc
lb was generally obtained, at which improve
ment the market had closed firmly.
Conclusion of Mr.. Bentons speech on the
oregon Question.
Mr.. President, the Senator from Michigan
gives me some just and wise observations on
the frivolous and ridiculous causes which have
sometimes involved great nations in terrible
war. But think that in one of his illustrations
he fell into misappcaton of an his torical
fact, aud that without the aid of Greenbow,s
book; twas the case of the war resulting from
the water on the lady's gown.
The incident, suppose of the water and the
gown, in which two ladies were drun,atis perse.
nae and little dog prominent .fgusante, took
place in the court of Queen Anne; took place
not transpred. Do rot write me down trans
PRED, or shall certainly expire.
| The incident took place in the Court of
Queen Anne, the imperial Sarah, Duchess of
Marlborough. / call her imperial who could
say to the proudest of the old English Dukes
that the widow of John, Duke of Marlborough,
married no man, not even an emperor. This la
dy and her dog was a party on one side,and Mrs
Masham on the other-and was the opposite of
producing war. 1t had actually led to peace :;
for the Queen taking part with Mrs. Musham,
quarrelled with the Duchess and then wifi the
Duke OF Marlborough, and so recalled him from
public command, stopped the career of victory
and then made peace-the very peace whose
benefitwe are now claiming, that of Utrecht
And thus the incident of tn gown, and the
water throws its point and power on the
other side, and actually connects with the very
point have been establishing. s
Mr.. Benton had not voted for tho purchase
ofGreenhow's book; be had but a poor opinion
Of books compiled in closets for the instruction
OF men OF business. They were generally shall
low, of no use to the informed, and dangerou>
to the uniformed, whom they led astray; and
to the ndolent. who would trust to their super. |
fetal CLOSES, without going to the fountain
head, and truth at the bottom of the we'll. So |
OF the hook in question.
Had it not been for Greenshow's Oregon the
Senator from Michigan would have sought
the history of the treaty of Utrecht in the
authentic documents which our library con-
tains, and would have found the truth. and
would have beento day fee man, and not a
prisoner, as be constituted himself yesterday,I
in the hands of the Forty-Nines.
The great Ulysses is no tdead,
But far from wife and son,
He lives prisoner on the desert isle,
Twill not follow the poet and say
Detained by savage men,
For the Forty-Nines are not savage, but
peaceful and merciful, and will allow the car
i've the full liberty Of his person, on his parole
If honor yesterday given, on condition now
become absolute, never to pass 40; never again
o use that name of Omen, the Russian line
This is sad termination-almost iculous-
II this warliks commencement. 1t is the fruit
II his dependence on Greenhow's book This
look has been the little dog of the catastrophe
ienceforth the Senator's occupation is gone.
War-lnevitable war-can no longer be the
'urden of his song. War is now evitable. In
vitability has reversed its application 1t is
eace that is now inevitable, and henceforth
re must hear that duIcet sound.
The effect of the change in the Senator's po-
ltion must be great. On the Grecian band of
'hom is the Agamenmon, it must have a most
diminishing effect. That band for some months.
as been sitting for the picture which the poet
rev of our grandmotbers ia the time of long
'aisted gowns I'D tight stays
Small by degrees and beautifully less.
mt now the sudden deduction of so much h
eight and strength in the person of their chief,
lust leave them almost nothing. On the future tt
onduct OF the campaign it must have decis-
e effect, for the Ajaxes of this exposition, both b
g and little, must renounce it when their great Il
hief has imposed the penalty of silence and Of
faction on himself on the country it must
ave fine effect, for the alarms OF war will ri
lddenly cease. On the Treasury, the effect d,
ill be delightful. The tweRty-one millions is
Itra for the army, will cease 10 be wanted.
he Military and Naval Committees. If not O.
Use, have at least been lucky. They delayed Iy
report bills for those thirty millions, and to- az
" they become unnecessary. Inactivity in &C
EN-, IL not mastery, has a, least been profita- "a
e: iI'has saved thirty millions Of extra taxes 70
loans to the people.
But conclude. have made no speech up
Oregon, and will make none at this time A.
nd here will answer publicly a question Ri
itch is often put TO one privately. "why don't H.
u sPeakr Answer: profess to be friend tn
the Administration, and mean to keep my &C,
{ in position to act according 10 my pro cer