Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-01-28


tri3t writes as follows, under date OF the
oh instlnt
There is a rumor in town that Senator
Benton will go for the lorty.ninth parallel
if England offers to compromise the Ore
gon difficulty upon it. But | for one do
not believe the rumor
There is another rumor that Senator
Colquitt, ofGeorgia, has deserted Mr. Cal
houn's position on the Oregon question,
which rumor | do believe. The remark
"Calhoun has lost his LEFT bo,rer," was pas
sed round freely in the gossipng circles all
day Yesterday.
Mr.. Hunter, of Virginia, the right bow
er Of Mr.. Calhoun, has the floor in the
House, on the Oregon question tomorrow.
lie is an able man, and highly respect
able speaker. We will then see if he adj
Voctes wise and mastery inactivity"
THE TEXAS QUEsTIoN. London
Chronicle thus compliments the saeacity
display ed by Mr.. POLK, in the management
of the Annexation questions:
"Thal immense question, the annexation
of Texas, which seemed SO difficult to solve
that II affrighted the boldesi men and par
ties, has been achieved by Mr.. Polk in
trice. The dctirity Of the English enjoys.
the supplenesa of the French, efforts OF
the most able and most eloquent pdrtizdns at
home all pointing at and acorking against
dnneTation! All these obstacles hare
been oUercome. European reference
has giUen color of reason to the act o
annexation acbich it 'UaHted before, since
the measure lraS one WHICH DEFEATED
AND ANNULLED EUROPEAN INTERVENTION.
Then the great objection was that it would
produce war Annexation, however desi.
rable, argued the wings, is not worth a
drop of blood but 10 ii has not cost a drop
of blood--the Mexicans are paraIyzed."
The Van Bnren Arkansas IntelEgencer,
of the 9th INST, says:
"The Cherokee nation is quiet. Many
Of the Treaty party on this side of the line,
drawing rations. The party are still fort
at old Fort Wayne under Stand Waite. .
Mr.. ADAMs's OREGoN spEEoH.--The
New York correspondent Of the PhiladeI-
phia Led ger, thus speaks of the reception
The demonstration made by the Hon.
J. Q. Adams, on Thursday, of his position
on the Oregon question, has caused great
deal of excitement here. Amongst the
Democrats it is received with a general
hurra, especially by those who "go the
entire figure" 81 40 at once: whilst
amongst that portion which before felt IA.
vorably disposed towards Mr.. Calhoun S
more moderate policy, Mr.. Adams has
, produced some faItering, and deprived
the Southern Statesman Of many aderents
on that question, The Wings say little or
nothing about it as yet, though it is evi-
dent that they think and feel deeply in re-
gard to this unexpected development of
the ex.Prcsident's concurrence with ultra
Oregonists."
DoCToRs IN DEMAND IN CHINA-It is
stated that medical men are much wanted
in China, and that those who are already
there are reaping golden harvest, havipg
extensive practice and handsome pay.
INDEED!-The London Morning Chro-
nicle--a very aniable journal-is of opin-
, ion that, in case of a war about Oregon, it
5 would be s. perfectly legitimate" for the
: British to restore Texas to Mexico! How
$ the world would stare TO see the British
S restoring any thing! RereiHe.
The INDEPENDENT TREAsURY.-The
following is extracted from capital arli
Gle in the Albany Argus on the subject Of
! an Independent Treasury:
. "Daiy manual labor is the avocation
as well as the support of at least is Of tbs
}: 20,O00,O00 in our country. The right,
u of these masses should be paramount in al
legislation. The Democracy of Numbers
have a right to demand sound and stable
. currency. Those constant fluctuations
: from the great law which rules the prices
: of labor. grind them between the upper anl
the neither stone. First there is forcing
:, up Of prices of all necessaries, and thus
cheapening their labor; and then when the
LprIce of their labor is advanced, to CORES
pond with the times, the whole paper sys
: tenn topples over, ION account of the pre-.
= vious sraIn,) and down goes the labor
: even lower than it was previous to the ex-
pansion. To check these expansions, anc
O thus TO spread out the activity in business
S through series Of years, and not GROVE
/ it, as it is now, (under the pressure of pa
: per expansions,) the laborlng people Of
this country have right to demand a sta
:, BILE currency, such as Constitutions
r Treasury, and every reasonable guart
;, against sudden changes in the currency
a would tend TO give. The President ha
:. urged it in his message. The Secretary o
2 the Treasury has ably follwed itup. The
v Democtatic party are committed to il