Mississippi Democrat., 1846-07-15
Cass and Allen--OregOn.

The Wing press is now sure that these
gentlemen are dead ouIrght--and no mis-
take. 1t will he recolected that the same
warthes came to the same conclusion some
tune ago. Benton annihated Cass, and
Criuenden annihilated Allen. They were
both killed and buried but 10 the coufu
sion Of all Whigdom, they appeared again
as lively MS ever. These two Senators
have found themselves in a minority on
the Oregon question, 10 the Senate, and
this has killed them. If this be fatal,
we should like to know what is 10 become
Of the Wing party in the Senate generaIly2 ?
They haye been in lhe minority, or no
where at all, for some time, except on the
Oregon question. Perhaps, however, as
they are used TO it, the conclusion is that
lhey can survive it better than Cass and
Allen, who are not accustomed 10 snch a
position. We hope the latter will look al
their opponents and learn patience in ad-
versity. from their example. So many
fsurdy Wings have been driven up Salt
River lately, that the stream must be tole.
rably clear by this time.
It's amusing to see the Wings trying TO
boast on the Oregon question. Twenty
years ago they tried 10 settle it--thoy
claimed the whoIe--denied the right of
England to any-offered to compromise
aud were repused-patched up the busi.
ness and left others TO do what they could
not; only embarrassing the question, and
4 leaving il more Troublesome TO deal with
4 than it was before they touched it. When
/ the ubjecl was hruached again they strenu-
ously resisted ali attempts to settle It.
wanted the ''mastetly inactivity" 10 remain
as England did This was their position,
which they tried hard to maintain, but had
! TO retreat from it as best they could. The
| Baltimore Convention, like Clay, Adams,
I Everett, &c, claimed the whole. They
! followed in the footsteps OF all the high
authorities in this country, Unfortunate
/ ~, there was too much Whig in it--not
that the principle was not right, but the i'll
/ hted party have the misfortune to spoil
good measure, il they touch it, The peo.
pie heard the question debated, and sus-
iained the President, who avowcd himself
for the entire claim of the United States,
When he got hold Of the question, he found
it had been badly Winged, and had be-
come very troublesome to handle. He did
pretty well with it, considering in whose
hands it had becnr lie placed il on the right
ground before the representatives Of the
nation. The lower house showed dispo-
sltioo to do as they were instructed. AS
the Wings had been on all sides, it was but
natural to look for h@n on all sides at any
time. This created no surprise; but there
were two Democrats in the Senate who
have grown too large for the sentiment of
the country, One thought OF his cotton,
and the other fell 10 studying geography.
They were both important med, in the
opinion of the country, and still more i'm.
porlant in their own estimation. The
Wings fell in behind them in the Senate
and shouted hurrah for us See how we
pippius swim! Between the cotton, the
geography and the Wings, 81 40 was prac
! tically rubbed of this terraQueous globe,
Calhoun, after bullying England about
slavery, and hurlmg defiance in the teeth
of Mexico, suddenly made alonement for
these undignifed things by reading no.
! llllN on lHt oU lHb hVlluls VI Nolt "hu
the blessings Of peace, showing that this
country could not engage in a conflict
without falling into a military dospotism-
exactly, cried all the Whigs--that's just
exactly what we think--we thought SO all
the time--greot speech that-great.
Col Benton had run tilt against the
Texas question, got badly bruised and
backed out ingIoriuusly: but his time had
now come Geography, chronology, and
all the documents came out from their dusty
corners at his call. Dictionaries told him
what n coast meant. Out went 81 DO
clear as It it had never been written on
the face of the earth There il goes,
cried the Wing press I'VE knowed SOHO
such line in geography. Beuton's great
man "a very great man--very learned
very, We knew he was man Of vast
learning!
Well, tho Wings, although knocked off
J, their piyot--maslerly inactivity pushed
aside, and the matter seted--now claim
credit as if they had done something -
Tho fact is, they we're only ciphers ranged
at the right OF significant figures and count
ed largely only from their position.
We shall allow them, however, TO boast a
HRle; they hare done something. They
have managed to aid in forcing compro-
mise, and giving up a part Of Oregon,
which the Democratic party did not intend
to surrendor--at least the majority Of
them. They have prevented their oppo-
nents from carrying out fully ono measure,
! implied in the late canvass. This is some.
thing. The country understand that the
Democratic party mean what they say,
and intend TO fulfil! what is expected OF
them. They don't make demagogue pro.
misses oftwo dollars day and good roast
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