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

ry existence rested on IT, Whist, there.
fore, he was compromises, and wilkins
to make great sacrifices to avoid war, yei
he believed that II we were 10 surrender
The north Of The 49ih parallel, we sbouId
lose by far the best half Of that mapni6.
cent territory. We should give up coun.
Try having the latitude, the soil, and Inc
climate Of England, with million times
more and better timber, and possessing adj.
vantages vastly greater. He fiaiiersd
himself that two years would not elapse
before the Chinese and the Japanese so.
Der, industrious, and excellent people---
would be attracted there to settle. Il was
only short voyage across the Pacific
ocean. Millions OF those starving work.
men, who, in point of sobrie:y, industry.
and capacity were among the best in the
world--workmen from every isle Of the
Pacifc---men able to outwork the English
would flock there. They were the la.
borers everywhere, on the soil and in the
shop. He said again, therefore, that willis.
he was comproniser, and whilst nothing
on his part should be done to precipitate
that result, yet he had no idea that war
could probably grow out Of this matter.
We should not make war, and II was NOT
possible that England should.
He repeated whilst he had heard with
delight the remarks Of the gentleman from
Massachusetts, [Mr. Adams,l because,
we'll known as that gentleman was both
here and in Europe, his opinions would
have an immense and inestimably pacific
infiuence-no war for Oregon, il i, can be
avoided; if not, no peace whilst England
has an inch Of ground on American soil.
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Boris ON OREGoS.--Som days since,
I" head him or die" Bolts came out in let.
ter against Oregon, which filled three co.
umns of the Richmond Wing. The let.
ter itself could not appear in our paper; as
Bolts is dead, we hardly thought il worth
whllo to comment upon it. But we have
fallen in with comparative criticism,
made by the editor of the Fredrickburg
Recorder, which will give our readers
very fair idea Of his arguments, and we
therefore copy them. Having looked at
the letter of Bolts, through a previous
column, the Recorder says
We think that one column of comments
is quite as much as this production is en-.
titled TO. But, upon second perusa Of
some parts Of it we were so forcibly struck
with its similarity in expression and sentl-
ment with something we had seen before,
that we we're induced to bestow little
more attention upon the subject. We are
brough: 10 this conclusion: If we owned
the copyright of the sayings Of the Hart.
ford Convention, we would forthwith enter
suit against Bolts for an infringement
thereof. II war grows out of the Oregon
dispute, MIR. Bolts thinks it will be unne-
cessary, unjust, cruel, wicked, and all
that and that Mr.. Polk is solely respon-
sble, He is not at all economical of abu.
sive epithets but not 10 quote them, (for
we have not room,) we merely give one
paragraph, 10 show that his opinions tally
quite nicely with those expressed by Davis,
Satonstall, &c. in 1912. He says:
"If war should be the consequences, the
responsibility will rest solely and exclusive
Iy on The head of Mr.. Polk, and those Of
our public men 10 whom the subject is now
turned over, who may sustain him in bis
idle and arrogant claim
Now hear the Hartford Conventionlsls.
Mr.. Saltonstal said:
"The measure of our iniqnlty is now
filled up BY the declaration Of war against
Great Brtain--a war impolitic, unnecessd.
ry and unjust"
Josiah Quincy said
sin war like the present, ragged icath'
out UNSUITABLE cause, it is not becomlnga
moral and religious people to rejoice at
tho victories Of our arms"
Another Ha rilord Conventionist said:
"The war was commenced in ,cicksd-
ness, prosecuted with weakness, and closed
with Disgrace
John Davis, "honest john" said;
"We have uniformly entered our So
Tenn protest against this desolaling war,
which originated in The ,oicked, malignant
passions Of corrupt and imbecile 60
vernment." Again: I" This obstinate IN.
furiated man [Madisonl plunges US into
wanton, wicked war"
Mr.. Bolts asks il we are to encounter
the expense Of millions!" Mr.. Russell said
"the monthly costs Of the war are SIX mil
lions" So il seems the standard Of ma
tional justice is 10 he regulated BY dollars
and cents now as then!
1t would be very easy matter 70 10y
low Mr.. Bolts through, sentence BY SEN
tence and draw parallel for every ldea'
from the records Of the Hartford Conven'
ton. He is no less bitter against VT
Polk than some Of his /" iIustrious Preoe'
cessors., were aga;nst Mr.. Madison. 10