The Ripley advertiser., 1846-02-07


takes the place of Lord srAsLtv ~ Secretary
Toe tho Colonies.
The announcement, that sr H. PssL ws'
sgso Premier removed. ssy the Eogl'sh p'io's
the gloom and suspension Of business which b''
rss'gns,,ss had crested IN the commercial e'f
eles. and improvement, in the share. money and
other markets quickly followed. What the res
,ored ministry will do in relation TO tho cofolaw'
whether they will propose total abolition o'
ibcm--s duty Of twelve or six shilliogs per quar-.
ter, to be decreased one or two sbillings per an.
mum until 1t expires--or . permanent duty o.
three shiIlings with compensation to the land
owners for tho reduction is matter OF much
speculation.
Tho annexed paragraphs in relation to the
reception Of the Presidents Message in Eng
land, and the Cotton Market, from Wilmer and
Smiths European Times, will be read with in
terest:
The PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
The frs. Message Of Presiden, Polk to Con.
gress, has created, as may be readily supposed, {,
greater amount Of attention in England than
any similar document from the head Of the A.
merican Union has done for years. Public feel.
ing was directed to the Message long before il
arrived, it's tone, hostile or otherwise, formed
abundant scope for conjecture in the press, and
even during the exciting time Of the Ministerial
crisis, journalists, overwhelmed by the impor-
tsnce Of our relations with the United States,
had stepped aside to discuss the question, even
10 the absence Of the Presidents views.
We have given elsewhere the spirit Of the
English press on this import ant document. Our
readers will be struck by the ab.
sence of all irritation in the remarks OF the great
organs Of opinion in this country, relative to
the Message, and this reluctance to avoid CIV
ing offence, arises altogether from the pralse-
worthy desire to heal, rather than foment the
cause Of difference between Us and the Uni
ted States respecting the Oregon. Some OF
the articles we have given are able and com.
prehensve views OF the question at issue, ar.
eued, of course, with an allowable amount Of
national feeling and prejudice. hut presenting,
on the whole, q just and generous standard OF
reason and logic.
One cause, perhaps. why the Message has
sgreeably disappointed expectation here Is, the
WELL timed observ atoms in which it INDUCES re-
specting a liberal tar,f: If the Oregon is the
bane, the proposed reduction Of the tariff is the
an.idote 10 the new Presidents missve TO Con.
gress. The style of the document has el'c,ted
praise, and although Mr. Polk has been snuboed
by European pubicists nouueI ho1me, ne has
given proof, in this much criticised document, OF
Ihe possession Of literary powers that command
ehnx, do pOt olSua uo {OPrA m.
n Upon the whole, then, il the Message has
not given all the satisfaction, in England, which
the friends and well. wishers OF America DESIRE
il has it's favorable point-that Of Free Irode;
and the pending triumph of Free Ttade prinei
ples wilL in all probability, be accompanied BY q
,o,isfcctorv adjustment Of the bone Of contention
the Oregon. Polk and Peel agree as to the
necessity Of the: e:6rst-why not Of the last alter.
native!
Policy OF THE RESTORED Ministry.
We need hardly trouble our readers with the
thousand. and one rumors which prevail respec.
ting the future policy ofthe Premier
But it requires, we think, little sagacny to
determine, that il Sir Robert Peel meddles at
all with the Corn. .laws-as medd.e ne will and
must-hs next measure will be final ONE
The time for any further tinkering has passed.
No half shceme will suffice.
All the elements of agitation would remain 40
strong and vigorous as ever; and, without the
eclas which total abandonment Of the present
system would give him, the reten ton OF fixed
duty, however small, would disgust all parties'
and give satisfaction TO none.
The existing state Of uncertainty must be
submitted to until the 22d instant (Jan.) when
the National Councils will become bear gar
den Of Corn.la law politics. ,,
LIVERPOOL CorroN MARxET, Jan. 3-Ths
sales to the 3lst. ultimo (Dec.) having been in.
cuded in the annual letter published on that
day, no farther statement will be made up until
the 9th instant; it may, however. be remarked,
that the demand continues good, the Gales OF
the four days having amounted to about 2O,OOO
bags, nearly oil to the trade and allowance OF
Id. per cent. upon American, quoted 3lst. De.
cember. is fully maintained.
The increasing value Of Consuls and the gen.
eral improvement Of all business transactions,
whilst they produce an advance IN quotations,
dispose the dealers to operate more freely, even
in cases to which business has been neglected
some time.
Correspondence Of the Ripley Advertiser.l
JACKSON, MISS, Jan. 26th l646.
DEAR SlR:-On Saturday last most of the
Legislature took ride upon the rail road to
vicksburg aud returned to-day at ~ O'Clock.