Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-04-08
CARR0LLT0N.
Wednesday Morning iii April 5, 1916.


Senator JESSE SPEgnT has addressed 4
letter to r. A. Townes, esq, published in
the Grenada Chronicle, defining his po-
slion" on the Oregon question. II our
space was not pre-occupied, we would lay
tho production before our readers. W.
may say, IN brief, that Mr.. speight's posi-.
lion seems entirely coincdent with that
Of DIR. Calhoun, Our Senator's letter, Id
The form Of answers to heterogeneous, /,
mostly devoted, like his fle-leader's lat Z
great speech, to the portrayal Of the ruin.
GUS consequences Of war, particularly at
affecting the planting interest. We 40
not know that he exaggcrates in the pic.
turc no has drawn but we do know that
an insecure peace, pnrchased by an aban-
donmcnt Of national rights, will in tho end
be productive OF consequences far more
runous, whether The State OF Mississippi
may have "any immediate pecuRiary into
rest IN maintaining those rights or not
The main question, that is Whether the
United States has 4 title. or better title
than any other nation, to the Oregon terri
tory, is scarce alluded TO in the letter. He
slurs over the title acquired from Spain,
without so much as mentioning that the
United States sets up such claim. In
this connection he speaks IN any thing but
friendly tone Of President Polk, Says he
"Great Britain contends that she has
righis, which our government has always
respected, and suppose thar Mr. Polk
Thought she bad some small pretensions,
'or he would scarcely have consented TO
give up half the territory"
Mr., Polk says the offer was made, not
because BIO thought the British had any
well founded pretensions, but from a SIN
cere desire to preserve peace, he deem-
ing the sacrifice justified by the action of
his predecessors.
Since reading Mr.. Spoight's letter, we
have no hopes thai ho will act in accord
ance with tho voice Of majority OF bis
constituents, as expressed in the rosou-
tons Of the Legislature.
We beg 10 add our humble concurrence
IN all he says of the iniquties of the Pro-
teclivo and Paper systems, and Of the
grinding expressions Of the former felt in
our own loved section Of the Union. Bnt
"we pray 6od' ito borrow the honorable
Senator's phrase that tho dread OF the CON
tinuAnco Of even such evils as these, may
never lead to the abandonment OF our ma
tonal rights, or the surrender of one foot
Of the domain OF tho Republic TO British
rapacity! With the aid Of our political
brethren, the Democracy of the North and
Northwest, the vile Tariff system may be
Frustrated at this session of Congress-
But how can we expect that aid, when a
commanding portion Of those claiming TO
be the peculiar friends OF Free Trade are
in the act Of breaking the faith plghied in
the Baltimore Convention, on the g great
American neasuron of the occupation OF
Oregon The Western people look to the
possession Of Oregon TO secure the trade Of
,he Pacific and tho Eastern seas, the most
extensive and lucrative on earth, and
hence they regard this measure with an
intensity Of interest which is apt TO insli-
gate retaliation for what they deem 1--WE
cannot say, in the face Of the resolution of
the Baltimore Convention which we SUBJ
join, unjustly,) a breach Of party faith.
II opportunity and inclination serve, We
shall reisr to Mr.. Speight's letter again il
a future number. From ono passage, we
might conclude that our Senator had been
/" heightened from his proprety" by the in
sane rawlings Of Giddings and Adams, i'll
such conclusion was not inadmssabe as
TO one Of his known boldness and inde-
pendence of Judgment and action,
ah resolution Of The Baitbaorf Contention.
.REsoLvEp, That our tito 10 the whole oil
tho territory OF Oregon 10 clear and unques-
lionabe; that no portion Of the same ought to
be ceded to EngMnd, or amy other Power; aud |
that the re-occupation Of Oregon, aud the tc-
Of Texas, al the earliest practical |
Bile period, are great American measures, which |
tho convention recommends to tho cordial sun
port Of the Democracy 81 the union,v
or We publish in this paper The new
act relative 10 Probate Courts, and several
other acts passed at the late session Of the
Legislature. These laws We're in force
from the date Of approval, and are OF i'm
mediate interest to most Of our readers.
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Or A letter to the editor from friend at
Washington, under date aist ull., says
I'VE have nothing new that sou will