Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-04-08
Mr.. Speight'S Letter.

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space = was not pre-occupied, we wonld II i,
me-, rae PRODUCTION before our readers We
may say IN brief, that Mr. sDeisb,,s nos;
Cn seems entirely coincident with that
q Mr. Calhoun. Our Senator's le,,er. IN
~ 'O'm q answers to interroga.ories, is
mostly devoted, like his fle.laador,s late
erss' speech, to the portrayal of the ruin
consequences OF war, particularly as
anec'ing the planting interest. We do
not know that he exaggerates in tho MIC
lure he has drawn; but we do know that
an insecure peace, purchased by an aban-
Comment Of national sights, will IN the end
DC productive of consequences far mora
ruinous, whether the State Of Mississ;n,i
may have ''any immediate pecuniayu into
rest in maintaining those rights or not
Inc main question, that is, whether the
United States has title, or better titIo
than any other nation, to the Oregon terI
tory' is scarce alluded to in the letter. He
siurs over the title acquired from Spaib
without SO much as mentioning thai the
United States sets up such claim. h
this connection he speaks in any thing bit
atriendly tone of President Polk. Saws beL
"Great Britain contends that she has
rights, which our government has alwaIs
respected, and | suppose that Mr.. Polk
thought she had some small pretensions,
or he would scarcely have consented 10
give up half the territory"
Mr.. Polk says the offer was made, not
because he thought the British had any
well founded pretensions, but from sin
cere desire to preserve peace, he deem
ing the sacrifice justified BY the action of
his predecessors.
Since reading Mr.. Speight's letter, we
have no hopes that he will act in accord
ance with the voice of majority of his
constituents, as expressed in the resoIu-
tons of the Legislature.
We beg to add our humble concurrence
in all he says Of the iniquities of the Pro-
tective and Paper systems, and of the
grinding expressions of the former felt in
our own loved section of the Union. Blu,
tive pray God' TO borrow the honorable
Senator's phrase, that the dread Of the con-
tinuance Of even such evils as these. may
never lead to the abandonment Of our ma.
tional rights, or the surrender Of one foo
OF the domain OF the Republic to British
rapacity! With the aid of our political
brethren, the Democracy of the North anc
Northwest, the vile Tariff system may b
Frustrated at this session of Congress
But how can we expect that aid, when
commanding portion Of those claiming t
be the peculiar friends of Free Trade arr
in the act Of breaking the faith plighted il
the Baltimore Convention, on the g grea
American measure Of the occupation o
Oregon? The Western people look to tht
possession of Oregon TO secure the trade o
the Pacific and the Eastern seas, the mos
extensive and lucrative on earth, AM
hence they regard this measure with al
intensity Of interest which is apt to insti
gate retaliation for what they deem (w,
cannot say, in the face of the resolution 0
the Baltimore Convention which we sub
join, unjustIy,)a breach of party faith.
If opportunity and inclination serve, W
shall refer to Mr.. Speight's letter again il
future number. From one passage, "
might conclude that our Senator had beel
enlightened from his propriety'' by the in
sane rawlings Of Giddings and Adams,
such conclusion was not inadm;ssable a
to one of his known boldness and indie
pendence of Judgment and action.
8th resolution of the Baltimore Conoentior
-,sREsoLvED, That our title to the whole
the territory of Oregon is clear and unquei
tionable; that no portion ~ the eatse esg - I
he ceded to England, or any other Power; an
that the re-occupation Of Oregon, aud the n
annexation of Texas, at the earliest practice
BILE period, are great American measures, whic
the convention recommends to tho cordial SUI
port of the Democracy Of the Union"
5 We publish in this paper the ne
act relative TO Probate Courts, and sever
other acts passedat the late session of til
Legislature. These laws were in fore
from the date Of approval, and are Of in
mediate interest to most Of our readers.
a letter to the editor from friend
Washington, under date 2lst ult., says
g We have nothing new thar you W
not seein the papers. / cannot say VIII
will be done with the tariff, or any 9TH
party question. There are SO many isl
democrats no calculation can be made. =
mr. The Vicksburg Wing give repoi