Columbus Whig., January 04, 1844, Page 3, Image 3

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" RTU Scar.'.lrn cf Dc;o:r L7th centals
mkxigCvfctsrial against tha annexation of Tex.
HI to UjessUiitcl C;:; tii. ;Tt editor ia ii
opening sentence, says: We feel ourselves io
- datj cml to epeajc pat iaroesiV&atlcrui'
' against so iiawisa and impolitic a propo&ua
- ma asnexatiori ot Aexaa. ,ie enriouies ma
ajjiiauun ci mis quesuon, ai-ice present iima
to the intivemfents Md eSbrts of Gea. Murphy,
whom; he ca:Za .Mr:; yier s i,exaa uoroiau
eioneri!' and believes that tie purposo of the
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wnoie matter eas, ceen, io promote me inter.
xst cf Mr. Tyler ana la increase- the strife be
tween lie friends of,Mr. Calhoun and Mr Van
Uuren. Now, we know hot, or care not for Mr
1 yier or JM". macumations, nor do wa m&h to
in thmm mi,,r'.At.
,a candidate &r the Presidency, yet, e, d J Je.
aire i near jus subject pi toe acnxaxicsa oi
Teataa thoroufrruy. discussed, and fa JvfanJ
Jflcaijyactea on oj ioe present suor&tets, ifitb
oat respect to -nr. laiboun, Mr vat? Uuren,
ilr.i vier.cr idr. Cl&r. We chouldiot th.nk
of men, when a measure of so vast inner tacce
ta under consideration, we tnould cS for the
benefit of tie ole' codotjy noar, and for :ijs
thMr.(':.iftnfTMM n0lr.sndlnpm,!,nant
prospeniy in urae jo comf, jor ttO'prcseni
We believe that mauy of the reasons which
if5tillI,!Lft
not prove that there af no valid reasons Wjich
could be urged in favor of its annexafiori. V '
Is it possible for any man of reflection,
examine all the features or this question with
out discovering many cocrent and powerfu
reasons for its arnexat o:il The fo'lowiog
questions will be presented in the discussinn of
this oubiecf. What relal onship does the tor
ntory ca led Texas, -bear to these U Slates
jand Mexico! What is the Character or tna
. agricultural and commercial facilities and what
ine capacity oi luis territory io sustain popu
lation W ho are the present tenants of this
territory, and who of necessity taut be in the
future! Can Texas sustain her inoepenacsoe
and enjoy any degree of quietude and pros
perity with so extended a savage borders n
he cannot, what course will she pursue! What
policy will she adopt? Has not that territory
been opened and rendered valuable by its pre
sent owners? Are not the citizens of Texas
almost exclusively emigrants from the United
States? Are they not flesn of oar nesrt, and
bone of our bo&eJ Shall they after having re
deemed that! soil from the wilderness, by,
great toil and privation, be permitted to be
sacrificed by a superior power on that soil? or
shall they be driven like beasts from this ter
ritory and be compelled to yield the benefit of
their labor and long suffering to others, who
would have ever been too indolent, to have
rendered this country habitable, by any other
persons than savages? If Texas should ever
be annexed to this country is not this the aus
picious moment lor action? Should we be fas.
tidious upon the receiving or Texas into the
Union, because, forsooth, . it has been by the
arms of valoi, wrested from the authority of
Mexico? Have we not acquired all Uis wide
domain by armed usurpation, and treaty from
those whom we term savage, and have not the
Texians taken from those who are pot much
!e.3 avajo iheT present home?, . The Sooth
sfMu'd look to ber own present and future con
diion,'now, sni not await the horrific signal of
insurrection to arouse her to action, as the
editor fof the Southron ecems desiroue she
fhoudj. No danger can arise from a temper"
a:e enquiry into the nature and final prospect
cf ourIavts institution. W.e have manifested
'.oo much ti nidity upon this subject. Let us
up and ac JAo men, and prepare for every
event! Let us'anticipateeyils and prevent
chem: let us be in constant readiness to meet
nay emergency, 'and we shall always be safe
and properou-. ; v
WV were much diverted, by the perusal cf
an article in the Demcra of December $0,
over the signature of-ctibbeba,f' and the
elaborate alphabetical commentary by the Ed
iter. Their object ia writing and commentiag
appeared not so much to.determine, the avail-1.'
Ability of their respective favorites . Mr. Cal.
houn and Mr. Van Buren, as jio display their
ancient lore. Wheoeyerywe find politicians
writing in dead languages, we feel assured
that they consider their cause desperate, and
as snch, would not. be understood by the peo
ple, by what demagogues term the "democra
cy." We think it, decidedly imprudent for the
Editor or "Octibbeha," to make himself at all
uneasy upon the, subject of the Presidency, as
Menry Clay o! Kentucky, without the shadow
of a pessib'e doubt must be our next President.
This being true, weVould advise the Tories to
select their weakest roan," and so have it un
derstood, as they will by this means' be furn
ished with an acceptable reason for their de
feat. We truly sympathise with the friends
of J. C. Cal'ioun, 3 it is evident from the sirrns
of the times, that their favorite cantfot be more
than entered for the stakes. And poor Van,
must be again distanced if forced to ran' We
see, that Mr. Calhoun,' by some of his friends,
has been recommended as a suitable candidate
for the Vice Presidency. Ha! ha ha!! Ve
think he may exclaim with much propriety,
"Save rae from my friends!"
Tho Viefcs&urgr Sentinel of 30th ult., abueea
with much fierceness and severity, an.rory
mous individual whom he enppos 3.i gi;I'y cf
attempting to defeat Gov IJcNc'i r l" -;;er
Bartoh, as the case may be, befirs the Lc's
lature, for the Senate of tho United Slates.
We snspect theicdLyldsaXta k torn ail cjjs,
is Dr. Gwin; of this however," we are tot cer-
tainly assured. Who will be elected Senator
by' our Repudiating' Tory Legislature? Will
itbeMcNatt, the inimitable" out and outer,
or Barton, or 0winn or will they act : more
discreetly, and elect our fellow citizan, Gen.
Jess8 Speight! We dislike very touch the
General's ultra Tory notions, and we abhor hia
principles of Repudiation; yet if we must have
' C Repudiating Tory as oar Senator re tould
; prefer General Speight to any other i ho
Yla Sout&ern, flfformer,jTiovt pnblibed at
" Jackson, is onsof the most neatly and elegantly
dressed and execntsd papers thltare pi&llshed ia
the Sonth West. ' It is a Calhoun paper, at preh
eat, lut we prophecy; that It will do batiia yet ia
tho causs of lir.' Clay, as Mr'. Calhoun c jnaot
fLfljY-, CLiTf
recjive tha namlniiioniof tha dsmocrat'c Con
. ventio:i.: Tha Reformer', catmct eertiinly aid
tha Repadiating Tories cf IJiss. Li attempting
to pajs Van Buren on and of7 the tracl.-. j
. 'Tin f V Yerk Wttlbj J'ritem, b a spljadij
.-s'lsit, aed is m:st ably eilted. Tho prlca it Z2
ftt anacta. Every person who desires ai ZHsztm
, em piper would da well to taks tha Til.
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rCtpt John i.;rnsoe,Tvhou2h earnestly fiolicu'
fp.nflst Desitivelv refused to bctoae a Can
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Mr;MeDttffi ha notified the Senate that he
wniintrodnee abilitaresraUte the Tariffaccor
djg to the rrincip... orihe comprozni-e -cL
Bfr, Walker of thl State has presented to the
rsti $Unatf a bill far the rridaaijon nf tha w m of
rice
I the public Iandl J M. v : ; J '
No special newe from the western portieh 6f
the Sitalel the Hi$si$iTpian contaiot the pre
sentation of the names of 'several individuals.
who woo Id make food speakers for tho Hoase.
Tha Constitution ot this State, haa been eon
linaed our pJiper for tbo 8,t .everal weeia,
MCMM our "iwcriptioa nas been raprnty
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1 When ou lialaturo beg-ins. wa exoecLto
P-t proceeding, of thu body.to ou, tea.
derg. atid this. WiPTa rroPCepfttK nwuw -
and tha neCCSBarr
miscefianeous matter will fill our coluuinsf It
however, we should not finu the proceeaings oi
fkWr..ritiivA bodies rerv intcrsttine. we smsJI
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States. X copy of each should be preserved and
laid asido or reference. '....;".i
The paper from the western portion of tha
Statcytnform u, that the Noacbean Rain of the
last mfcplb, .have injured rrfQch, net irrepara
ble the ftil Road ftn ,Vicksbu-g to Jackson.
' Mr.uhn v. Ford orqroy, ha invented a
machin for Kttns; and disijbBting types. It is
formed with key, npin wbreb an. individual
can ner form, at upon a piano. When one of
the key is touched, tke type which it repre
S3ntp, will immediately take or lere its place
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accordingly as it may be eeliing up or distribu
ting.
The year 1844, is born. From the womb of
Time she comer With spasmodic throes and
deep electric groans, sha breaks tnta being.
With countenance deep overcast and millionsjof
(ears, she presents to the world the first sun of
her promised Progeny. The signs how porten.
toos! What mysteries will "she unfold? - What
events develope? What with her plastic hand,
wiH she build up, and what dissolve? Will not
the heavens, with ceaseless change remain the
same? Anrf what oh! Earth must be thy history?
By motaSiiUy stamped her own. Wilt thou stif.
prove the begoiler, the deceiver of man? 'ShaJi
the morning brightness like the bow of peace.
light up ine hope ol the aool, but to be darken
ed, by the sombrcnessof despair at eyen shads?
Will youth by thy laws inflexible, under thy
nurture bloom n mnhQcd, and wiU'inanhond
seek by decripUude's way, the hoary vale of
j ears? Oh Yemt! then art thyself, but tbs off'
spring of Time!! and day and uight, and season
and change are of thee! Who can kiow thy
future decrees? What power can, resist thy
time-bounded reign. Here life by thy fiat springs
and there to death tielda no itself. Is it not
wiaa t giv lo Time a tongce. an'mark'thej
progress of the rVoWe.yE?Wh.thsi. how
lives may not. when this n?w borri year expires
be to the dust consigned? "What Glory may not
fade, what Empires may not in ruins smoulder?
What is Wisdom's way, where all is change. To
know tho Father and Author of Time and years
and in Virtue's cause to live, and in the bosom
of innocense sink to rest. This, thif, is ail of
life, of duty, and of mar!! J ;
Written at tun rise, Jan. 1, J844,
during the Thunder Stotm. " - ,
John H. Pleasants, Esq. well known as one
of the ablest and most ery of living writers
bas resumed, aner a long interval, me eaito
rial chair of the Richmond Whig. He will;
be seen, and heard, and felt in the vpOlitical
conflicts of the Old Diminion.
Messrs. Hamden Co. of New York are
about making an experiment trip to New Or
leans to test the practicability of establishing
a.it express between those cities. A special
messenger is to leave the former on the 3rd
proximo, for the transportation of small packa
ges Or parcels. We trust the experiment may
succeed, and that an express line may te es
tablished. - - , ; --.i-
An addition of territory has been made to Ar
kansas by the new line which the Missouri end
Arkansas commisioners are now running. The
nhole extrnt of this addition win probably te
over tvo hunlred milj. compiis more thfn
tixlT svitn tl oi sand acseit. It will f rlrc'il j
Sorter L.U Func . , -
The f5t is t. ghly creditable la lh slat of
rkamns, thl of the fxty-Ce counties of
i'hi:h thct state is ces? ssJ every" alisrilT L:a
;jrt!ii yAr 13-lJda'y estt?cd his ittwi.' wJh
the state," as .collector' of tha revenue, acd
within tks tine preecribjd by, ! ; ' " " - -
A NOVEL. BUN.
" Printers are :iogenius fellows in the wsy of
inventirg duos ; for their patrons but the follow
iag from tho JJt Ahbamia" .'.rather .excelas
thy 'thing' we have seen in the way of originals
isy. Cie beed.'ye dalinquenlfs and'proCt by
the warning c four Colemporary.' . V
MIa ir opi lion, "one of the punishments tl.kt
soma peoplo will fiod." prepared for. them . in
Tarteru; will te to be chased round and round
its jkurny circcrnfrrence.ty the ghoiU of Prin
ters. Imagins, . reader, how you. would feel,
'going it in 4he marshes cf Styx at your extre
tremest pace fclIoweU by the shadow of a da
fuet Pcblieher, with, a shar? ctioA in one
hand and a bunilo of' Qrtreceipte 1 accounts in
the other! Now yoo sink in the eu-f hur bojlor
recollect yon are the ghost of a well-fed man
while ths erey hound-like spirit of your starved
creditcrjsis youjwilh his stick in the region of
honor an 1 ur;t you. on! Remember too this
will be ns Msir-?e dash, tf one mile butjt
will Le contin atd UTitil ycqr executors or heirs
ball an re Its LiD'sm eirth.' ..
presto our readers ine mdsuukwii winett, 1st V. President, J. M. Anderson, ssna
State r Every citizen should have at least, te I yice President, George AVigbtmaJi 1st Sec.
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S3ira3 and local id?aiti Ucilchs :
ces, exiatiuj between ny iwoguY
do ia fact, coast rccia . . ---
And. wheres?. tbQ roircrr.-.s
' . Jd be rota physical '.weaMesi tsa
Md ti itBtam tha burthen of ffoVefCssfcoH
1 i TasKCTOM. Resox.ve3, That in tcjfw
I of tfcisfleetiagr.it a me jisq una
jddy of Ihe United -States, to ; "r
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io? appoint a aundinjf CotntnUtee ot tisree, W
off correspond With other whig eocieues, taeniae
I eorresoond with other whiff
I foregrtn eubject, and also another Cwf
nfikPAo fn mm mnA diRfiiminato infornation
in relation to the election of Presides t tod
Tu Pmitant ftfrhft ITnited States
REsoLvro, That ia. view of this 4eeucj,
jtrvnatmg
and ViC0 President of the U. States.
RE.sor.vm. That this meetimr deena Hl3t-
bt CtAT, the choice both of tha party ndth
i cuunu jrj ur me mguebi uucb u -
I Resolved, That the Secretary Ml the
ES1g&
1 rT fuv ninh ftvina iTnnnt ernfanroev
I ithconnontlv nrranf-rpd. a ConfltitdtlOff "' ana
By-Laws for thcgovemment adopted, and the
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name
John L. Tindall, President, BoTaig C.
After appoiatinz T. CoopwoodV and F. M.
Rogers, Esqrs-t to address the Club at its next
meeting, the meeting then adjodrned. ,
Oeorob Wightman, Sesretajy t '
. The following observations fcciompanied
the Preamble and Resolutions, f ('
Th& party are in high rpirits id tita eoonty.
and although the result of our last election
was discourasinfr. vet ve have pod erounds
to hope that Old Monroe will teU; fl the Pre-
Biuennai r.ieouon jor -iiarry oi ia tvesu
xcu win perceive by the annexed that we
t snce can succeea, we are aeierminecto carry
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the Countv. . I
i ho Loco Foe os have made great&Torta to
get up a meeting in thw County. Iter two
. complete failcres, in Athens, to cdject the
Faithful together, the jeaders con fuded to
adjourn, and hold a "Afass ,ile'rig,!ln-Aber.
deen on Saturday, last. They accbro'ly met,
ther Zrftfders and theZeo, numbering whj the
chairman and secretary, Nmeteenri Sixteen
Repudiators and threa bond-payers and in or
der to exhibit still further boasted fiarmony"
of the party, on a formal division made by the
Chairman, there were found ten fcr (an Boren
and . nine for Calhoun. Their fJbairman an
ultra Mno credit," "hard money riuj and sec
retary both voting. After viewifir themselves
all round" and perceiving theyiirer8 cutting
a very ridiculous figure, they aSurned "sine
die' " v-'-'.ZZJ- i t--v.f i
Ve are much pleased to hear fronuhe Whigs
of Monroe. It i cheerinjf tolearn taal they are
again preparing for action. Tha geaeral Jndifi
ferencc and almost loathSsomenesg that have
pcrvadoj the Whig; ranks ot Mississippi, since
ihe iiitveeaber election, ha.v been mssC sppalU
ing.; Beaten as they,'.ere,by the retries Tory
Repudiators, on a question of 'honesty,' or 'dis
honesty, they have been' too much inclined to
despair of being able to sustain n elfvated and
honorable tone of feeling and action among the
constituency f is State. But nowhat Monroet
which, has been so thoroughly girsa over, to
Toryism i and Repudiation, yields ta even the
meet enthusiastic Whigs,1 the hopeful promise,
of the trium'jf Henry Clay,1 why shiculd not
the Whigs everywhere begin tolnovcj We have
not dared to jspeak to the Whigs off Lowndes,
since the last election. They wer unfortu
nately divided,' and from ihis cause , alone, so
desperately discomfited, that we have not pre
sumed to say to them, organize. Ere long, how
ever, w will speak, and the deep toned .trump j
will arouse them from lethargy, to powerful.vto
fiery andjeffective action. We 'wish to hear of
the' organization of "Clay Clubs" and Corres
ponding Committee throajljout the State. We
shall be pleased td publish for tbrn, bitt noDen
eSt can arise from publications ocHss the paper,
containing them, shall have general treu?aUon
among the people, ; It is impossible to aintain a
Whjg Press and Paper at any other point, in the
Eastern section of the Slate, except Columbus,
and it cannot be done here, without a very lib.
era! support of .the party. -Will the Whigs in
this eection of the State, take an active interest
an ! -rocure for the'WHio' alargi subscr )ptinn
support. v WiU'Moflroe furnish a hundred sub"
seribers? .She surely will if the Jeadinf Wl Jf s
in the County-if therebe any leaders fva?nf
Wf igs-will make a proper ecori ' '
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pri-scf tbo Cc.'.- Wisl,'i;;. Givius 1,3 sub
ecfiters, or less ii you cannot gciso manv., - -
petition, asking Congress to grant a jSnsion
rorhia to tte widow; o uromweu, 'aspirate
who was Lung by Cor. Mcllenzie, t&I who
boosted before his executioner, at hs h : been
a pirate before he sailed ia tha Sar.;r f If tj.g
It is said that C3.CCD earra-ti t
ed Vincon?:a this year by way cf t
s.za tr.e r.u-.r :r r.a,i caea izz
br-eni;:ra'ica .thorgh othr rc
i:i.W3t;;e iJ3raneratt:ys "i
wb i :au 1.1..' ycc.r
territory, a. a cf ccrr
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it ia deemed expedient to bold as eanj as con
venient a State Convention, for the purpose of
nonvnatini? electors lor ihe offices of fteaident
T I s " iktadkay a aowwMt wv
c ?ci oi ias psuuoner3 were tztrj u cro , - -y - ; - i; . , . ? ;3 V; jt r '.-r
cre:reI!effbr..:d;itlbwoV4 ?T3 f:. l--;
re- jctyeir motives; tut their sob: rpcres s-' X - J C3n:--' - fi - v.
evidently is to shmv their r pect for. teSiS s"-Ct:"r: J : - t. . " -
m& e;aetor. Well, Lis meucry is eincntjw ' " '
entitled to tfictr pecl tLiVt-p.; :ifja" "'.- E. B. W, I
burners, tLesackcrs cfoarttrr: i-iTrJ ' 'AME'i 0J -T?t I .
menters ofRhoda Inland rebelicni.. - "ti , 1 " O 1 i. I
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how th.J charge cii a-j J jrejurt' :anst
iM cliimi orifrfnat' , t- 1 v;, t ?j Ihschirac-
tcr of those irho ra'.M.u t try 1 ViLU
r'?;vea tary were act.
- rv tha ausnrdcfua rj-'Iraticni ia tha news
papers which hare leca einca traced to J. F.
Il.'CkirboTsfei oda cf tha corr.riccicjrrs anJ
his fccccrrtphcea it will re t ?vt I ry ere 19 oni
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nrss in these case which hsvobeen alTod
iota f. lii!-t, wiii c:;3 Kc-lo II. Cr?;.t cf
Nf-;3 ccsnty. iTL-t ft?ntkr.2a.acJ ens
Jtl.j-ca CirsestJ c-j tha foUowir.T tZSt-
tit ia rf-iri ts L;cs3 tlaisj ca tha J4 c,T
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xaents, j faults tcsacal'sd '-epea -v- to- state
what we know in rslatba to tha conduct and
capacity cf William Wars!, Jtte agent ' for the
registratioa of certain Indiana or ; Choc taws,
under the 14th article of the trfatjcf Danc
ing Rabbit Creek fof citizenahip and' landa
state as foUowa. to wit We have been fre
quently present when the Indhci made ap
plication: to the i?ent, Colonel TVard. to t e?ia-
ter themselves' and take citizenshin end re.
ceiveland tinder the provisions of tb i4tb
article of the treatyof the Dancing Rabbit
Creek, and before the expiration of six months
after the ratification of said treaty and Jaw,
known the agent Col.' Ward, to refuse ani
reject a good" number of applicants saving
"inai iny n
might go vVest cf the Mississippi
it would be better for them. Be-
river." that
ing requested, we further state that tha a&ent.
Col. Ward, was frequently incapable(of at'
J'iMflf t bamnmm-from intarifatnri mnA
tany person wlio wished bw&
acd papers did pretty much as they pleased
with them : and that said a -rent was much on-
posed to the Indians sYailmg themselves of
me aa vantage oi me aq anicisj oi tnd treaty
aioresaia. j3urnea ,
REUBEN II. GRANT.
JEFFERSON CLEMENTS,
Sworn to and subscribed before me Dee.
23d, 1834. ; JOHN II. MORRIS, Seal:
; Justice of the 1'eqee far said county. . ;
The affidavit shows that in 1634, those wor
thies discovered no frauds in the claims, and
they further state that many of the Indiana
who applied for permission to register their
names were refused by the anient. .The v al
so swear that tho agent was incavabte of
auenawff to ms duty ana was so. negligent
that any person wtm pleased might take pos
session eif the bucfu and papers. Mr. Grant
states that be was a great portion of his time
in company with the agent, and consequently
he must have had a pretty correct idea of the
management of the affairs. , We shall now
see what the opinka of the aforesaid Mr,
Grant was, as given before the present board
of commissioner?, on the 22d February 1S13.
We ask of every honest' ma n a careful per?
usal and comparison' of this deposition with
that given by the same individual in 1834. both
depositions it will be seen relate to some
facts. :: -..'.".'-;' . .,
The deposition ot Gen. Reuben H. Grant,
a freo white citizen of the county of Noxubee
and State of Mississippi, taken before 'the
commissioners appointed under" the act; of
Congress of the 23d August 1842; entitled an
act to pfovide for the satisfaction of claims ari
sing und?r the 14th and 10th articles of the
treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, concluded ia
September 1830" at their ofSce at Hopahka
in Leake county in said State of Mississippi,
The said deponent 'being' first duly sworn on
the holy evangilist of Almighty God, deposes
na aays mai ne is interested in ihe cases ari
sing under' the said treaty, and wL':h perl
may- come neiore inn Doanl lor their ujvesu.
gation and '-adjadicatkia lis 'doc"" not know
that he has any interest in the cases ' which
have beea already before the board but that
tne.testimony he presume wllLJtm tuaettitie
same in alltheca2s,and'ttherefbre unwil
ling testify for or agaifcS any claim in con,
sequenci of hts interest m the general maWer.be
hevmg he is not a competent tekness end sub.
mita to the decision of this boards-' -
' ed . - B.'H.'GRAVTi
Taken before us at Hopahka the'O'jj feh
ruary, 1843. - RALPH GRAVE3 ; v i
, ' . J- F.ILCLAlBOwya-"
- TheoregougaSdavit itwill. be observe!'
was made at HoDahka.and
claration of the denonent that he
ed.ia jthe cfairns, and Was not a competent-
jYuucBr, ujo wwa ficia uttq iroin testify.
The deposition of Mr; Grant was ilW.
on the presentation tot the board of commis."
sioners of the foDowing protest gaiet te
claims of E. B, V; Kirksey and Janw pc i
dexter, two citixens cf Noxubee county,
iuo w mcouirovcriioie proof uiai lais prOv
. . . . . j. . . .
es( wasmea at ine instance or tne said Urant
who swears that he was interested " in' the
claim' and was not a corr relent ic'.tiiessj " Up
on the filing of this p.; U;t the toari &.'ioumed
tor a monm. - -. t
r Uofahxa, Janctrv lCih,
To the Hon. Ralph Graves r i J. ' t
; Clairboroe, Comm.sonera of th- U. &; ,
"V Gentlemen. V e ywr, petitioners re- tJ
.n- J.mm.-I of VOUr IlOnnraKlA ." - .
r . l .... . - ...
fl.i r ? fiolecsn T'rv arainst m, . '
cb!.-J r "T1'"' " f 'a 14 th artic cfi - t
. fall ;.ivet'gatron caW i.a : A-f, b0 h 'ul
ara duni man mere are no ".Y u
hundred heads of farnili fent'tSi 6 thn r"'
article of said treatv ii? ftIeJ. L'-- i
c
. j' i your nftT"
convince vohi.k .
portofthecIaiWwch"
before your court far ;,?J . fc - .
are entirely uniut,.;!: - ' l
,3 i
claiming, ceverin the V;
"fithisprotestwetrenotrc-? ' iVj
raproper motive. br- r,; . - . r . . i
r
r
ana to ine Indians : r - -' ..,,
your honors are j-tuitr 1 t t " " , "v
we have acV-M cj l-7 1 - r 7p3
jj- M. 3 X i
ur..!cr t.1 1 Tr.
We v.ieli tl
"5 i - t C. 11
C
3 f
? res-V. C;n, I - T, n- -
r?i;.j . lurr ' i
. I tr.J ?jf.
star; ?. I
a m jm t- . .
aii Grant rrr- 1 1
cr of Itid.zn l.. iirs
:t:r ti f - C
at
that for a af rfr2')C?f) 1,9 fO.---n !
cxpa frauJs th:,twou!l tws t-i c.jvcr;r
meat two ' and a h-.'f m'ul.or.s of - I'a-V i
communicatel to tha fJUsippL.! i- :L.J
at Jackson, an art'cfo of tha same tenon La
irg Informed of these Lxtsv lis Clairtorr.3, c.io
cf the Gomraiffionsif, pave the followirj cpm
joa iajresrd to Mr. Grant's refusal to tcs i
t
f ? - -. Trcm the IU O. Tr-' r.
,4 I" if PX .,m.
I .n j. . ):,- ?f"r(-. - Jttf(
lis Whs of li:z'-t-r arjf Iz'J.S.:
K a a
w-sf t
.oprcujcrcf their pcr.tlca ia ci.
feat than f the most brilliant victory. For
two-tuccf salve -elections, withhar-Iy an cx.
ceptfOn in their ranks, they have foc-ht tie
battlv"cf i KonesC -and Good' Faiili, filnst
llnzvcfy mi Repudiation. Some ft w knaves
who htif Crept in among them, have crawled
1 Z- a
out, dreao'lnj ta bo taxed cr to he on the ca
ponents have voted, ca -specious fcafCiaay
pretexts, to ro the creators cf the State.
Here is one cf there .touchstone, questions
which show what the ' respective parties are
made of. Glorious; Whigs of Mississ ippi !
how nobly does yout conduct contrast with
that ot ehuQing palCering Indiana ! You will
yet triumph friends, and how proud will be
your triumph! How the hearts of alt honest
men will rejoice over it ! Who would not go
half a mile out of his way to shake hands with
ttie ofthf noble Wliigs ot Mississippi t ' ";
no more than justice to the higa t4iisgis
sippi. Indeed it falls short" rather than over
steps the meed of praise which should be a
warded them. A more gal lant band cf pa
triots never periled . life on the field of battle ;
and Tvhen all . the circumstaces of their Itfty
position on the subject of repudiationjare known
to the world, no praise wid he considered too
high no honor undeserved. t r .
; The.qaestion of repudiation was .broached
for the first lime in-. Mississippi just after the
Presidential election in 1840!. They. -were
then flushed with a brilliant and decisive vis
tory, and their locofoeo adversaries were scat
tered, dispirited and discomfited. ; Then tt was
that for the purpose of regaining their lost
power; a portion of the locofoeo party agitated
the subject of rcjjudtating the State debts. Jit
first it was met with the general contempt and
execration it 60 nchly merited t, and no, man
of any jcharacter dared openly to stand up aw
its advocate. ' Meantime the locoiocosmet in
the State Convention," at Jackson, in January,
18-11 When this body convened, some ex.
prepsion of opiniooi in reprd to th'u damnable
auction was looked for, put -inste ad cf meet
ing; it like men, and declaring for cr ja";.st it.
the assembled democracy of the St&to fws it
the go by. shortly , anerwaras, tha 'Whig
Convention assembled, and one cf th j very
first acts of that body was to declare eternal
war against repudiation let it be supported by
whom it might or where it might,' The U'h-g
party thus met the question at the threshold,
openly and. manfully, although it might have
followed the example 'set , by the Locofoeo
Convention and dodged i he 'question t ""-The
Whigs, however, chose a dlferent ani nobler
course. Jlegar ding repudiation 2 fcut anoth
er namefor, highway rotbery, they rs;p!cd
wuniic uiuusier ai iia oirta, and tnv .t2e
natccu wua never since, wnn a c.ina'a-cv
aau aruour wormy oi oeiser 1UCK. I hcv knp
m J a L m m. . . .
wen me oaas iney wouki nave to mm en 1
l B 1 .a . . . .
fidiHsi wjcy Knew wen me omnrrotence
!.. -.a 1 . t . . a si
w i.ic aim-a'.y oiar anbuncar cf taxation.
Lut with a tpirit worthy of 'the or riAion tLcy
neither filtered or he?itated. - Tiiey be!.!.'? c:i-
to, all co"vsry 'They f -.j;tu- .-.v.!
fortonPs-oa.iiA M4auT.rta were defeated.
But Uough overthrown, they were not van
o'ned though def:a'eJ, they were not C-
aveu- j ney.mac3 catt ia again, and e":...i
they have tcPTdefeatc'J but they only l.L:
thsir limr -Truih cr,-: hed to earth, tf i l ri a
rram : an-a the rrir.t en.l ti-ifnin-rrf..-)
a . ... -
Vh"gs of Miss h sir: i w
rever hy down L'.ir
arms until their S:-" : r
rcg?r.crat-
a" 1
it?
u V Tri'
; tn say,
'-in"
"Hex
CaTO TX1Z
.- . V
theV t;,. r - 4 Ti
ter.jiona t -tern
crtka r .
genuir s more. '
cum -s i.i Phi.
are ' .-' j ,
-Arjfrcrn
' ' eir pre-
'th-Ei?--::3
ia
l!y cc-
t"
;te?itc...3 ia t..
4-, l
We i"f
have a i:
tiste rf i.'
t, v
1 .
'
t
.ac.i t . . 1
5 ;
f
' ; :t;fy wz.3 cade tie C.'.htf , v, . ,
popular aid) f but cine-tenths or tho whole
party have atocd m ca the t'-3 cf UprLt
ness: while nineteen-twestictJ.a cf ttcir c.
. t .
. : r;
. . , . .
ta'"i,t
1 1.'.
frOTTi I
3 Be-.
the ft:z;
In l a r
r 1 t-iit'
to zr.z-.x
tLll cz-j.rt
tr:rt-'
r-tt;--n it l;:
that min'T'.cr
i..3 Ki.-;iit.
ttfirj dctcrr
n""r.tii rr'
tZi'.iCi Lf
; t;
mi i
Iwundatioa v.Lich the C ' '
ought to have placed eo-' '
in bad taste, end rnHt ',"'
sivcifupon comi
stances, any inteniionto f"
ed or supposed. Em fa
tion being prcLun2ii:e,v,',
Almonte, in big fetter cf-.-ber,
ia answer tot! ! '",'
of tftate treaty tjJe t1
toasanc5lr.sive thCsts
er.iit L e duty torepea h .
Slate, in order Uiat ter a.
municate it fo hi
T ,1r itnor ki Cirri
Haml that it should rh-
that they would bivsintg..';
amies nl9 Ce
I
ssirei hive i
ine raa;nu.iance of t e t
which ouht tosubsictist.
i. t ana meni . .
nthe absence of ti,ecr- :
Mexican authorities f ,
cow, , r . ,,,-" ;
' " w ICFPJ W8 CJ--
whether the transtefm -bs
given oCence tot:
not literally correct. I
latioa toss exact, we m t.
blame the discretion 0f j
admit also Ue force ol tbs p
by the Mexican minister of i ?
fend, which cniderfdicr- '
exemplary f.Jdu with w;,i.i, "
all her cmbamssiaentt, f, -"
her treaty etipufitionj witf'-V
II df mrmjyatcd to cur mVi
tha Government of irecicad
in a quarrel wiili tbo L"0.u
K .The nf.st coune to stV v
ttandig tf Uiegrotsdaest
mt'Ct oi Mexico, appears ta c, "
beyond tM Iajguaire c.rT-!. y '
to this country, to resort to i
and cca wtiat the Preeij t
elf has said, through his e:.:
A Hairs, toCen. Thorni':'1 r
Blexico, The following i i
ployed by that functionary, be: ;
same which Cen. Almonie v
employ in lis corrcs;.-.i - ?
tary of Stale :
The Mexican Goit- :
tuSlcicht cvidcr.ee, pilUfd
ine Amertcan pttjs, that a r
cf t?.3 United Stafej at i
t3 iicorpcrate whbth
cf Texas : and slth'.'
I'rsiiJent hopes ti -t
,c;t will defost a
t
"3 r
fodcibivft cn iher r;. . - .
fvpf t" "t terr'rV.-tc T it
j uvcia e to 1..8 t
eon, with a v.ew f' ' . r
(Joverirr.ent.and c , ' -ciaratiunof
var ?ga
ihe pae ef an act f r
Texs withtM tcrri '
cerfaly tf the L.'
iir.n.c 1 a'e rr"c'::--'
l! "! civil. .-"d woilJ t y
L !.'- ; i ft1. s
ca.
i.i a el
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