The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1845-09-13

me ADOPTION OF this constitute by the conRrCh
,f OF tho United States.
THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE
e PRESENT CRISIS.
!. From the election Of Mr.. Polk 10 the pressn
!, time, the wing press and wing orators, from on,
extreme Of The Union 10 the other, have ken
upia uniform and an uDgenerous assault upon IN,
= ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS for the purpose O
exciting the prejudices and arousing the dscon
tent OF all classes against him before he should
have an opportunity Of displaying 10 the na,ior
The energy, firmness and sagacity which hi.
friends have every where claimed for him. In
this attempt they have sgnaly failed. In the
selection OF his constitutional advisers, the coun.
Try saw that his administration would be charac.
ter'zed by talent, experience and patriotism oil
'he very nrst order-that the character o! the
prompt, efficient and independent discharge Of
The responsible duties. and that his policy
would receive the support of the master spirits
of the age. With the bold, constitutional and
purely American doctrines laid down in his in.
augural address with his accustomed clearness,
The universal democracy ofthe nation were well
pleased-.ha heutral press awarded encomiums
OF merted praise, and The opposition were dis.
armed in a measure from their malignant al.
lacks, with here and there faint murmur;ng Ct
appreciation These, however, were the pre-
urinary steps-ihe laying of the foundation of
Inc policy he intends TO pursue. crisis has
now arrved-there is prospect OF WAR with
Ioregn nation--torn and distracted. il is true.
oy internal faction and domestic feuds, and dis
armed OF right and justice by her own acts
S.H' she 10 nation possessing rights that mus,
oe respected De cur government, maddened and
infatuated as she may be by an inforiated popu
laced led on by unpnncped asp;rants.
All eyes are now turned 10 the admnistra.
ton 10 see what preparation is being made to
meet the crisis. Those who have heretofore
doubted Mr.. Po,k's fitness for such an emergen.
cy must be convinced that he has the sagac,ty
to diecern and the nerve 10 meet any and every
constitutional responsibility that may rest upon
him. With promp'itude and aIacrity he has con.
centrated a sufficient land and naval force in
Texas and upon the gulf to protect our citizens
and territory from any invasion that the Mexi.
can government may attempt, and to guard our
commerce from any threatened or contempIa.
ted attack.
In these measures the administration will be
,riumphantly sustained by the prudent and pa.
trio,ic of all parties. We yet doubt whether
the Mexican government will have the termer-
ty to take the rash step-to plunge herself in
war that will, in all human.probabllity result in
the loss of her national existence.
But il she does, the consequences will fall up. |
on her own head; and it will be proud refec
ton for every citizen of the United States to
know tina, war has not been provoked, and tina,
for it's vigorous prosecution the government and
the people will not be unprepared.
Two PIcTREs.-The New Haven Register,
with force and beauty remarks, that ten years
ago Nicholas ddle was sitting in marble
palace in Philadelphia the banking house of the !
monster "calm as a summer morning." and
confident in his strength, directing the hostl.
ties of the wing party, and applying the power
of his huge moneyed engine to the overthrow of
Gen. Jackson and the Democratic administra.
ton OF the country. That situation was then
considered the Gibralter Of Federalism and the
rock of defence. 1t furnished the "sinews of
war;" to those who were battling against the
constitution; il bribed Congressman; It corrupt
ed presses; it purchased legislative immuni,ies;
it was the pride and soul Of corrupted system
the fear Of patriotic hearts-the great Diana of
whiggery, and the head of the "craft" by which
Spectators have their wealth. Its friends de.
|clared i, rooted in American soil, that it was as
necessary as it was powerful-and that it would
.sstand monument Of wisdom when Andrew
Jackson would be remembered as an enemy to
his country" But ten years have worked a
striking change in the position of the parties
Andrew jackson and Nicholas Biddle both
s'sleep with their fathers" The palace Of the
princely banker still rears its marble columns
but the priests of mammon the inquisitors that
siestingIy turned the screws" on honest indus.
try and legitimate trade, the votaries of legal.
lied pelf, who ministered to the monster and
lived upon it's beauty, have been swept away BY
the Augean trade that purified its walls. The
hydra has been slain, yet all the waters Of
Leathe could not wash out the record or the ef
fects of it's iniquitous practices. The name Of
Jackson is occupied with praise; and the for
tress that assailed his integrity, that labored to
turn the Indignation Of the people from itself,
their real enemy, against him, their real friend,
is now shrouded in Grape at the death OF that
great and good man, and the whole country &C.
knowledges the business Of the tribute. There
is a moral in this that will not be lost on reflect.
ing minds.
THE CONDITION OF MEXICO.
As war with Mexico is the general topic Of
conversation and enquiry, we extract, for the
information Of our readers, the following article
from the N. o. Commercial in relation TO the
strength aud resources the Mexicans:
"The entire population the Mexican States
twenty, two in number, is estimated 1t about sc.
ven millions. From this amount deduction
must be made for Indians, half.breeds and ne.
groes, who constitute about six.sevenths ofthe