The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1846-12-26


That the war will be vigorously prosecuted
with view to an honorable peace and to Sc.
cure an indemnity for our expences 10 the war
and debts due our citizens. (The Lord forbid
that our citizens should have to look to Polk's
Government for their debts after his veto of
the French indemnity bill. They had better
look to Mexico) He further asks, and most
urgently, that those two millions which were
not granted at the last session, should be grant
ed at this. whether to pay Santa Annals
A rmy, or that still worse Army Of his own, the
hungry claimants of Office, for services render
ed in the last election, and who are now ours
ing and starving, he does not say) III
That he has assurances from the Spanish
Government that privateers shall not be fitted
out in Il porls Of Spain or Cuba by Mexico
That privateers under the Mexican flag, man
ned by persons naturalzed by the blanks is
sued by that Government. shall be treated as
piratos--and in the very next paragraph recon-
mends that Congress shall authorize the grant
ing of letters of marque and reprisal Coon
sistency thou art jewel' Suppose that
some Mexcans should happen to capture some
of our Elliot or Kearney made citizens2 What
then! Would they be pratesD His state
ment as to our finances we pass over aatil we
receivethe Treasures Report
He recommends further loan to carry on
the war-also revenue duty on the pfircipa|
articles-(tea and coffee, Of course, a. poor
folks never use them,) a reduction OF the price
of the public lands-again says that Mex co
must pay the expenses of the war-gives a
caution against appropriations for improve
ments, &c but says that the ordinary expep-
ses for the support of Government should not
be withheld-(that is, that all office holders
under me must be paid-they elected me, and
have earned it by their dirty work.) He sticks
up apparently to his free trade and tariff Of
1916, but leaves a little spot that is rather
Kane,sh. Approves of the British policy and
calls our attention to it's soft enough to be-
leve, or rogue enough to ASSERT, that Britain
means free trade, whea she asks permission to
sell her goods. break down our manufactures
and get bread for her starving millions, J.
thinks there are some defects in the sub Urea.
sury system, and refers to the Secretary Of the
Treasury's Report for them-(not having seer
the report we can't say what they are)--rec m
mends provisions for taking possession Of anc
extending laws over Oregon, bur doesn't say
81 40 or 40 once-also the filing up the rank
and file of the regular Army, and an addition
al force to serve during the war with Mexico
refers to the several Secretary's Reports for fur
Their inf rrmation, &c.
find we are through! May we never have
the same irksome task to perform again, is oul
SINGER prayer.
N. B. Having heard some remarks made or
that portion of the Message, which, indirectly
calls those who dare to say that the present
war is one of aggression on our part, unjust ant
unnecessary, traitors, we merely renaIE. b
way of postscript, that as to this chUgs %
ing from the source it does, no matter wht
fathers it, but, WHO is ITS GRAND-FATHERa
Our TABLE are under obligations tc
Hon Stephen dams Tor the earliest copy Of
the Presidents Message that reached this place
We hope and beliere that he will continue hi'
favors.
We again take occasion to recommend the
Saturday Evening Post 10 those who wish fol
good Family paper. 1t is mammoth sheet
filled with News and Literature, Fun and Fro
lie, &c. &c. Patterson g. Co., Philadelphia
Publishers.
During our absence few weeks since yar
Gus changes were made in the Newspaper anc
Editorial world, which we now chronicle
The New Orleans Bulletin has passed into the
hands of Mr.. Hodge, and is Wing, as well al
a Commercial paper. We can safely recon-
mend it to the Wings of the southwest as wei
as to all business men.
The Reay,He has been enlarged, type chang
ed, &c, but not its conductors, 1t is too wei
known in this county to need any con,Renda
ton from US.
The Wing Flag has been started in Carroll
ton by Mr.. Brown, and is doing good service
We have faith to believe that it will neve
lower the banner it has thrown to the winds