The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-05-08
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%, 100000 Dollars Expense!
The administration has been very clamor-
oUs for war through the whole of the present
session of Congress.-Suchte exposi-
lions otpatriotism and nation DESTROYING wa:
fare against imaginary enemies has never
been witnessed on any previous occasion.
| The Union has led off the Democratic press.
il would commence a war cry al Washington
and i. would be taken up BY the faithful from
the Aroostook to the Rio Grnade, and woe
to the being who said aught against the mes
cessiy Of Joining in the cry. The people
have very good naturally borne all this bus
ter, and many have though!essly believed
there was something in it. Mr.. Polk and
Allen were to make war; they were to cove
the country with glory; the British were 20
be destroyed in every conflict; the tariff was
TO be taken of at the same lime, so that while
we were at war with Great Britain, we
could let her enjoy the benefits of free trade
with US, and we enjoy the same with her by
the removal of the Corn Laws. There was
seen nothing absurd IN all this. The admin
isiration never thought of the great proba>
bililies, that if war should commence il
would derange the commercial relations oil
the two countries, Bot something more
startling has come to light, and the whole
administration is by the ears. 1t has leaked
out that if we 90 to war,money is wanted to
carry it on. This fact tas taken MIR. Polk
by surprise, and he is lodging the responsi
bllity of esking for it in the NEST anxiou:
manner. He hates very much, after bis
message, which so affcctiDgly depreciates ;
} national debt of seventeen millions. 10 come
out straight for a small appropriation o
Twenty-Five millions, merely to get ready Il
begin a war.-The President. ms cad of be-
ing marty and open, lodges round the
matter, urges on the appropriation, bu
does it through his creatures, so that III
may escape being held responsible before tn,
people MIR. Walker is all this while work
ing away at plans for reducing the revenue
: and about the time he gets them peTleCte,
] there will be demands made upon him ever
5 few days for a few millions. We can read
; lily imagine how perfectly he will be aston
ished; if he is not, he will comfort himself a
! did the lunatic. who, after having provide
7 the Wdy to pay off the national debt of Eng
D land, said it was for other people TO get th
money. he only agreed TO make the plans
The call for the twenty-five millions
e beginning TO open the eyes of tie people.
: is becoming now little seriou', and th'
I question Of "who pays!' is beginning to b
: asked; and as office holders don't pay til
t Expenses OF the government, but pocket c
l, Iexpend them, the people are Teflectin
e gravely whether it is not better to clip III
e wings of these Quixoiic gentlemen, who al
t so exceedingly ready TO kick up fuss I
'e their expense. Mr.. Polk is done, his da
r of glory is past, he will sink @ith his own pa
n ty, to the level he has among his polite
lg opponents. He has shown himself incap
h. bic of sustaining his own measures, al
ne shuns with remarkable subterluges, the re
id possibility of his own actions He has,
Id avoiding TO come out boldly fer the prop
CHI appropriations 10 sustain his position, shov
IS that he rais:rust his position, and fears th
he has gone TOO far 10 be sustained by I
us par,izans to whom he belongs, and by I
lis people who will sit in Judgment upon
10 acts The developments at Washington
he next through the coming month, will be sta
he ling, and entirely overwhelm many political
N? who have up TO this time, claimed hi
nd position before the country. N. O. Ire