The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1846-12-05

'cause hau ihihu W, anu hiht aiooiu VI
your hurtin' on him, if you feel like it,
you can try it, Zeke Tucker, you're a
coward; you rammussee when we took the
Bishops Pallus, and'i you doa't like what I
say, will give yru any satisfaction please
after we 20 home.
PARDON JONES, Curnel Lioneers.
Leftennent Sinker was SO mortified cause |
put him into the guard-house that he first thret-
ened to repeal for justice to Gnrcl Taylor, and
then sent and bot some pizen and swore he'd
pizen himself. He's putty spunky Teller, but
he couldn't muster curridge to swallow the pi-
zen. A last he walked toads Zeke and reach
ed out his hand, and says he: "Zeke less make
friends-I'm goin to die-as a partin favor
want stiff drink Of muscal to study my nerves
fore | take the pizen." "With all my hart"
says Zeke. AFTER Mr.. sinker had took big
drink he felt so comfatable that he didn't want
to die, and bout tew hours afterwards he and
Zeke went to sleep with their arms clasped
round one another.
l have writ about this to show you that
keep my regiment strate You will please do
by return of male, and please don't forget to
brevet Captng Porter. shall vammus frcm
here fore long, on leaf o. absence, and shell
leave Capting Porter to command the Lioneers.
We call ourselves Lioneers on account Of our
distinguished conduct when we took this city.
For furder perticucrs see my repor, to Ginral
Taylor. So no more from yeur very dear friend,
PARDON JONES, Cornell, and SO forth.
SPECIE poR THE ARMY IN SANTA FE- Gov
ernment Draft, no COVE find the following
in the St. Louis Republican Of last Monday
week.
Capt. Murphy, whose arrival in this city from
Santa Fe, we noticed in our paper of Monday,
has, we learn, been despatched here to get
specie funds for the troops, &C., under Gen.
Kearney's command. Upon his arrival, appli-
cation was made to the Bank of Missouri, and,
we understand, arrangements have been made
by the bank to let him have $4,000 in gold,
which he will Immediately transport to Santa
Fe.
game nsNntks % wo stated tho, the osovcr:s
ment had supplied Major Walker and the other
paymasters attached to the command with
Treasury drafts (war warrants, we ought TO
have called them) of a small denomination, to
be passed to the traders in Santa Fe, under the
belief that the traders would readily exchange
specie for them, as they would be more conve.
nient for remittance to the United States. The
paymasters, we believe, also took out about
$4,000 in gold and a small amount in thu
notes Of the Bank of Missoua. 1t turns GU
that these Treasury drafts will not go any bet
ter in Santr Fe than they do here, if SO well
and the notes of the bank are in worse odor.-
The Mexcans will not sell any thing whateve
for Treasury drafts Qhey don't like Uncle SAM
promises) or for Missouri notes. Everything
they have to sell must be paid for in specie, O
they will not sell at all The general trade o
the country has been SO broken up by the wal
and the delay of the traders on the route, tina
they have not the specie (if they had the inch
nation) to exchange for these drafts: conse
quently, the Government officers can do moth
ing with them, except, in few instance, wher
the sutler or some American trader chooses tC
take them at a large shave.
How far a hundred and twenty thousand dol
lars will go in satisfying the claims of the Off
GERS and men, and providing for the necessary
wants OF the camp, it is not in our power t.
Judge: but it can be hardly more than droE
in the bucket.
We thought this fnanciering OF Mr.. Secreta
ry Walker (and so expressed ourselves at tn,
time) was bad policy, and would fail to NEE
his expectations. Although the war warrants
or Treasury drafts were payable on their fac,
in specie, it is not to be supposed that the Mex
leans would know enough of them to be will
ling to receive them. As to the traders, if they
had the means to make the exchange, they are
too wide awake to their own interests, and too
well aware of the condition in which the Gov.
eminent is placed, not to secure to themselves
the largest profit possible. 1t is not from such
q source that the Government can expect relic
without paying for it.
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