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

of the Creole. We of course cannot give it
but we will give our opinion of it generally,
specially, with extracts and comments. Gene
rally, we do believe it, false in facts, tiresome
in length, bad in style and disgraceful even to
the name that is signed to it. Who could say
more! and who, having read it, could say less !!
Specially, over ten closely printed pages and
more, out Of sixteen, are filled with an attempt
to Justify the war with Mexico, and the steps
taken by James X. Polk and his ubordinates.
Does not this justify the quotation at the open-
ing of our article?
Promising that in the last Message of our %
President, he congratulated us on,the sbloodless
annexation of Texas, we proceed to extracts
and comments.
In the first sentence he congratulates as usu-
al--among other things which are the cause OF
congraulation he mentions the vast extension
of our territorial limits.' Whether this be, or
be not, cause Of qualification depends on the
ho,c and the rhy, they were extended. Aswe
are limited in space, we cannot now enter into
discussion Of this matter. We have hereto
| fore given our opinion on this matter. and are
Fnot, like the Pharisees, fond OF repetitions.
We note in subsequent sentence the asser-
ton, that Mexico forced the war upon u.s. The
Message then goes OF, on, on, page after page,
in style worthy OF the name signed to it, to
Justify the assertion contained in our last quo
tation. AS every one of our readers is taml-
liar with every thing that has been said or writ
ten on this point, we only say that in our oPin-
ion this part of the Message would do no Gre
dit to demagogue in his electioneering adj
dress to the people of county when he was
hard run for a seat in the Legislature.
Allow US to make a quotation and COM
ment, in less than seven years after the con
clusion of that treat.' Ohe treaty of 1881 with
Mexico,) our grievances had become SO intole-
rable that in the opinion of President Jackson,
they should no longer be endured Is not this
calling of spirits from the Vastly dee 2 Is
it not an indirect attempt to show that he is a
sprout from the sOld Hickory? Verify one of
those suckers, that have sprung up under the
shade Of venerable tree, crooked and warp
ed, and that by its very crookedness tempts
some poor soul to cut, trim and dress It, as a
stick to be praised and envled! Let those who
trust 10 it remember that sun as well as shade
are necessary to give Strength.
Turn we on the pages of falsehood and So
phistry-page after page--until we come to that
place where he attempts to justify the admis-
sion of Santa A ma into Mexico. We cannot
Ill IL IL H. fnr h tlame
and inpotent conclusions We will sum up as
briefly and as fairly as we can, and OF our tair-
ness 20 one can doubt.
He says-No hope of adjusting difficulties OF
preserving peace with Mexico remained while
Paredes remained at the head of the Govern
me6t. hat he obtained power under the pro.
mise OF waging war against the United States
and re-cone uering Texas as revolted province
of Mexico. That he intended to convert Mex
leo into monarchy and call European Prince
to the throne That this interference of q
foreign power must be resisted by the United
States. That there were symptoms of revo-
luton favored by the liberal party of Mexico,
and that Santa Anna had party in Mexico
that the vigilance of our squadron could not
prevent his landing on some part of the Next
can coast-and therefore,
at was under these circumstances and
upon these conditions that it was deemed ex-
pedient not to obstruct his return to Mexico
should he attempt to do SO. Our object was
the restoration of peace; and with that view.
no reason was perceived why we should take
part with Paroles, and aid him by means oil
blockade, in preventing the return OF his rival
to Mexico On the contrary, it was believed
that the intestine division which ordinary sa-
gacity could not but anticipate as the fruit Of
Santa Annals return to Mexico, and his con.
test with Paroles, might strongly tend TO pro
duce disposition with both parties to restore
and preserve peace with the United States -
Paroles was soldier by profession, and mo
archist in principle. He had but recently be
fore been successful in military revolution
by which he had obtained power. He was thu
swor enemy of the United States, with which
he had involved his country in the existing
war. Santa Anna had been expelled from pow
er by the army, was KNOWN 10 pe III oPeh Nus
tility to Paroles, and publicly pledged agains
foreign Intervention and the restoration o
moarchy in Mexico. In view of these fact
and circumsta ices it was, that, when order
were issued to the commander of our nava
furces IN the Gulf, on the fifteenth day of Ma,
last, only two days after the existence of tn
war had been recognised by Congress, to Plac
The coasts of Mexico under blockade, he wa
directed not to obstruct the passage of SAINT
Anna to Mexico, should he attempt to return
A revolution took place in Mexico in TIL
early part of August following, by whicl
the power of Paroles was overihrown, AM
| he has since been banisheJ from the country
and Is now in exile. Shortly afterwards, San
ia Anna returned 1t remains to be seei
whether his return may not yet prove TO be ia
vorable to pacific adjustment Of the exis
ting difficulties it being manifestly his inter
est not to persevere in the prosecution of wa
commenced by Paroles, to accomplish pur
pose so absurd as the reconquest of Texa
10 the Sabine. sHad Paroles remained in pow