The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1846-10-24
From he Hieksbnrg Whig.
Important from washington.

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Important from washington.
The following document is supposed Is be
official; the subject Of which it treats, as our
readers will readily perceive, is of great nj
p~ortance in the present state of affairs:
OReAN ROOM, WASHINGTON, Oct 2, l846.
Mexican affairs begin to assume an interest
ing aspect. The war cloud grows darker. We
are in trouble. We begin to despair. The
dignity of the President has been offended
The stone which he v%aliantly threw against the
front door Of the temple Of the Montezumas,
has been maliciously hurled back at HING
Overtures Of peace have been rejected. Eng
land is becoming restiye. Gen Taylor is ex-
tremely prudent. He will not transcend his
orders. Ii impossible to bring an accusation
against him. The people will not submit TO IL
If we say he is precipitate, echo answers he is
a brave old Kentucky Wing General If we
indirectly accuse him of hardness, the people
swear, with united voice, that his operations
have been trammeled by the War Department.
Marcy patches necessarily but it won't do.
The General i stoo fast for him. If means Of
transportation are furnished, by the time they
reach Matamoras, Taylor is leaving Comargo
when they arrive at Camargo Rough and Rea-
dY's cannon are thundeing against the walls
Of Monterey. If we find fault with the breYi-
" Of his dispatches, he informs us they con
tain all he has to say. If we send him a lro-
motion, he doesn't take the Irvine string of hil
hat. But misfortunes never come single
Santa Anna has assumed a suspicious attitude.
We begin to suspect him. He is still open to
"golden arguments" But Congress refused to
trust us with a two million appropriation. The
secret fund has been exhausted. We tremble
Other means must be used. The amicable
feelings in consideration of which he and biz
game cocks were permitted to pass the block.
aiding squadron, must be preserved He com
plains Of the economy used by the Democratic
Press Of the United States, in spelling his illus
trious name. This must be remedied.. Tn,
President supposes it to result from iII-timet
zeal in carrying out the principles Of economy
advocated BY this great Administration. Hi
serene ExceIlency has, therefore, ordered me-
10 say that, according to the progressive mode
Of interpreting the Constitution, democratic
Principleso Of economy csnnotbe applied to oul
existing Mexican. Relations, without detrimenr
to peculiar and delicate interests, 1t is there.
fore ordered that the great name alluded Il
shall hereafter he spelled "ANTONIO LOPEZ
DE SANTA ANNA" (n capitals, when con.
venient9 two Ms being used in,the latter clause
instead Of one. The President sincerely hope.
a matter Of SO much Importance will be strict.
Iy attended to, By every well-wisher ID. the
public veal, and especially by everyone whose
interests depend upon his Excellency's re-elec.
ton to the Presidency There has been ID
special appropriation made for the purpose
herein named, and, as the secret fund is ex,
h~austed, the President has thought proper Il
send an express for Sir Robert Walker to de,
wise ways and means of meeting the preseni
contingency.
THOMAS RITuHIE. 0rrsn