Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-11-18
The WhIg press and The war.

The INSCRIPTIONS iaut.fnding Of per
ton of the wing press. and lis crazy efforts
to cast odiunl upon the administration TO
the conduct Of the war, is happily hit Of
and rebuked in the following weIl-tmeC
and caustc article from the SeatiRei
| 1t is enough to make the demOcra fec
proud indeed Of his party, when he con
trasts its course 10 the war with that o.
the Wings. With the Wings it is al
wrong to fight The Mexicans at all, or i
right to fight them, we fight them the
wrong way. Before the war commenced
they were full of taunts at the adminislra
ton for suffering first Shannon and lhcr
SIideIl to be kicked out Of the county,
Then the Wings we're for fighting and had
no federation for Mr.. Folks lameness.-
In little while Mr.. Polk got his back
up lille too. Immediately the Wings
saw no earthly occasion for fight, Tex.
as they did not want any how; and if we
were going to outrage deccncy by war
they wanted it to be as gentle fight as
possibly could be given, They wanted
our Generals to 60 with the sword in one
hand aud a treaty in the other and at
every blow Implore the MeXcans TO give
US peace. Very well; Mr.. Polk, as il
willing TO try the full extent of Wing stu.
cerity, turned his attention 10 negotiation.
He struck out project for a peaceful ad-
justmont and asked Congress 10 make the
necessary appropriation. Presto, every
Wing was Mortified at the idea of buying
peace, and almost to a man they did
their best, and succeeded in defeating the
appropriation.
Gen. Kearney has taken Santa Fe-all
was wrong 10 the Wings! Commodore
Sloat has taken California and
worse TO Whggery! Gen. Taylor march
ed to Monterey, Whiggery was sposmo-
die; he was sent without suppies-without
guns-without mules-wlhout wagons
without Pontons; in short without the APP
probation Of Whiggery, and the most dread
fuI things were apprehended! lie was to
be sacrificed; that was evident Mr., Polk
was afraid he would be made President,
and was only entrapping him to kill him oil
poor Gen. Taylor But old Rough and
Ready la!sifed all their representations
and complaints lie left most of his sup
plies behind him, aud then gained a glori-
Gus victory!
What now was whiggery to do? all one
loop hole was left. Unusually favorable
terms were granted the defeated enemy
and this could only be because Gen. Tay-
lor was alphabetically und--letlered,
poor man, by the instructions of his Go.
vernment! and loud and long rang the
wailings of Whiggery ever these terrible
instructions that had prevented Gen. Tay-
lor from improving his victory! But dread
lul TO relate, presently came Taylor's Des-
patches, begging the Government to sane.
ton clemency he himself says WdS
scarcely .wdrrGated By his Instructions.
Poor Whiggery, we are afraid, is yet to
fret itself to death, like Mrs. CaudIe. If
our Government fights, Whiggery pronoun
ces it an outrage, and says the right is on
our enemy's side. If we try TO negotiate,
whiggery takes the Mysteries at our buying
peace. If Mr.. Polk refuses the com
mand of the army to one whig, it is be.
cause he has petty Jealousy. If he
gives it to another, it is only to entrap him,
II the Generals and Commodores advance
and conquer the enemy's country, and re-
duce il to obedience, il is an outrage upon
all civilization. Ii they stand still, ii is
because the government wont furnish them
with transports, Is the Treasury reported
empty2 whggery grins in perfect delight,
and says: 81 told you So" Is the treasu,
ry declared GuIl2 wh'ggery wants to know
why it is not emptied at once in better
prosecution of the war. Does the Co
vernment want money! Whiggery says
"borrow." Does the Government try to
borrow3 Whiggery tells the Banks and
Money lenders not to trust her--that she
is broke and is no friend of theirs any how
Such are few of the freaks into which
a Mrs. Caudle wen has hurried Whiggery
The poor old lady would die of enuei il
the excitement of grumbling was not al
owed, and we hope shos will hereafter be