Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-06-10
VOL. II.
THE BLACK FLAG.

rs sO'utets IN lnelr position OF delcnce.-
For 'hree dIys, the National Intelligent
cer' has been uterng, in its patty cha,
acter, ITS views upon this state Of things.
Ills test case belore the country, if there
ever was une. THAI journal has met the
issue, and elected lis position, The simi.
hnty between the articles Of the lntelli
genccr and the language of some disln.
gushcd wing leaders in the Senate, is so
remark ble, MS 10 leave no shadow of doubt
that this is a party demonstration, concert
ed between the organ Of the wings, and
few Of the whig champions at Washing
ton. We have not the slightest doubt that
The masses Of the wing party will sternly
rebuke this movement, and lrown it down.
Measurably this has been done already.
The noble action of the House proves it.
The action OF the Senate, on the whole,
goes far to prove it.
But duly as public journalists demands
that we should brand the course oil the
lnleIIigencer as it deserves-howeye
it may have had the sanction Of few
great parry nnmes We shall stale the
leading positions of the lnIeIigencer with
the utmost possible accuracy, aud comment
upon them with freedom. If, in so doing,
we demonstrate that the spirit Of lis article
is wholly false to all patritic duty, the
fault will not be ours, nor will such re-
suit, perhaps, surprise all our rcnIers. #
will, however, we confess, under all the
circumstances, be disgusting, and, in 50 far
as il goes, dsheartening to ourselves. We
bad hoped better things, even Of the Ia.
telIgencer.
Be ii remembered then, first, that we
are, by the unanimous affirmation of all
the departments Of our government, at
rar WHh Hcrico; and, secondly, that The
official documentary statement Of the facts
which have led TO the war, and compelled
it, and justified it on our part-tho case
that Is, If our government has not yet, for
rant Of Tine alone, been made fully known
to the country. Right or wrong, then, the
Judgment of the lntellgencer is pre-.
judgment against its own county, inyad.
ed aud at war!
What is that iudgmcn? Since Monday
morning last, aud up to this time, the In
Ieugeucer has maintained that the adm.
nslrauoD, and not Mexico, is responsible
for the dlsasi er which has beInlIen, or may
n,Eal.,l, ~ 80 49, ''1'
,;.,n a-,,Y ". cue 'u''" o''''u "" ,aI'o
n.,,,'..,,, "'''''" a''' , ~
n that the Nueres, and not the Del Nnrle, is
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4 6o No.. "os,'''''es oe'"7en our army a ,iI
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4 Of the Executive the naval and mili,arv
4 0rce of the country. tbo, The presideot
has inrolced the country in war without
4 authority; that Congress- has gdoDted that
Il war; that nine lentbs (nf our DeoYle. we
were about to write. but we recui from
n pcnnnr So vile n sI,ndcA M. thai nine.
Ieatls, not OF the people, but of lis read.
n T8, are RlGHTFIJLIY DISMAYED at
such 'adopljnn If ,bo varn nv C,ngrfss.
N that such action of Congress has brought
n oaus "the imminent hazard Of a ge1gpol
A ras," in which we must be- :. inevitably
and enormously the l.sers''--" me entire
Instruction of orr wjdelv.eyteudrd rom.
nerce being among the smallest" Of such
Inevitable losses. hat sucb lepi,a,iye ac-
loo has shown deploral,lv abe entire fee
bene,s Of The constitution Of the United
Saesn against "Eyecut;ye mower or a mar.
Epurpose in Congress ~ that s.rHE MIS-
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