The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1847-02-26


iag = unable, for want q mere Transports.
ton and munitions b val @ advance upon
hososi, where the Mexican General, whom
The President furnished the enemy, has
made stand, and from our information. Is I
ready q SIGHT us. The President has ca lhial
TIME bad ample powers % furnish men and
70 our Generals. III he bad sent
the fry thousand men We authorized in
May lHst, the country would have reaped
some substantial advantage from the treas.
ore and blood which she has expended; but
as it is, we are Is far from conquefing
peace. assRe were the day We started in this |
unfortunate wal. When The President dc.
ieimined 10 cross the Rio Gfante, ne should
have done itWith az adequate force 10 pros
dace decisive results. With The Governs
inent il TIE hands Of eur present rulers, We
are CONSTANTS liable 10 have the nation dis.
graced in the midst Of its victories.
Tie course Of d majority in This House
has been generally confined TO the support
IL the Executive inrelation to this War,--v
10 the beginning they forced upon iaEE
and reluctant portion of their own party Ilo
Presidents declaration that the war
bEooghto on BY the act Of Mexico. 1t Is
well known to this House that, with ma.
jorlty Of near seyenfY which the dominant
party now have here, the amendment con.
laining that declaration passed ID Commit !.
tee Of the Whole By but very small ma.
|iofiay. Itcould possibly have been intend~
ed bul for two ohiests; il may have been,
and probably was intended for both; TO-
support the Presidents shield him from pub.
lie censuTe, and TO drive The wings flom sup
porting bill appFopfiating men and money
to pfOiectthe army; and in ease % its de-
feat, the country from the consequences Of
this war, with the deliberate purpose 10
make political capital for the President and
! his party. The scheme failed. The wings
denounced the statement, which they be-
lieFed to be false, and voted theamen and
mo7ey; and some Of the PEesident's friends
have been continually. even at this session,
manifesting their chagrin and disappoint.
ment at the defeat Of this contemplate le.
legislative tick, by arguing that the thing
Icould not be done without just cehsuTs up.
on those who thus voted. Censure from
3 the authors of such proceeding Is no mean
ievidence of merit. A portion Of the House,
who seem 10 be the most clamorous in "a.
lVof Of this war, and against the Presidents
opponents, seem TO me to have extremely
.IsimIlar opinions upon wha: is 4 patriotic
support Of the war. They seem to think
re>echoing the Presidents denunciations 81
bis political opponents, lending themselve,
I as dislribuiinq common sewers, to pass those
ORGANISATIONS and aspersions through THU
! House tostFse country that voting men, es,
pecially officers, and authorizing loans, /.
} effecfually and patriotically supporting the
war. But call upon them for q tax, ash
Them 70 support the effeetually Impose
just and necessary burdens upon their con-
lstituenfs 10 carry It on-put their. populari
lty to he slightest risk, and they finch. =
Lei youf req0isitions take any form but thai
of taxation, IS you expect to get support
lff0m them he Secretary ofthe Treasury
j 1calisgs e be nublished most extraordinary
, letter TO che chairman of the committe o.
] Ewaysa and Ineans.-a letter, the publication
! Of which would be highly injurious undel
any circumstances, and especially ihjudi,
+, ciOus and perhaps unjust to the public cred
) itors, If IFS statements are correct. He tell
US that he cannot negotiate a lean upon sucI
: terms as Congress would pIobably sanction
) without duty on tea and coffee. Forth
with, perhaps the next day, fliend Of tn,
D administration introduces a resolution de
8 claring ii 'sinexpedient TO tax tea and cot
9 fee" and then clamor0us war men pass
! through the House with large majority
e Call you this backing your friends, Or th
J. war eitheTl
b This war is, in many respects, monde
: script; but one Of its most extraordinary pc
e culiarities is, thai it is the fast wat, in an
J, cient or modern times, among civilized N
u tions, in which the generation carrying o
u the war bore no part in the expenses I,
maintaining il. Our revenue IS upon III
is peace establishment, and pefhaps insult
!, cient for that We have levied no war Ia,
Z es; and the majority upon this floor, VII
% hold the pulsesstrings Of tie nation. giv
10 no indication Of our intention 10 levy an,
d Il is as though those who made the war il
e tend to enjoy that hitherto expensive lux
e, EFy at the expense Of poslerity. But j
le them beware. They once before found q
i. bottom 81 the national credit even IN tin
81 of peace With tie civilized world. An Ii
Is dian wal % Florida proved TOO much for /
q cofcc0 i1aneiering. Unless different pc
II .icy i pursued, 8e shall agai j be'called u
i on @ lament the financial degradation
6 our country. Mr. Il said he should hal
i % hand init himselfs that he should col
d tinue 90 vote taxes upon tea and coffee. do
i raise supplies II 81 pFopet end Iegiiimai
d modes. Such bad hefet0lole been he 20
!. icy Of bis political friends, and he tF1sts
d that they Wodld continue il. Let them q
b nbunce, boldly and feaflessly every inlral
le ton 81 Che constitution aud the lave; e.
e. pose ID manner Of official delinquency a.
e corruption, euler No detrinsAl tocoihe 81
IL on any Of The aecuTiiies 81 popular ibel
le and republican government amid d
s. 1nFf6f II arms rss.sn the 1rfrn Itrnnr