The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-08-28
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The Wars-Mr. T0mbkins,

Inc WaEt-Mrs Tompkinss
Some time since, in reporting a speech Of
Mr.. Tompkins, we were compelled. By want
Of room, to omit what he said III reference 10
the existing war. We had intended, al some
future day, to take up the speech where We
left of and finish our report; but, very lately
we perused an article in the Washington Union
which, in part, does the work for us. Had tho
Union been actually reporting Mr.. Tompkins
il could not have defined his position better
than i has done in the following extract. Mr..
I. said, that, since we were III a war with
Mexico, he was in favor Of giving The Govern
ment every facility TO prosecute it to an homo
rable close. But, as the true Sovereignty the
people had a right to know what were the OBJ
jects of the war-they had to do the fighting
and pay the expenses-and it was just and
right that they should know what was 10 be
accomplished by invading Mexico, II for the
purpose of establishing the Rio Grande as the
boundary between the two Republics, or to
obtain California, or to gain the whole Of Mex
leo, or merely to 'conqueir a peace,' or to OBJ
tain indemnity for debts due our citizens-the
people had a right TO demand light on the sub
ject! MI. T.. SAID that his opponent, Mr.. Rob
erts, was in favor Of Blind acquiescence with
all the purposes Of the Executive, in carrying
on the war; was in favor of voting amen and
money" without once enquiring the objects
for which they were required, This, Mr..
Tompkius thought, was going too far; he
thought the Administration should condescend
to inform the people and keep them we'll in.
formed upon this subject. This had not been
done; il was not known how far we we're TO
go, where we might stop, nor what were the
purposes in view, by the prosecution Of the
war. With the objects Of other wars in which
the nation had been engaged, the people were
at the time, well acquainted. Every man,
woman and child, knew what was aimed at in
the revolution, and the last conflict with Great
Britain; and it should be SO in the war against
Mexico.
We give below an extract from the Union,
repeating that we endorse every word Of it as
being in harmony with the expressed vicws,of
MA' AOhlphluS' r 4 tN
~ Is proper that ALL Governments and Ma
tons should be seen IN their true light, By the peo :
pie 0ho hce under their respectire laps and con-
sttutionS, ahen Engaged IN enterprises so import
\ ant as that 0hteh has called our 6rque and patriotic
soldiers 10 the 6atle5feIds Of Merico; and the
people of the United States have a peculiar
right to see their Government in its true and
undisgpised position toward a country with
which it is engaged in a sanguinary war; or
rather, 1t IS he peculiar duty Of the people ,oho
hUe under a Government like ours, to inquire care
fully, patiently, and minutely into THE oIRouM-
STANCES, MOTIVES and PRINCIPLES Which control
their Government IN the prosecution of A WAR
AGAINST A FOREIGN COUNTRY. The incongenlali-
y Of our Institutions Nth military exploits, and
The immediate relation Of The american People
Nth The machinery of their Government, make
it peculiarly their right and their duty to be-
come acquainted-familiarly acquainted-with
HehistO'y Of the CAUSES AND EVENTS which bring
their country into ~beligerent contact wiM other
Powers.''