The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-07-31
The way the affairs of the People arc

Managed.
The Paris correspondent Of the Boston At
las gives the following account of the way in
which the economical Polk Democracy are
making the funds Of the people disappear, for
services not rendered whilst their friends here
are talking about the purity of the government.
Well may they abuse the Wings, when the
'~'sPoils" furnish such a comfortable way of
humbugging the people.
"Mr. Ralph Ingersoll, our Envoy ExtraordiL
nary to the Court Of Russia, made out at last
to reach his station, and was presented to the
Emperor on the 3lst ult, with his son, as Sec
retary Of Legation, and Mr.. Sanford as Atta-
che. Appointed because he insinuated HIM
self into President Folks good graces, when
they sat side by side in the House, Mr.. Inger-
soil was no more deficient in most necessary
qualifications for an important foreign mission,
than the other inefficient Ministers the present
administration has sent abroad; but, even if
conscious that he was useless at ST. Petersburg,
it was there that he should have repaired with
proper haste, when, in October last, he CON-
menced drawing for his salary. 1t has, how
ever, pleased him to pass the winter in enjoy
ing the gay pleasures Of Paris, and the spring
in visiting his relatives, scattered over the con-
%tinent, the public Treasury paying sac thousand
dollars for the time thus spent by this worthy
leader of Modern Democracy, who has ever
cried out against Wing extravaganza. He,
doubtless, is encouraged by the example of
President Folks brother, our Minister (never)
at Naples, now in England-Geo. Bancroft;
our Minister at London-Mr. Stiles, our MIN
lister at Vienna-Mr. Saunders, our Minister at
Madrid, who has been for some time in France,
and others Of our Diplomatic corps. Willis
defined an American diplomatic commission
as a 'passport enabling one to visit Foreign
Courts and defy Custom Houses" to which
the party in power add, Sat the expense Of the
p~oople.' There is not an administration pa
per in he United States, which has as many
subscribers as the Treasury annually pays doll
lars to these diplomatists--when, absent from
their posts, they have no right 10 a cent?
GEN. PILnoT.-More GencratA1p.-We are
assured by a gentleman who came passenger
in the New Orleans, and one who has done
good service to his country, that Gen. Pillow,
who left Vera Cruz with a large force to join
Gen, Scott, selected the middle Of the day for
marching a parto Of the road, which is the dread
Of even old soldiers. The sand between Vera
Cruz and San Juan is over ankle deep, and tho
rays of the sun in midday are terrific. The
result Of this experiment upon raw recruits
was the death Of six men who were sun struck
and the disabling Of near a hundred and fifty
more. At San Juan SO many Of the troops
were so used up that II was proposed to send
them back to Santa Fe and establish a hospi.
tai there. After consultation and as there
was adequate force to protect sneh a hospital,
it was decided to seudthe men back 10 Vera
Cruz. The Vera Cruz Eagle Of the 3d.
says that some thirty Of thom had thf sMg.
there. Inthis encounter Wild
soldiers had less chanr3
command at C%erRurc,p as tho toasl pin said
a went between his RIBS