Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1847-01-27
INC. ".

hol' EtassdcpusStts,to perish Gnd TOT eD
The pestiiereus plains, or to be slauoh sersd
IN Inc mountain passesand fortified tswns
fofa Mexico The accounts of suFefess
and pFiyatiens OF our troops IN thai coaF-
try, as portrayed in numerous letters ii
The southern papers, are truly painful AMI
distressings We doubt whether one. kaf
of those whg GO will return; and nest Of
those who dc will probably come bach
with constitutions broken down or mach
impaired. The volunteers called ont now
will probably reach the Mexican proyia-
.ces SO aste,be there lust utthe most sicklv
season Of the year. We have some GU
riosity 10 see. who is disposed to volunteer
in such cause, and. with such prospects
ahead. VIII it be those who petitioned in
this town for the annexation Of Texas
And will our postmaster be Of the number
We, want to seer
IL is known that Massachusetts has, u,
to, this period of time furnished but two
companies of the ten, required by the Ge.
neral Government, althoughin the mean
time, old Democratic Pennsylvania has
made, up two regiments, and is ready and
dngioas 10 make up three or, four regi-
ments moret
The g Greeasbwg Patriot" the 'avhig
paper Of Clifford county, North Carolina.
appeals to the wings of North Caroina'f
to '"pause" before they enter the regimen
OF volunteers called Cor from that Stale.
Itthus concludes its reasonable appeal:
"Citizens :-Rosbness is not patriotism
fear of the charge of cowardice is not
bravery--sustain your President right or
4 wrong, is not prudence--to abandon your
wives and children, +" during the war;" is
not affection-to desire to XIII distant
people who are fighting for their country,
their homes and their firesides, is unchris-
titan. BetcGre that Me scickednesS of The
rulers do not fan upon tie people"
North Carolina has been equally back
ward in responding to the great purpose
of the war.
Let us close these strong proofs with
the following extract from the inaugural
address of Governor DEBB. of Ohio re.
Gently elected by the united Federal Abo.
lition vote:
And now, with the Constitution OF
the United States in our hands, declaring
that Congress alone shall have the power
to declare war, can we behold a President
of the United States trample that sacred
instrument in the dust, deliberately, and
witaout'ihe advice Of Congress then in
Session, involve the country in a foreign
! war OF conquest, and YET not dare give Ut
terance to our indignant condemnation Of
his unconstitutional actsq Where is the
: Imam who does not feel and know that the
Mexican war is a Presidential WARP A
war which before its commencement Con-
gress would not have declared! A war
tbegun without adequate cause, and with
oht any great, Unsuitable and commensu-
rate object. compatible with the interests
and integrity of the Union. Awar con-
Quoted without Weldon Of design at Wash
ington, and relieved from utter disaster
and pubic odium only by the prudence,
bravery and brilliant exploits Of General
Taylor and his gallant army of regulars
and volunteers, who have triumphantly
upheld our hati5nal banner, and won for
! themselves iHperishabIe renewa and the
gratitude OF their country"
These instances may suffice for the pre-
sent. AS a-naaper of reference for the
= future, we shall contipue TO embalm these
Ipfoois Of treason as they occur 10 Us.
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