The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1845-09-18
From the Louisville Journal

CONQUEST OF Mexico. Penn, OF the 81.
Louis Reporter, announces that, sin The event
of a war, nothing will satisfy The West shor,
OF The immediate invasion and the permanent
conquest of New Mexico and California
Why stop at this? Does any one doubt the
superiority OF our Government over that oil
every other nation upon earth? Why then,
in the name of philanthropy, should we hesi-
tate TO avail ourselves OF any and every OPP
portunity to extend the blessing of our insli-
tuiions TO all nations? And 10 the accom-
pllshment OF this, what p%reltier commence
ment could be desired than that which The
present opportunity offers of extending our
limits at least 10 the isthmus of Panama.
This attained, The construction of a magnif-
cent ship-canai from ocean to ocean would
afford US the greatest conceivable facili; les
for the prosecution of father operations. This
canal, securely guarded by a military force,
would empower us to levy tolls on The ship
ping of other naiionsto an amount abundanily
sufficient for the accomplishment of the con-
quest OF the world.
Should the present Mistress ofthe Seas
lake umhrage at our proceedings and make
war upon us, her vaunting lions would be con-
verted into water-rats into a trice. Humboldt
tells us that the surface of the Pacific is ff-
teen feet higher than that of the Atlantic,
giving TO the holders ofthe connecting canal
command of the tremendous water power of
fifteen feet in height by ten thousand miles
square in breadth. With this advantage,
should the enemy have the temerity 10 attack
our position on the Atlantic side, whenever
they approach near enough we could up
with our flood gates, let loose the Pacific up
on them, and shatter their shipping TO atoms.
Should they conclude TO try il again, and,
having gained wisdom from experience, sail
round 10 attack on the Pacific side, when ev-
er about 10 anchor for the assault, up food
gates, wash them in 10 shore, draw of the
water and leave their ships high and dry up
on the beach; where our infantry could take
possession of them at their leisure, and thus
furnish US, at once, a navy sufficient 10 give
us command OF the oceans and to empower
us to proceed with the re annexation of the
remaining nations of the world. Ofthese, first
of all, let me bespeak the remuneration of
ireland, sweet Ireland, land of liberty's low
ers, who so much delight in coming 10 our
''land of the Free" The dear souls, then,
would all be here, just without coming-at
all, at all. Aud only think, Master Penn,
what a nice bit Of a potaioe garden the
dear little island would make our President.
Then Te-annex Holland Tor a cabbage patch,
and so on TO the ends Of The earth-lor ey-
cry mothers son of us was at one time or
other attached as part and parcle Of one or
other of these transatlantic nations. And
which of all the laws of nations inhib-
its our remuneration with them? And then
o Master Penn only think whata Congress.
Glorious exhibition. The speaker announ-
cling the august Representatives as they rise.
The gentleman from Britain, the gentleman
from Africa the gentleman from Germany,
The gentleman from Otaheite, the gentleman
from China, All with nothing more stirring
10 discourse about, than rum, corn, and to-
bacco. No rival nations TO inilme their
patriotic ardor; no more worlds to conquer.
A glorious millennium. And should even the
inhabitants of the moon take it into their
heads to make war, and, some night when we
were asleep, to slide down upon a rainbow
and surprise US, there would always be SOM
on some part of our vast nation up and a
wake to give the alarm. They'll never catch
US mapping. AMERlCUS.