Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-07-29
FOR THE GAZETTE.
1000, 900 40. 100000

FOR THE GAZETTE.
S2,ooO,OOO 70. 81 100000.
As there has been considerable enquiry as
to what purpose JAMES K. Polk intended APP
plying the s2,0o0,0C asked for and obtained
al the last session of Congress, think that II
particular attention be paid to the following
facts, perhaps little of the why and where
fore" may be '.found out"
II was thought somewhat singular that Mr..
Polk should ask Congress for 100000 for
the immediate use Of .Merico, especially when
conuasted with the loud denunciatory language
which had so lately declared our purpose OF
war, invasion and conquest against that same
Republic He informed Congress that he had
proposed negtIaotions to Mexico, and as it
wouldbe nothing pay for any conecs-
sions Of territory which the Mexican Govern
ment might make, he desired TO have $1,000
600 in hand-suggestng that sit might notbe
Convenient for the Government to wait for the
whole sum until the treaty could be ratified by
the Senate and the appropriations made by
Congress"
Now it has been very strongly limited tina
these $4,000, 900 have been safely transmitted
to SANTA ANNA for his own use-and if SAN
IA Annals past life is to be taken as criterion
and Mr. PoLK's weakness as evidence, do
not think ii at all improbable but that SANTA
ANNA has the 100000 snug enough.
AS Mr.. Polk perhaps would be considered
the only person in the United States who
could ever have originated such an idea as
that of attempting to bride such man as
SANTA ANNA man who has always been
hostile towards the United States-the follow
ing incident may probably bring to light some
thing that many persons were not aware OF ::
In speaking of the Texas war, in 1886, in
which Genls. HoUsroN and SANTA ANNA
were opposing commanders, the Louisville
City Gazette (of that year-'36) says that
''these opposing commanders are OLD
FRIENDS I" and that "when in Washington,
some years since, when SANTA ANNA was in
exile, they were engaged in attempting to
negotiate loan Of three millions, for the pur
pose of conquerng Texas and Mexico"
So we see that Genls. HousToN and SANTA
ANNA were once "old friends" and then enc
mics. We now see that Mr.. Polk and Gen.
HousroN are friends-but we do not know
exactly where to place SANTA ANNA. Would
it be "folly" to suppose that perhaps HoUsros
and SANTA ANNA are friends again Ifso,
why should not Polk and SANTA ANNA be
good friends, when HoUsToN and Polk are
friends2 Probably HoUsroN has been the
mediator, and that at his suggestion Polk has
been induced to attempt to bride SANTA ANNA
with the 100000. When we look at the
principal actors in the premises, things wear
suspicious aspect.
We first see HousroN and SANTA ANNA en-.
deavoring to obtain loan from this Govern
men. for the purpose of conquerlng Texas
and Mexico. We then see SANTA ANNA re-
called at the head of the Mexican Govern
ment We then see Texas declare herself in
dependent of Mexico. We then see the cold
friends" Housros and SANTA ANNA the OPP
posing commanders in the war originating
from this declaration Of independence by Tex
as. We see HousroN triumphant and SAN
IA ANNA prisoner of war We afterwards
| find SANTA ANNA back in Mexico in private
life--then in power--then banished. We
then find Texas admitted into the United States
and Gen. HousToN representing it in the Sen
ate. We then find ourselves engaged in a
war with Mexico-and finally see Mr.. Polk
give SANTA ANNA a free pass to Mexico,
where he now is at the head Of the Mexican
army fighting against our Country.
BERKELEY.