New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-05-18
Col. Polk 10 Col. Webb.


M Dear Colonel. On a streak OF Morses light
ing have had the pleasure 10 receive your lead
err of this morning on Mexico, which winds up
with the proper inquiry" What cW Mr.. Polk
say TO all thus REALLY, my dear Col. am trans
ported with joy at seeing one Of your Military ex-
perience, aud Wing Editorial Authority thus play |
into my right hand At one stride, you have bold
Nv landed on the ground TO which had been eau
tiously feeling my way. Never was help more OPP
perfume You shall find that my plant organsi will
not be slow in following your gallant lead.-What
more could desire The Country was growing
faint and weary, with the sight OF human blood,
and the prospect Of entaing an enormous debt on
posterty but now we have good, excellent Wing
advice, that goes even beyond our most sanguine
hopes OF plumber and dominion Take possession
OF the whole of Mexico-maintain an army suili
cient to keep her in subsection, say a standing
army of at least 10000. at the distance of 1000
miles, until tho barbarans form n Government
which acc (my Commissioner shall say is of the
right form, aud of desirable substance. Ii with
the patronage you would thus invest me, we can't
keep our party in power, then did | never give
pass to Santa Annas 80, 600 900 at least to be be-
slowed in Offices and contracts every year.
country larger than all the Old Thirteen States to
be ultimately ANNEXED, and the balance to be held
as a Military conquest until the People shall do
exactly what ve tell them is best for theml-Wby,
Colonel you shall be my first Military Satrap-
you shall have something better than Brigadier-
Generalship AS for the political morality of the
thing all ideas Of that sort have grown NASTY in this
age of Progress.
We will send and keep up army of 10 600 to
protect you against yourselves True, my dear
Col such visions had crossed my Imagination, and
only waited for the rapid progress of Corruption
under the influence Of the patronage with which
the Wings have been weak enough to invest me
but | was becoming inpatient. You have cut the
Gordian knot OF all my difficulties l shall never
ask of progress more than you have suggested
shall ever need higher authority l--Ah, my dear
Colonel let me know of what Province you would
choose TO be the Military Governor i can never
repay the obligation you have placed me under
such is the united opinion of my Cabinet They
have ia all sincerity answered your question
" Iihat cW M. Po'k say to all his ?"
Your delighted and sra,6ed PoxE.
p. s. Iwish you could bea, Gsess old fashioned
notions about Honesty and Public Virtue out OF his
hesd--I verify believe that he does not know that
Madison is dead and buried
Our Cur JUDcks.-One of the great merits OF
the new mode Of electing judges is the public seru.
tiny to which necessarily subjects the characters
OF those who suffer themselves 10 be presented for
Judicial stations. Hitherto Judge would be APP
pointed before one in hundred of the people Of
tho district had ever heard that vacancy existed -
Heneeforth every man may know and most MIS-,
ths Election is about to take place ana who the
candidates and # men OF doubtful integrity are Gle
waited To the Bench 1t will be the direct fault OF the Peo
pie whose mieres. and safety mpers,ively demand an
sprigh, Judiciary.
We understand tbs, the character OF one prominent
candidate for Judge OF Common Pleas will be chsl
lenged and scru,inzed BY respectable citizen who al
egss that he has been stripped OF his property through
the expecisnt judges dishonesty in private transactions
Let the character OF al candidates for the Bench be K
oroasy scrutnized II valid objection to sOy eAt' let
Il DO eel forth before the Election not silerward
FRoN HAvAxA.-The Picayune of the sth has
sdvces to the 29sn ult i've days later than previous
news The birthday of the Queen Mother celobra.
ted on the 18Th The Hsbsncros have given Herr Alex
snder gold medal On Sunday, the %. the Magician
was TO give performance for tho benefit OF new
church Two French vessels Of war were in porn and
he Moro and other forts being armed with heavy
artillery. for wha, purpose was no, known.
Y "THE TrRoiEas LYRE" is the title Of a
new Gee Book consisting OF easy pieces for Soprano.
Alto Tenor and Base voices. with aud without psno
forte Accomplishments, and comprising very complete
collection Of solos, duets, tios qGaretes quintses
choruses. &c. The above work has been composed,
selected and arranged BY E L. White aud J. E. Gould Of
Boston, and Is for sale BY Firth, Hall Pond .5s Broad
way tits grand collection Of some Of then po2u.
lar music Of the day the want OF which has long been
felt, and we recognize 10 this collection that the seec
oa and arrangement OF the various pieces have been
committed to able bshdsI