Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-11-09
Tidinss from Major Jack Downing.

The Major has addressed a letter to the editor
of the National intelligencer and on" also to
Pres ident Polk. dated at the city of MeAico. SIP
u; both of which published in the Intclii-
gcnccr. 1t seems that he has been enacting both
the ncgotator and warrior the first private
ambassador from Mr. Polk to Santa Anna. and
the latter, after falling in his mission, vol
unteer and 10 Gen. Pillow.
He gives "A very intescsting account of his
go,iatons with Santa Anna, which is thus report
ed in his letter 10 the President:
But" SAYS. ..Gineral Santa Anna.
that amt the thing; a bargains a bargain.
and if a man has any honor he Will stick
10 IT, Now. SAYS I. -.d,In't YOU agree.
if the President would give orders to our
commodore to let YOU into Vera Cruz.
didn't You agree to put Your shoulder to
the wheel and help on this anneNin bust
ness. so as to make easy work OF it! And
now. | ask YOU as a man of honor, have
YOU done it,
circumstances alters cases. Major.
saws Santa Anna ~ hen Mr. Polk and
| had that understanding, he thought he
needed few more votes than he could
muster in his own country to bring hiln IN
10 the Presidency another term. Sowc a
creed. if I'd turn over the votes OF heNl-
co Ia him to bring him in another term.
the votes in North America to me, 50 as
10 bring me in next time But | soon
found il would be throwing our labor away.
for Mr. Polk part Of the votes in his coun-
fry was rnt,illr to be 50 small that they
wouldn't do much good 10 either Of US
Sol concluded to hold on to what ] had
got. and stick to the Presidency of Mexico. =
Then says |. You amt a going to
stick to Your bargain. are you'll
No says he. circumstances alter
cases.
Then tried to scare him out of it. 7
told him our folks would whip the Mcxi-
cans all into shoestringS III a little while
And it made no odds whether he tit for an
nexia or against it. we should 90 on Jest
the same. and before another wear was out
Mr.. Polk would be President of every foot
of Mexico: for we should get through an
nexin the whole of it.
Very well" says he. ego on: the Mex
leans like the business; they can stand it
longer than Mr.. Polk can: for Mr.. Polk
will have all the work to do over again
every year as long as he lives to- there
- iSE :. ;: = piacc in Mexico that will stay an
nexed any longer than jest while you are
holding on to it,
Having thus failed in his peaceful en-
basSv. he rendered his services in the milf
tary line 10 Gen Scott. who advised him
to Join Pillow. who. being ordered to at
tack Chapultepec. needed reintorcements-
lie did join Pillow. and the following Is the
Majors report OF the operations:
when we come to march up and see
how strong the encmv's works was. says
|. Gineral Pillow. it as much as all our
lives is worth to 20 right straight up & storm
that place IN the face and eyes Of all their
guns: think we ought to fortify little
suppose we dig ditch round here in front
Of the enemv's works. At that the Cine
RAILS ar-a< flashed and he e>-ora RICH, out
Saws he. No. d-n the ditches-l've 10
opinion Of 'em: therv're nothing but a
bother. and never ought TO be used. The
best way is to 20 right into the enemy pell
NELL" So on we went. and Pillow fit like
a tiger. till he got wounded and then the
rest Of Us thai wasn't shot down had 10 fin
i~h the work up the best way We could :