The national whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1847, 1847-05-31
THE BOOK OF KINGS.
CHAPTER XIV.

CHAPTER XIV.
|. And now Sdel turned his face from the
land of Mexico, even he and his servant Par
rot. in great anger, and they came unto the
high place OF Polk the King.
2. And they told unto the King all the things
which the Mexicans had done unto him, and
81, Polk the King was very wroth, and he
stamped the earth with his left foot, which is
as much as TO say, thus trample thee, thou
land OF Mexico. in the dust.
8. And Slidell counselled war and the Kings
chief men counselled war also, and the King
being chafed, cried with loud voice, Let
there be war, and there was war.
4. Now the King was not 10th for war, for
from the beginning. even from the self-same
hour in which he seated himself in the throne
of the United States, he thought in himself,
that war was needful to make him King Sc
cond time, for he saw that he had been made
King by the people, in the beginning, because
Of the trust Of getting unto themselves the land
of Texas which he desired, but which Clay,
the son Of Henry desired not.
CHAPTER XVI:
l. Now, when the people OF the United
States were about to get the land of Texas, in
the month OF March of the same year in which
Polk the King ascended the throne, an order
went forth from Marcy, who presided over the
host. unto Zachary Taylor mighty man OF
arms, and mighty in wisdom, moderation, and
mercy, that he should march into the land Of
Texas with the host of the armies of the Uni
ted States, and plant his feet upon the banks
Of the river Of Nueces, at the place called Cor
pus Christi, which, being interpreted, is the
Body Of Christ
2. And, Zachary Taylor being man OF
obedience, did even as it was told unto him,
BY Marcy, who was over the host. and so
Zachary Taylor was at Corpus Christi.
g. And Polk, the King, said unto the Marcy,
why is it that Zachary Taylor goeth not unto
the Great River with his host?
4. And Marcy answered and said, Lo, it
hath not been told unto him, o King
S. And Polk, the King, said, Why waiteth
he TO be told this ,hing2 Doth he not know
what is my will? Why executeth he it not :
g. Now Zachary Taylor was man who
loved the Constitution with great love, and
he would not do that which was not told unto
him, wherein he considered il brake the Con
stitution, and he considered the getting Of the
land of Texas, in the way in which it was got
ten, as violently breaking that self.same Con-
siitution.
7. And Marcy wrote as the King had told
him, to ZACHARY, to do the will Of the King.
8. But Zachary sent a letter unto Marcy 10
inquire of him what the will Of the King VASE
9. And Marcy told the King Of this thing,
and the King commanded that Zachary should
know it, but Zachary would not, for he
found it not in the Constitution that he should
know the will Of the King in any matter but
BY being told Of it.
10. Whereupon Polk the Kings wrath was
raised. and he babe Marcy to say unto Zachary
Taylor, to move with his men at arms even
unto the Great River or the North.
IL. And Zachary did as he was command
ed, but he did no other thing, and SO Zachary
and his host were encamped at place on the
other side ofthe river opposite 10 the town call
ed Matamoras, in the land of Mexico.
Iobe Continued.
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