Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-12-24


fAs Unifed States AVID al ANNEXED
countries.
Headquarters, City Of Msrieo.
AHHcred Uaifed States, October IS, lS47.
DEAR ColoNeL: Things is getting
along here as well IS could be expected,
considesiu the help we have, but we are al
together too weak,handed TO work to profit.
IL You wan, us to hurry along down south,
VIC need good deal more help aud more
money. Il wouldn't be no use to give that
three millions Of dollars 10 Santa Anna now,
for the people have got so out with him that
he eonldni make peace if he had six mil
hons, He's skulking about the country.
and has as much as he can do lc-iaxe care
Of himself So Ltiink you had better give
Up she- 6otion about peace altogether, it'll
be such hard thing to get, aud send us OIL
the three millions here TO help us along in
our annexin. It's dangerous standing still
in this annexin. It's like the old woman's
soap; if il don't 60 ahead, il goes back
II would be a great help TO US in the way
Of hodin on to what we get, If you would
carry out that plan of giving the Mexican
land to settlers from the United States as
u.
tient TO see your proclamation Offering the
land TO settlers to come out here. You've
no idea how much help il would be.to US
if we only had plenty Of our folks out here,
so that as fast as we killed Mexican or
drove him of from his farm, we could put
an American right on to it. If we could
only plant as we go, in this way, we should
soon have a crop Of settlers here, that could
hold on to the slack themselves. and leave
the army free TO 90 ahead and keep on an.
nexn. | thought, when left Washington,
you was going to put out such procla-
nation right away. Aud think you are
putting il off good deal too long, for we've
got land and farms enough here now Tor
two hundred thousand at least /; and, if they
would only come on fast enough think we
could make room for twenty thousand a
week for year to come. But Pm afraid
you're too delicate about doing your duty
in this business; you are such siickler for
the constitution. Pm afraid you're waiting
for Congress TO meet so as 10 LEI them have
a finger in the pie. But wouldn't do il
if you do. Pm afraid you'll wish your cake
was dough again. From all can hear from
home things is looking rather squally there
Our party seems 10 be falling off; in New
York State they are all faded away into
Barnburners aud Hunkers, and il looks all
over the country as il the Wings was com.
ing into power; and if they should it would
be a terrible calamity, for they are too nar-
row-minded and too much behind the age
to understand the rights of this annexln
business, and its ten chances TO one if they
don't contrive some way TO put a stop TO it,
I've got good deal more that want TO /
say. and some advice should like TO give
you, but shall be obliged 10 leave il till
my next despatch. needn't stop to tell
you about Gineral Scott in this, cause |
spose he'll speak for himself But | must
tell you / went out toiher day TO see Gner.
al Gushing. aud found him awfully tickled
about being nominated for Governor Of the
Old Bay State At first he was a good deal
amazed al il he was as much surprised as
you was Colonel when you first heard you
was nominated for Pre,ilent What amaz- |
ed him so much was thai he'd always been
thinking all along that he was Wing ill
the nomination come, and then he Jumped |
up and snapped his fingers, and said he be-
lieved, after all, the Democrats was the
party. He's in great spirits, and says he's
no doubt he shall be elected He goes for
annexn now the hottest of any of US, and
says he takes the great Alexander for his
model, and goes for annexin as long as
there is any country left to annex. His
ankle is quite well, and Gineral Pillows
foot is good deal better.
4 have the honor 10 be your private EN-.
bassador and faithful friend, from fifiy.four
forty on one side down to Cape Horn on
tother.
MAJOR JACK DOWNING.
Following Official example. we defer the
letters from Major Jacks relations. which
lie speaks of, to some time when we have
more more room Tor them than We have to-day