Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1848-02-09
f Mexico to get that five millions she

ef Mexico to get that five millions she
owes us.
Then shet your mouth right up again,
and keep it shct. and guess you'll be safe.
Don't be afraid of EN-; they can't pry your
mouth opon if they should try; and guess
that answer will pacify Elm till we get the
work all done and Mexico all annexed.
Then you can step up TO EN- boldly. and
tell EN- YOU have made the greatest bar
gain that any body ever made on this
airth; you have got the whole of Mexico,
people and all, for five millions Of dollars,
which is only about fifty cents head for
the people, and the lands and the gold
mines thrown in for nothing.
I'm persuaded It will make the greatest
man Of you that ever lived yet; greater than
Washington or Jackson, or any body else.
The world will then say, '.What great
things was Washington! He only defend
ed his country and built up Republic;
but there was Col. Polk. he conquered a
country and annexed Republic.'' I'm
so sure it will come 10 this that wish you
world stop their setting up the great
w ashington Monument there in the city Of
Washington, for that monument ought to
be raised to you yet. and the money should
be saved for that purpose. don't know
how YOU can stop the work goin on unless
YOU can make it out that il comes under
the head Of internal improvements. and
then you might stop it constitutionally.
At any rate, It's worth trying for. Never
mind the pratlng of them scarc-crow folks.
who make such a fuss and say it will be
the destruction Of the United States YOU
- ,ct,~
will stand above Washington and be re-
membcred longer. Our history books tell
US that the name Of the man who built the
first great temple to Diana at Ephesus is
lost and forgotten; nobody knows who he
was: but the name Of the man who sot fire
to il and burnt it down is found in all the
histories down to this day. SO in this
grand annexn business Of yourn; if you
should set fire to the great temple that
Washington built, and burn it down. don I
be afraid but what your name will live on
the page Of history full as long as Wash
ington 5.
But I've writ so much already, that
haven't room to say but Il word or two
about matters here. We keep pushing the
business here; We've got pretty well thro
the vital parts of the country. and the army
has now commenced spreading out and
turning squatters. But We haven't near
enough to spread oil over the country yet
without leaving them too scattering. /
hope Won Will hurry on the thirty thousand
more men you promised; as fast as posi-
Bile; that would make US near a hundred
thousand strong; enough to spread out
squat;ers into all parts OF the country, and
III. ,.nnexin business would be pretty much
over That is, the anncxin Of Mexico; and
| take II you'll give Us a holiday and Ii
Us rest few months before we hitch on 70
the next country down south. And. be-
sides, We Shall need that holiday to see
about electng you President another term;
for You'll have to be elected In the com
mon way once more, before you will be
strong enough to stand President all the
time without any election. see things IS
going on very well for your election this
time. The more candidates there is or
both sides. the better it will be for you; and
il appears now as though there was going
to be lots of EN-.
remain your faithful friend.
MAJOR JACK DOW MING.