Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-02-10

If they ask you what upon earth Won g.,
want now Of a hundred thousand soldiers !"
Mexico and hundred millions of dollars a vs,'
for spending money, jest open your lips carefnl
ly lille way, and tell EN- you are disgino int
The vital parts of Mexico to get lha, five mi
lions she owes Us.
Then shet your mouth right up again, and
keep 1t shet. and guess you'll be SAFE Don,
be afraid of EN-; they cant pry your mourl,
open If they should try; and | guess lhs, an.
swer will pacify EN- ill We get the work all
done and Mexico all annexed. Then you can
step up to EN- boldly and tell EN- you have mad.
the greatest bargain that any body ever made
on this air'h; you have got the whole Of Mex.
leo. people and all. for FIVE millions of dollar,
which is only abou, fifty cents a head for the
people, and The lands and the gold mines thrown
IN for nothing.
l'm persuaded j, will make the creates, man
of you that ever lived ye, greater than Wash,
ingIon, Jackson, or any body else. The world
will then say, What great things was Wash.
ing,on He only defended his country and
bull, up Republic but there was Col Polk,
he conquered country and annexed Re.
public" I'm SD sure it will come to ,hi. tha,
wish you could stop their setting up that great
Washington Monument there in the city of
Washington, for that monument ought to be
raised To you yet and the money should be
saved iOr that purpose. don't know how you
can stop the work going on, unless you can
make il ouI that il comes under the head of in.
ternal Improvements and then you might stop
i, consliiu'ionally. A, any rate, it's worth try
ing for. Never mind the pra,ing of them scare.
crow folks. who make such fuss and say il
will be the destruction of the United States If
you annex Mexico. What lf it should You
wonld sill stand above Washington and be re-
membered longer. Our History books tells Us
that the name of the man who built the first
great temple to Diana at Ephesus is lost aud
forgotten nobody knows who he was but the
name OF the man who soi fire TO it and burnt
il down, is found in all The histories down TO
this day. So in this grand annexin busines,
of yourn, If you should Sc, fire to the great Ieu-
pie that Washington built, and barn il down.
don't be afraid but what your name will live GA
The page Of history full as long as Washing
tons.
Blu, I've writ so much already, that haven't
room 10 say blu, word or two about matters
here. We keep pushing the business here
we've 60, pretty well through the vital parts of
The country. and the army has commenced
spreading out and turning squauers. But We
haven't near enough to spread all over The coun
Try yet without leaving them too scattering.
hope you will hurry on the thirty thousand
more men that you promised, as fast as possi-
BILE, that would make US near hundred thou,
sand strong enough TO spread our squat'ers
into all parts Of The country and the annexn
business would be pretty much over. Thai is
the annexin of Mexico, and lake ii you'll give
US holydsy and let Us rest few months be-
fore we hitch on 10 The next country down
south. And besides we shall need that holy
day TO see about eleclng you President anolher
Term, for you'll have to be elected 10 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 very
well for your election this time The mme
candidates there is on both sides, the better
it will be for you, and it appears now al though
there was agong TO be lots Of 'em.
remain your faithful friend.
MAJOR JACK DOWNING.