Washington telegraph., 1848-02-23
. qrt That live millions Tic owe, Us.

Ter 10 give up that five millions 10 Mex.
co to pay her Tor our taking Texas with.
out her leave, Jest shel your mouth up,
Ii they ask you Il we hadn't ought 10
give up that five millions 10 Mexico for
that snip on our side OF the river that you
sent Gen 'raylorto take without her leave,
jest shel your mouth up.
Ii they ask you II Mr.. Tfisl didn't oliar
10 give up that five millions to Meseo mud
pay her twenty millions more il she wouldn't
ly 10 get back California aud New Mex.
leo. thai you had taken from her without
her leaYe, Jest shel your mouth up.
II they ask You whal upon earth you can
want naW Of hundred lhousand~aldiefs in
MeH.en, ani hundred mi lions ol dollars
a year for spending money, is, openyour
bps carefully lite ways, ani tell en- yon
are dIsling MO tie vital parts Of Moki.
60 10 zst thai iifc millions she owes US.
Then .het ynur mouth ligbl up again,
nj bsfRil shal ani guess you'll he sale.
Don't b a'aIani cmi they can't nIy your
month open ii ihey should try; ani gness
taa' answer Mi paeIly em TIL We get the
work all done aud Mexico al annexed
Then you can step up TO en- boldly aud
tell en- you have made The greatest bar.
gain Ihal any body erurmada on lhis airlh;
4nu have GOT the whale OF Mexico. people
and al lot I've millions oI dollars. which
Is ou.g about aliy geHIz head lur me peo.
pie, aud The lands aud the gold mines thrown
IN ioF nothing.
l'm persuaded il will make the greatest
man ol fol tbai ever lived yet; greater
Ihau Washington, OF Jackson OF an buIY
else. The world vii lLea sly. "NlaI
Efra, things was Washington lie unIg
defended his country aud lHi.l up Rcpub.
Iis; but there Was Co. Polk. be conquered
A country and aunaksl a RsHublic.H I'm
=a sure mat il vii conn 10 tbs lhaf | wish
VA cuad stop iheir setting up laaI Wash.
Iag'on Monument theis 10 iaa city OF Wash
IN. lot that monument ought 10 be IaIssH
Ia ypu Yel, aul lhc maHry should he saved
or that purpose. don't know how You
can Stop the Work gun on, unless We can
make Il ont thai If coues unlef ,ha head 81
internal Improvements, and then yanm.ghl
slop il eunsl'uonaI.Y. 1t ans rae Il l.
worth Tying lof. Never miad ,be pauus
ol them sclr1.cfow folks, who make such
a fuss anu say il wit be the destruction Of
tho unnrd States ii yon annex Mexico
Whatii il shouldi You will stand above
Washington aud be remembered longer.
Oar history books tel. Ms that the name Cd.
the maa who built ih' first gnaai temple 10
Diana at EpAr.us J., .ns, aud ui.o,eu;
uobol, know, who he was: JIl the name
OF the man who set the 10 il aud burnt It
down Is found in all the histories down 10
th.. day. So in this grand annrnin bust.
ness co., yourui ii JUu should sa, doc 90 the
giral lcmplo lha, Washington built, and
burn % down, don, be afraid bu, what your
name wil live on ihe page OF history lu..
as long as Wasbinglon's.
But I've writ so much already. that |
ha,u'luum 10 say bu, a word or two about
matters here. Nebnep pushing the busi.
uess here; we've goi prcIly well through
lhr yi,ai paris OF the country; and tba az.
my h4. n1W commenced spreading ont aud
tuning slaucf.. Bm we havu't near
cnuughto spread all over tho country yet
without leaving them too scattering.
hope you wilI hlgy on lnr thirty thousand
more men that You promised. as las, a,
possible; that would make a, near % hun,
drcd thousand strong; enough 10 spread
out squatlers Into all paris Ui the county
and the anncAin business would be pretty
much over. That il, the annrXno ol Mex.
leo, and take il you wall give US holiday
aud let Us rest iow months before wr
hitch on In the next country down south
And, besides, we shall need that holiday
10 sec about oecling you Plcsldcnt anolh
cr lrrm lIr you'll have 10 bg elected in
/ the common way once more, before you
will 1s strong enough to stand President
all lhe time without, any election. see
lhussis going onyey well Tor your elec
u1nlhls Tins. The more caaiiilesthery
is on both sides, tho better il viii b, lul
YOU aud il appears now as though there
wa, going to be lots OF en-.
remain }our friend,
MAJOR JACK DOWNING.