The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-02-12

keep IL shetland guess you'll be safe. DOM
he afraid of EN-; they can't pry your mouth o.
pen If they should try; aud guess that an
swer will paciiy en- 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 bargain that any bod
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 bend for the people, and the lands
and the gold mines thrown in for nothing.
Pm persuaded it will make the greatest
man of you TINT ever lived yet; greater than
Washington, or Jackson, Or any body else
The world will then say, "What great things
was Washington? lie only defended his
country and built up II Republic; but there
was Col. Polk he conquered country and
annexed Republic" Pm so sure il will
come TO this that | wish you could stop their
setting up that great Washington Monu-
Inent there in the city of Washington, for that
monument ought 10 be raised TO you YET, nnd
the money should be saved for that purpose
| don't know how you eau stop the work GO
in on, unless you can mike it out that il
comes under the head of internal improve
ments, and then you might stop it constitu-
tionally. At any rate, IFS worth trying for
Never mind the prnting ofthem scarce crow
folks, who make such II fuss and say il will
be the destruction of the United States ifyou
annex Mexico. What if it should? You
would still stand above Washington and he
remembered longer. Our history books tell
It's 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 annexin
business of yourn ifyou should set FIRE to
the great temple that Washington built, and
burn 1t down, don't be afraid but what your
name will live on the page Of history full as
long rs Washington's.
But Eve writ so much oready,tha have
at room TO say but word or two about mat
tiers here. We keep pushing the business
here; we've got pretty well through the vital
parts ofthc country, aud the army has now
commenced spreading out and turning squat
ters. But we haveu't near enough TO spread
all over the country yet without leaving them
too scattering. hope you will hurry on the
thirty thousand more men that you promis-
ed, as fast as possibe that would make us
near hundred thousand strong; enough to
spread out squalters into all parts OF the
country, aud the anneXin business would he
pretty much over. That is, the anneXin of
Mexico; and take it you'll give us holydny
and let us rest n few months before we hitch
OH to the next country down south. And,
besides, we shall need that HOLIDAY TO see n
bout electng you President another term;
for you'll have to be elected in the common
way once more, before you will he strong c.
nough 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 on both Sides the better
it will he for you; and it appears now as
though there was agoing to be lots of'en.
remain your faithful friend,
MAJOR JACK DOWNING.