Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-04-06
No. SO.

Correspondence Of the Baltimore Patriot
WAsHINGToN, March l3, 1873.

WASHINGTON, March l3, 1873.
"Tenible," said Mr.. Polk. al he tme he pnt
on the Presidential robes, "terrlble shall I've my
wrath, if any power Of Europe undertakes
system Of colonization upon this Continent.
while am at the head of affairs in he UnI'ed
States. renew the doctrine, laid down by
Mr.. Monroe, in 1924, and dcfe all Europe 1"
a,lempt TO obtain loolhoId upon his continent!
Let he British lion roar--Ie. the French bull
frog croak-let The Russian bear growI they
shall not intimidale E" "l.ttle jimmy Polk" | am
for the whole of Oregon, up 10 The line OF 81
40. from which will never recede !"
These are not, of course, the exact words Of
Mr. Polk, bu, they convey The spirit and sub
stance of what he boastugy proclaimed. The
phrase. " little Jimmy Polk" is his own. He
has often used it on the stump in Tennessee.
Now, what has Mr.. Polk done, in accordance
iih his boast Of what he would do, and what
he would not, permit any European power To
do Oh this continent! That is the question:
what has he done.
Why, The British lion roared one day, and
The valiant Mr.. Polk exclaimed, "Oh don't
I'll yield--Il take the back track---Ill fulfil
Mr. Adams prediction---l'lI back out---l'II ask
The Senate TO give up half Of Oregon, and. If II
consents, I'll gladly take ,he 49h line of paral-
lei and he content ! but III make Nsric6 suffer,
that I riH I'll have indemnify for he past
and security for The future! I'll bargain with
aud restore 10 power The Great Santa Aona.
and I'll make war on Mexico and then conquer
peace, which will give me al least half OF her
territory, which will make up for what yield
ed 10 Great Britain in Oregon.
/ Mr Il Il
while taking The back track on the Oregon ques-
tion And how has he since carried out Mr.,
Monroes doctrine He sent Don Nicholas P.
rdst 20 Mexico, 10 make peace, There shts
Brush Agents, DipIomaiisls and Bankers Ioek.
not only The Mexican Government, but Senor
Don Nicholas into their Keeping fixed up
Treaty, which they got The Mexican Govern
menl 10 adopt, which would PIT money into the
pockets of the aforesaid British capitalists and
negotia,ors TO the tune of millions, at The ex-
pense of deluded and swindled Uncle SAM
and then sent said Treaty 10 Mr.. Polk, who en-
braces the British ban,llng and sends II TO our
Senate, with an ardent desire that 1t NAV be
ratified And fearing the faithful in that body
may 60 against ii, as being too favorable 10 the
wants, wishes and interests of she BRUSH in.
terferers in the matter, he mplores, imporlunes.
and holds his power over the heads of the faith.
ful aforesaid. TO induce them 10 support The
BRUSH banlling. They support il. and i, is
ratified Is there no inse flerence here by
foreign power John Bull gels all he asks in
Oregon, and then Out-mansges Brother Jonathan,
fools him, diddleS him in the settlement Of the
Mexican queslon-makes him pay he millions
of claims due our citizens from the Mexican
Government, and fifteen millions more TO Mex
rco for AIio California, which, with The excep-
ZION of The Bay of San Francisco. is not worth
bundle of shu cks What indemnify for the
past is this What security for he future =
Wha, proof is there that one of The powers Of
Europe is not only gaining such fool-hold a,
III likes in Oregon, this continent, bur is do
ins as it pleases with Mexican affairs, and also
, with the President Of the United States |
, ask, what proof is there, that Mr.. Polk, like
|" Pnley the Porter" is no, doing he very thing
he so vehemenlly and indignantly denounced.
, when he copied and endorsed the noted decla-
ration, made by President Monroe, in 1921!