Washington telegraph., 1848-01-05
SECOND DISPATCHES FROM
Ma. DOWNING.
Hsaiguarifrs Msniea, asis aaaiiiaa "a the !
United Ntatss, Ort0brr 25, 1911 (

Headquarters, HsHieo, Hsir addition "a the I
tHitsd Siatfs, Ortobrr 25i 1871 {
Mn. GuEs i sgArow My dear old
friends, Gineml Scott aud ind good
deal oi bother abanl getting our dispatches
through Ia Vera Cruz, OF else You'd hear
ifam Dc olieaef. do think the Presi.
dsal isioo backward in clearing out this
foad from here Ia sefa Cruz aud keeping
itoPan. and Introducing The improvements
inio the country tint we stand 81 much IN
I'D ai here. lie and Mr.. Richie pre-.
tenis Ia have constitutional sefdnlas about
it, aud says tie constitution dunl allow Of
Internal Improvements, aud Mr.. Richie
saYs the resolutions Of IS is dead aan Il
taai aud, beside, Alf, Richie says these
Internal Improvements is a Federal doc.
time, and he'd always go agin EN- loi that
i a1ll.n else. But 'ts strange 10 me tie
President hasn't NEVER lounl oul yet that
whars Ib5ru's VII lhrrn's way. eonsli.
luiIan of no constitution. An he got To
"a Is To call all lhase roads round here in
Aeaieo military roads, and then he'd
hake the constitution on bis side. Tor every
haif knows the constitution allows him 10
m4ke military Faals. know The President
Is very delicate abaul ringing on the cunsti.
lulian. 50 don't bIame him 50 much for
Ha.alag back ubaui the Internal improve.
menls belc IN Mexico, though don't think
TINES any other Harl Ia The tinted States
Naeie ibcy are needed more. Bal there's
IN need ut splitting hairs about the roads;
military roads Izal internal Improvements,
al he's ID rigal n mlhc military roads as
mash a. Ar p.eisss. And as th6m is lest
tue yefy kind q fuads we wani here, aud
shzll want Ir many years, tiaf anf armies
WI.l have 10 kasP marching about the
county for lliT geafs beiors tley'I. be able
ia iaHe these NaAiaaHs aud iuu en- into
Americans J iil# ean.aaniri strange to me
thai lie plesd Is 50 ichind hanl about
lhis business. NHal's lhe use oi going on
aul anueKia a0aY daWn suulh here, II he
lou'l slael. US up AMI bold on 10 tue slack
Anl there's Ny 10 hold on 10 it but to
kaepthese military faai. open 50 our aitnies
can 20 back aud ionh aud bring Us in vie.
laaIs and poadefaad shot aud money.
listo wete been, weeks aud weeks
sinee We annexed the city ol Mesioo wait.
iug aud holding OF for the President 10 send
u HaIa men aHl mofe money, and tell Us
wlaj TO do next. The backwafdness Of
the President since we got iuto The city Of
Mexico seems the more strange 10 me, con. |
siirhrg. For when be was i1ln mo oil
10 eome out here aud see L could make
settlement with Santa AIMS, tried 10 per.
suadr him 10 Jet the armies bold still while
made the bargain. tod him Ac never
could bring man TO reason Or 10 trade
while be was hnuohing ol him down all the
lime. Bat couldn't make him seem to
understand il. tie stood to il his way was
the bss-the sword ia one hand aud
peace in t0'acr, all the way along-a word
aal a blow, AMI the blow a!Uay. lirsl.
"Why, MAJOR Downing says he. iii
you want To reason man into peace,
lhl''s another thing; but II you want to
congu,r a peace, my way is the only way.
That's The way begun this war, and that's
the way ! mean to carry il out"
allow sol' says /; chow did you begin
the war in that way"
"Why," say. he, "s'iicll was the word
aud Taylor was the bIoN; aud not only
my friends, but even my enemies, admit
that the blow come htsl"
The President said that was the rule be
had gone by all the way along, and he
maaat to slick 10 H. and moi hearing any
'hiag from him SO long la afraid he's got
notion thai peace is conquered. But that
would be bad mistake, II be has 60, such
a noliJni tor IL isn't conquered; its only
scattered. Us good deal as twas with
Bill Johnson, when he aud was boys, and
ha JSi,HO0k 20 C0uqIc, a hornets nest,
expecting lO get lois Of honey. llo TOOK a
club anil matched bnyey zap to il aud bid
tan awful dig, and knocked il into thou.
sand finders.
"tberc, blast ye," says. Bill, II guess
you're done To now as hu begun to look
rounl COZ lho honey. But be soon found il
wasn't conquered, twas on scatered.-,
and presently they began 10 lly at him and
sling him on all sides. One biz him a dab
on Lls arm, aud another On his leg, and
another in his face. AZ last Bill found he
should soon be done lI il he slaid there, 60
lac cut and run.
"IluIio," says |, "BilI, where's your
houcyl"
"Dan i, all, says be, "ifI haint got no
honey knocked their house to pieces; I've
got thai to comi1II me.
! wish you would try to convince the
President thai lis only scattered here;
'lisn't conquered, and he must give Us the
means to keep moving, or We shall get
badly stung bime by. II he only backs US
up well, III pledge myself that wen carry
out the campaign marked out in my last
dispatches, which would bring US down to
Cape Horn in 'our or five years; and I'm
very anxious to get there; it strikes me
lba, would be such a good horn to hold on