The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-02-24

Up that Eve millions to Mexico Cor that striI
q our ride Of the river that you sent Ger
Taylor to take without her leave, jest she'
yoor mouth up.
Ifshey ask you mir. Trist didn't offc,
to give Up that iive millions 10 Mexico ant
nay her twenty millions more il she would
noi try to get back California and new
MEXICO, that YOU had taken from her with
out her leave, Jest shcs J our moushup.
II they ask sou what upon earth you
wnnt now Of hundred thousand SOLDIERS
il Mexico, and hundred millions Of dollars
a year for spending moncy, jos. open your
lips carefully little ways, and tell en- you
are digging your way into the vital parts
Of Mexico 10 get the FIVE millions she owes
".
Then shet your mouth RICH, up again and
keep il shes, aud glcss you'll be safc.-
Don't be afraid Of 'cm; they can. PRIV your
mouth open if,hcy should Try; aud lgncss
that answer will satisfy Gun I'LL We get the
work oil done and Mexico all annexed
Then you can step up to them boldly and
tell en- you have made the greatest bar
gain that any body ever made OH this airth;
you have got the whole Of Mexico, people
and oil, ior five millions Of dollars, which
il only about fifty cents head for tho peo-
pie, and the lands and gold mines thrown
in for nothing.
I'm persuaded that il will make the great.
est man Of You that ever lived yet; greater
than Washington, or Jackson, or any body
else. The world will then say, ",yha,
great things was Washington! lie only
defended bis country and butt, up n Repub.
lie; but there was Col. Polk, he conquered
. country and annexed n Republic" l'm
20 sure il will conc to this ihni wish you
could stop their setting Up Tim. great Wash
ington Monument there in tho city Of
Washington, for that monument oaght 10
be raised to you yet, and the money should
DO saved Tor that purpose. don't know
how you can stop the work goin on, unless
you can make il ont that II comes under tho
head Of internal improvements, mud then
you can stop il cons,i,utonaliy. A, any rate
h's worth trying for. Never mind the prn-
ting Of them scarecrow folks, who make
such fuss and say il will be the desiruc-
ton Of the United Stntes IL yo, annex Mex
icc. What if il sl,oald? You would still
sta - above Washington and be remember
ed longer. Oar history books tell US that
the name If tho man who built tho great
templo 10 Diana At Ephcsus is Inst and Tor
gotten; nobody knows who he was;-
but the name Of the mln who set fire TO il
and burnt il down is found in all the bis,o-
ries down to this day. So in this grand
snncxin business Of yours; it you should
set fire 10 the great temple TINT Washing
ton built, and burn il down, don't be nirnid
but what your name will live on tho pago
Of history full rs long as wasbington'-.
But Two writ SO much already, that
havnt room TO say Int q word or two
about matters here. We keep pushing
the business here; we've got pretty well
through tho vital parts of tho country, and
the army has now commenced spreading
out aud turning squat,ers. Bat VIC havn'l
near enough 10 spread all over the country
yet, without leaving them ,"o scattering.
! hope you will hurry on the thirty thou
sand men that you promised, as fast rs
possible; that would make US near hun
dred thousand strong; enough 10 spread
out sqnuttcrs into ali parts Of the country,
aud the anncxin business would be pretty
much over. That is, the annexin Of Mexi-
co; and take il you'll give Us hol.day,
and let us rest . few months before We
hitch on 10 the next country down SOUTH
And, besides, we shall need tina. holyday
10 zee about clecting you President anoth-
Or term; for you'll have n be elected in
tho common why once more, before you
will be strong enough 10 stand Prcsidcn,
al the time without any election. ] see
things is goingon very we'll for your cleo
ton this time. The more candidates there
10 on both sides, the better il vii! be Cor YOU;
and i appears now as though, there was
going 10 be lots Il EN-.
remain your faithful friend,
MAJOR JACK DOWNING.