The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1848-03-23

that the Mexicans owed them. And we stop
firing, draw our charges from the guns that
are loaded, and go home"
swell, now" says |, Christ don't you think
you are Il pretty teller to make such bargain
as that at this time of day? The President
will be mortified to death about it. Here we've
been tightin near about two years to make the
Mexicans pay over that five millions Of dollars
they owed our people, and now you've agreed
that we shall put oar hands in our own pockets
and pay it ourselves. The whole plan of the
war has been carried on by the President up
on the highest principles to 60 straight ahead
and "conquer Il peace" man fashion and
now you've agreed to back out of the scrape,
and bug a peace, and pay the money for it.
You know very well the President has de-
clared, time and again, that the war should 90
on till we got indemnity for the past and Sc
curity for the future-them's his own words
and now you've agreed to settle up with
out getting one jot Of either. For the past,
we are at least a hundred millions of dollars
out of pocket, besides losing ten or fifteen
thousand men. AS for the men | 'spose you
may say we can offset them against the Mex
leans we have killed, and as we have killed
more than they have, may be it foots up
little in our favor, and that's the only adyan-
tage you've secured. As for the hundred
millions of dollars, we don't get penny of
it back. So all the indemnify you get for
the past is few thousand dead Mexicans-
that is, as many as remains after subtractng
what they've killed of us from what we've
killed of them. But the cap-sheaf of your
bargain is the 'Esecuritv for the future"-
Tho nifiou oDJ fOvU,,u oac+1ns ,,-o 10
fit so hard to take, and have got our men in
to, and all so well secured, you now agree to
give 'em all right up, again to the enemy, and
march our men off home, with their fingers
in their mouths; and that's our security for
the future AS for the fifteen millions of
dollars you agree to pay for New Mexico and
California, you might jest as we'll a thrown
the money into the sea, for they was ours
afore; they was already conquered and an
ncXed, and was as much ours as if we had
paid the money for EN-"
Here | turned on my heel and left him, for
| was SO disguised at Che conduct of the Teller
that | wouldn't have any more talk with him.
And now, my dear Colonel, there is nothing
for US to do, but to look this matter right in
the face and make the best we can Of it.
If there was any way TO keep the thing out of
sight, it would be best for you to throw the
treaty into the fire as soon as you get it, and
send word on to Gineral Scott to 90 ahead
again. But that IS impossible il will be
spread all over the country and known to
every body, And I'm Convinced it will be
the best way for You to turn right about
make out to be glad Of what can't be helped,
and accept the treaty. The nomination for
President is close at hand, and you must get
ready to 60 into the election for your second
term on what you've got and make the best
show you can with it. If you should reject
the treaty. the opposition would get the adj
vantage Of you again; they would then cry
out that the MeXicans had asked for peace
and you had refused it; and there would be
no end to their growing about this oppres-
siye war of invasion, But if you accept the
treaty, it puts an end to their grumbing about
the war.
TO pacify our friends that are very eager
for the whole of Mexico, you must tell'em to
look out and see how much we have already
got; keep telling of 'em that half loaf is
better than no bread telpem to keep quiet
till after your next election is over, and may
be you'll contrive some plan to be cutting
into 'tother half. Keep Mr. Richie blowing
the organ, all weathers, to the tune of half of
Mexico for song Tell the whole country,
and brazen it out to every body, that you've
made great bargain a capital bargain, much
better than Jefferson made when he bought
Louisiana for fifteen millions of dollars; tell
EN- for the same sum OF money you have got
4 great deal more land, aud more men on it.
I'm satisfied this is the best ground to take
we must 60 for the treaty, and, bitter pill as
it is, we must swallow it as though we loved
it. | 'spose it will have to 90 before the Sen
ate, as the Constitution now stands, It! c
constitution is very defective on that pint, and
ought to he mcndcd, for it's dangerous trust !
ing important matters to the Senate } but
you must drive your friends all up TO vote for
it; don't let it fail on no account don't let |
EN- go to ingerin it over and putting in |
amendments that will make the Mexicans so
mad that they will kick it all over again
For that would put things into such hurly-
Durly I'm afraid you would lose your election.
Ratify the treaty, and then gather up all
he glory that's been made out of this war,
;wist it into a sort of glory wreath round
your head, and march with bold step and a
stiff upper lip right into the Presidential
and shouldn't wonder if you beat
he whole bunch of all your enemies and all
'our friends. And if you went into your
ccond term on the strength ofhalf of Mexico
t would be pretty good sign that you might
10 into third term on tie strength Of The uhole
fit. l remain your. faithful friend
MAJOR JACK DOWNING.