Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-01-31
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10 James n Po'k, President Of the Uuiiel
States Of America. Mexico. eic. h
CRY oT Msxfcn, ASNFxEBU. Dee. 30lSI7.
DtAs CJtoNet. feet good deal anxious
10 hrat hnw YOU are getting al lnl here 20
nome, and sp1se ynu are fnli a., anxious 10
Sn"N h'w We are going d oul here. gu
yuLr message 10 Congress. aud their first th,
diVs durng~, snd thsts the 80 I've heard 49,
When found ihe Whigs had fairly carried
the Houss. l sc rs a m 1'nent there was bad
time ahead for ne Saws |. lo1k out for squalls +
The oil sup will have rough time ct il this
winter. had q good mind 90 rome night
home TO help stan by ;hr helm. for knew YOU
would need m-. But then see d once that
w'a'dn do. for oar officers have got into d
dreadful snarl here. ani shouldn't dare 20
leave tli Thugs Is settled. tor tear the annex
IN would all 50 back eeaj1, and We Should lose
our Two years work. S.. as can't come, oil /
con d. Is to give 10Y notions about things
little. by way OF adyire.
] see how twill be, the House viii b. our.
relilns with you all viuler: thcyi be- asking |
you oil the hard qgrsilaus they can think OIL
aud 81 the lime pryiug into your secrets a.
bou, The war aud snusxju. Aud lont be-
nrfe ihf Seuo'e viii be a COPPER Better. rs
true ,b,tc aint 50 many Wings N re-, but there
are them there tha Is Toll as bad. Nuu never can
du.auyihiug with MIR Calhoun; YOU know he al
ways splits ever. hing ia two. even 10
hair; and The most hen ever do ter us about
this anueXIn business, " ~ BE- to split OF
hllle pierr Of Mexico II he finds out we are
anneXln the whole cl i. he'll figh, agin rs
till oil Is blue Theu there's Col Benton, |
/ - titrnt = ,vftr t.r -
lnu knew vhata fuss 4 made when we TOOK
~ Texas. hecau,e ne sot ont 10 take IN a uit't
strip of Mexico with il; only hide asona-
bic strip. too. jes, on car side OF the liver. -
a. to make square work oi II. Col Benton,
e5ruezcr VAS right ~ about it: he said il
didnt brlog TO us, and it didn't belong to
Iexas. aud we had no night 10 III, aau shou.dI't
touch 1t.
| Now, il he made such fuss about that lit
tie strip on our side t tae river, he'll be like
| ~ 10 raise Ned end lurn w Jack il he iinIs
out We have notion VI sunsxiH the whole
oi Mexico. And he's terrible enemy tu
! Lave, can tell you. don't believe there's a.
nothtT mgu Ia the county hat can look down
! opposition sqnal 10 him. Now. with such
men these in the Senate. besiies oil the
/ thunder ot Webster, aad all The persuadrn OF
! Cut;-ndeD. how are rau going 10 get along2
dunk there's no way Tor us 10 get along sale
/ hai - keep such men in the dark Keen coax
! ing the money out OF EN- 10 conquer a peace,
but never let 'en mistrust that u c intend 10
conquer tie whole We must look one way
all the time aud row 'lolher. | know yoPll
have a bard lime OF it, for Congress will keep
/ diving INTO you all The time " it'll th.s ques-
lion aud that, aud pryiu into all The srurets
l about the war. aud want TO know what orders
: YOU give 10 Us out here in Mexico, and hat
/ the armies are going 10 do, aud where all the
money goes TO, and q thousand thugs that
they've no business with. Now. hen they
keep coming to you with these ugly questions,
| think the only sale way will be Tor you TO
sbet your mouth right up. aud keepa stiff up
per lip, aud not say u word. And do pray
be careful what YOU tell tu good old Mr.
Richie; Tor Won know he never could keep
his noath shet. There's some dogs, yoa
know, thUt always bank al the " rong time
aud Tighten away the game.
You never Can Train em to keep still when
they ought 10. You remember, more than
Two years ago, beiofe the war begun. when
YOU WAS la,lng cat the work ptivatriy and
carefully, aud getting your SHIPS round to the
Poetic aud giving ihe officers their orders 10
stan ready ana wait till the train was touch
ed on this she, aud the moment they heard
first sound OF the war. to snap up California
and annex II, and hold on tn IT, 50 that i! we
found the people wouldn let the war 20 on.
We wonId come 10 settlement, ani ach
side hold what they bad got-you remember
how Mr.. Richie got 50 luil OF the matter thai
he liked TO blowed the whole business up by
letting on about the conquest OF Mexico. a
little more such cafieesuess d / that time would
"A he tuAtS l. -
W. hight lost California, and Santa Fe
and likely enough even Thai htlie strip on our
side oil the rlvet Jlning lexds. Aud, as for
''' "h''r oi Mexico, our Ilg would been
UP al once; we nlghl waIstled iur il tiiI
doomsday, but II wouldn't coine.
'lnak .oa did rgai 10 make believe in
your Inrssage that you had no idea ct con.
queHng the whole ol Mexico. don't b..
heve II would BE- sale TO take That ground til
the work is all done. The people 81 our conn.
Try are TOO sSiItlsh vet about cunaueriug oto.
er countries; they hsini got use 20 il. And
t'r reason you will have 10 b. very firm win
Congress, and not let EN- cross question ,on
TOO close, aud get YOU into IA bother. (sdi
upon Them boldly too large armies, and all tn.
mllIons oi money The mints can make ami
all that M. Naik'r ca borrow, and tell EN-
ycu are digging into the via parts OF Mexico
" So t"at iNe inilllGlS she owes U.S.
Ii taey ASA you ii Mr. Tyler dida't offer 10
give up that five millions to Mexico ia M,
her l"f our iakiag Texas withcut her leave.
Jest she; your mouth up.
II they ask you il we hadn't ouqh, 10 eve
up that I'VE millions 10 Mexico Tor that s,,io
on our side OF the the river that you sent Gen
Taylor 10 take without her leave iesl shet
your mouth up.
IL they ask you if Mr.. Trist dim, off.r +,
up that five million to Mexico aud nav no,
twenty millions more il she wouid'nt ,ry n
get 10 get buck California and New Mexico.
that you had taken from her without her leave
les, shet your mout up.
IL they ask you what upon earth YOU can
want now with one hundred thousand soldier,
IN Mexico. and hundred million o, dollars
ayear spending money, jest open your Inns
Carefully htte ways, aud tell EN- YOU are
digging INTO the viials OF Mexico to get Them
i've millions she owes US
'hen shet your mouth night up again. and
Keep 1t shet. and guess you'll be sale. Don't
DC aiI'id oil en- they cant pry your mouth o.
renu they should try; aud guess that am.
s"er viii paciiy them ill we get the work
doue ani Mckee oil annexed. Then Won,
can step up 10 EN- boldly aud say YOU have