Washington telegraph., 1848-02-23
THIRD DISPATCHES FROM MAJOR
JAGk DOWNING.
PRIVATE.
ToJANIs X. PoIk, Pr5silcaiaf the United
Siales Of ameriea, Mctieo, i'c.
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Cuy Of MExIco, ANNEXED L. s,
Dee, 30, 1917.
DEAR COLONEL; feel a gaal deal anE.
ious to hear how you arc getting along
there to homo, aud 'spaso yon are illl as
anxious 10 know how we are going It
ont here. got your message 10 Con.
efeas, aud their fret three days doings,
aud that's lhr lasl I've hrard. When |
Iaanl the Wing had fairly eluiei the
House, see IN a moment lde5a wns ahld
dme ahead .arus sHs !, look on for
squalls; tue old ship WlIl have a rough
ane Of il this winter | bad good mind
'ieama figbl huma ia help san bY lhc
h=Imu, laf | hnHW yua would naeI ms.--
ial then see af once ihnF aai.lu@l Do,
iar our oiIi-ers have a# luIta dra4aI.
,narl hefa, aud shouldn't IHfa 20 iHlse
uII things !, settled, In lcal tae aaaaS
n would all % back azain, aaH We =aaH.d
loose our two years wo.k 81. as leant
eome all can do Is Ia give my uulions
abaul things a liitIe, by way nI advice.
. see how 'twII be-; Tue .laase WI b.
qHueIIing with yuu al wiuIsE they'll be
ASKING You all taa haze question lbeF can
think OF, and all the time puna utu tuur
secrets about the war aud auHasin. And
I | don't believe the Senate WI be- a cop.
per better. lis true IhsfN AM 50 many
Wing. there, but there lhtn lHaIe lbal 3,
I Ial. as bad. You never eau u aus lhing
. vii Nlr. Calhoun; Naa know hs always
. snIls every thing IN twa, ova 60 hair
I aud the most he II ever do for Us about THIS
annelin business wiil be to sl.II I'D Iiflle
piece Of Mexico, 4 he find. ONT 80 are
adne1In the whole oi Il he'll zal an u-
uIlal is blue. Then there's -. Benton
I | dan lHink Is 4 whit hsucr flaa Nr. Cal.
! bain. on knaW what a ta#s Ae made
w6en We TOOK IN Texas, because We s1l
oaI Ia laae Ia a iiII.e sup oi deAico viii
/ #; only lutte reasonable sltIR, loo, lesI
on our sIae o; Ihr fveb so - la make
sqaafe work o. II. Col Bcnlau's Ehsne.
zaf was right up about II: he al II dIln'l
bsI5ng 10 Us, aud it didn't belong To icaas,
and We had no right IL Il, aud shouldn't
touch il. Now, It he made such fuss
about that ll,le strip on our side oi the
river, he'll be likely to raise Ned aud tuln
up Jack Il be finds out We have "a notion
Of anncNin the whole Of Mexico. Agl ho',
a terrible enemy 20 have, c.n 'e.iy1u,
don't believe there is aao,bcI mlu ln he
country that eau louk dowa opposition
equal To him. Now, with such men as
these in the Senate, BESIDES all The lAIu.
tbunler OF Webster and all the pnt,uadiu
Of Cuucnien, how ate you going TO get
aiongl ! think lbefe no way tor H. To-
gel along .aie but 10 keep such msn In iHc
dark. Keep coaHlng tie money ull OF
en- 10 conquer piece, but never let um
misliusl that wo intend To conquer tue
whole. We must look one way all the
time aud row iolhcr. ! know you'l have
a bard time Of IL, lol Cougrcs, viii keep
diving into you at, the time wi.h ibis qles.
lion aud that, and pyin into all yuug be
crels about the war and want 10 know
what orders you give To us oul here in Mex.
leo, and what the armies are going Iodn,
ani where all the money goesn, and o
thousand things that they've no business
with. Now, when they keep canning to
you with these ugly questions, tinh the
only safe way will ho Tor you tn shcl your
mouth right uP, and keep a sill upper ZIP,
and not say a word. And do pray be care.
| lul what You tell To good old Mr.. Richie,
Tor YOU know he never could keep bis
mouth shet. There's some dogs. you know.
that always bark al the wrong time, aud
lrighlcn away tho game. You never can
train EN- 10 keep slill when they ought 90.
You remember, more Than two years ago,
before the war begun, whca you was lay.
ing out the work privately and clieu.'y,
aui getting your 5llrs round To lhc Pacific,
and giving Che officers ,t'ir onleF 10 stan
ready aud wait OIL. lar train was touched
Un this eide, aud doe momtnl they heard
the nssi SOUND of Doe war l1 .apup Gal.
iama, aud amaS 4, and bu.d uu lH .l, SOD
|tha'H 500 found thr prop'c wuldnt ltlhr
war goo on, we rUH.f come ,0a Hu.rmtn,
NAEN alNT UNIN tn 1900. |N.N NAA -'N" NNN A.f
member bow Mf. RuchIc got s1 lI.l of lhn
matter that he liked 10 b.owci the whole
business up by letting on about The con
quest Of Mexico. 4 little more such care.
lcssncss atlhat time would been likely to
upset our whole kiuc Of lsh-we might a
lost California, and Santa l'c, and likely
rnouuh even that little strip ON our side ui
tho river iining Texas. And, as for the
whole Of Mexico, Our ig would a been up
At once; we might a whisllcd for it till
doomsday, but 'twouIdn'i come.
/ think You did right to make believe in
/ your message that you had no idea OF con.
querng the whole Of Mexico. doat be.
lieve it would by safe to take that ground
ill tho work is all done. The people Of
our country are too skillish yet about con
quering other countries; they baint got
HaHHN