Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-01-29
THIRD DISPATCHES FROM MAJOR DOWNING
PRIVATE.
TO JAMES X. Polk, President ofthe Uaittd States
Of .4merica, Merieo, &c.


Of .4merica, Merieo, &C.
CRY OF MExIco, ANNEXED U. s., Dee. 30 ls47.
DEAR COLONEL: feel good deal anxious to
hear how you are getting along there to home, and
i 'spose you are full as anxious TO know how we
are going it out here. i got your message to Con-
gress, and their first three days dongs and that's
the last I've heard. When found the Wings had
fairly carried the House, / see in moment there
was bad time ahead for us. Says /, look ont for
squalls; the old ship viii have rough time Of it
this winter. had good mind to come right home
to help sian by the helm, for | knew you would
need me. But then see at once that wouldn't do,
for our officers have got into dreadful snar here
and shouldn't dare to leave till things is settled
for fear the annexin would all 90 back again, and
we should lose our two years. work. So, as can't
'come, all | can do is to give my notions about
things little, by way Of advice.
see how twill be the House will be quarrel
ling with you all winter: they'll be asking you all
the hard questions they think Of and all nc prying
into your secrets about the and annexin. And don't
believe the Senate will be copper better. T true there
amt many Wings there, but there's them there that is full
bad You do any thing with Mr.. Calhoun you
know he always splits every thing in two, 10 hair
aud the most he'll do for about this annexn business
will be to split of little piece Of Mexico If he finds out
annexin the whole of it he'll fight agin till all is
blue. Then there's COL BentonI don't think whit bet
fer than Mr.. Calhoun. You know what fuss he made
when took in Texas because out to take in little
strip of Mexico with it only little reasonable strip, too,
jest side of the river make square work Of it,
Col Benons ebenezer right up about it be said it didn't
belong us, and didn't belong to Texas and had
right it. and shouldn't touch it. Now, if he made such
fuss about that little strip side Of the river, he'll be
likely raise Ned and up Jack if he finds out have
notion of annexin the whole of Mexico And he's terri
BILE enemy to have, can tell you don't believe there's
other in the country that look down opposition equal
to him. Now, with such these in the Senate besides
all the thunder of Webster and all the persuain of Cen
den, how you going to get along think there's
way for get along safe but keep such in the dak
Keep coaxng the money of conquer piece, but
let msrus that intend to conquer the whole
We must look way all the time and row tother. know
you'll have hard time of il, foI Congress will keep diving
into you all the time with this question and that and pryin
into all the about the war, and know what
orders you give out here in Mexico, and what the
going do and where all the money goes to- and
thousand things that they've business with. Now when
they keep coming you with these ugly questions think
the only safe way will be for you she your mouth right
up, and keep stiff upper lip and say word And do
pray be careful what you tell good old MI Richie, for you
know he never could keep his mouth shet There's some
dogs You know, that always bark the wrong time, and
fighten away the game. You never train to keep
still when they ought to- You remember more than Two
ago, before the begun when you laying out the
work privately and carefully, and getting your ships round
the Pacific and giving the officers their orders to stan ready
and wait till the train touched this de and the
they heard the first sound of the snap up Cali
fornia, and it, and hold it, that if found
the people wouldn't let the go on, could to
settlement and each side hold what they had goyou
Der how Mr. Richie got full of the matter that he liked
bowed the whole business up by letting about the
quest Of Mexico. A little such carIessness that
time would been likely to upset our whole ke of fish
might lost California and Santa Fc, ard likely enough
that little strip side of the river ining Texas
And for the whole Of Mexico jig would been up at
once might whisled for it till doonsday, twoudt
come.
think you did right make believe in your Message that
you had idea of conquering the whole Of Mexio don't
believe it would be safe take that ground till tie work is
all DONE The people of our country skt vet about
conquerng other countries they hant got use it. And
for this you will have be very firm with Congress-
and not let crossqueson you close and g you into
bother Call upon them boldly for large armies, and all
the millions Of money the mints make and al that Mr..
Walker borrow, and tell EN- you digging the vital
parts of Mexico to get that five millions she owes u.s.
they ask you if Mr. Tyler didn't offer to give Up that five
W W hei iot Jul adhiu6
her leave, jest shet your mouth up.
II they ask you if hadn't ought to give up that five
millions Mexico for that strip side Of the river that
you sent Gen. Taylor take without her leave Jest shet
your mouth up.
If they ask you if Mr. Tst didn't offer give up that
five millions TO Mexico and pay her twenty millions more if
she wouldn't try get back California and New Mxco that
you had taken from her without her leave jest shet your
mouth up.
II they ask you what upon earth you now of
hundred thousand soldiers Mexico, and hundred millions Of
dollars year for spending money jest open your lips care
fully little ways, and tell you digging the vital
parts Of Mexico to get that five millions she Us.
Then shet your mouth right up again, and keep il shet
and guess you'll be safe. Don't be afraid of they can't
py your mouth open they should try and guess that
will pacfy till get the work all done and Mexi-
all annexed. Then you step to em boldly and tell
you have made the greatest bargain that any body
made this airth ysu have got the whole Of Mexico,
people and ALL for five millions of dollars which only about
fifty cents head for the people, and the lands and the gold
mines thrown in for nothing.
I'm persuaded will make the greatest Of YOU that
lived yet greater than Washington, Jackson or any
body else. The world will then say, What great things
was Washington He only defended his country and built
up Republics but there Col. Polk, he conquered
country and annexed Republic" I'm so sure it will
this that wish you could stop their setting up that
great Washington Monument there in the city Of Washing
for that ought TO be raised and the
money should be saved for that purpose don know how
you stop the work gon on, unless you can make il
that il under the head Of internal Improvements and