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

he could DC chpsNre0. CU!. A1rcen Was
captured 10 The same hacienda on that
night.
THIRD DISPATCHES FROM MAJOR
DOWNING.
(raivArE.
To JAMES X. Polk, President IF TIC Uai-
ted States Of America, Mcrico. &c.
CIry CT Mexico, ANNEXED U. 81
December 80, 1917.
DEAR CoLoNrL: ! feel good deal anx-
inus 10 hear how you nrc getting along
there q, home, nndI 'sposc yop arc full NJ
anxious to know how We ore going il Qua
here. got your mcssage 10 Congress and
their first thrco days doings, and that's
the last I've he,rd. When I found tho
Wings had lairly carried the House, l sec
in moment there WINS bad time ahead
Of us Says !, lock out for squalls; the old
ship will have rough time OF il this winter.
had good mind to como right home 10
help stand BY the helm, Tor | knew you
would need me. But then I SEQ at onco
that wouldn't do, for our officers have got
into dreadful snarl Out here, and should
not dare 10 leave Till things is settled, Cor
fear the nnncxin would all 60 back sgain
and VIC should lose our two years work.
So, MS Ican't conc, all can do is 10 give
my notions abou. things little by way Of
advice.
see how twill be: the House will 10
qnnrfclling with you all winter; they'll 10
asking you all the hard questions they
can think of, md all the time prying into
YOUR secrets about the war and annexin.-
Aud don't believe the Senate will be o
copper better. 'I'is true they nint SO ina
ny Wings there. but there's them there that
is full us bad. You never eau do nyihing
with Mr.. Calhoun; you know he always
splits every thing in two, even 10 q hair;
and tho most he'll ever do Cor We about this
snncAin business will DO 10 spIit If little
piece Of Mexico. 1.-The finds out NO arc
anncxin the whole Of il, he'll fight agin 10
ill he is blue. Then there's Col. Benton
don't think he's whit better than Mr..
Calhoun. You knaw what fuss be m1do
when we took in Texas, because We sot
on, to take in little strip Of Mexico with
IL; only a little reasonable strip, too, jest
on our side Of tho river, 50 rs 10 make q
square work oft. Col. Dentom's cbenc-
yer was right up about H.; he said il didn't
belong to Us, end il didn't belong 10 Texas,
and VIC had no right 10 il, and shouldn't
touch il. Now, ifhc made such fuss about
that little slip On our side ii the river, he'll
DO apt 10 raise Ned and turn mp Jack il no
finds out We have notion of anncxin the
whole Of Mexico. And he's n terrible enc
my TO have can tell you; don't believe
there's another man in the country that
can look down opposition equal 10 him.
Now, with such men us these in the Senate
besides Nil The thunder Of Webster, and oil
tho persuasion Of Crli,cndcn, how nrc sou
agoing 10 get along? think Of nowny ior
us To get along safe but 10 keep such men
in tho dark. Keep coaxing the money out
ofcm 10 conquer peace, but never lot EN-
mislrust that We intend to conquer tho
Whole. We must look ono way all the iime
and row t'oihcr.
know you'll have /. hard time Of il, for
Congress will keep diving into sou all tho
time with this question aud that, aud pry.
ing into nll the secrets about tho war, and
want I" know what orders you give 10 us
out here in Mexico, aud what the ormics
are agoing to do, and where all tho money
goes g., hnda thousand things they have
no business with. Now, when they keep
coming TO sou with these ugly questions, I
I think the only safe way will be Tor you to
shct Your mouth right up, md keep stiff
upper lip, ond NIL shy a word. And do
pray be careful what Sou tell good old Mr.
litchic, fur you know he never could keep
his mouth shet. There's some dogs. yos,
know, that always bark at the wrong time.
aud frighicn nway the game. You never
can train EN- TO keep still when they ought
10. YOU remember, more than two .cavs
ngn, before the war begun when you was
Ia, ing out the work privately aud carefully,
and getting your ships round 10 tho Pacific,
and giving The officers there orders 10 stan
ready and wait I'LL tho train was touched
on this side, and the moment they heard tho
first sound Of the wnr, 10 snatch up CaIiGor-
MA and annex il, and 10 hold on 10 il, %
that it VIC found the people wouldn't let the
war 90 on, We could come 10 a settlement.
and each side bold wlni they had got-yon
remember how Mr.. Richie got 90 full oc
the matter, that he like 10 blowcd the whole
business up, by letting on al,ou, tho con.
quest ri Mexico. 4 little more such caro-
lessncss nj that ,imc would been likely 10
upset our whole kettle of f>h-wc might
a lost California, and Santa Fc, aud likely
enough even Tint little strip IN our sid, nf
the river jining Texas. And. 40 Cur tho
whole Of Mexico orr jig would bin upa
once; We might whisilcd for il iill doons-
day, but 'twouldu't conc.