Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1848-06-07

MORE ArNExATIoN.-ln a speech of Mr.. Han
negan's at the Baltimore Convention, he alluded
to this Republic Of thirty States, soon to "be en-
larged by New Mexico, Oregon, and California.
"A voice IN the crowd inquired if we might not ex-
pect fucatan, too? To which MI. ri. replied:
NO; ou' perhaps far richer State-Cuba ; and
he begged permission to add Jamaica, too,
w hat wide, ravenous and insatiate NAV ,h;s
HannegaD possesses. He is the same individual
who desired to swallow the tchoie of Ofeppn. Rnt
OH, where is it now? Full half of it gone forever
while the unhappy Polk, stiff and stark, dead and
buried, lies beneath the Rocky Mountain, In an
'infamy 50 deep, damnatioD SO low, that tho
hand OF resurrection can never reach him."
Speaking of Cuba, the N. O. Delta expresses
the opinion that Cuba desires to come into this
Confectionery. Well, as flanagan says, she is rich,
and nobody but rich people can be permitted to keep
company with us Republicans. Observe the ad-
miraole ethics OF annexation. Yucatan will not DO
admitted, but Cuba will, and why? Because we
have no right to fucatan and have one to Cuba?
oh, no. But the former is not worth haai6e and
the latter is! 1t is the same REASONING which
would induce footpad to appropriate gold watch
rather than Yankee clcck.-Rich. Rep.
OLD Jack AND HIS MEN.-It is said. thar III.
night before the battle of Monterey, a number Of
the regulars as well as volunteers, were trying to
make themselves scarce! When Old lack heard
Va tS iCchu9 diiionS TIC men, he OIO6reu an old
man not scared at trifles, but who had been found
crawling off under very suspicious circumstances.
to be brought before him. 'sWhy, Borden,' said
Old lack, "Pm told you were trying to desert YOUR
coors, you certainly are not Of that stripe 2'
"Well, Gineral," said the downcast soldier. "to
tell you the Gods TRUTH | was, and am sor, OF
skeer'd little, for they say old Santy's got bout
fifty thousand the best troops in Mexico, has pick
ed his ground, and will give the boys here the
hardest fight any Of us ever did see! Sol thought
ther'd be mighty small chance for our crowd to-
morrow, and the best chance for awhile would bo
Do" "Well. you go back to your mess.
things look little desperate tonight, but do your
duty Tomorrow, and if we lose the fight, come and
md me, and l'u desert ,cith yoa!'
The CoNTRAsr.-Mr. Polk gave Gen. S.pia
Anna a free "Pass" to the head Of the armies Of
Mexico, and then sent Gen. Scott to conquer these
armies and peace. He executed his commission
with the strctest fidelity, was then suspended
from command dragged before Court of Inquiry.
the charges withdrawn, and the successful Gene.
raj returns home 'under the public displeasure Of
the President" and from high sense of duty re-
strains the welcome ready to burst from The lips Of
millions of freemen while Santa Anna, his hands
red with the best and bavest blood of our army in
not only permitted to 'pass" out of Mexico, but il
honored with an escort Of safety by order OF the
President History presents parallel to this hu-
initiating contrast 1t stands alone in enormtv
and the future will point to it as the strangest and
the blacklist page in the annals Of ungrateful FIR.
ecutives.-DetrOit Advertiser