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Third Dispatches from Major Jack
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CRY OF MExlco, ASSExEn, @. S. Dec. 80. 1917
DEAR CoLosEL.--I feel good deal an
xious to hear how you are getting along
there to home, aud spose you are fall as
anxious TO know how we are going 1t out
here. got your message to Congress,
and their first three days dolngs, aud
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 l, look out for squalls;
the old ship win have rough time of it
this winter. / had good mind to come
right home to help stan by the helm, for
| know you would need me. But then
SEQ at once that wouldn't do, for our OF.
fcers have got into dreadful snarl here,
and shouldn't dare to leave till things is
settled, for fear the annexin would all go
back again, and we should lose our two
years work. So, US | can't come; all
can do is TO give my notions about things
little, by way ofadvice.
see how twill be; the House will be
ouarrelling with you all wintcTlheyll be
asking you all the hard questions they
can think Of and all the time prying in
10 YOUR secrets about the war aud annex.
in. And don't believe the Senate will
be copper better. Tis true there aint 50
many Wings there, but there's them there
that is full as bad. You never can do
any thing with Calhoun; you know he
always splits every thing in two, even to
hair and the most he'll ever do for us
about this annexin business, will be to
split off IA little piece Of Mexico. If he
finds out we are annexiu the whole oft,
he'll fight agin US till all is blue. Then
there's Col. Benton, | don't think is a
whit better than Mr.. Calhoun. You
know what fuss he made when we took
in Texas, because we sot out to take in a
little strip Of Mexico with it; only little
reasonable strip, too, jest oil our side OF
tho river. so as to make square work OF
it. Col Benton's ebenezer was right up
aboutit; he said it didn't belong to Tex
as, and we had no right to it, aud shouldn't
touch it.
Now, if he made such fuss about that
little strip on onrSide Of the river, he'll be
likely to raise Ned and turn up Jack ifhe
finds out we have IA notion of annoxin the
whole of Mexico. And he's terrible ell
emy to have, | can toll you, don't be-
lieve there's another man in the country
that can look down opposition equal to
him. Now, with such men as those in
the Senate, besides all the thunder o'
Webster, and allthe persuadn of Criten-
den, how are you going to get alongl
think there's no way for US to get along
safe but to keep such men in the dark
Keep coaxing the money out Of 'em Ia
conqueia piece, but never let 'em mis-
trus, that we intend to conquer the whole
We must look one way on all the time
and row 'tother. | know you'll have I
hard time Of it, for Congress will keel
diving into you all tho time with thi
question and that. and pryin into all tn,
secrets about the war, and want to know
what orders you give to us out here il
Mexico, and what tho armies are goin.
to do. and where all the money goes to
and thousand things they've no busines
with. Now, when they keep coming Il
you with these ugly questions, | think tn,
only safe way will be for you to shet you
mouth right up. and keep stiff uppo
lip, and not say word. And do pra,
be careful what you tell good old Mr.
Richie. for you know he never coult
keep his mouth Shet. There's some dogs
you know, that always bark at tho wrong
time. and Irighten away the game. You
mover can train 'em to keep still whcr
they ought to. You remember, more
than two years ago, before they war be
gun, when you was laying ont the work
privately aud carefully, and getting youi
ships round to the Pacific, and giving
the officers their orders to stan ready and
wait till tho train was touched ON thi,
side, aud the moment they heard the frs
sound of war; snap up California. aud an
next aud hold ON to it, so that il we iounC
thatthe people wouldn't letrhe war goou
we could come to settlement, and each
side could hold what they had got-yor
remember how Mr. Richie got so full o
the matter that he liked to bluwod the
whole business up by letting ON abou
the conquest of Mexico. A litIo NOR
carelessness at that time would bee
likely to upset our whole kitlle Of fish
we might lost California. aud Santa f,
and likely enough even that little strip o
our side Of the River jining Texas
And as for the whole of Mexico, our il
would been up at once; we might
whistled for it ill doonsday, but 'twoul
nj come.
| think you did right TO make behev
in your message, that you had no idea u
con9uering the whole Of Mexico, | don
believe it would be safe to take tha
ground till the work is all done. Th
people Of our country are too skilsh ye
about conquering other countries; the
haint got used to it. And for reason yo
will have tn be firm with Congress. an
not lot 'em cross-ques;ion You too clos'
aud get ouinto bother. Culluponl lhel
boldly for large armies. and all the mi
lions of money the mints can make. an
that Mr. Walker can borrow, and toll 'el
you are digging into tho vital parts ,
Mexico to get that FIVE millions she owe
us.
If they ask you If Mr.. Tyler didn't o
fer to give up that Ave millions to Mexic
to pay her for our taking Texas wilhot
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