Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-03-11

WHY" saws he {" we have the whole Of Texas
clear@to the Rio Grande we have all OF New Mex
co, and all of Upper California. Ana we pay inc
Mexicans fifteen millions OF dollars, anu pay our
own citizens five millions that the Mexicans owed
them And we stop firing, draw our charges from
the guns that are loaded, and go home.
"Well, now" says |, /" I'rist, don't you think
YOU are pretty Teller to make such bargain as
that at this time of day The President Will be
mortified to death about it. Here we've peen hght-
in near about two years to make the Mexicans pay
over that five millions of dollars they owed our
people, and now you've agreed that we shaii put
our hands in our pockets and pay II ourselves.
The whole plan of the war has been carried on o!
The President upon the highest principles 10 go
straight ahead and conquer peace, man-iashon
and now you've agreed to back out OF the scrape,
and btfg a peace and pay the money for It. You
know very well the President has declared, time and
again. that the war should 60 till we got indem-
ny for the past und security for the future-lhems
his own words--and now you've agreed TO settle
up without getting one lot OF either For the past,
we are at least hundred millions OF dollars out OF
pocket, besides losing ten or fifteen thousand men.
As for the men, spose you may say we can ONSET
them against the Mexicans we have killed, and as
we have killed more than they have, may be 1t foots
up little in favor, and that's the only advan-
tage you've secured. AS for the hundred millions
all the indemnity you get for the past is few thou
sand dead Mexicans-that is, as many as remains
after subtracting what they've killed Of us from
what we've killed of them. But the cap-sheat OF
your bargain is the ssecurity for the future. The
cities and towns and castles that we have fit so hard
take. and have got our men into, and all so well
secured, you now agree to give 'em all right up
again to the enemy, and march our men off home
with their fingers in their mouths; and that's our
security for the future AS for the fifteen millions
of dollars you agree to pay for New Mexico and
California, you might jest as well thrown the
money into the sea, for they was ours afore; they
was already conquered and annexed, and was
much ours as if we had paid the money for EN-
Here turned on my heel and left him, for was
so disguised athe conduct of the teller thatI would
have any more talk with him. And now, my
dear Colonel there is nothing for US to do but to
look this business right in the face and make the
best we can of it. If there was any way to keep
the thing out of sight, it would be best for you to
throw the treaty into the fire as soon as you get it.
and send word on to Gineral Scott to 60 ahead
again. But that is impossible it will be spread
all over the country and known to every body
And I'm convinced it will be the best way for you
to turn right about, make out to be glad of what
can't be helped and accept the treaty. The nomi-
nations for President is close at hand, and you must
get ready to go into the election for your second term
On what you've got, and make the best show you
can with it. If you should reject the treaty, the
opposition would get the advantage of you again !;
they would then cry out that the Mexicans had ask
ed for peace andylou had refused IL; and there
would be no end TO their growing about this op-
pressive of invasion. But if you accept the
treaty, il puts an end to their grumbng about the
| war.
To paci(y our friends that are very eager for the
whole of Mexico, you must tell 'em TO look out and
see how much we have already got; keep telling
of em that half loaf is better than no bread; tell
4 EN- to keep quiet till after your next election is
over, and may be you'll contrive some plan to be
cutting into tother half. Keep Mr.. Richie blow
ing the organ, all weahers, TO the tune of half of
Mexico for song. Tell the whole country, and
brazen to every body, that you've made great
bargain, capital bargain much better than Jeffer-
son made when he bought Louisiana for fifteen mil
lions Of dollars tell EN- for the same sum of mo-
lney you have got great deal more land, and more
men on it. I'm satisfied this is the best ground to
take; we must go for the treaty, and, bitter pill as
it is, we must swallow it as though we loved it.
spose ii will have TO go before the Senate, as the
constitution now stands, 1.-THE constitution is very
defective on that pint and ought to be mended, for
it's dangerous trusting important matters to the Sc
nate :; but you must drive. your friends all up to
vote for it; don't let it fail accounts don't let
\ EN- 90 to fngerin it over and putting in amend
ments that will make the Mexicans SO mad that
they will kick it all over again. For that would put
things into such hurly-burly I'm afraid you would
lose your election.
Ratify the treaty, and then gather up all the glory
that's been made out of this war, twist it into sort
of glory wreath round your head, and march with
bold step and stiff upper lip right into the Pre-
sidential campaign, and shouldn't wonder if you
beat the whole bunch of all your enemies and all
your friends. And if you went into your second
term on the strength Of half of Mexico, it would
be pretty good sign that you might go into a
third term on the strength Of the Whole Of IL.
remain your faithful friend,
MAJOR JACK DOWNING.