The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1848-02-10

be afraid of EN- they can't pry your mouth
open if they should try; and guess thHt
answer will pacify 'em till we gotthG WORK all
done and Mexico all annexed. linen you
can step up to 'cm boldly and tell EN- you
have made the greatest bargain that any oouy
ever made on this earth you have got inc
whole of Mexico, people and all, for i've NIL
lions of dollars, which is about only nifty cents
bood for the %peopIe, and the lands anu the
noId mines thrown in for nothing
3 I'm ncrsuaded it will make the greatest
man Of YOU that ever lived yet; greater than
WASHINGTON, or jackson, OR amy body else
The world will then say, What great things
was Washington. lie only defended his
country and built up a Republic; but there
was Co. Polk he conquered a country and
annexed a Republic" I'm so sure 1T will
come to this, that | wish you could stop their
setting up that great Washington Monument
there in the city of Washington, for chat
monument ought to be raised to you yet, and
the money should be saved for that purpose
I don't know how you can stop the work go
ing on, unless you can make 1t out thaC 1t
comes under the head of internal improve
ments, and then you might stop 1T c%onStItu-
t%ionally. At any rate, lis worth trying 'or'
Never mind the prating OF them scare.crow
folks, who make such a fuss and say II VIII DC
the destruction of the United States if you an
mex Mexico. What fit should? You would
still stand above Washington and be remcm-
bered longer. Our history books tell US that
the mann OF the man who built the first great
temple to Diana at Ephe5us IS lost ana 10r-
gotten; nobody knows who he was; but the
name of the man who set fire to 1t and burnt
it dow" is found in all the histories down to
this dav. 50 in this grand anncXin business
of yonrn if YOU should set fire to the great
temple that Washington built, and burn 1t
down, don't be afraid but what your name
will live on the page of history full as long as
Washington's.
But i've writ so much olready, that
havn't room to say but a word or two aoou'
matters here. We keep pushing the business
here: we've got pretty well through the vita
parts of the country, and the army has nov
commenced spreading out and turning squat
ters. Bat we havn't near enough to sprea'
all over the country yet without leaving then
too scattering. l hope you will hurry on TIT
thirty thousand more men that you promised
as fast as possible that would make us nea
n hundred thousand strong; eno1Shtosprea'
ont sau.tters into all parts Of the country
md the ~annexin business would he prett
much over. That is, the a%nncxin of Mexico
and | take it you'll give us a holiday and ie
us rest a few months before we hitch on to tn
next country down south. And, besides, W
shall need that holiday to see about cIectln
YOU President another term; Tor you'll h"V
to be elected in the common way once more
before YOU will be strong enough to stan
President all the time without any election
I see things is going on very we'll for yor
election this time. The more candidate
there is on both sides, the better it will |
for vou; and it appears now as though thel
was going to be lots OF EN-,
I~relnain your faithful friend,
MAJOR JACK DOWNING.