The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-02-04

and keep pit shet, and guess you'll be safe.
Don't be afraid of 'emj they can't pry
your mouth open if they should try; and
guess that answer will Pacity EN- Till
wo get the work all done and Mexico all
annexed. Then you can step up To 'em
boldly aud tell EN- you have made the
greatest bargain ever made on this earth;
you have got the whole of Mexico, peo.
pie and all, for FIVE millions Of dollars,
whichis ouly about fifty cents head for
the people, and the lands and the gold
mines thrown in for nothing.
I'm persuaded it will make the great.
est man of you that ever lived yet; great
erthan Washington, or jackson, or any
body else. The world will then say,
"What great things was Washngton!-
He only defended his country and built
up Republic; but there was Col. Polk,
he conquered u country and annexed a
Republic" I'm so sure it will come to
this that wish you could stop their set
ting up that great Washington Monu.
ment there in the city of Washington,
for that monument ought to be raised to
you yet, and the money should be saved
for that purpose. ! don't know how you
can stop the work goin Oh. unless you can
make 1t out that it comes under the head
OF internal improvements, and then you
might stop it conslitulionally. At any
rate. IFS worth trying for Never mind
praiinG OF them scare.crows folks, who
make such Il fuss and say it will be the de.
Structon Of the United States if you an.
mex Mexico. What if it shouldl You
would still stand above Washington and
be remembered longer. Our history
books tell us that the name Of the mau
who built tho first temple to Diana at L
phesuS is lost aud forgotten; nobody knows
who ho was; but the name Of the mar
who sot fire to it aud burnt it down is
found in all the histories down to this day
SO in this grand annexin business oI
yourn; if you should set fire to The great
temple that Washington built, and burn
ii down; don't be afraid but what your
name will live on the page of history full
as long as Washngton's.
But I've writ so much already that
haven't room to say but word or two a.
bout matters here. We keep pushing
the business here; we've got pretty well
through the vital parts Of the country, and
the army has now commenced spreading
out and turning squalters. But we have
ntnearcnuugh to spread all over the coun
try yet without leaving them too scatter
ing. lhopo you will hurry on tho thirty
thousand more men that you promised
US fast as possible; that would make u,
near hundred thousand strong; enuugl
to spread out squatters into Ill parts o
the country, and tho annexin businos,
would bo pretty well ovor. Tha, is, the
annexin Of Mexico; aud take it you'll
give us holyday and let us rest few
months before we hitch on the next coun
try down south. And, besides, we shal
need that HOLIDAY, 10 see about elecling
you President another term; for you'll
have to be elected in the common wa,
once more, before you will be strong Z
nough to stand Prcsieent all tho tim
without any election. SEQ things is 90
ing on very we'll for your election thi
time. The more candidates there is o
both sides. the better it will be for you
and it appears now as though there wa
going to be lots Of en-.
remain your faithful friend,
MAJOR JACK DOWNING.