The Oregon
controversy will scarcely be settled, by negotiation, and when the joint
convention shall be abrogated conflicts with England will probably ensue.
Before that time we ought to close all questions with Mexico, and have the ship
overhauled for action on a larger scale. Let the treaty of peace be made at the
city of Mexico, and by an Ambassador who cannot be refused a hearing—but who
will speak with that which levels walls and opens gates—American cannon.
I signified to our
friend John Willis that in the event of war I should like to command a Warren
Regiment. My position here forces upon me the recollection of all which is due
to those who sent me here. Yet I look to the movements of our forces on our
Mexican border with a strong desire to be a part of them. My education and
former practice would, I think, enable me to be of service to Mississippians
who take the field. If they wish it, I will join them as soon as possible,
wherever they may be.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
SOURCE: Dunbar
Rowland, Editor, Jefferson Davis, Constitutionalist: His Letters,
Papers and Speeches, Volume 1, p. 46
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