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. The billowing is ibe correspondence
between Gens. Scott nnd Worth, which
tM to the arrest of the latter, and the
iuspensiou of iho former:
ta Mexico, Not. IS, 1M7.
• I learn with much astonish
ment that the prevailing opinion in' this
army points the imputation of •• scan
dalous” conduct in the third, and the
invocation of "the great numbers” in
the fourth paragraph of order No. 349,
printed and issued yesterday, to myself,
as •one of the officers alluded to. Al
though I cannot suppose those opinions
to be coirectly formed, nevertheless,
regarding the high source fenm which
such imputations Bow, so seriously af
fecting the qualities as aghntleman, the
c ™iac!er and usefulness as an officer,
of him to whom they may be aimed, I
feel it incumbent on me to ask, as I now
do, most respectfully, of the frankness
* of ,be General-in-chief,
whether, m any senso or degree, he
condescended to apply, or designed t
u ® *C p ieJ t,M! cpitlicl* contained ’
mmm
ed himself of hit posrtion>(opubIisb, by
bis Authority, to the army which he com
mands, and of the influence of his sta
tion to give the highest effect to, an or
der bearing date November 12th, 1847,
and numbered 349, (official printed copy
herewith) calculated and designed to
cast odium and disgrace upon Brevet
Maj. Gep. Worth, lo'bring that general
officer into disrepute with the army, and
to lessen, if not destroy his just influence
and proper authority with those officers
and soldiers over whom be is placed
in command; that he has, without in
quiry or investigation, in the said order,
(published tothc army.and to the world,)
wiuij.dliu UMOC1 ,,
falsely charged Brevet Maj. Gen. Worth
with having written crconnived at the
writing, a certain letter published in the
United Stales, and to which he has been
pleased to apply the epithet of •• scan
dalous, malignant, &c.;” that he has
made these statements to the world,
givnig to them the sanction of his high
authority and the influence of his posi
tion, whilst he has acknowledged that
that onferin , ,n * 10 had DO information as to the auihos-
« hi P ° rihe >«'« in question ; and when
sentiment in® !,at Latter ifa/iakea" ™*l“ ctfu "7^properly addressed up
right or intended direction. ,be undersigned, up-
I trait I ahull h#» rristrxt i r P®”***!* he has declined to reply wheth-
Imf. vdfb areenev n P n ^rU , 7 eror not he iateaM l ° impale to^Bre-
c^munieatfon 7, 3 " P ' y l ° ,h,s Gen. Worth conduct which be
Verr resncetfnllv ife. .. ehar ® clar ‘ z<?d a * “ scandalous, roa-
(Jr. J. (vORTH^Bvt. m«; am* i'gnani, &c., Be pleased to refer to
Commanding ut Di»i*ion. correajpondence herewith marked from
Capt Scott. A. A. Adj.'
HuNommi or the Armt, j
Mexico, Not. 18, 1847.
* c™. tl .. . nunc service in wiredrawing many
•uP bav ®. Ihe honor to acknowledge officers from theirjluties; but I do hum-
tnc receipt, this morning, of your com- bly and respectfully invoke the Presi-
munication dated the 12th inst., relative deni’s examination into the case, and
to general orders No. 349, and. I am in- such notice thereof and protection from
itroctedby the General-in-chief to re- ibe arbitrary conduct of said General as
ply. m That ibe general order No. 349 he may deem suitable,
was, as is pretty clearly expressed on I have the honor to bei very respect-
lU Tace, meant to apply to a letter fully, ^ * **
«gned Leonidas, in u New Orleans —....
newspaper, and to the summary of two Eiidorsementon the
letters given in the Washington Union, dated Nov. 16,1847:
and copied into a Tampico paper, to " This paper was prepared on the day
the authors, aiders and abettors of those J *“ * - -
letters, be they whom they may.”
I am, yery reapYy.your mostob’t serv’t,
W- it 1 J 1 SCOTT, A. A. AjL Gen.
Bit. Maj. Gen. Worth. U. S. A„Comd’g?fcc.
Headquarters lat Divimox, I
Mexico, Nov. 14. 1847. $
8i* t 1 have bad the honor to receive
yoar letter in reply, but not in answer
to mine of yesterday's date, handed in
this morning. The general order is too
clearly “ expressed on its face” to ad
mit ol any doubt of its application in
regard to persons; the object af my let
ter; as 1 endeavored clearly to express,
was to seek to know distinctly, and
with a view to further measures to pro
tect myself, if, as I supposed, I was one
of the persons referred to. Regretting
the necessity for intrusion, 1 am com
pelled again respectfully to solicit no
8nswcru> that question. I ask it as on
act of simple justice, which, it is hoped,
will not be denied.
1 have the honor to be, very rcspect-
fully, your obedient servant,
W. J. WORTH, Brt. Maj. Geo.,
_ • Commanding 1 at Division.
Cnfi. II* 1* Scott, A. A. Adj. Gen. Headquarters.
Headquarters u. .....
Mexico, Nov. 14,1147.
r Tnx Armt,J
harge and Specification* jnrefcreed against
cl. Maj (ten. Worth aj the U. S. Army.
ok uuwve written.
WINFIELD SCOTT. Maj. Gen., &c.
8ia: The General-iu-chief desires me
to reply to your note of this date, by
•frymg.lhat he cannot be more explicit
than in his reply through me, already
given; that he has nothing to do with
the suspicions of others, and has no pos
itive information himself ns to the au
thorship of the letters alluded to in gen
eral orders No. 340. If he had valid,
information on the subject, lie would im
mediately prosecute the parties before
u general court-martial.
I have the honor to be very respect
fully your obedient servant,
. _ . . H. L. SCOTT, A. A. Adj. Gen.
Bvt. Maj. Gen. W. J. Wobtu, U. S. Army com
manding, Ac.
Tbo above is s true copy. s
J. C. PEMBERTON,
Cspt. and A. D. C. to Maj. Gen. Worth.
° Headquarters 1st Division, I
Mexico, Nov. 14, 1847. f
Sir : It is due to official courtesy and
propriety that I acknowledge your let
ter, No. 2, in answer to mine of this dale,
and in doing so, and in closing this cor- worm, as well as “ot having act-
respondenco with tho headquarters of cd in a manner unbecoming an officer
tbit army, I beg permission to say, and and a gentleman” towards him, the said
with regret, that I have received no Worth, in the matters of the said orders,
satisfactory answer to tbe first and right- All this at the Capital of Mexico, at
ful inquiries which I have addressed Jo the date first above written,
the General-in-chief; but inasmuch as I WINPifiji aruvt^r u.
know my8(1 f to be deeply aggrieved and
wronged,Uonly remains to go,l>y appeal, Capture of a Whale.—We noticed
os I shall do, through the prescribed ® ome lime since, the appearance of a
channels to the constitutional Command- whale off our harbor. \Ve understand
er-in-chief. The General-in-chief is *hat the.bulky stranger got himself in
pleased to say, through you tha; •• he has jroublc on Wednesday, having ventured
nothing to do with the suspicions of nth- * nl ° *hoal water at Kiaweh Island,
era* ami that he has.no jiosiiivc inform- where he got agrouad. Being discov-
otion, himself, as to the nuthorship, &c.” ered by a gentleman, floundering about.
Granted. But has not the manner in took means for securing him, and
which the General-in-chicf has been with a cable and an anchor, safely
pleased to treat the case, established, moored his Wbalcshjp. After killing
whether designed or not is to' bo seen, Mm* which it took twelve hours to ac-
an unequivocal public sentiment upon coraplisb, he was measured, and found
the subject ? There are always enough I to he 41 feet in length, and 27 feet 6
of that peculiar and pestilential species, j inches in circumference. About 200
who only exist upon the breath of au-1 gallons of oil have been already ob-
thority, to catch up the whisperings of mined from him, and much more would
fancy and infest a whole military com-1 he yielded.—Char. Cour.
in unity. I do not design to bo stifled — «■«
under tho miasma of such; nor stricken Professional Brevity. —When Mason
down, in my advanced age, without an ! was preparing the case of E.K. Avery,
effort to convince my friends that 1 scorn j and had Examined about two hundred
to wear “ honors not earned.” I remain,. witnesses somebody called to see him.
•ir» your obedient servant, The legal gentleman sent wonl that be
W. J. WORTH, Bvt. Maj. Gen. j was occupied and could not be inter
cept. H. I* Scott, A. A. MjL Geo* Hendqoar- rupted. “ But the man is a witness, a
*** * • j Methodist minister.” “Call-him up,”
lluvmiu, bt tan or to. Abut. I “«■ “ Wt-U sir what can you
Mexico,Nov. 16, 1*47. \ testify! —"Ihave had a vision; two
The Hon. the Secretaiy •/ War Washing- , angels have appeared to me and told
ton: j me that brother Avery is innocent.”—
Sir: From the arbitrary and illegal j t * iein he summoned,” said Mason,
as ho resumed his work.
A. infiL
I do not urge present action on these
accusations, because of the inconveni
ence of the service in withdrawing many
Your obedient servant,
W. J. WORTH, Bvt. Maj. Gen. U. S. A.
Eiidorsementon the proceeding letter,
of its date, but transmission delayed i.i
the hope, not realized, that mature re
flection would suggest an act of justice.
Nov. 20. - W. J. W.”
The above is a perfect copy of the
original endorsements.
J. C. PEMBERTON,
Captain A. D. C.
Headquarters or the Armt in Mexico, )
. November 25, 1847 j
Sir : Your letter to me of the 24th
inst., covering a communication fromyou
to the Secretary of War, dated eight days
before, professing to be or» appeal against
General Orders No. 349, issued from
this office, has been received, and this
morning read by the General-in-Chief.
For the studied contempt and disre
spect towards the General-in-chief, ex
pressed iu that communication to the
Secretary of War, under the form of an
ippeal, 1 am instructed by theGeneral-
n-ebief to desire that you will iat medi
ately consider yourself in a state of ar
rest, within the limits of this city; and
to add that he shall, by the first oppor
tunity, form a general court-martial for
your trial ou that and probably other
matters.
Ihive the hono^to be, v£ry_respcct-
nKfe^gntT
„ w . H. L. SCOTT, A. A. Adj. Gen.
Bvt. Maj* Gen. W. J. Worth, U. S. Army. •
Chan
■RpL j . », 7 „ w XJ . u, Army.
Charge.—Behaving with contempt
and disrespect towards his commanding
officer.
Specification.—In this, that the said
Bvt. Maj. Gen. Worth, in a communi
cation dated Nov. 16, 1847, addressed
through the Acting Assistant Adjutant
General attached to the general head
quarters of the American forces in Mex
ico, to the Secretaay of War, under the
pretext and form of an appeal to the
President of the United Slates, from a
general order, No. 349, published Nov.
12, 1847, in the name and by the com
mand of Gen. Scott, General-in-chief of
the said forces, at the time, and still the
said Worth’s commanding officer—the
said Worth grossly accuses the said
Scott of having been, in the said order,
actuated by •« malice” against him, the
said Worth, as well as “of having act
Congressional.
Con > e*poo<lcnce of the Baltimore
WASHINGTO»X|tfBi _
# Senate.—Sundry met^mals and pe
titions were received and referred.
received
to the Committee
The deficiency appropriation bill was |^ c £ e gblar day for the call of committees
ceived from the Hou^e, and . referred- ° lates f°r resolutions, beginning at
the Committee on Finance. York, where the call left off when it
Mr. Reverdy Johnson inquired of the wa ® , ast ’ n order,
presiding officer, whether the Secretary ^ large number were presented, and
presiding omcer, whether the Secretary ** numoer were presented, anti
of War had answered tbe?resolution>of appropriately referred. -
the 30th of December last, asking him , . ^ er King, of Geo., offered a
to repoit to the Senate the number 4»f rcs 9‘ ull Qn that xhe dealranf »h* members
troops sent to Mexico, the number killed
troops ok-ui w wcaiui, me numoer Kiueti _ ——«• "mi, mm
in Jbaule, died of wounds, diseases, &c. he retained. This
outiic, utcu ui wounus, diseases, occ.
The presiding officer replied, be bad la „
>t. ‘ Mr. Shngerland, of N. Y., offered »
Mr. Johnson then said, he would re- D S I!r° l r n P rovit h n g for the sale of the
new the call, unless the resolution was ” u hhc Lands at half a dollar per acre,
soon answered. to actual settlers, and guarding them
Mr. Sevier now moved that the Sen-. a S a ‘ nst the exactions and extortions of
ate go into executive session. speculators."*^" ' ,.
The motion was agreed to, and the . - r * ** a " n . 8 ° n ofTenn. offered resolu-
Senate proceeded to consider the treaty. Rotating that farmers and mechati-
There will be an effort to get a final ,C3 ou Sht not to be overlooked in the dis-
yoje on it to-day, hot with what success P® n . s,n S °f public patronage and distri-
it is impossible'to say, as yesterday the h alion “ of *he spoils.?’ This was
Senate, after sitting till eight o’clock ~ ud on lbe t a ble,87 to 32.
without dinner, had to adjourn without ^ resolution proposing to change the
taking a vote. '» ‘ ‘ tenure of office for the Judges of the Su-
House of Representatives.—Tht cbm- - * P rem . e Court, from the life tenure to an
miltee on enrolled bills, repotted a uura- a PP ointei * teraljpfyears, was laid on the
ber which had been passed, and ihey ,ab '®’ 8 ?,. toS ® i .. , .' V ,
were duly signed by the Speaker pre- lhe v ,c ®^Fresident laid,on the table
paratory to being sent to the President. sever »I cotyuoications frhm the Exec-
Mr. Murphy presented a memorial in “ ll ‘ ve ‘» e parrtuefl!s, it, reference to Ocean
reIation' , to taking the next census. Steam Navigation, to mail service, and
Mr. Vinton reported a hill providing f r °o» the Patent Office. Thejfrwereor-
for the civil and diplomatic expenses of < * ere< ^ to be printed, after which the
the next fiscal vear. whirl, House adjourned:
fiscal year, which was read
and referred to the Committee of the
Whole.
Mr. Robert Smith offered a joint res
olution for returning the thanks of Con
gress to the whole army, for the victo
ries they had won, &c., which was laid
The morning business was then laid
aside, and the House took up the bill
for continuing the bounty of land to sol
diers after they have been promoted. '
Mr. Evans, of Maryland, advocated
its passage in a very able and eloquent
speech.
Several members expressed a desire
to amend the hill.
Mr. Jacob Thompson, of Mississippi,
offered an amendment to the resolution,
and addressed the House at considera
ble length in favor of his amendment
and of the resolution with his amend
ment.
Mr. Richardson, of HI., also proposed
an amendment, which he supported
with much warmth.
The discussion was continued by
Messrs. Evans, Morehead, Jones ofTen-
nessee. Black, Robert Smith, and John
son of Ark., each offering amendments
to the same resolution and supporting
them in pertinent speeches. *- 1
Mr. Heukey, of la., advocated its ref
erence to the Committee of the Whole,
and offered an amendment so as to in
clude the soldiers of the" last war.
The bill was accordingly referred to
the Committee of the whole.
The several committees were next
called on for reports, and sundry bills
of no special importance weroreported.
They were read twice and referred to
the Committee of the Whole House.
The Speaker announced as next in
order the President’s veto message.
On motion of Moses Hampton, of Pa.,
that portion of the message relating to
commerce, was referred to the Commit
tee on Commerce. He spoke strongly
in opposition to the message and to the
policy of the Administration and op
posed the tariff as now existing.
Mr. Sawyer, of Ohio, next obtained
cussed at length by Messrs. Cummings,
Henley, Evans, Bowlin, Sawyer and
others. The committee rose, however,
before any vote was taken on the bill.
the arbitrary and illegal j
conduct-—the malice and gross injustice I
practiced by the general officer, com-1
manding in chief this army, Major Gen- The distinguished family of the Vis- mv m , •
ernl Winfield Scott—l appeal, as is my count d’Absac. descendants and heirs of Several members discossed the mo- Q r ,u * *° mp
right and privilege, to the constitutional) Major General Baron DeKalb, who per- lion by Mr. Thompson for a com-
Commander-in-chief, the President ofi ishcd gloriously In our revolution,.have tniuee. * . th ^ Senate to a vote on the m .
the United Stares. * _ ! placed in the hands of the United States
I accuse Maj. Gen. Wipfield Scott of - consul at Paris a fine portrait of their
having acted in a manner unbecoming an brave ancestor, to be presented to Con-
officcr and a gentleman. He has avail- ‘gross.
miuee. .. Mr. Baldwin addressed the Senate.
Mr. Stephens moved a substitute, dis- He spoke at some length in opposition
pensing with the commitfee—which to the bill,
was adopted, and then the House ‘ —
jonrned.
-- — Fcnn»ylr*nia Inquirer*
\ rWashington,’ Marcli^l3-
The Senate having adjourn
ed over till Tuesday, was not in session
to-day. ’ _
In the House there was nothing of
pariictjfer interest transpired. It was
the regular day for the call of committees
s laid on the
From the Baltimore American.
Washington, March 14.
Senator Sevier was confirmed by the
Senate, wuhout objection, as Commis
sioner to take out the Treaty to Mexico.
Mr. Walsh, son of Mr. It. Walsh, Uni-
ted States Consul at Paris, goes out as
his Secretary.
The business before the Senate, du
ring its second Executive session, was
probably the consideration of the ques
tion of removing the seal of secresy
from its proceedings in relation to the
Treaty.
The proposition is said to have been
negatived.
Second DcipalcU.
Washington, March 14.
The Senate remained in Executive
session over three hours, after \rhich a
motion was made to remove the injunc
tion of secrecy from all proceedings rel
ative to the Treaty. Much excitement
prevailed in relation to the publication
of the Treaty in the New York Herald,
but finally the Senate adjonrued with
out agreeing to remove the injunction of
secrecy,
Messrs. Clayton and Mangum posi
tively and unequivocally deny having
furnished any information to the corres
pondent of the Philadelphia North
American, as has been charged upon
them.
House oj Representatives.-^Ajtct lhe
adoption of several resolutions, com
mittees were cafl^gypr jrgpotts, and ma
ny Bills were reported, read twice, and
referred to the committee of the whole.
On motion, the House proceeded to
the consideration of the message from
the President ofthe United Stares refu
sing to furnish information relative to
the return of Santa Anna to Mexico.
Mr. Tompkins being entitled to the
floor, denounced tho President for with
holding - thn desired information, and
spoke at some length in opposition to the
ground ta*ken in the message.
Mr. Stanton next addressed the
„ Mr. Root took the floor, and moved
that the House adjourn, which was
agreed to, and the House adjourned.
Washington, March 15.
Senate.—To-day was again emphatical
ly a business day in the Senate. A
large amount of business was transact
ion was made to adjourn and the House
accordingly adjourned until to-morrow.
Comcpoadence of the Richmond Tiroes and Compiler.
Washington, March 10.
Senate.—Little business was trans
acted in open session to-day.
A petition was" presented by the Pres- '“‘S’
ident of the Senate, from citizen? of et ^**
Washington, praying for the purchase ’ The Vice.President laid before the
of Mount Vernon by the U. S. Govern- Senate a communication from Mr. Se-
ment.' The petition was referred to the vtER, resigning bis seat as a member of
committee on the District of Columbia, Senate.
and ordered to he printed. Agreeably to notice, Mr. Duglass
On motion of Mr. Seviet, the Senate ns ked and obtained leave to bring in a
went into Executive session. bill, which was read the first and se’e-
Hovse of Representatives.—Mr. Sawyer times, by consent, and referred to
made an unsuccessful efiort to have re- l ^ e committee on Territories. It rela-
considered the vote of yesterday re- *° the establishment of the Territo-
specting Lapharn's patent. ry of Nebraska.
On Mr. Crowell’s motion, the House fp * ie * or the relief of the heirs of
resolved itself into a committee’of ihe *^ 0 ^ n * >a,, l J°ncSi returned from the
whole, (Mr. Brodhead in the Chair.) H° use of Representatives with amend-
and took up private bills. "Mr. Adams' ment8 » was then taken up, and the
Patent Window Glass bill, was dis- an ^ e qffments ofthe House were concur-
Mr. Cass moved to take up the Ten
Regiment BilN-which was agreed to
the War Department for the supplyu^C How do you dare to do such
contracts was adopted. ’* r ’ • —
Mr. Root !>eing entitled to the floor,
addressed tin House. . He ridiculed the
treaty with Mexico. &c. When Mr. R.
brought his remarks to a close
«>» jtimj uuro iuuu suv.ii u thing?
You know the President has ordered
you home.
. “Yes,” says lie, “ and I mean to go
home as soon ais I get through the job
_r°— w bwuso he sent me to do.” i *
On motion of Mr. McKay, the House ", “ Well now,” says T, “Trist, I claim
snivel ;„**. fittee of the-lo know what -thei Pjesident is about,
resolved itself into a comm.« TC wnai\uie«^jc»iuciit .»
whole, and took up the bill relative to and what he wantsi and Pm his confi-
tlrawbacks, which was discussed ' lit ^denti^il friend and^private embassador
length. The bill was finally ordered to out h?re, anti I shall take the'liberty to
be engro3sed~-aud the committee rose interfere in this-business. This high- cm tor me same sum ot money you
ancl reported the hill to the House. banded doing? of 5 oum must be tiipt off have got a great deal more Iancffand
On motion, the House then adjourned.^ in the bud. What sort of a batgain more men on it. ; . I’m satisfied this-is
• u 1 *, bafre yoh been making? Jest let me! the best ground to take'; we must go
Ponrtli Despatch of Rlajor Downing. l° oli al the treaty.” j for the tr< ^y» and, hitter pill as it is
—- _ ‘ V* . I •'••‘V, pm a;, lb 19,
[private.] “Cant doit,” says he, it’s half j we must JPhllow it as though we ldvfed
To James K. Polk, President ofthe United > va y to v «Ta Cruz by this time; I sent ; it. I spose it will have to go btfdre the
States and nearly half of Mexico certain, 11 off yesterday.” " ! Senate, as the constitutibn nW Itands,
untk a pretty tolerablefair chance yetfor 4 ‘ Blood and thunder ” says I, “ then (the constitution is very defectiw*x>n
the v:hq,le. r ' - you have knocked the whole business that pint, and ought to be* mended, for
City or Mexico, Doubtful Territory, iu the head, sure enough. You’ve com- it’s dangerous trusting important mat-
February 14, 1S48. milted an outrageous crime, sir, and a ters to the Senate;) but ybu must drive
Dear Colonel: jffany body asks vou § reat § hame; and don’t you know, sir, your friends all up to vote for it; don’t
that*impudent question again, « What thal great crimes deserve great punish- let it fail on no account; don’t let ’em
are fce fightui for?” jest tell him he’s a m f nl * 1 tlon ’t know what, Col. Polk go to fingerin it over and potting in
goose, aud don’t know wfiat he’s talking do; but I know what my friend amendments that will make the I ffexi-
about, for we aint fightin at all; we’ve °*d Hickory would do if he was alive: cans so marl that ,»;n u _n
hip upon that question, if uo other ; ve made jest
fairly gaggeil ’em ; they cant say to you President told 1
any longer now, “ What are we a tight- l,e beller oae * M
in for ?” This is some consolation for ‘‘ That’s uo
the shabby ;rick Trist has served us. sa > TS U *‘}’ou k
That fellowliasjnade a hargain*witb the t®rs cases. Ad u .»>■ ......
Mexicans.to stop the war, in spite ofthe ” r 3’ ou ought to have sc
orders you sent to him to come right ^ no 'Y» l ^ al * as things n
home and let things alone. I felt un- President don’t want a
thing:
—sy about it when I seen him hanging
about here so long after he got his orders
to come home, and I said to him once or
twice, “ Mr. Trist, what’s the reason vou
don’t go off home and mind the Pre-v
sident ? This unlawful boldness of
yourn is shameful.”
“ Why, Major,” says he, “ he that
does his master’s will does right, wheth
er he goes according to orders or not.
The President sent me out here to make
peace, and it’s a wonder to me if I don’t
fix it somehow or other before I’ve done
with it ?” And then he put his finger to
the side of his nose ancl give me a sassy
look, as much as to say Major Downing,
you better not try to be looking into di
plomatic things that’s too deep for you.
Says I, “Mr Trist, I’m astonished at
you ; I thought you was a man of more
judgment, and looked deeper into things.
Don’t you see what advantage it gives
the President to let things now stand jest
as they be ? He’s offered peace to the
Mexicans, ancl they have refused it.—
Therefore, the opposition at home can’t
cry out against him any more if he goes
ahead with the war. He’s sliet their
mouths up on that score. He’s made the
war popular, ancl can go into the Presi
dential campaign now with a good
chance of being elected another term.
And now if you goto dabblin in the bu
siness any more, I’m sure you’ll do
mischief. As things now stand, peace
is the last thing in the world that the
President wants. You’ve done your er
rand here and got your answer, and it’s
turned out jest right; we can go on with
our annexin all Mexico without such an
everlasting grbwling among the opposi
tion at home, for we’ve offered the Mex
icans peace, and they would’nt*take it.
So you’ve nothin to do now but to be off
home, for the war is just in the right
shape as it is.”
Well now, after all this plain advice
-—for I felt it ray duty to be plain with
him—he still kept hanging about here,
day after day and week after week, and
the first I knew we was look all aback by
being told that Mr. Trist had made a o
treaty and Gineral Scott was to order f° r
an armistice. I could’nt hardly believe
my ears at first. I posted right off to
Gineral Scott to know what it all meant.
“ Gineral,” says I, are you a going to
order an armistice ?”
“Yes, Major Downing,” says he
Mr. Trist and the Mexican comrnis-
Mr. Butler moved lb recommit the bill
' m Military Affairs,
..j the negative.
The question then recurring ou the
Soon after the committee rose a motion l° Committee
to adjourn was made, a division wqs which was decided
called for, and at the moment the The question thi
House was dividing a fight occurred be- passage of the bill,
tween Mr. Haralson and Mr. Jones of Mr. Calhoun said he had had noex-
Tcnne^see. After order was restored, pectation that the question on the pas-
both the combatants humbly apologised sage of the bill would have been thrust
to the House for their breach of deco- u pon the Senate to-day. He desired
rona. to express his views 011 the subject be-
Mr. Palfrey moved that whed the Bire the vote was taken, and therefore
House adjourn to-day, it should adjourn hoped the question would.be postponed
to Monday next—which was adopted. l *ll to-morrow.
Mr. Jacob Thompson moved that a ^ r * Cass objected to the postpone-
select committee of five be appointed, men ^*
to inquire into the cause ot the rencon- Mr* Mason addressed the Senate.—
tre between Messrs. Haralson and Jones.. He spoke briefly on the subject—advo-
Mr Stephens opposed the motion, cale <l the passage of the bil^nd depre-
and Mr. Hunt supported it. cate^ farther discussion. »
Mr. McLane announced (bat ibe bel- 5 . Ir ‘ Badges moved lhal the Senate
ligerents had mutual!; apologized, and 8“! n, oexecutive session, which motion,
all further action towards reconciliation "“‘oiq-o^d and lost,
was, happily, unnecessary. Mr. Mangum moved to lay the-Ten
The belligerents here publicly shook Bill on the table—which mo-
hands. lion was lost. *
Mr. Mangum complainedjof the course
which to the bill.
se ad- - House of Representatives.—A resolution
• to print i0,000 copies of the abstract of
Trist was sent out here to make a treaty,
I was directed, whenever the plan of a
treaty should be signed on both sides, to
order an armistice, and wait for the two
Governments to ratify the treaty. Well,
Mr.ZTristand the Mexican Commission-
have at last fixed up some kind of
no bread.; tell ’em to keep qi£&t till af*
ter your next election is over, ancf may
be you’ll contrive some plan to be cut
ting into ’tother half. Keep Mr. Richie
blowing the organ, all weathers, to tho
tune of half of*Mexico for a song. Tell
the whole country, and brazen it out to
every body, that you’ve made a great
bargain, a capital bargain, much better
than Jefferson made when he bought
Louisiana for fifteen millions of dollars;
tell ’em for the same sum of money you
... _ bargain .— — --- -— ©••'•j- «i«h o. occii uuiuafvui ui
to make; only alee- this war, twist it into a sort of glory
wreath round your head, and, march
nothing, here nor there,” with a bold step and a stiff upper lip
j hn6w cifcumatanccs al- right into the Presidential campaigi
And you know well enough, and I should’nt wonder if you heat tho
3’ou ought to have sense enough to whole bunch of all your enemies and all
ow, that, as things now stand, the your friends. And if you went into
- -----■: —— - treaty. Now, your second term on the strength of half
says I, Mr. Trist, answer me one plain of Mexico, it would be a pretty good
question: Do you think you have any sign that you might go into a third term
-0—. — a H 10 make a treaty after the
President has ordered you home ?”
“ Well,” says he, “ I think circum
stances alters cases too; and when the
President Ordered me home, I suppose
he thought I could’nt get through the job
he sent me to do. But I thought I could
and so I kept trying, and I’ve got th
with it at last, and, done the bu
up according to mv first orders ; and I
don’t see why the President should’nt
be well satisfied.”
“ Well,” says I, “ what’s the items of
the bargain ? What have you agreed
upon ?”
“Why,” says lie, “ we have the whole
of Texas, clear to the Rio Grande; we
have all of New Mexico, and all of Up-
P ar California. And we pay the Mexi
cans fifteen millions of dollars, and 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, “ Trist, don’t
you think you are a pretty feller to make
Abstract of tbe Treaty.
The following is an abstract of the
principal provisions of the Mexican Trea-
ty, which was first published in the New
ss all York Herald of Monday last:
The first article provides fqr the gen
eral restoration of peace between the
two nations.
The second article requires, 1 upon the
signature ot the treaty by the commis
sioners then negotiating, a provisional
suspension of hostilities, and the restor
ation of constitutional order in all places
cupied by the American troops, so far
consistent with such occupation.
The third article provides forlhe with
drawal of the land and naval forces of
the United States, upon the ratification
of the treaty by Mexico, the restoration
ofthe custom houses, with accounts of
collectors subsequent to the ratification,
n - and the evacuation of the Mexican capi-
,hvV Tl fir as tha t at lh,s lim «L°. f tol Within one month after the fulfilment
;!? y .,L.: ht , Pr ? S, . t . lent T ; V,U J nort i , ^ et ^ °l the foregoingstipulations.
to death about it. Here we’ve been
fightin 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 shall pul our
hands in our own pockets and pay it
ourselves. The whole plan of the war
has been carried on by the President
upon the highest principles to go straight
ahead and « conquer a peace,’ man-fash
ion ; ahd now you’ve agreed to back
out of the scrape, and buy a peace, and
pay the money for it. You know very
well the President has declared, time
and again, that the war should go on
got indemnity for the past and
rity for the future—them - ....
Words—and now jmu’ve agreed to settle
up without getting one jot of either.—
For the past, we are at least a hundred
millions of dollars out of pocket, besides
ar fifteen thousand men. As
n, I spose you may say we
ihem against the “Mexicans
have killed, and as we have killed
re than they have, may he it foots up
a little in our favor, and that’s the only
advantage you’ve secured. As for the
. hundred millions of dollars, wo don’t
a penny of it back. So all the
“Mr. Iristand the Mexican commis- get a penny ot it back. So all the m-
sioners have signed the perliminaries of demnity you get for the past is a few
a treaty, so of course we shall have an thousand dead Mexicans—that is, as
armistice.” many as remains after subtracting what
Well now, Gineral,” says I, “I don’t they’ve killed of us from what we’ve lormutuai ronvpnipnr.« nf.k,
think the President will thank you for hilled of them. But the cap-sheaf of tions, upon the borders of ihf»
that.” J your bargain is the -security for lhe fu- on either ,ide 3 b ° rders ol lhe
“ Can’t help that,” says he, “ I must lur0 -’ The cities and towns and cas- The . ,
obey the orders a* the Government, ties that we have fit so hard to take, citizens orbo h ZT ?° , t .‘
thanks, or no thanks. And when Mr. and have got our men into, and all so ,.r,t,„ , L ’. navigatu
••ell secured, yi
’em all right up
and march our men off home with their
fingers in their mouths ; and that
s&curity for the future.
teen millions of dollars you agreeTopay P rolecli ° n of Mexicans, and theif pro_
ers nave at last nxea up some kind of a f° r ^ ew Mexico and California, you e . rl y»'y* 1 ® ma y rer «ain on the ceded tei
bargain and signed it, and of course ac-l might just as well a thrown the money rilor ^. ’ ,or taose w h? may rem ove i
cording to my orders we have nothing ! into the sea, for they was ours afore; l,m ® 5 and the right of property <
to do but to stand still and wait for the | lhe y was already conquered and an- !-? OSe w . ma ?/ es . ,do in the terrilor :
two Governments to clinch the nail.” | nexed, and was as much ours as if we ^ aaranl,e s to Mexicans the right to r<
“But,” says I* Gineral, you know j had paid the money for ’em.” tain the character of Mexican citizen:
Mr. Trist has no right to make a treaty! Here I turned on my heel and left ° r to . b p comeciliz e n softhe^United Slatei
any more than I have, for the President i him, for I was so disgusted at the con- t r ? ( l u,r, . n g lhe *atler to make such elec
has ordered him to come home ; and if j duct ofthe feller that I would’nt have l °« n . w,t ,,n ° ne 3' ear ‘
he has made a treaty, it’s no better than any m' re talk with him. And now mv f Vf rtlcIe the " inl . h provides for the incorporstu
a piece-of blank paper,and you should’nt ‘ dear Colonel, there is nothing for Vs to ted Sut“,“SuS.TlSiJJSP Z“e.ub&«
VJtv 11, * . ,. , ! «° bul to lo °k this business right in the °, f th «™ n P° n a political equality with the people
Don t know any thing about them | face and make the best we ca.i of it. • Ua,t ® d States; and also provides for theprote
matters,” says he, “ I cant go behind \ If there was any way to keep the ihinw i2LS!! ation ? a “ d ®°™ muni c a t«on* now e:
the curtain to inquire what liftle manre-1 out of sight, it foul'd be for yof SSS
uvres are going on between the Presi-; to throw the treaty into the fire as soon in 2.'* ,,tl, ' n the territory ceded to the United State
dent and his commissioner. Mr. Trist as you get it, and send word on to Gin nnt j a “^.demarkation of the districts should 1
ST™ 1 T re " ilh *>“> regular commis- eral Scott to go ahead again. But that pTov'i’dta
n to make a treaty. He has brought j is impossible ; it will be spread all over "? nta as Congress shall determine, and protectii
me a treaty, signed by himself and the . the country and known to every body. them in tho meantime in ihe enjoyment of their li
Mexican Commissioners ; and my or- And I’m convinced it will be the best ert y’ property and religion,
ders are to cease hostilities. Of course | way for you to turn right about, make the , tenb ?’ which was expunged, mac
— can donothin else bat halt and stack j out to bo glad of what can’t be helped, vermnenf*,
T .... ; a . nd accept the treaty. The notnina- to«specific period. wry ’
. ‘Well, says I, “Gineral, itaint right; I lions for President is closeat hand and The eleventh article binds tbe United State,
it s oad business ; it’ll break op this i you ,n*st get ready to go into the elec-! £'&ns“o»n Me.lT'T P, re<llt <’ r y
grand annex,n plan that was jest going j .ion for yonr second term on what you’ve j K”. ”cTeZ,Z" uS'p.v m e„t bv .1
on so Dice that we might a got through ,got, and make the best show you can 1 United Slates of fifteen millions ofdollars in'r.o
with it in a year or two more ; and then I with it. If you should reject the treaty, S* ced " 1 territory; three millions
it will bother the President most to death , the opposition would get the advantage v- uLahe'mb^M'3" " h “ 1 ?' ifl “tion of th, n,
about his election for the second term. ofyoSVgain, they wo g uId then cry oft
That treaty must be stopped; it must at j that the Mexicans had asked for peace ■ P reisc fi- '
be sent home ; and I’ll go right and sec j and you had refuted it; and there would By ‘“, e thirteenth article die United states a
Mr. Trist about It.” j be no end to their growling about this SciuZ 6 .K'n doe fro,n
Soofll went and hunted up Mr. Trist, oppressive *war oflnvasion. But if vou udtu » United States; and articles foo
and jiada talk with him. Sa/sJ« Trist,; accept .he treaty, it pnuaV -
how a this? They tell me you’ve been ; grumbling about Ibe war. * I Article the sixteenth reserves tbe riaht to eitb
making a treaty with these Mexicans.” j To pacify onr friends that are very P *'Ja^u rt,ly 22 withi " ••• territorv. -
•‘Should’nt wonder I had.” »ys he: eager for the whole of Mexico, yon cio^heSSZ^ 0 ^' wi,h ^ ““
thads jesttyhat ! come out here for.” | musttell ’em to look ont and see how hen, 5335 SASH
.h;nI^h- , Im “ St!ay - ,ri S ?l S 1 1 ” uch ; ve have already got; keep tel- f° y f r, r7”>.'>” d 'hoUniUdSu.«,,S^,5mApr
think lht»,s a pretty piece of business. I lmg of’em that halfa Idaf is belter than oil, frSShcr^srt,
n the strength of the whole of it.
I remain your faithful friend,
MAJOR JACK DOWNING.
Article the fourth requires the restor
ation of all possessions seized by the
United States during the war, within
the future limits of R|exico, and all ar-
mamenl and munitions of war, and pub
lic property pertaining to such posses
sions when captured. Also requires the
entire evacuation of the Mexican terri
tory by our troops within three months
after the ratification of the treaty, with
a provision, however of conditional de
lay during the sickly season, extending
to November. The filial interchange of
all prisoners of war is also here required.
Article the fifth establishes the bound
ary line, as follows: The Rio Grandq
from its mouth to the Southern boundary!
of New Mexico; thence westward north!
of the town called Paso, to the western
termination of the boundary of New
Mexico; thence north to the first branch
of the river Gila till it empties into the
Corlorado river, and crossing that river,
following the division line between ,Up
per and Lower California, to the Pacific
Ocean. Provision is made in this arti
cle for surveying and marking the bound
ary.
The sixth article secures to the Unit
ed States the navigation of the Gulf of
California, and the river Colorado; and
stipulates for the construction ofa road,
canal or railway, it deemed necessary,
for mutual convenience of the two na-
Gila,
. xue ttavigaiioi
li the river Gila and that part of the De
° . ° S ,ve Norte below the Southern boundary o
to the enemy, New Mexico, and regulate, saidTavi
gation.
for the fif- The P'8 blb article provides for tb<