Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-12-23
LIBERATING REPUBLICAN ARMY
San Luis PotOsi, Nov. 10, 1916. {


Senior General--At 10 thus morning,
by an official communication from the Co.
vernon of Coahuila, of the 9Th inst, | re
ceived Your letter of the Sd, apprising
me of your intention, by order of YOUR
Government, of breaking the convention
agreed upon at Monterey, on the Oath of
September last, and passing on the 18Th
of the present month the line designated
therein, by which date you supposed |
should receive your communication.
Believing that the terms stipulated
in said convention should be religIousIy
observed by both parties, | had taken no
step which should tend to vitIate it: but
in view of the obligations you deem i'm.
posed upon you BY the orders of your Go
vernment, | confine myself by replying,
that you can, when it peases you, com
mence hostilIties, to which shall cores
pond accordingly.
In regard to the American prisoners, let
me say that there are only Sven of them
at this post, list of whom are annexed,
and, relying upon your representations in
regard To the release of several Mexicans,
| have determined to correspond to your
generosity by doing the same to the seven
referred to, whom the Commssary of this
army will supply with $40 for their sus-
tenance upon the road.
You remark that when the convention
was entered into at Monterey you enter
tanned the hope that the terms in which it
was conceived would open the way for the
two Republics to agree upon an honora-
Bile peace. Laying out of the question
whether that convention was the result of
necessity or of the noble views now dis
closed by you, content myself with saying,
that from the spirit and decision now ma
infested by all Mexicans, you should ba-
nlsh all idea of peace while single North
American an arms treads upon the terri,
tory of this Republic, and there remains
in front of It's ports the squadrons which
make war upon them Nevertheless, the
extraordinary Congress will assemble in
the capital towards the end Of The present
year, and this august body will determine
what it shall Judge most suitable for the
honor and the interest of the nation.
Maj or Graham has not arrived at my
quarters. Had he done so he would have
been received in the manner due his rank
and employment, and in conformity with
the wishes expressed to me in his behalf
by you
have the honor of offering you the as
surances of my distinguished consideration.
God and Liberty.
ANTONIO LOPEZ DE SANTA ANNA
SENIOR MAJOR GENERAL TAYLOR, Gene
ral-in-Chief of the Army of tine United
States of the North.
The following is list of the prisoners
whom Sergeant Muriano Hernandez con-
Quoted TO San Luis Potosi, and who have
beer set at liberty by Gen. Santa Anna:
Charles w. Tufts, Henry P. Lyon,
John Harrtsman, James @. Read,
Edward F. Fency, Elisha Puett,
Thomas Gillespie.
| 1t is probable that there may be some
slight Inaccuracy in the names. Two of
the men were Texans, who, it was sup
posed at Monterey, among their comrades,
were dead.
The readers of the above correspon-
dence may be curious to know how the
Mexlcans regard the resumption of HOSTILE
ties. We translate the leader OF the Off
clal journal OF the 18th ult which is by
no means so arrogant and self-confident as
is usual with Mexican editors:-
) "By the communications which we thi:
day insert our readers will learn that Gen
Taylor has declared that he is about Il
: re-commence hostilities upon the Repub