The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-07-22

Robert j. Walker, esq., the Secretary of the Treasury,
left Washington this morning for Rockaway, for the ben
eft of his health
McClntock Young, esq, the chief clerk in the Treas
uy, will act ad interim the head of the department
propounded to the secretary
OF State.
We have seen in the New Orleans eNatonal" a string
OF inenogatories, propounded to Mr.. Buchanan which
have been copied into the Philadelphia 'North Ameri-
can" maniiesting in striking point of view the gno-
rance OF the editors OF those journals in important pass
ing events These interrogaoes relate to the old story
of Gen Arstas revelations and propositions to Mr. Isaac
ID. Marks, and the communications of the latter gentle
man TO the State Department. all of which were explain
ed in the cearest and satisfactory manner by Gen.
Cass, in the Senate of the United States, on the 22d
February last. The letter of Isaac D. Marks to Gen
Taylor, dated September 23l 1915, and the letters of
the gentleman 10 Mr. Buchanan both dated October
29th 1915 with the conceamen of which these inter-
rogatores charge the Secretary of State, all publish
ed the Unon" at the time, part of the remarks of
Gen. Cass
From these remarks, and from other sources, shall
compress statement of the whole within as brief
space possible. On the 9th November 1885, two let
ters were received at the State Department from Mr..
Marks, dated at New Orleans the goth October, 1915
together with copy OF letter written by the gen.
teman Gen. Taylor, dated at the village of China,
the Esd September previous This last letter informs Gen.
Taylor that in personal conference General Asta had
declared to him Mr. Marks) that the cabinet of Mex
leo was disposed to enter into amcable arrangement
with the United States in relation the boundary and all
hn Artist
would pledge his honor that no large body of Mexican
troops should pass the Rio Grande-no body exceeding
200 men-and these TO the Colorado to prevent Indian
depredations. Whereupon Mr.. Marks pledged himself
General Arisa that General Taylor would commit
aggressive act against Mexico and that he would solely
maintain the position he at present occupied near the
Nueces. This is the substance of the letter of Mr.
Marks to General Taylor.
In the mean tme however, and before the arrival of
Mr. Marks in Washington, the State Department had re-
ceived the letter of Mr. Black our consul in Mexico, of
the 18th October giving the information to the gov
which Mr. Marks alleges he had received from
General Arsta-to wit that the Mexican cabinet were
disposed to enter into amicabe negotiations with the
United States and were willing to receive commission
Ell Tor that purpose and the President had actually a
pointed John Sldel minister to proceed to Mexico
His commission was dated on the 10th November 1915
And here may be observed, that doubt was then or
is yet entertained of the sincerity of General Herreras
administration, or of their desire amicaby to settle all
the questions in dispute between the two governments
Such was the state of things when Mr. Marks pre-
sented himself at the State Department and expressed
his desire to be appointed confidential agent to Gen
eral Arisa. Every possible expedent hal already been
exhausted by the President meet the disposition on the
part OF the cabinet of Mexico "to enter into an ancable
arrangement with the United States in relation to the
boundary, and all other momentous questions"
Mr.. Marks produced no letter from General TAYLOR
nor any letter trace of authority from General Arisa
but even if he had been expressly commissioned bv the
latter and prudence had dictated the revelation of all the
facts to him, he might have been informed that his
wishes had been anticipated that instead of sending
confidential agent to General Arsta the President had
already commissioned minister to the Mexican govern
ment, clothed with full power settle the boundary and
call other momentous questions between the two re-
pubics and that, until the result of this mission should
be known, General Taylor would not leave his camp at
Corpus Christi.
The sequel is well known Paroles usurped the gov
ernmen and drove Herrera from Office and after it was
known that Paroles would receive our minister but
had determined with the United States General
Taylor then, and not till then, was ordered to advance to
the Rio Grande.
Under these circumstances, Mr. Marks was informed
that he could not be appointed confidential agent 10
General Arisa and although nothing was said to him
in regard to Mr. Sders mission, he was assured that
General Taylor had Intention for the present of eay
ing his camp at Corpus Christi.
lhere never was any attempt desire the part of
the administration as the wing editors allege to sup.
press any portion OF this correspondence 1t was read in
inc Senate by General Cass avowed friend of the ad
and published in the Union of the 22l Feb
ruary last All who desire to the letters may read
them there In truth, there nothing in the character
OF the transaction which the administration far
was concerned had the slightest possible for sup
pressing.