The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-07
Executive OFFICE,
Austin, Texas, Nov. 30, 1916

Austin, Texas, Nov. %, 1916.
My DEAR GENERAL: was surprised upon my arrival
here on the 18th instant to see IN the Washington
Union of the 18th of October the following paragraph
contained your despatch OF the 25h OF September, to
the adjntant general, VIZ:
81" will be that the granted the Mexican gar
rison are less rigorous than those iIsi imposed The gal
in Mexico believed be favorable the inter
ers in these terms which win hope receive the approval
government The latter consideration also prompted the
convention for a temporary cessation OF hostites'
From the above it may and has been inferred that the
commissioners acted without having previously had IN
sructions from yourself which, feel assured, you
never intended to be understood to say as We received
instructions from you on both occasions OF our re-
firing with the Mexican commissioners TO draft the arti
ces OF captulaon now beg leave 10 remind you OF
circumstance which took place that occasion, which
intended to speak OF publicly, until saw that
malicious print in Texas had not only declared that you
were opposed to the terms granted the Mexlcans, but
that General Worth, too, not satisfied with them
myself for Colonel Davis is unknown to him, and,
presume he did not wish particularly to lnjure him;
The circumstance alluded to is this: You will doubt
less recollect that when your commissioners, mmedl
ported that they could not with the Mexican COM
mssioners you to leave the room your oices with
YOU some proposition and appeal was made to you by
General Ampuia, believe il was, to allow them to re-
tan as understood it, only their muskets, sabres, and
other small arms disposition in YOU ia grant the
boom and then reminded you of my opinion that you
could soon compel them to surrender at discretion; and
added that you persisted, they would not allow to
leave the city before you would be notified of the accept
ance of the terms first proposed You replied that you
did not wish to run any more risk, or shed any more
boodhat all you desired possession OF the city and
that would satisfy your government To which replied
that if satisfied the government, OF course would be
contented Here the conversation terminated between us
on that point.
have ever, when have heard you censured defended
your course upon the ground believed the terms
granted would meet the views and wishes OF the gov
eminent and shall do so in future
That part OF the capituation which seems to have
been alone objected to by the government as far as can
learn from its organ,' feel satisfied quite immaeria
more favorable, however, TO the American than the
Mexican army. Every one who has seen the condition
OF things in Monterey, far the Mexican army
concerned and knew the strength OF your force, should
well know that would have been impossible TO advance
with any sort of safety, upon the Mexican army within
two months after the capitulahon
have the honor to be- very respectfully Your obeden
servant, j. PlNCkNEf HENDERSON
Major General TAYLOR.
*Wthout undertaking TO pronounce what IS the opulon
of the administration oh the Of the capulaon we
General Henderson attaches much conse-
ducnce the silence OF the UNION.