The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-02-22

dcient importance trust that you viii transmit copy of
by express 20 the government, as by timely information,
much good may result hereirom.
= beg congmtulare you that the door opened an
mlcabe adjustment OF the veXatous questions between
the United States and Mexico, and feel happy in having
been instrumental in this great and good object.
lam with great respect sir yogII 96e t seTyaRRI
ITO Gen, TAYLOR, commanding the U States troops,
'NEw ORLEANS Oct. % 1916
"SrR have the honor L transmit herewith, copy Of
letter addressed General b. Taylor, Corpus Chris
by special courier TO him. but subsequently informed
hat the express detained the of Canargo, ION
continual and heavy rains. beg leave add, that ar
rived in this ely yesterday from Naamoros, and viii leaY
81 lam, with great respect &ey ,o,-s
| ITO the Hon JAMES BrcHAxAy Secretary Of state" 4
The from South Carolina and the senator from
North Carolina, both referred 10 this letter of Mr. Marks
the course OF the present discussion, proof that the
Mexican authorities were willing 10 consider the Coora
do the military boundary, beyond which the Mexican
troops should not pass and that consequently by order
ing forces to the west of that nver government
brought on the And this communication OF Mr.
Marks is assumed as ground Tor the action OF the gov
eminent, which, it is said, had thus authoritative no.
tice OF the wishes of the Mexican government Now
SIR what are the facts: Mr. Marks, private citizen
puts himself in communication, without any autho-
! rity from the government, with the commander OF
the Mexican army, and reports certain conversation
| he had with him. This report he forwards to General
Taylor, and copy OF it to the government. What sort
OF basis was this Tor the proceeding, either OF
General Taylor the government itself Ii General
Arista had a proposition to make to General Tay-
! lor, the way 10 do so open t hm and
If the Mexican government wished to communicate
with ours the way to do was equally open to them
! Mr. Marks produces authority from General Arsta.
He reports but verbal conversation with himself, and,
certainly in military operations, loose communications
like this coming from hostile general, entitled to
no Kind OF weight Two main facts are stated by Mr.
Mmks-one, this proposition OF sort OF neutral line,
and the other, that the cablnet OF Mexico is disposed
to enter into amcable arrangement with the United
States in relation to the boundary and all other momen
he mn ti
State which dated October 30 S45 and nclosed the
copy OF the letter General Taylor dated September 23
1915, reached the department the 9Th November 1915
On that very day arrived the letter from Mr. Black of Oc
ober u, 1913, which induced the government to make
propositions TO Mexico. On the 10th OF November Mr.
Sdells commission made out, and on the same day
Mr. Marks presented himself and desired to be appoint
ell the agent TO go to Arisa. He brought letter
from General Taylor, nor the trace OF any authority from
General Arsta. He told he could not be employed ;
but he told, also, that General Taylor had no nten
ton for the present, OF advancing from his camp at Cor
Delaware aludes in the Union of Friday evening,
not mine. The reporter not present when the sub
ject was up IN the Senate te called upon me IN the
then to make them out placed the papers
in his hands, and furnished hun with some memoranda
leaving to him to make out the statement In answer
now TO the specific question OF the gentleman from Del
aware, will say that for short time was under the
impression that in the public letter from Mr. Marks to
the Secretary Of State the paragraph atng to hscom-
pensaton had been suppressed But both the letters to
Mr. Buchanan and the letter to General Taylor were
read in open Senate, and thus the opportunity was fur
nishe1 to every senator to correct the did not
myself perceive it until the reporter called upon me-
when we read both the letters, and comparing them
discovered the mistake which then pointed out to him,
but which he doubt overlooked in the pressure of his
engagements owe it, therefore, to Mr. Marks thus to
correct the know nothing of him but from the
papers relating to this Transactions and can have in
tenon to do him injustice But besides the former lei
ter to the Secretary of State from New Orleans dated
October 30 there another of the date marked
pirate but containing nothing 'private' for it related
lew IN MIR Re
I'VE here insert the letter, which is as iolowsl
New oRi.EAxs October %, 1915.
/ DEAR SIR Being unknown and addressing you,
heve doubt been guilty of breach OF eiquette, but
the affair treated doubt being important, deter
mined waive all ceremony and trust my proceedings
VIII meet with your app[ohn'ion have ,.,,a,,ad
nj expense, discussing upwards OF two thousand
You win perceive by reference the records in the De
partnent Of State, that United States vice-consu for
4 the port OF Alaamotos in the years 1872 and lSi3.
am your very obedient servant. ~
i p 5. As am much atlgueI shall travel esurely
Washington and may not arrive before the 18th OF Noyem
JAMES BucHAyAx, esq, Washington city
Now sir this letter it will be contains the para
graph inserted in the Union of Friday, and which the
reporter supposed enormously to have made part OF the
other letter. and to have been suppressed The Of
the whole matter, sir, is this An American citizen holds
a communication with the general OF a hostile army, and
reports to his government what his views and inen
without the slightest trace of authority and asks TO be
appointed secret agent, claiming compensation for has
services and that he had dsbursed upwards of two
thousand dollars. These all the factsa the facts
and he who the government Tor not acting upon
proposition like this, under these circumstances, has
very different opinion OF It's duties relation to It's foreign
intercourse time OF war, from what have repeat
sir that do not mpugn the motives OF Mr. Marks, for
know nothing of him 1t is the Transaction and not the
man, that calls forth my remarks. have received let
ter since took my seat here from very respectable
gentleman OF this city, which have not had time DREAD
and only time 10 glance at understand from hun that
Mr. Marks is gentleman of unimpeachable character,
In the Union of Friday is msapprehenson which it is
proper 1t is stated, making part of my re-
marks that on the day when the letter Of Mr.. Marks
reached hereto wit the 9th OF November, the letter
of Mr. Black, consul at Mexico in answer to pre-
vious communication OF the government was received,
stating that the Mexican government would not enter
into any arrangement" The misapprehenslon is here.
The letter from Mr. Black, received the 9Th of Novem
ber was the letter from that gentleman of the nth Octo
ber informing the government that Mexico was willing
a',recetpe commissioner TO treat for peace Consul
our minister would nor AND ths Letter OF Mr.
ment would be made, reached Washington on the 10Th o
January The order to General Taylor TO advance from
corpus Chrsi was issued on the following day. January
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EXECUTIVE SESSION.
ne Senate then went into the consideration of execu-
i've BUSINESS and, after time spent therein the
doors were opened, and
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