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this department without delay the circumstances and the
result of your interview.
Gov Marcy has again written to Gen Scott by the mes
senger who will bear you this despatch.
Yours, very respectfully, JAMES BUCHANAN.
N p TRIsT Esq., &c &c. Sc.


N, P. TRIsr, ESQ., &c. &c sc.
Mr. buchanan to Mr.. 7rist., re xtractJ
mo, 81 DETACHMENT OF STATE,
sH as Of Of s 5 4 ten a OF Ma M
General Scott Of The s Of May and Of your lett letter to him
18th a E esis 81 Of ane s
received the 18th ultimo but your No D. (f indeed,
much be- regretted that you could not have found time to
and transmit copies of your letters to General Scott
patch No A. In that event. they would have been received
o s ee to fe @ Of Nav" Ts aTs sR part
these letters dated at Pueba on the 18th OF May has
been received at tie War Department from which have OBJ
These documents have produced feelings of deep NORTH
cation and disappointment in the mind OF the President 1t
lamentable reflect that the restoration of peace may
have been defeated delayed by violent and embered
ment in the enemys country, and whilst the raging.
You do not seem sufficiently have reflected that you
of my COMMUNICATION Of the 18th Of April last to the eS
Minister for o,es A Ar Msspt mat s OF ne
Scott your agency in regard 10 it should have terminated.
and ought to have been resumed s refusal al Q, oa e
tnation obedience to the military order OF the President
connected with your mission therefore with regret
that the President discovered from letter to the General
communication from his possession and to dscre
ton which had been delegated regard to the appIo
tor o sag e the G s 80
shall be enabled to asee ain that the condition ct
hegan placed the hands of the General OF our
You have thus done much relieve General Scott from
The responsibility OF dobeyng the order c9mmunlcated to
without any authority undertaken decide that ii not
proper under existing ccumftances TO transmit my letter
cson the President cannot concur. That letter was
to the letter OF Mr. Monasero myself dated the
ga Of February last and was required not only by courtesy
but the highest public considerations It's immediate delivery
no possible harm and might have been Of muea
positive good Indeed had reached its destination soon
ing then existing the city of Mexico might and proba
bly, would have been PRODUCTIVE Of the happe CONSEQUENT
question not left to your discretion.
The greatest pains were taken, in framing instruc
tons, all possible interference part with
the appropriate military duties Of Gen Scott 1t was partly
e2 % t ias w p Of
the treaty Ion authority SO far as he was concerned was
ngency had occurred wit the ratification of the treaty
by the Mexican on the happenng OF Thc
according spirit of the act of Congress of the Sd of
existing war with Mexico 10 speedy and honorable conclu-
sion to be the signal for the termination OF hostilites
As the negotiator Of the treaty, from his position must
cesariy be first informed Of this event, he required,
of our land and naval forces espectyeiy Ali The
left to the instructions issued by the Secretaries OF War and
this last moment your duties wholly unconnected with
Gen. Scott, and then they limited to official
and ratified treaty of peace with the United States
Under these it with deep regret that the
of May that You had undertaken in his name TO become the
medium Of giving to that 9ee an order gsn to he
his hands communication to the Mexican Minister for
m ana to en to
the relation to the President that one OF his adsde
camp bears himself when inusted witha verbal order
It is most agreeable thus to crcse your conduct
had placed himself clearly in the wrong Whether any pre-
text existed for writing such etteustcation he could
the 9Th of May to which his response 1t IS therefore.
m s' hass a no
has not furnished the War Department with copy.
Cen Scott Of the 9Th Of Nay until shall have an 't entire
Of before me- and hs reonder to y9q Ct the 18th Of
he is directly responsible.
Your mission was mere precautionary measure In the
dent could have appointed public commissioners to treat
with Mexico because it morally certain they would not
be received AT the time, it toreseen that in the
progress of arms, favorable Juncure might for
not he wond
have been excusabe had be not provided for such conn
aI agent to proceed to the Headquarters Of the with
the prejet of treaty prepared and in , case the Mex
were authorized make the preliminary
ments for the meeting Of Commissioners rs, 1t was almost nos
vae good understanding with the Commander-inC Chief
d. the person ws the dSche With a au
were inrused and the time made him fully acquain
with the nature OF my communication the Mexican Min
q Foreign A, For these thddrsoe al
your feelings and excite Indignation would have
best performed your duty to your country had you sed
tay OF War, acting under the order OF the President In
is on its face the production of unounded jealousy which
the authors sober reflection If lett TO ITSELF would most
The President trusts that this, in obedience my
structons of the 18th utmo (of which now transmit you
Gated TO him the instructions and pr0tt of treaty with
which you have been ntrusted and that even if friendly
not been restored neither he will suffer
your personal feud defeat 10 delay the conclusion OF
treaty Of peace with Mexico;
Yours, very respectfully, JAMES BUCHANAN.
N. P. TRIsr ESQ.,, &c, &c. &c.
And now to cap the whole pyramid of the comic
features of this correspondence and make it per-
fecty irresistible, comes the last letter which the
Union has yet published. j
Mr.. Tristto Mr. Buchanan. .. ( E xtract.1
No. 81 PuEBLA, July %. 1S47.
SIR: In my No 81 under date the 7th instant:
transmitted copy OF letter addressed by me to General
Scott under date 18th of June and his reply to the
This constituted the commencement OF our official inter
course with reference to the duties with which am charged
man and public servant, whose character now believe
brace tbs early opportunity to say that his whole conduct.
in this regard has been by TIE pafe pnoc
ed to the views OF the government regard the estoa
ton of This spirit on his part as will clearly appear
not passive way merely Gas might be supposed from the
nature OF our relative positions and put Y dos
kind, in utter disregard of consequences to himself And
rather fs readiness
lion on his part although the which has called It
forth did relate 10 the discharge OF his military duties.
strictly speaking has not required any appeal from to
elicit It. but manifested itself in the spontaneous
and patriotic manner Under these circumstances it could
but be OF the most serious regret part, If
the correspondence between that took place shortly after
my arrival this country should any way be brought to
the of the public; and consequently il in Judg
nent, consistent with poprety would be highly gratifying
be permitted to withdraw it from the files of the de-
partment am sir, very respectfully, obt servt
N. p TRIsT.
Hon JAMES BUCHANAN, Secretary Of State.
*Ths despatch has been received the Department
of State
Since preparing the above, we learn from North
ern papers that this correspondence, which is printed
in full, occupies five or six hundred octave pages!
This fact knocks in the head our intention of giving
even the g rich licks; )" for we would despair of
finishing them before next autumn. We therefore
avail ourselves of d sort Of summing up of the
Washington correspondent Of the New York Courier
and Enquirer (premises that the Enquirer Is an
avowed friend and champion Of Gen. Scott, and a
In foo tn y (oilatNa