Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-02-09

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ron Va j. p5rnen,. Va riiu1iiance
81 p o Us l..ioI0i The House 81. the 8lst
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Wa uErAarEfSr.
w shingial. Feb 3. ISIS.
a. Fr,s.f,ai gf.., U.isi SlI,,,.
s d r0mpi.n.r with vrur Iir,,i-n.
To- a. #t,,.l VITA % copy OF CO... ratI.rs'
an.N So .f .tr letter lated Jsnusrt .. leiII
$50 YVES addrsss 9 10 GeneriI Ts,.nr hf
th- u a NllIlsm J.. M3ry. S~g.-,sf. OF
Wei . have tn h'1.f 10 submit herewith
cry o the letter ret rr-d to. tn ...l.f from
thj- Department of g. 9Th ofJ4tnu. l-t7.|
w@Uslllt oe'1rr Con uss ygrsusu. TO cali ali
The ils session. I@1ennsWer % g.. uan sub
united. vls not then written, a4l jiI uYi
r-acH tAES Department until u o. diam f.
month a.6 a half otter the rrsli I @oa.liual
Got tue ,uscs lnd.ae- with Gen TAYLOR VIZ
aHswtr.l. aud Clng,es. had sli5.uei. Nrp
respectfully your e5alIrnt sri.
w. l.. MARCY.
Http9rAgrrst ARMY or Ucrcr4r.,,.
agua Nu-,s. March 3 lSl7.
SE lhfve had tH- honor .o re.,i,e your
cnan uuai lotion of January 21ih. ~n.Iusiu-
e",larr sip and expressing ne rEr-t 0s
'hr is arfm-if ihIl the letter ca ieliI fhlt.
slip. on vh.uh was 81 lressedb B. myself To
MAJOR Gen. Gaines should have ..u publish
ed.
Although voof letter does not convey ,ha
iir-,t cel-tis. ct the d partueut or of th-
President, vel, when 81 i-takeu 10 connection
visa s4c revival OF a paragraph Ia fbc reguia-
TONS ut $50. touching the pHsii "a icl Of
Ut pntatr lrliers CulerruiaS o..rtiors ~.
the ifll. launt ,ermitted Dob ju,ai tu1t /
ia"e y tome fi' ssa.ect ct Receive at,l
rrae4ton. To sHy tS,resaiou o. IT,. camal.
VIA Soc Ju'haas 90! The Pc isat. I AN
oouIi hy ,uy dule pas by M rerc ct for has
ign o'l F., rati.ui, 10 stor.. bot, lest
my silerce ,h1ull be- construed into a laoit
ttuiS.i1u ul tlr ground, ani c1i lus.ons set
iorihIa yoit communication, dorm q a duty
which oNe 10 myself - sabrll a Tow re-
marks iR e.ly. | shall b. pafI0a-t for speak
ing plainly.
IL the ir.t plaee, the publi,he letter bears
upu. is tdea the most Conclusive evidence
il@tll Was intended only for private petis ,
aat not at OIL Tor publication. u was pub
llshed without nv knowledge. and contrary
10 my wishes. SHFtly, need H4t say that !
an net IN The habit ol writing tn the news.
pdPerst The letter was a lsmliisr one, writ
ten 10 an old military friend, W.th whom |
have Tor many years interchange opinions
on professional subjects. Tia lac should
thtta proper. uni=r any eIf lua'al:'s
to pu1iishit could nol have been l~or-seen by
ne.
In The absence Of pgoof that the publication
was made with nj, authority or knowledge, |
mas b. permitted 10 say, that t1e quo,attou
IN yoar letter o. tue six handed and fttie, h
pIfagfiph at iii superseded r-gutt.ions, oi
I 1904 - ,t.al. ~, -. IL
"dlsgrieelut are employed To chsdacttrze
certain letters or reports, convey, though Hot
openly, a measure q frbuke which, 10 s4y
the ledsi, is rather harsh, and which many
may think not wsrr4uted by the ptrmi,es.-
Again: ! have carefully examined the letter
III ga astIua. dad | d. not al nittlIt il is Oh
noxrous to the objections urged il your com
mualed!lJn. ! SEE nothing IN il which, uH-
der tn same cifcum ,%.ance,. / would not write
again. F. slPpos, that II viii give he cue
my ra.ulble information. touching oar past
or prospective line OF operations, l. ID know
very little OF the Mexican sources Of iuiofaa-
ton, OF their extraordinary slg4cily and ia
cities IN keeping c instantly apprissd Of oar
movements.
As 70 my particular views 10 rssird 10 ths
general policy 10 b. pursued towards Mexico,
| percie'e b. ths public journals thai hey
are shared by many distinguished statesmen,
aud also IN parl By a conspicuous OIL r 81
The navy, aud publication OF whose opinions
u not perhaps Distracted by aag regulations
OF bis Department. 1t is ditll ais, ihen, 10
Imagine that the diffusion OF mlue eau render
any peculiar All to the enems, or specially
dislnctIne han Ito enter IHto ne ~tiallols Tor
p2aee.
Ia conclusion ! would say thai Il las given
IN. eFedr PAIN 10 b. bf6dgh, iato the position
IN Which / now fAd myseltwith rtgaTlto Tux
Department Of War aud the Government. II
has not been ot my own seeking TO til ex-
tent OF my ability. and the mrdas plIc-i al
my disposal, | have sought faithfully II serve
the coualry by carry ing out the wishes anl IN
struclluns OF the Executive. Bat ncannol
be concealed that since The capitulali ln OF
Monterey the confidence of the d p4rtnent
ana II o much fear Of the Pfe.Ilcut, has been
grIdudily WlthdrsWn, AMI my con>lderal IN
and usefulness correspondingly diminished.
lac apparent determination OF the Depart
meal 10 place an IN an attitude autagnnlsIeal
10 the Government has an SPIT illustration III
The well knoNn liable OF Esop. Eat | ASA u0
laror, an llsannk from no responsibility
Wulls entrusted Nith the comnend il this
quarter, | shul continue to devote oil ms en-
ersles 10 The public 80 ID, looking for NY re-
Ua'd 10 the consciousness Of quse. motives
and The hnsl verdict Of inaparti history.
! am; sir, very respectfully, yIur cbrlien1
servant. Z. TAYLOR.
Maj Gen. y. S. A, commanding.
Hoa. w. Il. MARCY,
Sscrclary OF War, Washington.
I'll: message and accompanying l'tt"r
were lIii On the table and ordefed to be pdIt-
ed.
Mr.. Barlow moved that 10000 extra
coPi-s OF tn message and aCcompanyin
letter be prlnied Tor the USE OF ihe Iipusi.
Nj Holmes, OF South Carolina, moved that
5000 extra copies be printed iuf tue as OF
he House.
III: motion to pridt extra copies lies over
under HE rule.