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AMI which was addressed By mys II 20 II lor
Gen. Gaines, should have ircn gst jhL
Although your leucrdoe uoi.coHtcy 2le a.
rect caasure Of tic department. or qf'thc' ~ :.
den, yei, when !. is taken ia -coanexion with
ihe revival Of q Paragraph athe regllaii0usssg Z.
1925, touching the Publication oC private. Eiters
concerning operations of ihs 90. am ugt p,,.s
mWad 20 dou.i tha, have become the subject
oi Executive disappro.liion. II any cxfTl-
SION OF % coming sIb The alhQrisy Qftbe Pcs.
dent. lam bouuI by my dury ual bymy respect
Tor bis high Office, patiently to sl5mili .b.F lesI
my silence should BE- construed imo9 tacit vd.
mission Of The ground and conclusions c,tkrh
10 your communication, desU ita duty u.a.ch.
owe 90 myself 10 su5mita few remarks isr..-
ply. ] saa.. BE- plrl1asd for speaking plainly.
10 the iirst place, ih; published lglter bears
upol is face tae most conclusive evidence dat
% was attended ouly for private Perusnl, acd
not at all for publication. liwa7 published wrh-
ont my knowledge, aud contrary 10 my wishes.
Surely need not say thai an not in the haLI
yl writing Tor the newspapers. The letter was
a familiar one, written 20 an old military friend
with whom have Tor many years inicrchouccI
opinions 90 professional subjects. That hl
should ihiHk proper 30 publish ii, uador any
circumstances, could mol have bccl .orcsccg Ly
m..
10 the absence Of proof ina, the publication
was made Uilho1, my authority or kaovisIg',
may BE- permitted 10 say that the qno'ati1n ia
your letter Of the SIX hundred aEJ !iiiioth para.
graph Of iae suspended regulation O.. 1895. in
which ,Hs Terms ''m.5ca'eyOus' uGd "dsgracr-
iI. ar= employed 10 characterize certain lcaers
crrepgrs, conveys, though no, openly, ne;,.
sure yire.-Es which, % say the least Is rather
harsh, and vairI maly may think not warran-
lcI - the premises. Again; have carefully
eEan.ae. ias i-llgr IN question, aai ! Do not
alaut Lat u IS obnoxious 10 the c5 ac,.ous urged
Ia your communication. s-3 nothing 10 it
which under the same Circumstance, / Euuii
not wr.'e again. IOsu1pose tina. il Will give
.he enemy valuable Information touching our
pas; or prospective line OF operations. IS 90 kaow
very l.G,c oIlhe Mexican sources OF lnl.rriOu,
or Of jhsir extraordinary sagacity aad facilities
lu keeping constantly arprizgd Of our move
meats. As 10 my particular views in regard -
lac genera, policy L. b. pursued towards Mexico.
! perceive by 'hs pgyIic journals that they are
shared BY many distinguished statesmen, "ai
also, in pau. bv conspicuous oticcr oil lh'
navy, tho publication ot whose opinions is nuI
perhaps oJ5.rgcici By ANY regulations ci hi7
department. II Is difficult, then, 10 imaguo
that the dI.l.IsioA OF mine can reader any p-cu.
liar aid 10 the enemy, or specially ds.ncIine
him ITO cUl-r lDl1 negotiations Tor peace
4 10 conclusion, would say that II has given
ne gr.a, pain to be brought into The position in
which now anI my5e Wi.h regard o ;ha D.
paumeuI Of Nura the Government. l;h.s
not bson Of M own seeking. To the extent
Of tay ability, and the means placed u, my dis.
posl., | have sought faithfully 10 serve the
country, By carrying ou;lne wishes and iasjruc.
/. lions o. the Executive. But it canuo, be con-
csa,cd ;dat since the capi.ulal.oa oi Monterey,
las confidence Of tIe department la4i iu1
much fear, d! he PresiIeUl has Jotn graIG-
ally Withdrawn, and my Consideration ual use.
...asss corrsspoadngy diniaBaei. Tas ap-
parent dissemination OF the department. to place
me in an a!l!lul, aaIago.s.ira. u the rlyera-
msnl has aH apt illustration in The well known
fable Of -Eiop. Bat ask no favor, and lwr!l
shrink from 10 responsibility. Wahc ujrls,cd
with h2 command ii this quarter, shall con.
unle TO d'vJlc all my energies to III, public
good, looking !ormy reward 10 the conscious.
= ness ofpUre motives, and the haa, ycr.ic. oi in-
partial history. am, sir, very respectfully,
your o5-d..ut servant. z. TAYLOR,
Maj. Gen. l. S. 4. Commanding.
Hon. ". L. Marcy, Secretary Of War.
fTho following is the G6,c referred to by
Gen. Taylor:
TINS WoLF AND THE LA,.g.-A wolf end a
lamb came 10 the same slrco" 10 queuch their
thirst. The water flowed from tn. former TO.
wards the later. who STOOD a an humJlc dis.ance
below; but no sooner did the wolf perceive The
lamb, Than seeking pretexl for his destruction,
he ran down 10 hm, and accused hin Of dis
lurUJng the water which be was drinkinC.-
How can | disturb it, said the poor terrified
creature, 'snca the stseam flows down from YOU
10 me! and assure you that did not mean 10
give you airy offence, by drinking al the same
stream. THAT may be- replied the wolf but
it was only yesterday that saw yom sire en-
coulaging the hounds that were pursuing me. -
Pardon me- answered tho lamb, my poor sire
, fell victim to the butchers knife upwards Of u
! month since IT was your dam, then, replied
he savage beast. M DAM said the innocent,
J died on the day was born Dead or not,
yociteraled the wolf as he gnashed his teeth in
/ rage, i know very well that all the breed Of you
. hate me, therefore am determined 10 have my
revenge So saying, he spran5 upon the de-
: ienceless lamb aud deyoured him.
: MGRAL.-Ihose who are determined to com.
nit an act OF injustice or tyranny, are never Il,
G alta loss Tor Pr4eXt.
: STATE LANDS OF OHIO.
J Bya special report OF. the Auditor Of State,
: We find that the Stale of OHIO now owns 2l9,-
d Q37 acres Of land. This land lies in the follow
ing counties:
Allen county 9,142
Crawford do DO
Drake do 3482