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document
The editor of Enquirer acknowledges the reception
of the document, and it in that office, open the
inspection of the curious and perhaps for other be-
tween this and the presidential election.
"The wing press have always denied the we-auhenti
Gated fact that the speeches of Corwn Clay Bebb and
Others translated into the Spanish language for the
the Mexcans show them that they had friends
aders and abettors in the United States Here have
the evidence Of the fact from whose word to be
doubed-one who was an eyewitness the facts related
and to back which, the document itself is in the State,
publicly advertised open to the inspection of all who
desire to see it,"
To the Editor of the Union:
SIR: observe in the Union of Saturday evening last
the correspondence which supposed to have produced
the unpleasant misunderstanding between Gems; Scott
and Worth. The correspondence, published, is
producing very unfavoTable impression upon the public
mind in relation to Gen. Worth, which humbly con-
ceve would not be the but for the fact of the
tents of the general order No 39 out OF which the cor
respondence grew having been lost sight Of To under
stand the subject properly and to do justice to all parties,
the general order and the letter of Col Duncan manfuy
avowing himself the author OF OF the letters desg-
mated in the ORDER should have been published IN con-
nexion with the correspondence therefore respectful
suggest you that you cause to be repubshed in the
Union the correspondence promised by the general order
and Col Duncan's letter, feeling assured that 1t will al
ford you pleasure to put the public in possession of all
the facts, such form will enable it to arrive at just
conclusion in reference to this unhappy difficulty between
VIC WV '''N'''o N'''N '''N 9N''' FIAT JUsTITA.
nt-We have forbome giving the correspondence be-
tween Gems Scott and Worth until saw it published
in the New Orleans Delta, and copied into several other
journals We had previously repubished the general
order for converting the of inquiry at Puebla,
also from other papers. Here had determined to
STOP until we had opportunity OF seeing and copy
ing the official correspondence, which had been called for
by the House of Representatives, and which will proba
bly, be laid before that body in the Of two three
days; but the author OF the above communication has
called for the republication of two other documents
which have appeared in the newspapers more than two
months ago. We comply with his request, and now lay
them before our readers, without note or comment.
There is no American citizen, proud of his country
and proud of her arms, who will not deeply regret these
dissensions in our camp 1t is OF the most painful
features in the war The world has never witnessed
more brilliant military achievements Our officers have
reaped laurels enough to be distributed among much
larger army and it matter worthy of the deepest
regret that any controversies should have arisen among
them-particulary about the share Of glory to which
each one is entitled There is enough, and more than
enough, for every gallant officer.
GENERAL oRDERs-No 8
War DEPARTMENT. Art GEsERAL's orrrcs.
Washington, January g. lS47.
The following regulation has been received from the
wal OoP@ItASAt"
War DEPARTMENT,
Washington January %, l847.
The President of the United States directs that para
graph $50 of the Genera Regulations for Army estab
shed the of March, 1926, and not included among
has ID Observance as bart of the general regulation, be
strictly DC, enlo aS ed. upon Psn, Inc army
w. L. MARCY, Secretary of War.
The following is the paragraph Of the General Regula-
tons for the Army, established on the LIST OF March,
1885, referred to above
Private letters reports atve to military marches
and operations, frequently mschievous in design and
always dsgracefu to the They are therefore, strict
y forbidden and any officer found gy OF making such
placing the writing beyond his control 50 mat hnds s
of the campaign which relates shall be dismissed from
the service.
WIN. G. FREEMAN, A. A. Gen.
GENERAL ORDERs-No, $40,
HEADQUARTERS ARMY,
Mexico Nov. IL, l847.
The attention certain officers of this army is recalled
the foregoing regulation, which the Generan-chef is
resolved enforce, far as it may be in his power
ons OF our arms in this have reached usthe frst
in New Orleans, and the second through a Tampico
1t requires little charity believe that the princi
pal heroes of the scanalous letters alluded did write
elgent can be loss in coniecturng the authors
chiefs partisans, and famas To the honor of the
service the disease prnrency of fame NOT earned cannot
have seized upon hafa dozen officers (present) all OF
whom 1t IS 10 belong n"s to the two
despca BILE pungs and malg exclusion of Others
the expense of the and consideration
all honorable officers who love their country their profess
son and the truth of history The indignation of the great
of the latter class fail in The end, bring
down the conceted and the envious their proper level
By command of Major General Scott
II. L. SCOTT, A. A. A. G.
The letters alluded to by General Scott as the echoes
from home' are evidently the Leonidas letter, and
the other letter which appeared first in the Pttsburg
POST was thence transferred to the Unon and the whole
then appeared in Tampco paper. in which Gen. Scott
orders, given above. Lieut. Colonel Duncan came out
promptly in the North American with the following frank
avowal of his connexion with the Tampco letter." so
called According to the North American, the Tampico
letter. was compiled from letters written BY officers
of the army in Mexico to brother officer in Pttsburg,
for his eye alone" But read what Col Duncan has to
say Of it.
MEXICO, Nov, 10, 1917.
To the Editor of the North american:
SR herewith present copy of the Tampico letter.
characterized as " scandalous" "des pcable" mag-
nant." &c. in general orders No. $40, published in the
American Star of this morning.
To the that the of this letter may be
that of my brother officers may nnoceny suffer for
publication obnoxious, hereby publicly acknowledge
myself to be its author. The substance of it communi-
Gated from Tacubaya after the battles, in private let
| ter to friend in Pittsburg.
The statements in the letter known by very many
officers of this army be and think that the
publication of truth is less likely do violence indvd
Justice Gen WORTH (who Is evidently of the he
| coes" pointed order No. Si9.)