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cr6es belonging to it, TAe safety OF this army demands
no lis, ard an responsible ioi that safety until duly
case il the enemy your petition, should be willing TO
concede an aTmistice, he would, doubt demand Inc
military guarantee OF my signature for his owA safety
Should you under the exposition OF circumstances
have given visit the movable headquarters OF this army
shall receive You with the respect due TO funcnonaTy
of my governments but whether you would ma me here
at Peroe, Puebla, or elsewhere, depends on events
changeabe al every moment C.
The sealed despatch from the Department OF State
suppose you to desire me TO hold uni your ARRIVAL
remain, sir respectfully your o6edent serv SHr
n P. TRIsr, esq, &c, &c, &c
Mr. Trist to Major General Scott.
Enclosure in No. Al
JALAPA. May 90, 1917.
SIR: The enclosed reply to the TRADE against our gov
ernment which you fit to put into the shape oil
letter to me- q regret exceedingly that il did not receive
more appropriate form and direction, by being made up,
once, into article to adorn the columns OF some
reckless partisan press0 commenced at San Juan del
Rio; where, after taking time 10 recover IRON the amaze
which your letter occasloned and cooly 10 rehect
upon It's extraordinary character-as have repeatedy
done since on the lourney-i passed nearly the whole
night in writing DESTROYS did feel TO dismiss the IN
pleasant subject from my mind Having motives also LOT
here purposed finishing it at the first place where y
could be resumed With this view. when we reached FL
Encero got my writing materials, intending TO pass
the greater part of the night this labor and that of taking
copy This design having, however, been defeated BY
the aerte which had there just about sunset causing
Col Riley to order the advance OF the train with winch
was to retire from its position in and around the house
and out-budings the completion OF my task mas, IRON
this and subsequent causes been unavoidaby delayed
until now. :,
| was most assuredly, not sent to Mexico for any
such purpose that of engaging IN Correspondence
with you above all IN one OF the nature OF nat whch
have so Unexpectedly found forced upon me and
doubt whether the government will approve OF my nav
ing allowed myself to employ any portion OF my time IN
it Certain am that this would be censured, but for
tbaty LETTER me
rendering impossible that should occupy myself upon
the object for which was sent here The same excuse
will not exist hereafter; and II should, number
less other good and sufficient will always exist
compel me 10 decline the honor OF maintaining cor
respondence with you.
The communication from the Department OF State to
the Mexican minister of foreign re dtons transmitted to
YOU by Inc from Vera Cruz, has been returned to me-
my arrival at this place. by your military secretary
that the condition of the government OF this country
such as to admit OF its delivery it will be again placed
the hands of the general OF our forces Tor tha
Upon recurring to your letter, find both its tone and
its matter with respect the transmission OF this com
muncaton so perfectly in keeping win the ne rest o,
consider methat OF an emissary OF the secretary OF
War, through whom and to whom you may "say" what
ever your honor suggests-that deem 1t necessary TO
make special endeavor, in regard to this very important
point bring down your thoughts from the lofty regions
into which they have SCARED to the alone appropriate
to such plain matters OF business as am charged with
You say that time hence perhaps, 81 you) may.
at YOUR INV instance lend an escort to your (my) flag
of truce and it may require large lighting detachment
to protect even flag OF truce against the rancheros and
banditti," &C.
Now, sir, in reply to this, all have to do is to deliver
to you-as hereby DO an wrnng.tand this Jor NE
second time, unless my first letter far snigmat-
cal than believe it could seem to any honest men, VINO,
upon their conscience and honor, should be called to
respond to the questions whether you had or had not IN
this instance been guilty Of wantOn contempt OF orders
and whether this offence had or had not been aggravated
by the character of the petences under which the con.
tempt was INDUCED n and the contumacy sought 70 De
message from your the President OF
the United States, to wit
"When The communication bearing the seal of the De-
pa ment of state addressed his erceency the min
lister Of foreign relations Of the Meriean reps6, shall be
States army Mexico. the viii, order, and command
OF the President Of the United States that the said com
nation under flag OF truce; which flag of truce is to
proceed from the headquarters Of the army and is to be
tec,ed by such escort as the shall deem
necessary and proper for its security against all dan
and bandit in particularly Whether the escort neces
and for the purpose SHALL in the judgment OF
the generaLin chief, be corpoals guard company a
regiment, brigade such necessary and proper escort
whatever it may be- is to be furnished The President a,
for the sake of carrying out this orde do aught which
he
expedient for the most possible
cation above referred to- all times be deemed
ondary consideration any of those just mentioned but
also 70 be deemed mt al times 70 everything
else, and far may be compatible with them, the Ut
most attention is dem aiided to it,"
This sir, is the order and command Of the Presiden,
of the United States, understanding as do to him. fol-
this special purpose in precisely the same relation that
one of your aids de camp bears to yourself, when in
trusted with verbal order from you TO a subordinate
otcer- do hereby convey to the generalinche of the
army.
You will now, sir, trust, understand. when the COM
munication referred to shall again be placed in your
hands, that greatly deficient in wisdom the present and
indeed any demOcratc) administration OF the govern
stance fallen into so egegous bunder make the
transmission and delivery of that communication depend
ent upon the amiabe affaby and gracious condescen
sion OF General Winfield Scott.
am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant
| N. p TRIST.
| To Major General WINFIELD SCoTT,
| General-in chief of the U. s. Army in Mexico.
lTO BE Continued