The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-08-23

: President has diTreled il % Be repnblish-
I'd. ard he observance Of i srisdy sn-
J Joined upon al officers.
a. have lhe honor 10 81, VERY rssnscl-
fully. your Obedienl sreFrnl.
i w. L. MARCY.
-.- sezs'ag q War"
- Major General z. TAEIsn,"
n U. ;. Army, in Me1ino.
| Doubtless il was considered q clever
! performance If the Secretary 10 Tehuks
General Taylor fnr " disiaclining The ene-
my % enler into negotiations iOf peace"
and The renewal Of an old order. The very
existence Of whlrh was comparatively un-
known 10 The service. 10 characterize his
ennduci as" mischievons and disgraeefnl."
must have struck him as masterpiece Of
iaciics. The Secretary did not know his
man. else his iemerily would not have
been so great. nor vel 20 fatal. lie receive
ed an answer. which. IL IL did not, should
have manlled his rheeks with shame. II
is inserted here. because. in tins business,
General Taylor should speak Tor himself:
Headquarters Army Of Occupation,
Aqua Nueya, March 3. 1877.
"Sir: have had the honor TO receive
your communication OF January 9Th. rn-
closing a newspaper slip. and expressing
the regret Of The Department that the let
ter copied in that slip. and which was ad-
dressed by myself 10 Major General
Gaines, shonld have been published.
Although your letter does not convey
The direct censure of The Departmentor &c
the President. YET, when il is taken in
eonnexion with the revival Of paragraph
in The regulations Of 1925. touching the
publication Of private letters concerning
operations in The field, am not permitted
TO doubt that have become the subject
of Executive disapprobalion. To any
expression Of il, coming with the au,hori-
~ Of the President, am bound by my
duty, and by my respect for his high Of.
fice. patiently 10 submit; but, lest my si-
lence should be construed into iacii adj
mission OF The grounds and conclusions set
forth in yonr communication, deem il a
duty which owe TO myself to submit a
few remarks in reply. shall be pardon
ed for speaking plainly.
{. In the absence Of proof that the pub
licalinn was made with my authority or
knowledge, Imay be permitted 10 say that
The quotation in your leiier Of The six hum
dred and fiilieih paragraph 0fihe superse-
ded regulations of 1925. in which the
terms " mischievous" and disgraceful'
are employed To characterize certain let
tiers or reports, conveys, though not OPEN
ly, measure Of rebuke, which, 10 say
The least, is rather harsh, and which many
may think not warran!edby The premises.
Again: | have carefully examined the
letter in question, and | do not ADM, that
Il Is obnoxious To the objections urged in
your communication. | see nothing in
i which, under the same circumstances,
would not write again. TO suppose that
i will give the enemy valuable informa-
non touching our past or prospective line
,f operations, is to know very little Of the
Mexican sources OF Information, or Of
heir extraordinary sagaci!y and facility of
teeping constantly apprised of our moves
nents. s-s
." In conclusion. would say that Il has
!lven me great pain to be brought into the
position in which / now find myself with
egard TO the Department Of War and the
government. II has not been Of my own
eeking. 10 the extent OF my ability,
nd the means placed al my disposal, I
ave sought faithfully to serve the country,
y carrying out the wishes and instruc- !,
ions of the Executive. But il cannot be
oncealed tina, since the capitulaiion of
1onierey The confidence of The Depariv
nent, and too much fear of The Presi-
ent, has been gradually withdrawn, and
ny consideration and usefulness CORES
ondmgly diminished. The apparent de-
Of the Department to place me
l an attitude antagonistical to the Govern
rent has an apt Illustration in the well
nown fable of Esop. But Task no furor,
nd I shrink from no responsibility.
While entrusted with the command in this
uarter shall continue to devote all my
iergies to the public good, looking for my.
ward TO the consciousness of pure mo-
yes and the final verdict of impartial his
ry.
Il am, sir, very respectfully, Your obe-
ent servant. Il. TAYLOR. s
Maj. Gen. U. s. A. COMMANDING
Hon. W. l.. NANCY,
Secretary Of War, Washington"
Thus ended the correspondence, the
scretary having no inclination to say
ore on the subject 10 one who "asked
} iavors, and shrank from no response.
i,y."
The Vote Of csnsurs. MY
Self-respect, if not decen, regard for
lblic opinion, it might be supposed,
ould have counselledihe Administration,
pecially as their articles had, in every
stance, recoiled on themselves, 10 desist
ON further attempts to destroy General
aylor i'm the estimation of the country.