Washington telegraph., 1848-06-07


render, Were Lieut., Davidson aud myself.
! do not wish, by this statement. to con-
vey the dea that there was anything im-
proper in voting for u surrender, Far
from 1t. only wish To show an innate
disposition IN Clay to lie deliberately and
on all occasions.
Asreiefence has been made to me, in
the public prints, and by private letters,
asking me to make n statement for publ.
cation, as to what Clay said when Capt
Henrie made his escape, and the lives of
the prisoners Were threatened by the
Mexican Col Zamhonino, will give the
statement almost II not entirely in his
own words lie SAID "ip the best Span,
ISL he could muster for the desperate oe.
easion, and afterwards repeated in Eng.
lish, u Lieut.. Sedana y Gfuat. OF the Mcx.
lean army, Col Iambonino's interpreter
Us follows. "For the sake OF thu great Hen.
~ Clay, who opposed the war, and who
opposed the annexation OF TeNas, aud
whose relation am-spare me- For the
sake OF tile great Wing party, II member
OF which | am. and which opposed the
war aud the annexation OF Texas and
which has been neutral in tins war, but
which will raise against Mexico to aman.
II | am killed-spare me
During our march from Eneanacion
to the City Of Mexico, as prisoners, aud
shortly after we hnd left Enearnaeion,
Clay 10 ingmtitiate mmseiwilht the Men.
cans, pointed out Lieut.. Davidson aud
myself ms having. in the council ON the
sd Of January, ut Eneanacion, voted
lor a fight-,aying at the same time, thai
he had voted for surrender. Sonse'
quentiy, Lieut.. Davidson aud myself were
not permitted TO visit our men during the
whole time OF Their confinement IN the
carcel OF Santiago, whilst Clay aud the
other officers had permission to visit Their
men tfcquenily-ludeed almost every time
they asked permission.
Clay says IN his letter that he saved
Mai. Borland's life. Unless he means to
say that he saved il by beggiag iof his
oirH. aud By invoking the interest and re.
iutionShip u Henry Gtuy, aud the Frdfb
Of The Hhtg piHg in the event Of hts
being killed, | mn at los to know when
he could have done for MAJOR Borlsnd 50
great favor
Clay say, that MAJOR noflaul violated
HI, parole. Let iacts tell whether he
did or not On the Isl OF August 1871
the American oliieels who were prisoners
/ IN Mexico, We're summoned 10 the place
where they Were informed that they
would be removed To Tolaea, and were 70
hc kept on their parole whereupon, Ma
|Galnes. IN the Office ni both the Military
/ IUommandant aud che Minister OF War.
aud IN the presence ot both those officers,
exhibited Gen. Santa Anna's official des.
patch OF the battle Of Buena Vista, IN
which he .Gen, Santa Anaa) stated that
he had exchanged us with Gen. Taylor,
on the 9th OF the Fubnay preceding
Maj. Games stated, also, to Them, through
their Interpreter, Col. Almonio, that the
Mexican government had violated the
provisions OF the exchange with General
Taylor by keeping us as prisoners from
the oath of February until the lst OF An'
gust, 1877, whilst Gen Taylor had rcleas.
ed his prisoners, aud complied faithfully
with every part OF his agreement with
the Mexican goyernmenl-at the same
time stating, that he wished them dis
iinctly to understand. that his par0ie Tas
al an eml-that he rAhdycr Il WlooH'
dtioaaiig Major Borland aud himself
taking the same ground, aud desiring the
same communication 10 be made on our
part Clay at the same time wrote down
his parole And to provide against the
lreachcry oi the Mpxicans in the event OF
our being recaptured by them, MAJOR
Gaines took the prccaution 10 bring with
him Mr.. Heavens, an English gentleman
Of responsibility. who understands the
Spanish language, and speaks it well,
Through Mr. H. he had the same facts
communicated TO the Mexican Command.
ante and Minister Of War-p0siiireiydHd
,oac0RdHiOaaiiy withdrar,Rg our pu'
rokcS. With these facts before them, the
Mexicans permitted us to pass freely on,
OF the palace, in which they had al least
one thousand soldiers II this be vlolat.
ing parole, Major Borland has violated
his parole, and so has Major Gaines, and
SO have |.
have been induced to make this state
menl, by no personal animosity to Cassius
! NJ. Clay. have made it 10 correct error
and defend truth from slander-to do jus,
tice to my friends and myself-holding
myself personally responsible, aud alway'
ready and willing to vindicate and make
good every word have written.
c. c. DANLEl,
iate CAPT. ArkS. Mounted Vols.
Lutte Rock, May 80 1915.
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