Arkansas intelligencer., 1848-08-26
VAN BUREN, SATURDAY, AUGUST. .26, I848.


Mexico, who kindly, went with Major Gaines as
a witness, 10 guard no; against the ,treachery of
Clay, but the MeXicans also refer to Clay 3
published admission. which says that - Majors
B0rIand and Gaines, and Capt. Danley, not only
refused TO go on parole, but surrendered Meir pa
role GLready gjUen. -
Whilst Clay is so indignant at the behaviour of
Borand and myself, on the subject Of parole,
it may not be amlss 10 examine what he has writ
ten as applicable to his own case, whilst he was
on parole in Toluca. He says. 4" But when at
last we were about to be run off to Acapulco, af-
ter the capture of Mexico, when all agreed
tQat the time had come 10 FIiHT, or die by the dis
eases of the South, or the asSassia's sword-when
Capts. Heady and Smith had come up from San
Francisco TO our Hotel to make I. concentrated
stand-wls.rour urals were ready, and in order
to insure promptness of action before it was too
late for council, put the vote to Capt. Heady and
Lit Churchill, who answered in the Affirmative,
and next to the "gaIlant Lieutenant" Davidson,
HE to the astonishment and modification Of us al, -,
absolutely refused TO fight. :" Now Clay has said,
that the speech which charged him with having
made could only have been made by an idiot
leave it to any man in his sober senses II say.
which is the more like an IDIOT, or u n1aaiac, if
you pIease--hs speech made the 'spur of the
occasion, or this paragraph written after mature
dehberation? 1t will be remembered, that but six
American officers went TO Toiuca as prisoners, af-
ter first soIemly Te-gjring parole to the Mexican
government, TO remain within certain limits (the
city of ToIuca, | believe }. Iis true, there were
a few soldiers and teamsters, but they were all
locked up, and could not possibly have joined in u
rovoIt. Clay makes light of Davidson and myself
voling for fight of seventy against three thous-
and, when we had not gi0en parole, and had
our in our hands and chance to make our
escape. And still this same Clay not only asks
six American officers TO fight the whole Of the
Mexican force in ToIuca in their Notifications, bat
asks them TO make that desperate fight whilst they
are acknowedgedy on their PAROLE Lit. David
son is not only gentleman and soldier, but
young man Of remarkable good sense-entireIy
too sensible to fall into such trap as that-and
still Clay speaks of aSSinine stupidity. | will do
Capt. Heady and 1t. Churchlt the justice to say,
that Believe Clay misrepresented them. | can
not believe that they voted for fight under the
given by him.
Clay sneers at my saying that | am responsible
fer what write, and makes admission which
is tantn ::ount TO saying that he is not responsible
for what he writes. 1t strikes me something
remarkably strange, that man who has wasted
as much paper as Cay has 10 make himself out
fighting man, should make such m admission.
The testimony and reference which have ia
troduced are unimpeachaOe, and by it | am will
ling to be eudged-stand or fall. BY that teSlimo-
ny and reference expect TO convict Cassius NJ.
Clay of cowardco, in begging his life piteousy
when he thought il was in danger: of meanness,
in claiming the relationship of Henry Clay, to
save his life. when he both before and after was
continually nthe habit of denouncing Henry Clay
as the cause of his being mo5bed and compelled TO
discontinue his abolition paper in LeXington;-of
lying deliberately and on all occasious;-of trea-
chory to his brother officers, in pointing out 1t.
Davidson and myself 10 the MeXicans, as having
voted for fight at Encarnacion-a crime for
which he could be convicted and hung by the laws
of the country, and his name and memory render
ed infamous.
here repeat that am responsible for what
write. G. G. DANLEY.
Little Rock, Aug. 5, IS4S.
The following is the proof, refeared to above, Of
lhe>circumstancs under which once, anl only
once. visited the prisoners during their confinement,
in Santiago:
HoT SPrTNGs ARKs., July 26, 1913.
Capt. c. c. DANLEY, Sir: In reply to your
enquirs whether or not you permitted 10 visi!
Us whilst we were prisoners of war in Mexico we
have TO say that you visited us but once, and that
one visit was after we had been confined in Sant
ago for ,hree months, and without permlssion.-I
The manner of your visit to without permission
was this. About the lst OK June, lS4T when we
were on the eve of being marched towards Tam
pcO, you brought some clothing and avaiIed
yourself of the opportunity to take bundle OF co
thing in your hand ana enter without being oOSer-
we'd by the officer duty. But we recollect dis
tinctly that the officer on duty observ-
ed you among the prisoners you were Immediate
y ordered from among us. We are certain that
this is the only visit we received fromyou during our
and that was made without permis- /
sion from lhe Mexican officer on duty as we have
before stated. STEPHEN JESTER, /
JOSEPH JESTER.
Late members Of the Ark's reg't. and Encar-
nacion prisoners.
LITTLE Rock, August 9Th, lS4S.
We have read the above and Gun certify to It's
truth. c.. p. WRITTEN,
J. E. BROWER.
Late members Of the Ark's. reg't. and Encar-
nacion prisoners.
Additional Testimony for Capt. BanlGy'
NATURAL DAM, Crawford counly.(
August 18th, lS40.
Dear Sir Il see by Capt. c. M. Clay's last
letter in regard to his conduct when taken prlso-
ner at Encarnation, that he charges Capt. Z. Z.
Da ney with making false statments in relation to-
his Capt. Danley's) being prohibited the PrlVl,
Iege of visiting the prisoners whilst IN Mexico.
can add my testimony to that of Stephen and Jo-
seph testers, that Capt. Danley never visited US
but once during our confinement OF this feel al
most positive | noted that occasion because he
smuggled in at the time with some clothing; ana