Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-11-09
General Grant and Ex-senator Gvin.

General Grant and Ex-senator Gwin.
New YORK, November Sth.-The follow
ing letter from Lieutenant General Grant
to MajOr-General Mcdowell, cauticning
him concerning the movements of DR..
Gwin, and giving him instructions with
reference to any hostile movements to be
undertaken against the United States from
the Mexican State of Sonora, is now pub
lished for the first time:
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMIES OF THE 6
CITY POINT, Va, January %, 1865.
Mq0f- General /. NcDOlCeU, Commanding the De-
partReIt Of The Plcifc-GENERAL; II is known
that DR.. Gwin, former United States Senator
from California, has gone to Mexico, and taken
service under the Macmillan Government. 1t
IS understood, also, that he has been appointed
GovernorGeneral OF Sonora The doctor is a
rebel OF the most virulent order His being
former resident of california and now get
ting 10 that state in Mexico bordering on the
State of his former residence, portends no good
May it not be mis- design to entice into Sonora the
dissatisfied spirits Of California and if oppor-
Iunlty occurs, organize them and invade the
state write without having discussed this
question with anyone, to put you on Your guard
against what believe may prove a great dan
ger. Watch this matter closely. and should
you ma THESE apprehensionS well founded, pre-
pare TO meet them. You viii find no difficulty
III raising any number of volunteers that NAV
be necessary IN California to repel an invasion
OF the state. Especially will this be the case
which we are at peace. In an event like the
one alluded to, | would not rest satisfied with
simply driving the invaders into Mexican soil
but would pursue them until oVertaken and
would obtain possession of the territory from
which the invader started until indemnify for
the past aud security for the future satisfactory
to the Government, was insured. This letter
which may have to be regarded as instructions
for your guidance is written entirely without
the knowledge of what the President would ad-
wise in case OF an invasion Of our territory from
n III Tyi Il iafi it =
right and Just. The case supposed is q very diff
ferent one from those that have occurred start
ing from Canada. In the latter case the rebels
have fitted out for an invasion of Our northern
frontier upon Canadian soil secretly and
without the knowledge Of the Canadian
authorities threaten an INVASION. u will be the
act OF usurpers, of the Government of Mexico,
and, in my Judgment, would Justify direct as
slstance on our part to re-establish a legitimate
government over that country. This letter is
intended as private until the exigency eontem-
be regarded as instructions for your guidance
in the absence of more direct orders Very re-
spectfully, your Obedient servant,
U. 5. GRANT, Lieutenant General.
Henry B. Mcdowell, son of General Nc
Dowell, gives out the following:
There was no doubt in General McDowelrs
mind, even before he received General Grants
remarkable letter, that Napoleon's intent to
effect something positive for France was
combined with desire of putting the negative
of DR.. OWNS known connection with the Con-
tederates, and especially those of California
that he was chosen as the person best suited to
attract an emigration of our enemies, and plant
upon our frontier people hostile TO our institu-
tons, our influence and our prospects. These
were General McDowelrs sentiments and they
were III direct accordance with the principles
announced by Napoleon in his letter to General
Forey, in which he speaks of staying the prog
ress and influence of the United States over the
continent General Mcdowell was much graft
ned by the receipt OF General Grants letter.
The condition of affairs in California was much
disturbed. Only those persons who were in
California at the time, perhaps, can recall the
dlfhcultles he experienced in keeping order in
the State, whose loyalty was so much and so
long in question. The Legislature came within
an ace OF declaring for the Confaderaey The
army, at enc time, was believed in danger of
being betrayed, and the Democratic press en-
| couraged by the apparent weakness of the
Northern cause, was continually fomenting dis
order and melting rebellion. Under these cir
cunlstances, DR.. Gwin S movements were neces-
sarily such as to awaken suspicion. General
Mcdowell had ordered that no one should
leave California for Mexico without a permit
and this permit should only be given to loyal
persons, going on some Legitimate business and
that no agent Of DR.. GWiu should be suffered to
remain in his department.
Concluding his narrative of events end
ing at the collapse of Macmillan and the
fading Of DR.. OWNS hopes, Mr.. Mcdowell
writes:
Toward General Mcdowell, DR.. Gwin exhib-
tied the kiudeSt feelings, when in the latter
part OF that officers active period of service in
the army efforts, were made to retire him,
which efforts, rightly or wrongly, were believed
to be due to political feeling. Garfield was
then running for the Presidency. DIR. Gwin
made about as an emphatic a protest against
them us an inveterate politician could well
make. Il have a candidate for the Presi-
dency,' said the Duke of Sonora, dryly. but |
would abandon him rather than see General
Mcdowell retired"
Manton Marbles Confidential Mission.
WASHINGTON, November Sth.-Manton
Marble, who returned from Europe a few
days ago, has reported in person to Secre-
tary Bayard and President Cleveland the
result OF his confidential mission there, in
which he has been employed since last
May. The character and purpose of this
important mission are now first made
public, and are explained in the following
letter to Minister McLane at Paris:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE. !
WASHINGTON ID. ca, Nav H. 1885