The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-11-10
GRANT. MCDOWELL AND ewIN.
The Expected Invasion from sonora

New YORK, November 9.-The fol-
lowing letter from Lieutenant-Geu-
, eral Grant to Major. General Mellow
ell, cautioning him concerning the
movements of DR.. Gwin and giving
him instructions with reference to
any hostile movements TO be under
taken against the United States from
the Mexican state of Sonora Is now
published for the first time:
Headquarters Armies of the United stats,l
Culpepper, Va, January s, 1851
| To Major-General j. Mcdowell. commanding
the department of the Pacific
GENERAL:-lt is known that DR..
Gwin, formerly United States senator
from California, has been to Mexico
aud taken service under the MaXainil-
liam government. Ii is understood,
also, that he has been appointed gov
crnor.general of Sonora. The doctor
is rebel of the most virulent type.
Ills being formerly president OF
California, and now getting to that
state in Mexico bordering on the
state of his former residence. por-
tends no good to us May itnot be
his design to entica into Sonora the
dissatisfied spirits OF California aud,
II the opportunity occurs. to organize
them aud invade the state. |
write, without having discussed
this question with anyone, TO
put you ON your guard
against what believe may prove II
great danger. Watch thu matter
closely, AMI should you find these ap-
prehensions well founded, prepare to
meet them. You will tiud no diff
Guilty Ia raising any number of volun-
teers that may be necessary, IN Cali
iornia, to rcpcl au Invasion of the
s ate. Especially will this be the
case when the Invasion comes from a
country wi n which we are at peace.
In an event Ike the one alluded TO, !
would not rest sa isiicd with simply
driving the invaders into Mexico,
but would pursue them until over
taken aud would retain possession OF
the territory from which the invaders
start, until indemnity for the past and
security for the future, satisfactory 10
| the government, was Insured. o. his
letter, which may have to be regarded
as instruction for your guidance, Is
written entirely without a knowledge
of what the president would advise In
case of an invasion of our territory
from that of Mexico, but with a con
viction that It ia right and just. Tho
case supposed, Is very different ont
from those that have occurred, start
ing from Canada. In the latter cas-,
the rebels have fitted out tor the IN
vasiOn of our northern frontier, upon
Canadian soil, secretly and withou
the knowledge Of the Canadian au
thorities. In the threatened inv
sion IL will be the act of oficia
usurpers Of the government of Mexi
co, and in my Judgment would justif!
direct assistance Oh our part 10 re
establish the legitimate government
over that country. This letter is la
tended as private until the exigenc.
contemplated calls for action on you
part, when II will be regarded as in
structions for your guidance In tn
absence of more recent orders. Yer
respectfully, yonr oDedient servant,
ISipuedl u. s. GRANT,
Lieutenant General.
STATEMENT BY GENERAL M'DOweI u
SON.
Mr.. Henry b. Mcdowell, son {
General Mcdowell, gives out the TO
lowing: "There was no doubt i
General McDowell's mind, even b,
fore he received General Grants r.
markable letter, that Napoleon's IL
tent to effect something positive Il
France was combined with the desil
OF putting q pressure on the unite