Life And Correspondence of John a Quitman Major General Usa And Governor
Life And Correspondence of John a Quitman Major General Usa And Governor
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" From each position in the above paragraph I dissent. The instructions given by Gen. Taylor only presented his object, and fixed a limit to the powers of his commission- ers ; hence, when points were raised which exceeded our discretion, they were referred to the commander ; but minor points were acted on, and finally submitted as a part of our negotiation. We fixed the time within which the Mexican forces should retire from Monterey. We agreed upon the time we would wait for the decisi...on of the respective governments, which I recollect was less by thirty-four days than the Mexican commissioners JOHN A. QUITMAN. 263 asked, the period adopted being that which, according to our estimate, was required to bring up the rear of our army with the ordnance and supplies necessary for farther operations.
" I did not then, nor do I now, believe we could have made the enemy surrender at discretion. Had I enter- tained the opinion, it would have been given to the com- mission and to the commanding general, and it would have precluded me from signing an agreement which per- mitted the garrison to retire with the honors of war.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
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" From each position in the above paragraph I dissent. The instructions given by Gen. Taylor only presented his object, and fixed a limit to the powers of his commission- ers ; hence, when points were raised which exceeded our discretion, they were referred to the commander ; but minor points were acted on, and finally submitted as a part of our negotiation. We fixed the time within which the Mexican forces should retire from Monterey. We agreed upon the time we would wait for the decisi...on of the respective governments, which I recollect was less by thirty-four days than the Mexican commissioners JOHN A. QUITMAN. 263 asked, the period adopted being that which, according to our estimate, was required to bring up the rear of our army with the ordnance and supplies necessary for farther operations.
" I did not then, nor do I now, believe we could have made the enemy surrender at discretion. Had I enter- tained the opinion, it would have been given to the com- mission and to the commanding general, and it would have precluded me from signing an agreement which per- mitted the garrison to retire with the honors of war.
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