Fr0m Washington Union.
THE VEIL WITHDRAWN.
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II gives US pleasure laying the communica.
ton OF Commodore Jo before our readers, 10 do
some justice TO the which no acted on the
coas, Of California. pne doubted The patriot.


ism Of the man, the c ry Of the officer, or the
high motives that impey 9him, under the circun,.
s,inces in which he wa pced, aud viii, the in.
formation he possessed take temporary pos
session Of Monterey. are delighted now to
perceive tha. his govern hl did no, censure him;
and that, instead Of pu Fhing him, they have
commended his ardent in The service Of his
country.


When in May, 1874, ,urned to the United
States from my late tmand of the Pacific
squadron, found our re pms with Mexico in an
embarrassed and deIicn ndilion, and the whole
country much agilated the question of annex.
alton of Texas, then 4 hding in the form Of a
treaty before the senat Under these clrcum.
stances, although the e eutve was fully saIisf.
ed that the public n est did not require any
further investigation id the causes which Undue.
ed the descent on Mon rev; and that, in fact,
wns entitled 10 anythinI ise but censurs from my
gorerHmeHt," it was, nd ertheess, deemed most
proper to refrain from official announcement
Of my return, and OF th6 PRESIDENTS DECISION IN
the premises. ln this cod of the executive,
ncquiesced without murine not from any dread
of inquiry, or that was Yhmoved by the re-
marks Of the public press Influenced certainly
by no unkind feelings; but om misconcePton
Of the circumstances of Iransac ton, the ac-
count Of which came from broad, as exaggerat-
ed in character as it was perverted in fact but be-
cause, having done what bnceived to be my du
ty, and being well persu; cd that the more full
and rigid the scrutiny, the ess public blame could
attach 10 my conduct, wa willing 10 endure even
unmerted censure for my tountry's good, rather
than by an exposition Of the facts. disturb, in
any degree, a delicate International question,
which had been long settieN TO the entire satisfac
ton of the two nations Immediately interested;
confidently trusting, more&er, in my country,
whose judgement never errs hen rightly inform
ed, to do me and my assocaHs Justice, when a
full development of all the Circumstances as they
appeared TO us, on a far distdbt station, could,
with proprieiy. be given to the world.


The time has not even yet lived for a dspas.
sionate review Of our critical rIlations with more
than ono foreign power in iS4a; but a!iusion 10
my name, IN connection with he affair OF Mon
terey. having been recently fade by the Judge
advocate Of the naval court martial sitting in
Washington for the trial Of Cayt Voorhees,, ! am
forced to obtrude myself bef{re the public. by
submitting the following extrf let from an official
communication received by he; and which by
the considerate kindness Of lie honorable Secre-
,ary of the Navy. am nod authorized to pub
Iish. THOMAS AP CAESBY JONES.


July II, 1915.