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 Gov. DREW has politely furnished us with an extract from letsel, from Gov. YELI, in which he mentions Ihe fact Of having for warded his resignation,'as Representative in Congress, to His Exeellsney, dated l7th No vember, lS46 The letter. from which the extract was made, is dated

 CAN'T NEAR PARRxs, Msxico,

 Dec. I3, 1916.

 DEAR GOVERNOR: Werrruivctl, iess night, a Baaaer, of the l4th October, the only pa- per from Arkansas, believe, since we left San Antonio; and fear that our mails are as uncertain to the United States, as they are into Mexico

 Isee my friend, Woodruff, is greatly dss- tressed because ! have not resigned my sea, in Congress, and abuses you for not order ing an election.

 It is, perhaps, due to myself, and constis- uents, to make brief statement of the course I thought proper 10 pursue. When left Congress then imagined we would be able to bring the war 10 close by the lst No sember or December, which would have en- abled me 10 take my seat, this session of Congress. In the event, however, of a lon ger term of service, l in,en ed to resign, so as to have my vacancy filled in time for the present session.

 When we Jeff San Antonio, it was belie- ved, by many, that we would not go farther than the Rio Grande, which place we rcach- ed about the 20th October. In day or two after reaching Presidio, we received the in- teIIigence of the battle of Monterey, and the armistice, entered into by Gen. Taylor, which was to last 50 days-until both governments could be heard from. 4 very general opin- ion prevailed, in the army, that peace would be restored, and that we would be dischar- ged in two months, if not sooner which would have given rae ample time to have ta- ken nay seat in Congress. by the middle of December, at faFthest. l, therefore, withheld

  my resignation until the action Of the Go- vernment could be heard from on Ina, pro- position. That decision we received, from Gen. Taylor, on the 17Ih November, while we were lying at Mepelova. Immediately, upon the reception of the Information, ! sent to you letter. of that date, resigning my seat in Congress, which presume you have received, if it has not met the fate of most of the letters and papers sent 10 our re- giment from the UHiied States.

 From this frank statement, you will see that I did not intend to abandon my post, in Mexico, on any accounl; and that held my self ready and willing to lake my seat in Congress, if my duties here would allow me; and, if not, sent my resignation inc mo- nent learned that could not return in time At all events, have done what con- sidered my duty 10 my country, and my con- siituenis, and to their liheraliiy and sense of justice, leave the results.