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GEN. TAYLOR ANp SECRgrluY NANCY.
Il will be seen by the following extract uI
letter iiom Gen. Taylor to the Secretary
of War that some feeling has been eyinccd
by Gen. TAYLOR IN respect TO an order re'
cciyed Ly Grn. Patterson, direct from the
Department, which he considers as a "vlp.
lalinn oilhe integrity Of the chol conmani
IN the Gcld:'


"ln conclusion !ecl il my duty, to make
some remarks, which ! would gladly have
been spared the necessity ol submitting
| feel il due to my position and to the ser.
vice, To record my protest againsI the man
nrr IN which the department has sought 10
make no important detachment from NY
command, specifically indicating not only
the general officers, hut TO considerable
extent the troops that were 10 compose IT,.
While remain in the command of the
army against Mexico and am. therefore,
Justly held responsible by the go'crnmeni
aud the country tiir the condlc, Of is opc.
raiions. must claim The right Of organic
Ing all dciachmcnts from it, and regulating
tho Time aud manner Of the service.


Above all do consider il important,
that the Department Of War should refrain
iiom corresponding directly with my subur
dinalcs, and communicating orders aud
instruction. On points which, by all militia.
~ proecpi and practice, pertain exclusively
To the general in chief command. Coniu.
sion aud disaster alone can result from such
a course. The reason alleged viz; the
loss ul time in communicating with Gen.
Patterson. has no applications; ior the Sec.
rctarys despatch came from that officer To
my head quarters in sixty hours, and he
could not move at any rate without draw
ing largely upon this column for artillery
aud regular troops.


al beg it may be understood that my re.
mark, have no personal application. II
is quite probable, that in the event ol max
iug such a detachment, ! would have plac.
ed il under Major General Patterson; but
conceive that this Liodc Of regulating de-
tails. aud ordering ielachmcn's direct from
the Department, ofWar, isa violation ol the
integrity Of the chiel command in the held
pregnant with tho worst evils, ANA against
which deemi, my duty respectfully, but
earnestly 10 protest"