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for discussion" on the subject embraced in this communication, and neces~ 

 sarily no opportunity for arranging the details or the manner of presenting 

 it, so as to guard against the possibility of passages that might seem to be 

 exceptionable; and we therei'ore desire it to be distinctly understood, that 

 we disclaim all intention of personality in affixing our signatures to this 

 communication;, and we emphatically declare that our oidy object is to 

 [iresent the sul)ject in such form, as to awaken attention in the great de- 

 lilHM-ative and legislative body of the nation, who have the power and we 

 trust will see the necessity of legislating out of existence the causes of the 

 present discontent in the army, which we are assured is on the increase and 

 rapidly tending to disorganization. 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



Corpus Ciiristi, December V2tJi, 1845. 



D. E. Twiggs, Colonel 2d dragoons. 



J. B. Thornton, Captain 2d(lragoons. 



C. A. May, Captain 2d dragoons. 



W, J. Hardee, Caj)tain 2(1 dragoons. 



ir. H. Sibley, Adjutant 2d dragoons. 



A. LowRY, 1st Lieutenant 2d dragoons-- 



Lewis Neill, 2d Lieutenant 2(1 dragoons. 



George T. Mason, 2d Lieutenant 2d dragoons. 



Crogiian Ker, Captrain 2(1 dragoons. 



Delos B. Sackett, brevet 2d lieutenant 2d dragoons 



O. F. WiNSHip, 1st Lieutenant 2d dragoons. 



F. Hamilton, 1st Lieutenant 2d dragoons. 



James S. Woods, brevet 2d Lieutenant 2d dragoons.. 



Randolph Ridgely, 1st Lieutenant 3d artillery. 



J. P. M'CowN, 1st Lieutenant 4th Artillery.. " 



C. F. Smith, Captain 2d Artillery. 



R. C. Smead, Captain 4th Artillery. 



R. A. LuTiiER, 1st Lieutenant 2(1 Artillery. 



J. S. Hatheway, 1st Lieutenant 1st artillery.. 



C. R. Daniels, 1st Lieutenant 2tl artillery. 



Seth Williams, 2d Lieutenant 1st artillery. 



J. Bankhead Magruder, 1st Lieutenant 1st artillery, 



R. B. ScHivEN, Captain 8th infantry. 



jl. S. Gannet, 2(1 Lieutenant 4th iniantry. 



M. Knowlton, Jst Lieutenant 1st artillery. 



W. Sydney Smith, 2(1 Lieutenant 1st artillery. 



Thomas J. Curd, l)revet 2d Lieutenant Lst artillery. 



H. F. Clark, brevet 2(1 Lieutenant 2d artillery. 



A. A. Gibson, 2d Lieutenant 2d artillery. 



(tiarles G. Merchant, brevet 2(1 Lieutenant 8th infantry. 



Edward Deas, 1st Lieutenant 4th ailillerv. 



A. B. Lanstn(;, 2(1 Lieutenant 2(1 ailillery. 



W. 11. Fowler, 1st Lieutenant 1st artillery. 



William Gilham, 1st Lieutenant 3(1 artillery. 



J. J. Reynolds, l)revet 2d Lieutenant artillery. 



S. Mackenzie, Captain 2(1 artillery. 



John B. Scott, Ca])tain 4th artillery. 



