Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-12-16
GEN PILLOW.

bio In The eyes Of the Of his country men No ON,
gu, stions his personal bayery-he lowest Of the air
butes Of dier-tha allbee, in fact which, is Ia
ken Tor granted every man, whether cer or private
wearing he uniform Of his country, possesses. Not al
nsance has occurred during the war of any man show
ng lack If courage. What eqaivacal euoay woul,
it be upon a woman. da,e largely upon the fact thai
she was chaste G,n. Pillow is not To blame that ma
ture did n, make him general Ills ignufance Of III,
rudmenis Of military science his fault Ii is his
fault that blinded by vanity and self cnuceit, he has
sought make himself the hero Of every fight in which
he has been engaged and that he has rcs9r,ed 10 tie
dlrtest MEANS trumpet forth his praises and mag
Nifty his exploits. When he charged with being
the author of the midas letter, did not credit the
accusation. Ii is said, however, what the New Or
leans Pcayu considers good authority that the original
of that letter. in his hand writing, is now In posses
sion of Gen. Scott.
Tae pi-ayune y the 26lh ult says
II is in vindIcation Of ruth than from iIl-w
towards any body that mention the fact that the on
glna manuscript will concentrations interneatons mar
gna notes, has fallen into the hands Of Gen'l Scott It's
production viii demonstrate the agency OF Cen Pillow III
It's comp lslon
The New Orleans Bulletin Of the Goth ut remarks
The above statement of the |icaguie not only CON
rned US by undoubed authority, but with tine add
/
the handwrring of Gen. Pillow
1t appears that the fair copy ct the letter Which was
receive! and publishes here VAST fwarid by The br i
neraud got safe through. but the hsi draft" h'n
Pillow 5 lamentations, Incl with nishav On lis luul
aud fell INTO Gen. Scutt's hands
/ There hal one feeling in the army, on Tie e"t-
jcct. and there will be rich disclosures fsrert
1t, which not at libery. al present, 10 ''e e.
The Mexican corresp ,ndaot (Gomrz) If The : Lou
is Republlcan,-lhe m Isl intelligent aud reliable OF all
the army writer's writing on 9TH Octo er, says:
The official report of the Gtheralin Chjcfet the bat
s1es OF thapulteper and before the gates OF hen and y
Cusno Of this city, has MI yet been prepared IN
has experienced grcat embarrassment from the 'cd, eT
tiara CANT and untrue statements made by f'en fhot' u
his report B1h his Conlreras and Oiapnlepec hPte
returned 10 INN hy The Gcucal IN Incl. with IN
stIuconS TO correct them and # am not mslnt 'rn"d
WI h severity oflanuuagr that wmll have made TIE
cheeks OF any other III the army burn WI
shame. ! regret he compelled to mention Gen. PA
loW name. Tor il, always, connected VEIN some
Transaction dsgaceiu the army aud To the service II
winch be is engaged; and the o. ly WY can account, TO
his low. gIoveng Course Is an apprehension that IN
his nomination may be rejected by The Senae. and Il
himself he striving manufacture military rep
utaon that he never had and never can ENJOY
The las, scrape into which h" has gotten relates to
couple Of howilDrs, which were found IN his wagon
and which, il alleged, he wished TO appropriate a
y personal trophies of Chaputepec. The affair made
good dea of noise which induced Gen Pillow IN deman
= conrr of enquiry. On. consisting ofGenerals Worth
Quilman, and fwiggs, ordered, which, after heai
y ing the evidence, made the following
: REPORT.
The court find and report The following facts and Ell
b cuu,stances
l. Tha Two small howizers, captured at Chapult'
pee were removed from heir carriages during The tore
uuon of September 18Th one was removed by and III
u der the direction Of Mr.. Wech, follower oi The army
,l,., tl,url la, ltfIl
/ der the direction of Lieutenant Hodge, 9th Infantry an
50 far the testimony shows, this removal from the
:; carriages made without the previous know ledg
" authority or consent Of Maj Gen Pillow. hen I'll
guns taken from their carriages. they were place.
st at separate times by the Individuals who had II
h moved hen the baggage wagon of Maj Gen Pillow
, and dis tar as the testimony shows, without The pre-
, vuns know ledge, authority consent I" Mai Ten n
low
u 3 Ii appears from the evidence that Major Gen. II
ST low Informed by officer acting on his stall Passe
N Midshipman R,gets of the Navy, on the evening
>, September 49, that the howitzers were then IN h
, Cen Pillow 5, Wagon. II do not appear that the go1
eral expressed any surprise when tins Information wa
II communicated e aim, nor is II shown that he evlhc,
any desire determination have the houIiZets return
ed To their proper place, but, the contrary by his la
o gnage 10 MI. r. gers, al The time, VIZ: VERY well
think am entitled 10 them trophies there Is c'
- yeyed evident impression that Maj. General Plif
ST desired al least for tie munen to retain the howlze
as for himself.
is 3 That Lieut.. Col Howard, 18th infantry, the con
handing officer OF Chaputepec, did report 10 Major GeI
erll Pillow. on the evening Of Sept. 10Th that two sIa
howtzers had disappeared frnm their carriage and tina
IT, about the middle ui The afternoon Of Sept IA. the
To officer did report 10 General Pillow that the two how
i'll had been found in his Wagon. II dut not appe;
from the evidence that General Pillow dir ced desI
ed the restoration Of these guns al that time but iro
' his language 10 Lieutenant Col. Howard, VIZ "Ih
or Mr. WEIGH and Mr. Rogers had interested themselves
II. getting those guns, to be taken away trophies, at
~ thai II" Col. H. better not nleriere-but 10 let the
f., gp; therein conveyed the evident conclusion that Ma
General Pillow OF an lneDiai, the part
MrsSrs Welch and ,yers Ia The gun, fac Oh
al putrpec did acquesce IN such REMOVAL and authors
is the removal IN his own wagon.
n A. II appears from H. evidence, that an the night
the lAih, when the garrison Of ChapultoI abe
being reduced IN uunheTs, and whilst coaversng VII
his sla1 about the fences Of fireplace ueneal ruw
dred two officers Of his slf. t. hive tha-e howuz,.
'aAep9ul OF he vag"n and nuouattd with s,nne o'i.
Ne osrS teiase 10 iio general ds tor the deenc
4 Of tia iwUHi. E t.. -. .r' .fla'- ...i z = ..r
rs II was ascf aimed by his staff officers that no s. IL
70 ne anmuion could heioand FIR the hwitztrs and IN
ihey were therefore not used. not uluul d nu rpluoy
- from The Wagon, and other arrangements Tor dcteu
L. were m1j1 without hgn, and reported to GonerI !
,by.