Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-06-22
Tuesday Morning, June 22' lsaI.

which This letter indicates. llc u,iuI - 49, 80
his Defence TO assume that none OF he &c
officers except COL Haskell! really lhlnh 50 oaaly
of his Generalship. Il is very unIol'una'e 'oa
him, that one of them, Capt. W iliiauls, upon
whom he confidently relied 10 sustain h'iii' nds
declared his concurrence in the statements oil Col.
Haskell"
Thus speaks the Times, in publishing ie"er
from member OF Col. Wynlioops pennsylvania
Regiment, rejecting upon Gen. Pillows military
incapacily al The Baule Of Cero Gorao' Inns
!itll. paragraph in The Times contains a ouase'
Of blunders. In The iirs, place, Capt Williams
belonged 10 the Kentucky, and not Tennessee
officers. Asain-so far from Capt. Williams
corroboraling Col. Iaskell's statement, The Editor
OF The Baltimore Republican declares that ne mas
carefully reao CAPT. Williams letter to Governor
Owsiey in the KcHucky papers-Ihai said letter
contains nothing IN The subject OF The unfortunate
controversy in question, but has reference excu-
sively 10 alleged injustice done 10 his own CON-
pany in The cllical reports Of the battles.
The highest cheers Of both political parties
have spoken iavcably Ct The good conduct, gal
lan,ry and untirig energy displayed by General
Pillow, both al Vera Cruz and Cerro Gordo.-
Gen. Scott, the commander in chief, [he Wings,
al the present wiring, seem, however, 10 attach
bu, little value 10 What lie says j referred in COM
plimen,ary terms o Gen. P. as General and
Commissioner al EZRA Cruz; and the Vera Cruz
Eagle states thai, The event Of an assault being
resorled to, in the last extremity, 10 carry lhat
place. Gen. Scou had selected Worth and Pillow
10 lead the slormin, parties. Gen. Patterson had
employed the sam language in regard TO Gen.
p.'s conduct al hcbomhardment Of the City and
Castle Al Cerro iordo, (and here we allow The
Nashville Union 10 set forth some important
facts in vindica,ioroi Gen. Pillow "Gen. Pillow
was placed, with lis brigade, 10 make the attack
in front-a position OF The most responsible and
perilous chaucer. Alter The engagement was
over, the coDmander-in-chel spoke OF his con-
duct, and thu Of his brigade, in his official de-
spatches, in the highes! terms OF appreciation"
The Nashville Union continues:
ave have looked over our files, at our army
correspondence, and we have examined inc army
correspondence Of other journals, and we ma
them all agreeing in awarding 10 him, and 10 The
officers AMI men of The second Tennessee resi-
ment, The highest praise for their Sal!antry and
good conjicl "He has proved himself man
and Ge,eral," said SeTgcan, Monroe, in his let
Ter 10 The Wing. There has never been The
slightest shade OF doubt or suspicion cast upon The
character or conduct OF The brisadier or the res-
men, thai suffered most severely in the battle.
We have examined the letters OF Blount ROBIN
son. Captain Caswel and Sergeant Monroe, ard
various other gentlemen, who were in that en-
gacement, and in none did We see General Phi
lows generalship spoken Of, except in the highest
terms, or the second regiment alluded TO but
with applause. They were temporarily repulsed
and what Of that2 The regulars were repulsed,
and retired al Monterey for time. Various re-
gimenls al The great battle of Buena Vista, were
repulscd and driven bach, but rallied again. In
deed, The unanimous sentiment OF the country was,
that General Pillow and his brigade had DIS
linsuished themselves for sallantry and good con-
duct al The battle Of cerro Gordo. "a accounts
concur" said the Memphis Enquirer, Wing. I'm
i...----:-- - L:ol.~, pr-s-- -. 60, "a, -
low for his conduct al Cerro Gordo." These adj
missions were exlorled from The most bitter and
malignant Wing prints"
Asio the motives which influenced The publica-
lien OF Gel. Haskell, the Nashville Union makes
the following comments, which we quote, with the
single remark that Gen. Pillow is brother in
law OF Governor Brown, at presen: the Demo,
cratic candidate for reelection;
"When Col. Haskell arrived al New Orleans
he then probably for The first lime found that 4
war had been waeed on Gen. Pillow 10 operate
on the Tennessee elections; and he there, tor The
first time for year, got in the atmosphere oil
Wing editors and Wing intrigue He had pre-
viously authorized himselflo be declared candi
~ ,,Ib ,,r al hrl3
on Gen. Pillow he doubtless expected 10 secure Il
himself Wing gratitude for his achievement il
DESTROYING the character OF a brave man, who
happened 10 be Democrat. The means which
he adopted TO ceclthis object, as We believe, were
10 induce that portion Of the officers who sisnet
his document 10 believe that justice had not beer
done TO his regimen, in The report Of Gen. Pillow
no one OF whom except himself, had seen lh'
report, as We are informed. This report, how
ever, spoke in The highest terms of the gallanlTy
and good conduct Of the ID Tennessee regiment
"The circular Of Col. Haskell has gone fo.li
10 the world, exhibiting q most disastrous failure
TO an enterprise which all had, prior 10 its publ
cation, and most do yet, regarded as having it
part in the achievement OF the victory IL Gen
Scott had mol SO thought, he would not have stal
ed in his official report that this charge had don
much 10 distract and dismay The enemy. Gen
Scott evidently was of the opinion lEat the con
duct Of The brigade, and the charge Of tie callan
ID rec ment, were entitled to full share OF IN
glory Of The general result.
"We have carefully read the letter OF Co!one
Campbell, and various others, and they we're un
oueslionably of that opinion al the time, and sue
was the general opinion OF the country. YetihI
Wing circular OF Col. Haskell 10 answer, as V
believe, political ends, and 10 accomplish The &c
s,ruclion OF Democrat, has gone tar TO slTlp ~
regiment Of all glory in that splendid victory"
The Times regards as The great fault o: Ger
Pillow "his imptudenly causing a single reg
men, to charge the enemy's works when II wa
impossible 10 support ii"-and asks, with empha
sis, "Why was mol Colonel WynkooP's reg
mcn also ordered 10 charge :" This charge
based upon The evidence Of The same Philadelphia
lcler-lhc Nashville Union, however, learn
from one Of the signers Of Col Haskell's circu
lar, tina, he heard Lieut.. Anderson (Gep. Pillow
Aid) say, on The evening OF the battle, that ne re
ceiyed the order to assault No. from Gen. n
low, and delivered i, 10 Col. Wynkoop.
As We said before, we do not profess TO hav
military knowledge 10 discus The merits oil IN
controversy. But, when we see political pa!'
assail a gallant officer whose military condut
has been commended by such men as Scott an
Patterson and when we see his military al
engagements justified by an officer ol the army i
a military Journal, We may we'll hesitate 10 unit
in hunting down his reputation. when, more
over, we have reason TO suspect that poli'ica cor
sideralions are al the bottom The movement, W
have though, it proper 10 introduce evidence
vndcaicn Of his conduct Our only desire is
do Justice TO Gen. Pillow and the gallant Tel
nesseeans, and 10 lei all The truth be KNOWN
Two of the Anti-Renters have been convice
in Hudson, N. Y, Of assault and battery Wit
intent 10 kill. The penalty is ten years IN III
States prison, unless the Wing An''-Ren! Go'
ernor Young should pardon them, as ne mas don
previous offenders. The mob OF Anl'RenleI
ATTEMPTED to effect an escape Of The convicted Pr
soners, but, the Journal Of Commerce says, ID
peoplc arrested them and brought Them back