The New York herald., 1847-10-17
KY THE MAILS.
WAsHINeroN, Oct. II, ls47.

wA'Hrrsror, Oct. IL, ls47.
General Piliow-PoIihes in tie Army.
disposition Is manifested by the friends Of General
Pillow to claim for him Ill the glory Of the battles
trerss and Churubusco, by representing him having
issued all the orders but for the disposition Of the
army at those engagements. This is the very extreme
Of Stiffness every must be who knows that
General Scott is the general in chief Of the army. II
the latter CHOSE to issue his orders through Gen Pillow
the dispositions did not therefore originate the
ter but with his superior officer who might Just we'll
issue his orders through aid-de-camp. Lieutenant
Crittenden bore some important orders from the
general commanding, to various parts Of the field OF
Buena VISTA and yet have not heard that his friends
have claimed for him the merit Of having made the dis
positions that the victory although he contributed
a. much a. In him lay, by his prompt atrspdty, to the
success Of our Gen Pillow, at Contrsras doubt
behaved vaiantly, and In such to atone for
his gauche at Cerro Gordo But the truth is many Of
the dispositions at Contrerss and Churubusco, which
contributed most to the Of the day. made
the responsibility Of the generals Of brigade without
any communication with the commanding general, or
his subordinate, General Pillow. Various movements
became necessary which could not have been forssesn
and consequently could not have been ordered and Of
course for suoh, likewise General Pillows friends claim
credit for that onosr. This not only unjust the
other onassrs, but absolutely injurious to Gen Pillow
apt to reject whatever 10 sought to be thusst upon
1t. II modest merit Ia too often disrsgardsd, a. IL
the other hand one may the other extreme
Humbug, when within proper bounds may succeed but
1t should not be pushed too far There 10 In the Ams-
roan people intutve appreciation Of true merit and
they do not need special pleading certificates or any
other adventitous evidences Of merit to help them to
make up their decision Has not the whole country rung
with the of Taylor, Worth, Shields, Smith, and
other true men like Them Is there any difference Of
opinion about their merit, there citissn who not
jealous ofther reputation 1t brother p
No. strategy not special pleading, is It surveying
Is it aught but strategy can 1t be made BY
letters patent from authority, by million Of osra
Gates That this absurd claim to the honors Of
mand at Contreras and Churubusco smsnatsd from 0s
neral Pillow himself is not to be believed. Neither has
It proceeded from his friends 10 set up by those who
desire to render themselves acceptable to the President
1t well known that General Pillow has attained his
present rank In the army through the personal friend
ship Of the President who WAS 1t is said formerly 1850
caed with him In the practice Of the law In Tennessee
1t s derogaton Of the generals merits ss military
man. to say but for the sunshine Of Executive par
tiaty his mistakes at Cerro Gordo would never have
claimed a labored defence In the Executive organ,
nor would he have been helped that chasn
Ia his career by a MsJor-Generalship, nor would
there be a further attempt made TO give him .
boated and reputation at the expense OF other
officers no less ritorous than himself The public 10
not disposed to entertain doubt Of General Pillows
bravery but is the extreme OF sbsurdty to claim for
him the character Of great general.
Another unworthy attempt being made to array the
regular army officers against those Of the volunteer
vice. and to make political opinion test Of merit In the
army The example unfortunately set by tho
President In supersede General Scott In
the command Of the army by the sppoin tment Of Mr.
Benton AZ Lieutenant General because the former IL .
whg and the latter Of the political creed the
President himself II is not at oil surprising, therefore,
that those who I've ove and have their being in the
favor OF the rr should talk Of this ocer being
more worthy than that because is dem ocrat and
the other a wtig lt is all wrong In the army there
should be neither vbiss democratic There should
be .oldiers-not politicians GALvIENsIs.
WAsHIHeros, Oct. IA, lsl7.
No New,-Sh ShH in the Dark-New policy in the prose
euton Of The Var.
We are sti in the dark We know not what has be-
army Of Gen Scott He appears to be excluded from all
direct communication with the seaboard by the soerr-
leros but the that Gen. Quilman had been de-
tailed from the city Of Mexico with 900 men TO open
the road Ia hardly Tor moment TO be respected mat
Gen Qutman may have left with four hundred men i9
the purpose OF ope ming the line, is probable that
would be good move is self evident that four nun
dred men would be sufficient has been dt IN
the repeated repuses OF the soers have often been ss
MIR smythe, (of Miss) who let few days ago WITH
despatchss will 20 up Gen. scott WIN TIE hst usiu
,ror Vsra Cru1 II IA understood as we teve hereto.
fore stated that MIR smytho carries out the recsh OF
MIR Trst and instructions 10 Gen soou ~ "'"N ''''
and await further orders and rtintore' 'r'n't, 60.
IA has be- iptimated that The cshintt are IN aous
to the policy TO be pursued IN Me0o Nn' h'' ''r