The Arkansas banner., 1848-03-14
Lfiier irnnl E.a. PllIhm.

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 Afy Dear Sv--Ciregrnsta1,ses. wbica wfa aog here detSa, have produced unfortunate diifis lis "Stssen ny seii ao2 Gsa. scoff. l of; all Coala, fl-trhty Ntg E.y oat hau0t, ayui rutt3re. Mbieh Ruew would ns iflHriea8 to t.s iatsresi ef i4s s@FssEe, as ~eAas sp tloss osnerrasd.
 lae 1sneFsi-ia-l kisf, acting as ! s,a laliy per sGaded, under the influence o false impts w had deeHsea t his duty to arrest n.s, and have now Dee a suspandea ifon cotaInaBd Tor laoTe taan two Doaiss and confined io the sane i@its fo waieh tAe A'hef'eaa prisoners rsssEicsd by the MeXigsIf Government.
 He has pref rred charges agans' ule, and applicl to tts Government for Court Maniai iof fHs Sriai. Though not in cgnjuuc iaa with Gsn Scot, have joined in tas appliea ion, aad requested s9eeiy trial.
 | under 'hrsr circum tasc z, was content to await the deeisi9u of aD ian ai court. te yird-c te my chhaeisr ana eefgnd my conduct against tlo rhar ges Of my sceuseE
 Nor will now bs trsvta from my pnracss and my senss of proPEi- y. d., howevei. continued Insreprss ntaiioH of my condact, bg portion oi Inc Americsn piess; is cacaidted gnGaiy ic pFe5u- dise The pubic miad agsiHsi me, and to prejudEe tle very questions at issue hetweea my self md Ger. Scot II is due io the eaasc of iruti-to ms sed-- 10 The Government whose commission I bear, as well as to jast public oYiaioa tat my friends ssl have aa authoritative deaiai Oi the ,raa 0i taes, uajust refieciieng Epon ne.
 Relying upon the mt 'illg nee ami justice of he heIiean people to appreciate my ssryiees- wlaile engaged ia the faithful Gischargs of my agtv sn4 n the maintenance of the honor and res's of my country, have patiently and in silence subai tsd 10 the abuse Of snvnes, cad to tlser efforts by ffalsohoot aud riiIcae, to tr3dsce ny chsraetne.- Nor do no8, for one morneat, oistruss, the uts- nara decision ofa jastprbiie sentiment. As l have never been epgage1 in po'isieal lifa, and have Bow. for nearly two years, devoted what ever ef talents and energy posses to shs ser,iee of my country iu foreign wdr-it is somewhat markabIe that should tc pu sued with So f1rc1 viz uPeraiion by Po ton oi the home press. I hat il Is intended by poisoning the public mind sgains iQ effect hd.en purpose can scarcely be doatt- As my fri nds may ieel some interc-t in know ing the character of hc questions ct issue between myself aud the Gen rlI-ileChiel will remark That, they to 10, arise oSi of. procsej fem ihe msuuer in which have discharge my otfieal da1ies. In evidence of this will refer to his official reports h farther proof of the same flci will here insr two extracts fron off ai letters, received from the General in-Chsef after eut army haa entered this city.
 in letter dated October ?, Is47, referring to my command having carried ChapultePec by stsTm on the 18th of September, and speaking of b.ta him sef and ITy self in the shd person. Gen Scott says: 'He thinks from what he personally saw, that Gen. Pillow, after receiving agenizing woand, in the able and heroic discharge of duty, not in condition to give orders " &c, (for ihe advance of my command.)
 In letter. da;ed October 3. lS47, he says:
 .'On your pack, as you ii are, wIth painful wour4, yesterday very reluetant.y u0lbie5 you vi il a Lcie of tina, aate, but was obigei to d. so before 6nishiag my report of our reeeat glorisus operations, in whicb You had full and mos, dis UngaisAed participation"
 do not lag ties- ex,racts before you from a 3e- sire of making vslag glorious display oi tue ePiif- ions of he GeaeraI-inChis1 bn. as he has now be- co ne my accussr, my f.ieods may be in'er<sted h knowing how uneqaivocal are the evideaees which Eshn.elf Las borne of my e0oi cGnuct up i5 tiie latest moment of my services. Among the shauieless false hoods published, and reiterated in a portion ol tae home prrss is fie statement tat l had wtf;eH, or procHre1 % te written he letter si ,n> 'ieoH.das.' Shortly aficE Inc appsarance of tlrii letter, l caessG o be pub lish hed wri ten denlai of The iberal sad unJus. iaput4tons cest upon u4e ia eonnfet oa with tbe aahor. >lIi such is the p.fin-ci'y v ita vh.ch portion of tic rrcss stck 10 t''s scaaul9as coTgc. tuEmY denial is no; leeaiet stuff e'ti C indgce is shan HooaneEt. Unte.s aHdiag ihsi h charge has recently b.en TeJtsraied-acc 3upauieI w3sn tue st8tcme8' t5ut Gen. Scott las in his possession copy Of the origian letter, witl interi aioas ia my own hand wTitiBr,-l HOW pronounce the whole charge, well tIe GGage as tie original. abSo- iu'ey iase, ani It's authors siantercFs, destitute of truth as they are of honor.
 Thai you ul3y see how utterly destitute If truth ia this scandai, ereWiih .nei SC yoa copy of d lst'er. (ths al Of wbirh is ardel 10 the f t wih be seen taat ] am en ely acquitted of any part.cipstion in ihat trsHsae'ion.
 Even ii In 2 evi fence were iaii beCr ths auihcrs o, this scandal (aDout whi,h yol ar- al Sefty 10 exercise yoIr own discretioa) 1t is questionable if they would have the honor aui manlints ss to do justice.
 Though w3s arrested unier the csarge of per sonal di,respect to the Generai-in Chsf,-in an o.icill commani alton 10 the Secretary of War let no charge o disresPec, 10 hifn has h~eA l-frr- re against nne.-aHd as the prncl al charge amongst tGes. preferr d. winch is known 10 ;ht rules .d articles e wat, Is that H connection with thi letter the aahor of this scandalmay see how much ea fer 1t i to to mischif and injury than ii is to cor ect error. and is elects upon the vic inns of fasehood It would be cult for him uGdo ,he iB ustice and the lujaTy whlca he has beep mainly lastiu mental in inslicting both upon Hysff, and filn whose restrained power has been severely isit by nocrni man. Thoagh the necessary conaec'iln between The faisehooas of portion Of the public rress (which desire to corTect) and the ctlaTges of t5rl. Scott fwhich afsi not 10 touch in ts csHitauuicati sHj make it imposs be for tn correct tAe one wit'5- out some aliuson 10 the other, yet it wil be seen taai have, ss for as wns possible, aYnie aEy ailH- sion to efIic al difficulties n which patiently await the sctioa of t1e GogeJument, and tAe -eeisicn of the pro, ger legal tribunal
 is exteHsive circulation hss been yiyea these Ba- jri-t iap4tsiuns gp,R iay character, submit 10 yosF discretion the mode best calculated 10 aTresi taess fslsst e0j%, wei as the q s osi9n ProPer for this and the accompanying c0mmgticalion.
 Accept, ny dear sir, assar@Rces of t3c regard w.a
 GIDEON J. PILLOW.
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 Il is mentioned in one Of the London papers lint T {. haaa. a4.N