Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-04-28
TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL %, lsls


S'"'' vi inquiry, engaged III investigating the
charges against Con. Pillow, are 50 interesting
that we cannot refrain from making liberal
extract The testimony of Mr.. TRisr is one Of
the finest specimens of clear and explicit dis
closure that we ever happened to see 1t
does MT leave piece Of skin on Gideon as big
AS fourpence-ha' penny. 1t is absolutely ter
rlble, and would be likely to excite sympathy for
the Tennessee Warwick who makes Presidents
if it were not that Mr.. Tris.'s replies are given
IN answer to questions by Gideon himself. In
the suhjolncd scene, Gen. Pillow and Mr.. Trst
are the sole nterlucutor,. The Court appears
to have witnessed the eycorcatng process with
great equanimi'y, apparently willing that Es-
qure Pillow should get all he was disposed to
TASK for !"
QUESTION. Do you entertain feelings Of hos.
tilitv and prejudice against Gen. Pillow!
The witness inquired if the Court wished that
question answered. The Court replied in the
| affirmative.
ANSWER. With regard TO prejudice, the only
prejudice that ever existed in my mind with re-
gard 10 The person who puts the question, was
prejudice in his fa7or. The only feelings of
| hostility which | entertained ere those arising
| from a studied attempt on bis part to avail him
self of the position in which had been placed
towards him By his friend, Mr.. Polk, to make
me the accomplce and tool in scheme Of vii
| lany and impostu-e-of imposture towards our
Whole country, and villany towards individual
officers Of this army, the most audacious, BY far,
| that have any knowledge of.
Gen. Pillow desired his question answered
! . Al.
A. | have no personal hostility or prejudice
against him or Anybody else-ny hostility is
against viany.
q. Have you, or not, written letter or let
tiers calculated and intended to injure me-an
to whom f?
A. have written no letters to any press, OF
any person connected with any prcss-or intend
ed to influence the mind of any person connect
ed with any press. have written letters which
in one sense Of the word" inure'--were cal
culated To make his character known and there
fore. to inIura him. The first Of these letter.
, wa: written to my family in Washington i
. contained message for Mr.. Buchanan, Secre
tarv of State, dictated by feelings Of kindness
towards him-and the desire 10 save him (Mr
b. from disgrace. That message WAS
Gen. PILLOW said the message was not caet
for. The witness then passed on to the secont
letter, and continued:
; Inc second Ie'ter M nruer Oh u''r, 50 1t! as
=, can rr'ol'ec', was written aon'' 'u' 'P''' u"v
o CLOCK IN 'he morning preceding Nhe ueP'''"'
: OF t'e tram py wh'rh uenerais Q"'''nah AM
, 2h'c'oS 'e't hrre-nI,er 'la' oee' at WORK al
uay ana al h'e"' "'i''h9' i, was aoo'esseo "
nun solely because he was lhe on'y h'e'i'ocr
Il G military committee in that body whose nam
knew. 1t was enclosed to my family, witt
. those instructions. Take "A OE Tins Left
aud 50 soon a. you know Of Gen. Dxs arriva
in Washington, direct it, seal it, and send it t
/ the post ohcc. One week exactly alter tina
unle, sehu 'pr WI D'ci'hiall. secretary OF cla'e
and show him the copy" The letter was couch
ed, AS well Ms can recolIect, IN the following
t, terms " Beware ct preciptancy in your con
3 ilrmlton ct Generals nominations IN THIS quar-
ter; II you neglect this caution, it can onl
T. serve to involve the Senate i'll Disgrace
= deep, damnng, ineittblc disgrace-wlnch n
,. earthly power or all earthly powers combined
, can avert This was the Substance Of the let
ter SO far as can reconec'' ana the terms
mere was po,,srf'P. l" IT, uesr',s ."'"' H.
,,'i a'o', i',,1s ~" XIII, Tha ,rJ 10,
, Ter vas ,, In,r Jesn,tcL 10 the Denor,meut o
, Sn-e--ar official manor. which was surc 10 NJ
immediately iuto Inc hands Of the prnsi1cn,
whom ,hGurhi if MIGHT save from the infotu,
finn that , V,.s luhnriny under bv stan no "A II,
alarming him, if in mn other vy.v In that off
cisI Jet',tch nr,n, sncokin,, of Gem piIIo,v'
n,roc,or
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O The nomination % what general Office
was your letter intended TO afiact?
81 a. 1t was intended 10 affect that of Mac
r General Gideon J. Pillow. whose confirmation
< had no donb, eYery ATTEMPT would be made I
hurry throuuh the Senate, deemed the gel
er,l canton. however. sufficient for the pul
: rnsc
+, n In the oificial let,ar alluded TO. did Won Ills
i tho s,llowino l,nnn,oe.
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