The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-01


pose. Thus the movement may 60 on from time tc
time and if successful, will finally end hedging
the slave States In with Legislation in despite
of the compromises of the constitution, and per-
haps the dissolution of the confederacy as Is al
present organized.
GENERAL Pillow AND HIS DKFKNcE.-We have
received pamphlet, containing defence of Gen
eral Pillow, against the charges made against him
by General Scott, and tried at the recent court
martial This defence puts altogether different
complexion on the Pillow case, as it Is called
throughout the country. Indeed the recent court
martial has disclosed facts and evidence enough to
satisfy sny reasonable man that the general officers
OF the American army in Mexico, have been more
indebted to the prudence, skill and bravery of the
rank and file, for their success, than to their own
skill or bravery in the field. General Scott is no
doubt brave man, but the evidence given at the
court-martlal, and perusal of th~ evidence and
defence of General Pillow, show beyond the pos
sbility of doubt, that General Scott was commit
ting the same breaches, and the same violation OF
the rules of war, which he charged against Gene
rails Pillow and Worth. There ought to be distinc
ton made between the conduct of many ofthe gene
raj officers IN the MEXICAN war. Generals Taylor,
Wool, Quitman, Shields and Smith, do not belong
to the same category of noisy, quarresome militia
ry leaders, with which some of the others are to
be ranged. We want to see the whole of the evil
dence in the recent martial collected togeth-
er, including the journals of the subalterns, and
many of the intelligent rank and file, before we
can ascertain who have been the real and undoubt-
ed heroes of the brilliant conquest of Mexico.
General Pillow, no doubt, proves that he has been
rs much sinned against as SHINING, in some Of his
efforts to blow his own trumpet In moderate way
No man can, however, rise from a perusal of this
defence, without believing that General Pillow has
much more merit and magnanimity than he has
received credit for.
VERY} FUNNY--We give the annexed as we re-
ceived it, as very curious document
At meeting of the Democratic Republican General
Committee on Tuesday evening, June 28th, 1t was
motion, made and seconded,
Resolved, That the secretary be directed to call tho
roll OF the committee beginning at the First and end
Ing at tho Eighteenth wards, and that the following
question be put to each member: "Are you in favor
for Vice President p The following members voted
in the affirmative: Thomas Maloney, p G. Maloney,
Hart, Failon Brennan, Thompson, Haskins, Delevan
Broderick, Coneley, Reed, Smith, Gage, Feeks, McDo
maid, Dunn, Buckley, and Camp.
The following members gave the answers annexed to
Mr.. Rynders-a Would vote as he pleased when the
time comesn
Mr. Purser-" Denied the authority of the committee
Mr., Thorn Denies the right, and will not an
swer.n
Mr. Dennis" Declines to VOTE,
Mir. Shields" Doubts the right"
for Van Buren, and Dodge"
negative explained by stating he alluded to Mr. Cass
and not to Mr. Butler, whom he did not know.
ing members were absent Messrs Lawrence, Blair,
Dmond stoneal Y Fowler Flstshsr Rose LOSE; Alien M;9
sisco, Cochran, sedgexiek, Fitch ana Townsend.
ROBT. II. MACLAY, Chairman
n Maa a.l K Doru,ro, Secretaries.
According to this, the old hunkers are in great
deal of trouble. There will scarcely be politi-
in the land In three months, who will have 1t
In his power to tell where he stands, or who he
will vote for
TREMoR AMONG THE OLD HUNKERs.-The friends
Of General Cass are in terrible condition--a-
most frightened to death. AS matters stand at
pvesent, their candidate will not, probably, get a
single electoral vote on this side Of the mountains,
and, probably, not beyond I6enr Their organs are
pouring hot shot into ex-Presdent Van Buren,,
without stint. They call him the greatest traitor,
recreant, demagogue, chief conspirator, q
Cain, sad example of retributive justice, and a
lasting example of the righteous punishment of an
Indignation. All this is very fine, and very
classical Some of it is true-some not.
SHAM INTELLIGENCE FROM EURorE.-A cotempo-
rary down town has made great noise about GER
tain important Geographic intelligence, three OF
four hours later from London, received by tele-
graph at Liverpool before the sailing of the steam
ship and published here, in double columns, In
large capitals, stark staring mad. All this pre-.
tence is sham and humbug. On no occasion has
any later intelligence been published in any journal
than what has appeared in our columns. Even
Wilmer & Smiths Liverpool Times, which makes
no extraordinary pretensions to the use of thunder
and lightning, gets as late intelligence, and some
times later and more accurate news, than the jour
nal in question.
| AMERICANS ABRoAD.-We learn that Sllas +
Burrows, ESQ.,, of this city, sailed yesterday in hi
yacht, the Patapsco, for st. Petersburgh, Russia
He is bearer of dispatches from the State depart
ment to our minister at the court Of the Gar.
is the intention of Mr.. B., we understand to visi
the principal ports on the Baltic before his return
to the United States. This will be the first trip o
an American gentleman across the Atlantic in
pleasure yacht.
MAD Doos--HYDRoPnoBA.- have heard o
more deaths by hydrophobia, within month o
six weeks of this year, than we ever knew within
a similar PERIOD Will not the Mayor let loose tn
dog-killersl Every dog found at large should b.
instantly killed 1t would be far better that all tn
ours in the city should be destroyed than that on
human life should be lost. It is really true tina
something should be done; and we hope and trus
that our present worthy Mayor will take the matte
in hand Immediately.
/ STEAMSHIP United STATEs.-Captain Norton. 8