The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-04-13

- nave no reason to believe that any officer attached
letter OF letters which have found Their way into the public
written any such letters designed for at e any pu gsh oser ma
please qdd ME- Judge Advooate-aorp eierh do noi
communication TO the Intercepted letters, viz substantial
ton of,the War Department, official act1 ''"'
Al can truly say, that Ihave read enough of the
about the paper wish to add Mr. esdenf that II S had hs
to a for e- aTe mot ea psd for e
OF the public money. If have paid for it shall have
Q-Hasthe order of the President of the Unified States
relative to letters been enforced against the author of the
a. do not know that the anthor of the Introduction has
fallen under the dennnciaon Of that order of the President
wish to refresh my memory relative to the printing I'M
here decided by the court that Gen Scott should be
allowed until tomorrow morning to examine this paper and
give his answer TO that question.
Captain HuGER called and sworn.
Qaesti0as IN Dcfence-Were YOU member of the Gen
eraL staff Of Gen. Scott in September last.
A newspaper handed to Capt Huger and the follow
ing question propounded:
Q-ESamine the letter marked with ink, and say whether
you know who is the author.
have glanced oyer this letter sufficiently TO believe
that 1t private letter OF mine to Col Ioc0 Chief of the
rate, ;" inside and out.
was atthe time Chief of Ordnance in Gen SCOTS Staff
neStt0Rs by the Pr0secnttoR-Did the witness ever show
me Gen ScoO the letter before printed or
any way make me acquainted with the fact that was
printed.
Q-Was the printed letter. which the witness recognizes.
addressed to the Chief of the Ordnance Department Wash
ngon intended Tor his information and through him to the
War Department -
marked private had been unable send off my
poi therefore this private abstract to the Chief of
Ordnance Washington, TO give him important niorma.
ton re atiye to his department here.
Q-ls not the Chief OF Ordnance at Washington branch
Of the Wan Depament-and ae not the official acts of the
Chief Of that Department The acts Of the Secretary of War
statedhis Official acts coneed as being done with the
Go pabe M w done na o WITH 'ha e
sanction OF the Secretary OF Wa-bn this merely an
Gen Scott stated to the court that he should call upon Col
T0cO TO show how that letter found It's way the pub
he prints at home, when this court adouIns to the United
Questioning Dffenee-Wnes will state whether the let;
Ter official letter; II So why marked inside and out
At private letter communicate important in
stated was unable send off my regular reports and
turns and wrote this letter merely for the information Of
the Chief OF the Department, and not Tor publications. and
marked private because did wish this letter giving
SeTe 10 20 ON the s Of the t Depsment M
had full and complete reports PREPARED which had no
means of forwarding at that time.
The court then adjourned to meet tomorrow morning at
ELEYE.w7H D.HY-.narch %, 1873
The court pursuant adjournment at clock AM
and the proceedings being read
The examination OF Gen scott was resumed upon the fol-
lowing question which put Yesterday, but which Gen.
> was allowed until this morning to consider and examine
QHcsticas by DefcaceDoes the witness consider pub
LEGATION of the nature of the communication to
the ineIceted Mexican letters published without the auho
rty of he War Department, as official act :
Ill read last night after retiring my bed the inoduc-
with the proposition or plan submitted by Lieut. Col Hitch
cock Acting Inspector General to me at Tacubaya pend
the armistice 1t has marks in the printed form of of
fciaty, distinctly authorized by me before written
i not letter nor what usually called Report but what
Mexican letters deemed by well by Col
pnbeao that a pncaon as
authorized in advance to be virtually my act and under
gnation that was the proper authorty as GeneaI-n-
Chief of the Army Mexico, to give special permission for
ing find that the publication paid for of the
public money my hands, but that the expense OF printing
the sales of the copies Such understood TO be the
in which It Was paid ID, i9r ;,,od r., .
General Scott continued his answer saving under
@ odE oa nepaS a 9 he ba
Pillow handed yesterday if Major General Pillow may
General Pillow said he had other questions put.
Q-la not the manuscript copy any marks Of officially
.H-Strange as it may appear, Mr. President, do not
before Yesterday conounded this pamphlet with the plain
practical talk addressed by that officer the Mexican
people from Pnea containing nothing IN reference 70 the
operations movements OF the army as well as recolect
he printed copy gives general account OF the operations IN
Tins basin account OF those movements so ar the
writer deemed for clear understanding and expa
nation OF the Mexican intercepted letters.
4-DoeS not the intro lucory letter commence with the
march Of the army from Pueba Does it not 90 far be
]
come down to the battle of Moline del Rey the final as
au the capital long after those letters had been inter-
81 think it does; General Pillow remarked that he
was perfectly satisfied with that answer General Scott
he valley whether it gives particulars than abso
uiely to explain the Mexican letters cannot
Jay without minute study those letters.
Q-lS within knowledge, or have you 10 be
command which have found their way the public
press m violation OF the general regulations OF the President
his city nglSl and Spanish more than fifty seventy
how the gentlemen OF this court piles OF with Their
wrappers removed, lying IN my room, and lett
age quantities OF them in the condition at PnebIa
seen letters scraps of letters which from IN
ena evidence must have been written by officers OF this
but have not been aeto form even satisfactory con
ecure the authors OF the particular scraps or extracts TO
O-Does the witness receive two daily papers published in
he cityi-the Star and North American
Witness here handed North American, dated Nov. |
9 ls41 and asked " Have you ever heard Of letter writ
he army and his wound,at Cerro Gordo p
A-Ihis letter has been pointed out to me by some
Shields under my particular orders he left this
though undoubtedly he woud be responsible for
ew weeks past Cen Shield left this place for home on the
st Nqyember 8i7-this newspaper is dated Nov - l84!
eeence military operations IN this valley published IN the
.ar and North American? re-,
ave, do not think that have ever read more than few
Y-Would it he Just to attribute to yourself the audatoy
eer published by Col Hitchcock introduction TO the
Intercepted Mexican letters
ii have stated that the official acts of Staff my
cts; that Col Hitchcock had my permission to publish the
Intercepted letters, with explanatory introduction which,
whether Mandatory condemnat0y unde the principle al
eady stated should be held responsible for although dd
OF dream and did not know until last night that there was
ylIable oflaudation of myself in the pamphlet.
WITNESS here handed the copy OF Order No 49 IN re-
erence TO prohibited publications mn,
O-PIease read Order 349 and say if Maj. Gen. Pillow Is
llnded to in that order of the principal heroes:
1.-THE Court will perceive by the order that ndlrd-
named nor there any newspaper specified Aluson
made 10 a New Orleans and Tampico newspaper-nei-
ler secie-ausion to the newspapers merely made
text for the remarks which follow in the same order
other respects may please the Court the order and the
roceedings of this Court must speak Tor themselves
Gen. Pillow not satisfied with this answer
Gen. Scott continuing, said will add that fearupon
~ mnd-a mere apprehenSion-that MAJ. Gen. Pillow
light under the anmadyerons contained IN the sub
,quent pat Of thai order did not then feel confidence
the justice of that apprehension. Subsequent lniomaon
d 10 the charges and specifications before this Cont
the time OF writing those charges and specifications
ad moral conviction upon mind that he wrote; or
,ocuei 10 be written the Leonas letter and paper marked
10. ], by this Court. .cu
Gen Pillow objected that the question was not yet fully
answered
Gen Scott said he believed 1t was fully answered
Trhe Court was here cleared for deliberations; and be-
g opened decided that i'll their opinion the question had
uI