Indiana State sentinel., 1848-05-11

The COURT OF ENoUIRY-The usual unfairness, if
not the dishonesty, Of the whg press has been papa-
bly, manifested in the matter of the Court of Enquiry
in Mexico, touching the conduct of Scott, Worth,
Pillow, &c. In almost any case it would be very
fair to publish the testimony against accused per-
son. without giving word of that in his favor. The
experience of every will establish this fact. and
hence the proverb that Zone story is good till the 9th
er is told" One instance in Pillows case demon
strates this. Certain interlineatons in the "Leoni
das letter supposed 10 be In his hand wrng the
testimony seemed to confirm the supposton yet. when
that testimony reached New Orleans the editor of the
Delta, (who first published the letter. and afterwards
gave up the "copy" which before the court) de-
cared that he himself made those very nerneations.
Very few Of the whig papers have noticed this fact,
though they had published the testimony which bore
against the accused. Their object was to disgrace
him if they could and make him as odious as poss-
bic. and that is the why many of them have
copied so much, and much only, of the testimony
as had bearing against him. We notice this un-
fairness of the whig papers not because we have the
slightest disposition to shield Gen. Pillow from the
consequences of any act of folly of which he may
have been guilty. We are quite willing that he, or
any other general, shall be condemned after they
proved to be guilty. and that several of them hare
been the victims of their own vanity and folly we
have no doubt. We wish that whg papers could be
actuated by similar spirit, though we suppose any
such hope is futile. The TRUTH nevertheless is, us
the Philadelphia Ledger Observes that the facts eci-
ted by the Court of Enquiry very satisfactory
or fattering to the army. Gen. Pillow, having been
charged by Gen. Scott with having written letters
procuring them to be written, taking to himself cred
it for acts thot he did not perform, is attempting
turn the charge against Gen. Scott, by endeavorng
to trace certain published letters relating to military
operations to their origin and to show Gen. Scott's
knowledge of the same. The letter lately published
by the New York Courier and Enquirer, which at
tacted much attention by the severity of its
ments upon the conduct Of Gems. Worth and Pillow,
has been acknowledged by Col. Hitchcock, attached
to Gen. Scotts staff This letter. it is alleged, does
not under the army order not having been writ
ten within the time prescribed by the regulations.
The object of this letter, Col Hitchcock says was to
correct the and misstatement which had been
published relative to the operations of the army in
the basin of Mexico. The fact, however, that it was
written whilst Gen. Pillow was under charges, is
made by the latter the ground for some pretty
nterrogatories. He regards it neither honorable
or just that, after charges made against him, an
attempt like this should be made to PREJUDICE public
opinion against him. The whole investigation, SO
far, has been nothing but miserable exhibition Of
inflated vanties, petty jeaouses and illiberal feel
ngs, that advance the parties not single step In
public favor and detract from their usefulness in the
public service.