The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-18

The witness inquired the court wished that question
answered: The court replied in the affirmative.
A. With regard to judice the only prejudice that
existed in my mind with regard the person Who
puts the question was prejuiceiu his favor The only
srrg from sts died ct smpt on his part to avail him
self OF he posc In which had been placed towards
him By bis FRIEND, Mr. Polk to make the accomplish
and tool 10 schs me Of vIlsuy aud imposture i'm
posture towards whole country and vauy towards
individual officers Of this army, the most sudsciou by
far that have sny knowledge Of
GEN. Pillow desired his question answered the wit
ness was wandering from the point.
have NO personal hostility or prejudice against
him or anybody elss-my hostility Is against vsny.
Have you, or not. writtsn letter or letters cscu-
lated and intended 10 iDjure me-and to whom
A have written NO letters to any press, sDy
person connected with any pres-or intended to Anu
enoe the mind OF any person connected With press
inure-w calculated to make bis ohsr.ots known
and therefore, to iDjre him. The first Of these letters
was written to my family In Wsshington-it contained
message for Mr. Buchanan, Secretary OF State, do
dssir. to save him (Mr B from Disgrace That mos.
GEN. PILLOW said the message was not oslled for
The witness then passed ON to tho second letter. and
The second letter in order Of date 30 far as can re-
collect wrtsn about half past three o'clock in the
morning preceding tbs departure Of the trsn by which
work all day and all night writing 1t addressed
him solely because he the only member of the mill
enclosed to my family, With these instructions
Take copy Of this letter and 90 soon a. YOU know Of
Cen Dixs arrival In Washington direct It, seal it, and
send IL to the post oce One week exactly after that
time send for Mr.. Buchanan Secretary Of State and
show him the copy" The letter was couched, Is well
IN
nation; in this qu:rS neglect h: osuSn
dsmniDg, ineabe dsgrace-which NO earthly power or
all earthly powers combined can avsrtn ibis was the
substance Of the letter. 30 far as reooso and the
friend Robert Dale Owen Of indiana va In Wa,hipe
ton to show 1t to him Tns third letter long dis
which to 60 into tho hands 81 The
President, whom thought 1t might save from the iufat
u.tton that he was iabosing under, by startling and
patch, AFTER speaking Of Gen. Pilo vs. character
Gen. Pillow here interrupted the Witness and desired
that he would shape his answer to correspond with the
Q The nomination of what general oAiosr wss your
letter intended to affect?
Gideon j. Pillow, whose confirmation l had no doubt
every attempt would be made to hurry through the
Senate ! deemed the general caution, however, sum-
In the oiosl letter alluded to, did you use tho FOL
"Of these two dupss, tho one was Santa Anna, the
other the most worthy compeer Of Santa Anna far
he can be made 30 BY the low craving for dstinc
ways Of truth and in being deai the dictates Of oom
mon justice and common honesty while pursuing his
object person in fine, whose character in regard to
the reach Of his mind, and the tone Of his mind was
most fslictonsy and accurately sketched by friend
mine, In these Words 1t IL such to qualify him for
charged with particularly If tho case
we're bad ons and required dsxtsrous tamperng with
A. Although I cannot pretend to be certain of the
words, have no doubt he (Gen. has been furnished
with On accurate copy Of them and those were the words
- isr 90 my memory oan be relied ON.
Did you, In that same letter, make of tho fol-
lowing language in reference to myself, viz
Gen Gideon J. Pillow Is to be relied upon as an expo
nent OF the views Of This person. then
u: second command q III. siny @ took occasion to
longing to one Of the foreign Legations here Who with
expressions Of SURPRISE repeated it to directly after
armistioe (Which he had been in favor Of before it was
entered intS had been answered BY explanations OF s
to have any Weight wi him the gentleman in question:
wss led to say why, thought the object of your gov
eminent In this war WAS treaty Of peace True splied
Cen Pillow that 10 the Of the but the object
Of this campaign was to capture tho capital and then
make peace"
have no doubt those were tho words used
G. Did you not in the letter, mako of the fol-
lowing language in relation to myself viz:
This from the individual hen have already OBJ.
served second in rank in this army aud the event
of the death disability Of Cen Scott would have
csededto the command individual who gives himself
out the maker Of the President having produced
nomination Ut tho Baltimore Conveption] and the
Presidents other self pretension which have
to believe but we'll founded Justice towards
Mr. Polk and respect for truth alike require, however
that should utter this belief without at the sam
time expressing perfect conviction that tbs identity
to extends no than the point to which
10 carried BY blind confidence the part of the Presi
dent In the understanding and the principles Of ms
who Of =. that have ever known the most unworthy
Of confidence Beyond this point the identity goes not
There 10 not tho slightest resemblance between their
oharAoters, In any one respect"
a. A. give the same answer; cannot be positive about
the copy 10 . correct one.
G. Did you not in tho same letter mako use of the fol-
"Ofali this the PRECEDENT knew nothing. and the SUD-
position by which he allowed himself to be governed
sn: from n' %So Of
picture faint though viii be, Of the and
glorious army BY his presence) made the of things
in this country entirely the Of which act1
ally exists and which already existed when his deter
minst,on formed. Had he known the truth had
he formed the aintest conception of It, had he 80 much
s dreamed Of tho possibility Of state of things here
ahy existed he could not have believed that the oontn
uance Of this mission could do much HARM unless in
deed, the indefinite protraction Of the aimed
at"
answer in reference to the sense Of that passage
that 1t y doubtful extract not conveying tho
ideas tho whole passage would have given In regard
to the words have no doubt the copy is correct
@ To whom did you show that the Secretary
Of state, before you sent il fl ON this cy or aftera
A. To the best of my recollection did not show It to
anybody before sent 1t from tho city II was my own
work entirely, written without consultation with any
human being After was sent showed the letter or
Scott and to Gen r Smith The despatch 81 ohi.ny
my intention OF remaining In Mexico to make treaty
Of peace: aud giving my reasons for 80 remaining
@. Did you show to Gems Scott and Smith that part
Of the letter which has just been shown you relating to
myself?
A. cannot rscollsct-the letter WAS on great many
sheets My motive Tor showing the letter part of
to Gems. Scott and Smith that they might under
stand my position in references to the public business
the affairs of tho nation Whether the sheets contain
ing thoee passages went into their hands cannot say
Those passages were mere ncd nts-ssparate from the
main objects Of the letter.
O. Since about what date has the hostility alluded to
in the previous testimony been entertained by your
A-Since his character has been slmost completely
revealed TO me. The thing was Of gradual gro with
cannot fx day. will try and fix period IL was at
Tacubsya during the early part Of stay there that
became aware that he had placed in the alternative
OF being IN scoompoe and tool In vilany exposing
him to the country If he shc ud persist In statement he
had made hoped, however, at that time, that this
cessity would be avoided My mind then made up,
the necessity presented ITSELF meet it. From that
time events occurred darkeniDg the shades Of his charac