Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-05-06

edtto my duty steps towards correcting the ten
dences OF these letters Upon mature considerations deter
mined TO address letter to friend in The city Of New York,
for the purpose Of putting him in possession OF such facts
elt most assured Of and which thought most calculated
refue the false Impressions considered likely take posses
SION OF he Puolic mmd expecting my friend to make Of
those iacts IN any proper way but without indicating any
mode IN particular He by the paper in my hands,
thought proper to publish the letter almost entire and this is
the letter. and will express my regret that had not more
ability to do full justice to the subjects Of the letter
Q. Who is the friend to whom you sent that letter /,
A. The witness here said he had no objection 10 stating
whatever connexon existed between himself and tha paper
but as for obgng him to be guilty Of the ndeicacy Of bring
ing out his friends name he hoped too much om the decacy
Of the Count, &c.
Gen. Scott here and sad that, whatever officer or
officers supposed be connected with him had been called
upon acknowledge the authorship letters thew had
written them, they had not shrunk from eliminating them
selves that in this where there evidently viola
ion of law regulation, the officer in question had hes
tated to acknowledge himself guilty Of what the other party
considered crime, and he had not offered inepose his
humble shield but he felt it his duty do The let
ter was written in January; the campaign closed Sepe-
ber and the regulation that paper Of this character
should find its way into the public press home within one
month after the campaign and he hoped the Court would
sustain the witness in declining give the Of his friend
that the side Of the eehce win had declined
swe for fear of eliminating themselves On the prosecution
he thanked Cod officer slrunk from acknowledging him
self the author of what he had written the pfu plea Of
eliminating hmself but where third person, friend,
concerned, he hoped the Court would sustain the witness
The Court after short consultation with closed doors,
decided that the witness be not required to
Q Has Gen. Scott any knowledge Of the writing Of that
letter
A. said before that considered the first question
The Court after another consultation decided the
Of witness to be recorded follows The witness declines
answering the question"
The Court decides that the question be answered
A. He had knowledge OF my intention Of writing the
letter. anxious not write any thing but what
strictly true and asked Gen. Scott allow read it
him. but be objected to most positively, and, might say
somewhat abruptly The next day be asked if had the
letter. and supposed the time that he under the inn
preston that he had abruptly declined hear the letter
before, and that might feel hurt his refusal he said that
he would hear it. was particularly anxious about what
said Of the Chaco route anxo6s to avoid Mistakes and in
tended profit by any correction that he might make
read that part Of the letter. and something beyond but do
not remember how much but not the whole letter General
Scott made think but remark, which, as did not think
important or necessary to my purpose, did not use, and
the whole letter stands is mine, and mine exclusively
O. Did you then read to Gen. Scott that part Of the letter
relating to Gen. Pillow,
A. The whole relating to Gen. Pillow was not read TO.
Gen. Scott I am not certain that any part Of il
O. In writing the Introductory letter to the intercepted let
ter and in writing this, both of which highly audatory
of Gen. Scott did the witness think himself bound by public
duty private interest become the hsoographer Of Major
General Scott.
A. do admit that those letters their introduction
particularly laudatoy of Gen. Scott my object in writ
ing the letter to do what considered simple act Of jus
tce. thought that having knowledge of the
matter should make effort the tide of error not
say asehood sought be impressed upon the public mind
by the letters which have already referred Not perceiv
ing any adequate effort from any other quarter, thought
would try do it myself In writing the introduction, my
object not laud Gen. Scott but to explain much Of
the campaign might make the intercepted letters accepta
bic interesting general readers supposed these letters
might fall into the hands of persons who would not be fam
liar with the official reports and would be curious know
the general facts of the campaign
Gen. Scott and asked the Court whether he might put
several questions to the Witness the effect follows viz
Whether he (Gen had known of the writer's intention
write such letter whether he had procured, by limiting
otherwise that he would like have such letter and
whether he had any agency whatever in the letter
Major Gen. Pillow remarked that he had number Of other
questions to put before those questions could be asked
The Court then adjourned 70 o'clock Monday morning.