Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-04-08

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specifications against that Officer and should abandon pro-
secuion here and elsewhere
This paper accordingly received and entered on the
cord as portion Of the proceedings Of yesterday.
Maj Gen Scott presented two letters which part Of
tie correspondence with Gen. Pillow, submitted yesterday,
and desired that they should be placed the record SUCH
The President said that he would prefer disposng OF the
case OF Col. Duncan first.
Gen. Scott said he would be perfectly satisfied with what
the Court would pursue Owing he misun-
Outstanding he aborcd under relative to the Court not being
open day he neglected the promise made by him yesterday
OF presenting certain document, DC There persons
employed at that copying ii and would be in the
Court in a few moments
After some deberaon the Court decided TO take up the
4 case of Lieut.. Col Duncan, and the cleared
On the Court being opened, the following decision
4 read in the case of Lieut. Col. Duncan.
"That all further proceedings in this be stayed until
be made and Instructions received from the Sec
rotary of War in the premises"
CASE OF GENERAL SCOTT
The President informed Gen. Scott that his case then
before the Court Upon which Gen. Scott submitted the fol-
H lowing ss3t9 8rgffN
of the President of the United States under which il
assembled that only the conduct of Major Gen. Scott MAJOR
Gen Pillow, and Lieut. Col Duncan forth in the writ
ten accusations against them respectively to be
into that of Brevet Major Gen. WORTH against whom
written charge laid before the President Of the
United States and in reference, ALSO to the letter OF Brevet
Major Gen. Worth TO the Court Withdrawing his appeal or
against the said Scott but leaving its mainly
the ground that the President had done the said Worth
u ample justice the said Scott several times ed
address the Court but often stopped and TO
reduce his remarks writing NTH that decision request
Of the Court he succinctly complies, follows:
st.lh President and Gentlemen Of The Court Here in the
Capital Of Mexico conquered by the American arms under
criminal before this Court Deeply wounded my military
pride down Hto the dustnot by the public enemy
that quarter Rjure, to degrade and humble
here and elsewhere, has been accomplished But sustained
by the Almighty armfeeng myself strong in conscious rec.
ttude, strong mind and bodstrong in all the means Of
sedeience, bid defiance my shall not plead
the letter Withdrawing the appeal against in bar Of trial
Nay challenge the writer of that letter forward and
do his But doubt he tinksand with reason-hat
he has done has Here, in view Of the enemy he has
caused me to be struck down from the high honorable
mand of gallant and triumphant army He has caused
FIRST be preudged and punished home and then to be
brought forward to be tried again. while he my junior has
been pre-acque and rewarded The President has, We
exungy told done him full and ample Justice Yes, sir,
double his PRIDE and justice to his ven
sienude Of Executive favor. Without en,ying him his
honors SHALL at the OF this Court have done with him
forever Again. Mr. Presidents rePsS ny soT Is mat
| .JLerico, March IL, 1S4s."
On the reading Of the above document Gen. Worth rose
and asked he might be permitted to ask question OF the
Court
Gen. Scott here interrupted and said that be understood that
gentleman (Gen Worthy be here only prosecutor
and as such he had no RICH to speak
President These interruptions cannot be INDUCED IN.
AT this point the proceedings were, appeared, about to
take rather violent turn when the President again and
said that these irregularities should be stopped and ordered
the TO be cleared in order that the Court might debe-
rate upon the document then before them.
On the opening of the Court announced that pro
ceedings the would be stayed provided no objections
made by the parties II was also announced that the
Court adjourned the of Gen. Scott for the present. IN
order to give the members consider the paper pre-
sented by him fully. In the time the case OF
Gen Pillow ordered 10 commence.
II CASE OF GENERAL PILLOW
Gen. Scott rose and said that he held in his hand org
nal letter from Gen. Pillow addressed the chief officer
his (Gen Scos staff He bad intended TO have presented
and be had ao yesterday but did through
inadvertency his part He then read the following:
CITr OF Mexico, NOVEMBER rs, 1917.
SIR Understanding that the chief has
temptation early day order portions the
posts the interior and supposng that the re-organi
ssregdrs has been ordered with that view,
becomes dutyss witnesses in the charges preferred
against by the Ge1eran-chief mostly embraced in
the newly organized brigade-o inquire II possible
viii march before the arrival OF the expected order OF
the Government n regard 70 trial. II 50, desire TO be
informed what action the General viii take IN regard TO the
Witnesses having in view the interests Of the service and
own right 10 a speedy and impartial trial; neither Of which
be had my witnesses ordered to distant parts OF the
!; GiD J. PILLOW, Gen. U. s.A
: To Capt. II. L. SCOTIA. A. A. G..
Upon the reading the letter Gen. Scott remarked that he
wrote on the back Of it. and directed the Adutant Genera
(Csp scotD forward to Gen. Pillow the following reply
i HEADouARrKRs OF THE Army OF MEreo,
Mcrico December 90 ls47.
Sin have laid your note, dated November 18th, 1S47,
instead by mstake the 18th instant before the Gencran-
chief, who ntrusts reply as follows:
He is well that the good ohe service and the convent
Of The parties require that there should he unavoidable
delay either in the commencement completion Of your
trial. Hence by the first opportunity, he asked the Presi-
dent the law obliged him. the prosecutor to do in the
case that general martial might be ordered and, with
presumng the place Of meeting took Tor granted
won be the great body OF officers who would needed
members Of the and witnesses. Hence, also he the
General chief in the letter he caused TO be addressed
you the 30h umo, proposed to take, By consent
the dispositions Of certain witnesses then here but about
the United States order TO some two months
in sending home, after the meeting Of the court commits
sion take dispositions Of the witnesses This pro-
position you Declined and seemed in the dated the
ant to entertain the hope expectation that the
your trial would be ordered somewhere IN the Uni
ted States which might by taking great number Of
officers members and witnesses, from this army stop all
military operations for time against The public enemy Whe-
Their you possess influence embsass the public service
is best known 10 yourself
In conclusion instructed to say that should court be
ordered for your trial in this country officers who be
detached the may be brought 10 the place Of
third OF the that viii be needed 10 send home
commission for taking the dispositions Of the witnesses before
. alluded TO. la
Very respectfully, Sc H. L. SCOTT, A A. A. G.
i Major General Pillow.
The Court inmated Gen. Pillow that ii ready 10 re-
correspondence which he might think proper
Gen. Pillow said that he wished 10 know if Gen. Scott
persisted in his determination OF having the communication
+ presented by him the day before recorded.
Gen. Scott replied that he would abide by that document.
The Court would perceive that in he stated his
prosecufon He had nothing 10 do