Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-04-27

fellow charged with hopse-stealing, particu
larly if the case were bad one, and required
dexterous tamperng with Witnesses"
Il Here is another extract:
/ But most previously would he have erred
if Maj. Gen. Gideon ]. Pillow is to be relied
upon as an exponent Of the views of our gov
crnment. This person, then the second il
command in this army O. took occasion {,
! have diplomatic conversation with gentle
man belonging TO one of the foreign legation,
| here, who, with expressions of surprise, re
pcated IL to me directly after Gen. Pillow hav
| ing expressed great dissatisfaction Of the arm
istice (which he had been in favor of before i
was entered into) had been answered by ex
plantations of its indispensableness to negotia
tion. These appearing not to have any weigh
with him, the gentleman in question was led Il
say, "why, thought the object of your gov
ernment in this war was treaty Of peace. p
True, (replied Gen. Pillow that is the OBJ
ject of the war, but the object of this cam.
palgn was to capture the capital and then make
peace"
And another
"This was from the individual then, as
have already observed, second in rank in this
army, and who, in the event of the death or
disability of Gen. Scott, would have succeeded
to the command an individual who gives him
self out for the maker of the Presiden, [by
having produced his nomination ut the Balti-
more Conventionl and rs the Presidents other
self A pretension which have reason to be-
lieve but too well founded Justice towards
Mr.. Polk, and respect for truth alike require,
however, that | should not utter this belief,
without at the same time expressing my per-
feet conviction that the identity referred to ex-
tends no further than the pOn, 10 which it is
carried by blind confidence on the part Of the
President in the understanding and the prnci-
pies of a man who of all that / have ever
known, is the most unworthy of confidence -
Beyond this point the identity goes not There
is not the slightest resemblance between their
characters, in any one respect"
And still another
'Of all this the President knew nothing, and
the supposltion by which he allowed himself
to be governed (under the influence, doubtless,
of private representations from an intriguer,
who, to the deep disgrace of our country as
she will ere long deeply feel on beholding the
picture, faint though it will be, of the unimagi-
nable and incomprehensible baseness of bis
character pollutes this glorious army by his
pesence) made the state ofthings in this coun-
try entirely the reverse Of that which actually
exists, and which already existed, when his
determination was formed. Had he known
the truth-had he formed the faintest cOncep-
tion of it. had he so much as dreamed of the
possibility OF a state of things here, approaching
in the remotest degree to that which actually
existed, he could not have believed that the
continuance of this mission could do much
harm,' unless indeed, the indefinite prostraton
of the war was aimed at
These extracts Mr.. Trist admitted to be
his own official documents. With reference
TO the last one, he said the words were correc.
but he thought they did not convey the exact
IDEAS the whole passage would have. given
Upon being asked what the scheme 6f yillany
md imposture was to which he alluded, Mr..
Trisi replied
The scheme ofvillany to which alludc was
, scheme OF imposture for passing himself Off
ipon the country for a sklllul general and
lble commander. The way in which | was TO
'e an accomplice in that game-a tool in it
nd be led thus 10 deceive the country and do
nJustlce towards individuals, was this -
vailing himself of the relations established be-
ween us by the President, (aluded to before)
nd OF the character which had enjoyed with
!, 'se who have known me for great discretion,
. wIuld make me the confidential depository n
his views, in anticipation of events, so that,
case of ia. lure in the operations which took
ace, should be living witness, and bound
come forward AS such at his call to the fact,
at his military geni,:s had penetrated through
e whole thing, and that he had been opposed
every thing that had failed. This game was
aged by him throughout, as afterwards on
Election perceived. h,
In reply to questions from Gen. Scott, Mr..
rist replied that Gen. Scott had no agency
part whatever in advising or suggesting the
tiers written against Gen. Pillow. II
LoiceR Courier.