The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-04-28
From the Cincinnati Gasttte.
,onrl or InauIry--sIxlh Day.

He first testified that the interlinsations
in the manuscript of the "Leonidas" let.
ter, were in the handwriting of Pillow.
Mr.. Trist was asked what knowledge
he had oflhe time, manner. and channel
ia which the letter in question was sent
to the United States. His answer is as
follows:
The knowledge was purely circumstan,
tial, Twill state The facts; BY the Presi,
dent of the United States, or by the per-
son occupying that post-forit was not
in his official capacily-I was placed up
on very intimate personal relations with
Gen. Pillow, and formed avery favorable
opinion of him-had great couGdence in
mm-from that cause l did not hesitate
to comply with his requestto transmit let
ters for him by the same channel through
which transmitted my dispatches. That
channel was chiefly James L. Freaner,
correspondent ofthe N. o. Delta; having
good reason to believe that it was the
safest | couId possibly command. The
mode used by me in transmitting letters
by him will describe; it is fact which
connects itself with others. Knowing
that parcel directed to the editors of the
Delta would pass through Mexican hands,
where anything else would have been o.
pened that fell into the same hands, got
Mr.. Fraener to call on me always during
tho last moments previous 10 the depar-
ture of courier, and then everything
that had to send by him was put up
within his own package-in his own
rough printers way.
In that way chiefly, did send whatev-
er letters have sent to the United States,
and every letter ever put into my hands
by Gen. Pillow, either by his own hands
or by messenger, was forwarded by me
on the first opportunity, except in one
single instance, which happened at Tacu-
baya. On that occasion | received from
Gen. Pillow several letters, which were
returned to him in consequence of my moi
being able to send them by the means he
wished them to go: am ong the letters re,
ceved by me from Gen. Pillow recol
lcct distinctly one or more letters ad
dressed to the editors of the Delta; one
or more to the editors of the Union
Washington; and one or more addressed
to two other newspapers in the United
States; one, | think, was in Tennessee,
and the other in Alabama.
1t was Oh the 3lst of August, 1847
that received from Gen. Pillow the note
referred to in my reply TO the first ques
ton, which note | will read. The note
is marked on the back Private" with q
hand pointing to that word, and reads as
follows:
Endorsed on outside-"Priyate. Mr.
Trist, Tacubaya."
On tie inside.-"Miscoac. August 81
Is47."
"Prirate.-Will Mr.. Trist do me the
favor of having the enclosed letters 60 b.
to m"rrow's courier have direct in
terest in their going.--lft they cannot 60
return them to me.
"GID. J. PILLOW.
"But do send them if possible. The,
are all for my benefit. G.J. p"
To the best of my recollection, th
package referred to in that note contain
ed one addressed to the editors of th,
Delta, and one addressed to the Union
and those letters, so far as Irecolect ant
believe, were forwarded in the manne
above indicated--through Mr.. Freanel
Sometime after the appearance of tn
"Leonidas,' read letter addressed t.
Mr.. Freaner, from the principal editor Il
the Delta.
The examination, in chiefhere closed
and Mr.. Trist was cross examined b
Gen. Pillow as follows:
Q.-Do you entertain feelings of hos
tilily and prejudice against Gen. Pillow
The witness inquired ifthe court wsl
ed THAT question answered. The coul
replied in the affirmative.
A. With regard to the prejudice, til
only pref ejudice that ever existed in m
mind with regard to the person who put
the question, was prejudice in his favor
The only feeling of hostility which ! en-
tertained,a ARE those arising from a studle
attempt on his part to avail himself q
the position in which had teen place
toward him by his friend Mr. Polk, t
make me the accomplice and tool in
scheme ofvillainy and imposture toward
our whole country, and villainy toward
individual officers of this army, the mos
audacous, by far, that have any know
edge Of
Gen. Pillow desired his question ar
Swered; the witness was wandering fror
the point
Al have no personal hostility o
prejudice against him or any one else
my hostility is against vilainy.
Q.-Have you not written letter c
letters calculated and intended to injur
me--ond 10 whoml
, Al have written no letters to an
press or any person connected with an
. press or intended to influence the min
of any person connected with any pres
l have written letters, which in one sens
of the word injure"-- were calculate
! to make his character known, and, there
I fore to iniure him. The first of thes
letters we're written to my family
: Washinglon--it contained message f
= Mr.. Buchanan, Secretary of State, dictt
ted by feelings of Kindness towards hi
. and the desire to save him Mr.. b