Daily American telegraph., 1852-10-13
The Armistice at Mexico.
NUMBER ONE.

An GppeaI from PiIIowtsm TO the Record.
Last spring the assembling of the Democratic
Convention at Baltimore having drawn nigh, that
doughtiest of modern heroes, General Leonidas
Rediyiyus, feeling that Tennessee had been suf-
6cienty cared for by him. turned his attention
70 the wants of the Union at large, in the way of
President making, by an expert of the proper
calibre That this paramount national interest
might not, in those less favored regions, altogether
perish from the absence of the light of his coun-
tenance at the critical turning point, he started
at the right moment, and wendell his way to the
North and East, proceeding as far as New Hamp-
shire, his transit to which, through "Mod-
ern Athens" he (sach was then the talk in her
political circles together with most congenial
spirit that dwells in that latitude, one Of the
prominent among the worthless of Massachusetts,
engaged in the task yulgarly called putting
heads together" for the purpose of bringing about
the nomination of General Franklin Pierce. And,
as might have been anticipated by any one ac-
ouainted with the skill evinced on a former oc-
cason of the same sort by this modern Warwick
this king-maker of ours-a most successful con-
junction of heads did it turn out to be. Pierce
.cas nominated, sand no mistake"
By way of interude to this task of President
making was labor of the opposite kind not
President .unmaking, exactly, but President-pre-
venting The hero's passage through New York
was signalized by the appearance in the Herald
Of a production strikingly characteristic of its
author. So perfect was it in the latter respect,
that, wheresoever met with, it would have been
impossible net to recognise it at glance as
genuine g Leonidas" production impossible not
to feel, at every line, that there is but one soul
sufficiently heroic in its temper for the thing to
have emanated FROM although it is not meant
to call in question the improvement it evinced
over its elder brothers, born in days of yore, IN
de- the disadvantages of camp life, and when the
parent was not within reach Of editorship, so in
comparaby appropriate
On this occasion, besides that general object,
which, being never lost sight of by him, is prom
inent in all his doings, Leonidas had a special
purpose in view, namely 10 deter The Whgparty
from taking up Gen. Scott as their candidate for The
Presidency. As to the means employed for effect
ing this object, these were of such character
that it could never have occurred TO any but
Leonidas to make them available. Even Oh the
supposition that the pretended disclosures there
made had been founded in strict truth; on
this supposition none but an individual abso-
lutely case hardened TO the shame-to say moth
ing of the wrongfulness attaching everywhere to
utter faithlessness- have been bold enough
10 venture into the attitude there assumed by
him. Such an exhibition of himself-even sup
posing, as we have just said, all his statements
TO be true--nothfhg short Of heroism Of the true
Leonidas stamp can qualify man for.
He felt, too, no doubt, that he would, in all
probability, have the game all in his own hand;
for, surprising his whole story TO be a tissue Of.
downright falsehoods and egregious misrepre
sensations, from beginning to end, this could be
made apparent only by making the truth Of the
matter known. And how could this be done?
Let the thing, as it actually happened, be ever
so creditable to Gen. Scott, land to Mr.. Trist
likewise, who is deeply involved in the odium
which this fabrication casts upon the former
still how could it be reconcilable with good faith
towards others that they should give publicity TO
the details of n transaction of this nature! Dead,
as be knew himself TO be to considerations Of this
KIM, LeOUluas kutW tntui W OS lnl OAIiSiNlEt'
Hence his sense Of security in INDUCING without
stint in the unscrupulousness which belongs to
his character.
This no doubt was his calculation and the
event, thus far, has justified bis sagacity. The
poison has been allowed 10 work freely upon
those whose mental constitution is such to
permit them to be affected in their beliefs by
such as this.
And If the continuance OF this state Of things,
however unjust towards General SCOTS honest
fame, and however grating to tho commoneet
sense Of right, hal its only alternative in de.
Walton on his part, from the course required by
good faith, even though it we're toward such
being as Santa Anna---if this were the only al
tentative to the confirmed triumph Of this Ben
nett-Pillow compound over al who have not, in
the honest instincts Of tkcir moral sense, a safe
guard against it, we should be perfectly willing
to look on and see that triumph consummated.
This however is not its only alternative. For
all men, sufficiently honest to be DESTROYS Of
knowing the truth Of the matter, or to be willing
to have it demonstrated to them, abundant means
are in existence for the purpose. There is no
necessity whatever for General Scott's breaking
silence upon the subject, nor for Mr. Trlsts ut
tering a word in regard to II. Official documents
long ago published, abound il proofs Of the utter
falsity Of this reproduction under Bennett--re-
vamping Of Leonidas matter, which, oil but in
one single point, (the million dollar bride fca-
ture) is altogether old and stale. The whole
thing-the armistice, and how General Scott
was bambOozedby Santa Anna, and what Leo
midas heroism land sagscity to boot was mani