Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-09-19

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which had wsll-nigh ruined the humble Individual
s1e 9m s. Sen ion ss narrative Of svsnt that
.nnx trial. ePa persscasiqeasl the: $1,000
and oasnhnisS kespsd upon me q coaceqoeAes o.
my rupture with Gen. Social the blackening and
deamatas1 chAsoas h. Ehiah h saaeht - stnR NJ
Of the humble honor Of my services and to diegacs
he mind q ths aason 81 shs pssty press thasall
aahis ehloquy wts hpApsd upon me beoause ! earn
estly protested against the corrupt Rusba negota'
tioGs and the aristce q paft Of 10 which cost tne
81 msds known 10 the President ~ vas 10 honor
bound to do the existence these dissracsfaf pro-
Hence It VIM be seen that instead Of haying caus:
ed the rupture between the President and General
Scott and Mr.. Trist from "a. ofhcicas and nesrmeo
ding disposition, - was chsrged TO, have done,
Was engaged IN sacred duty to my country in all
that did And though vas SO greatly wronged
BY the press, and by public opinion, such were my
confidential relations to the government and to this
mission, that could neither expose the motives Of
those who sought to destroy me nor the sense OF
duty which controlled my conduct :
In my defence of the charges Against me, was
compelled to confne myself to the charges them
selves trusting to the future for the vindicaton OF
my motives, and the fidelity with which met the
responsibilities Of my position IS the confidential
officer Of the government < ,..... -
=, The best friends I had in the army did al they
could to induce me to acquiesee in Gen. SCOTS re-
fusal to prosecute the charges against me- But con.
scious Of my innocence, and having been actusted
by high sense Of duty to my country, demanded
On investigation of the charges, and an order from
the court compelling him to prosecute them, or pub.
licy to admit that they were false.
1 chose to brave al the consequences, rather than
submit to be thus illuminated or violate the conf
dence reposed in me BY my government.
In al this claim to have done but my duty; but
the time has now arrived when think the relations
be made known, that my conduct may be under
stood and my motives appreciated.
I now appear before the people Of Tennessee, and
ask their verdict upon these facts appeal to them
for justice and state the performance Of these con-
fidential services to my country, when neither the
longer TO be withheld from the public. could not
state them earlier, consistently with my sense Of
The facts, substantially Is above given, will be
found in the sworn testimony of myself and other
general officers in the archives at Washington,
taken by order of the then President of the United
States.
The great man, whose sleepless anxiety for the
honor and welfare Of the country, imposed upon me
these trying duties has passed away, but not so the
impress Of his mind, and the imperishable achieve
ments of his administration. These ard seen in the
glory OF our SrmS-ln inc COUNTLESS usiOuS VI SOo
with which our Pacific steamers are freighted, and
in the rapid march Of civilization and freedom to the
distant shores Of the Pacific. Had he lived this ap
peal to my oountrymen to remove from my name
the reproach implied BY their apparent neglect
would never have been necessary. He would long
since have made known my services, and the mo
tivss which actuated my conduct
In regard to the course Of conduct shall adopt il
honored With your confidence, have only to say,
that think have given proof enough Of love Of
country to satisfy you, that viii never Intentional
y prove hithlsss to the trust reposed 10 me: :,
Union Of the States declare my attachment to the
Union to be second only to the rights secured by
the Constitution to the States st si9--z2
Upon this question, have no further concessions
to grant, no more compromises to make. consider
the South - already driven to the wall. Further
she ought not, can not, shall not retreat with my
concurrence. Respectfully,
III ,- GID. J. PILLOW.