Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-12-31


curt and of being reWardel with brevets by cor
rupt President for their services in sswhitewash-
ing Gen. Pillow, and brc?y- beating me (him) as
prosecutor in that case"
Nor does he stop here for in the blindness Of his
rage, he blends, in one common charge, the gallant
and chivalrous Worth, the brave and highly distin-
guished Duncan, and myself, as seonspirators
against him" These two dead heroes and myself,
he says, were engaged in a conspiracy against hi
IN Mexico, were under arrest were of course skis
prisoners" and because the President would not
suffer him, tyTaHt-tiks, to hold his iron heel upon
their necks longer than ninety days, but released
them from arrest, suspended him from command of
an army he had disorganized, and ordered his
charge, and the charges preferred against him. 10
be investigated, his indignation burst forth with
consuming rage, now that the President, and Worth
and Duncan, and Towson, and Belknap, are all
dead
Ii Worth and Duncan and myself were conspira-
tors against him why did he voluntarily abandon
the charges against Worth and Duncanr Why did
he propose to abandon the charges against me- and
refuse TO prosecute the case, until applied for and
obtained order from the court compelling him to
prosecute and make good his charges or publicly 10
acknowledge that they were faLse2 Why, after an
investigation which lasted nearly four months, did
he not prove the charge of conspiracy against me
"Conspirators against him!" To do what? He
arrested me wilhelm bed disabled, cut down Will
herOlcally leading my command" according to ms
official report in common with 1872 others whose
blood was shed atone for his arnsistce, and COR
rupt Puebls negotiations.
The gallant Worth, whose victorious column had
opened Gen. SCOTS way into the city of Mexico
arrested in few days afterwards for alleged
''dsTePect TO him., Tor appealing from his arbitrary
and illegal general order-chsrgIng him (Worth)
with writing letters, putting himself. He, conspi.
rat0r Col Duncan, the brave, brilliant and highly
distinguished artillery officer, whose glllantry was
IL D,I1I
de la Parma, and Monterey, by Gen. Taylor and by
Gen. Scott at Churubuseo aud San COsme Gerota
He s'conspiratOrl" OF these three conspirators
two had warmly opposed his fatal armistice The
other had written letter laudaiory of Worth, and
giving his TecOgnIZance around Lake Chalco, upon
the report Of which Gen. Scott had reversed his
movements, recalled his orders for attacking Mexe-
clisDgO, and turned the enemies works thus saving
b IS army from destruction, and opened the way Tor
his victorious mar eh into the city. Such officer
.'conspirator" against his Commanding General!
Brilliant as have been Gen SCOTS achievements
and dis,ing dshed as he stands before the country
it may wen be questioned If Anew more cards, filled
with ''ceruheales upon honor" and calumnies upon
distinguished dead, would not cause his 'sHn of
glory" TO set IN shame and dtshOnor.
Certainly the impartial historian who shall Justly
weigh his achievements, on the one hand-aud his
want of the cardinal virtues, of truth and Justice
his jealousy of heart-his want OF practical judg-
ment-his selfshness-exasperation of temper, and
tyrannlcal conduct on the oIher-Wil fndit difficult
to make OF Gen Scott great and good man. Wher-
ever history places him, | content to leave him;
but history Is, should be- the mirror Of truth. Ii
history shall reflect justly his true character, he viii
be found gdntiHg the of the Christian char
dcteT which constitute true greatness. Between these
and Gen. Scotts character, there is a perpetual
tagOnism TeputsiUe as the poles of the magnet
As have now been charged with being ICON
spirator" against the Commanding General of the
army with which served in foreign war; grave
eAqrge}-this communication will be followed by
other giving the true cause Of my arrest, orders,
proof, &c, the public may judge how far this
last charge is consistent with the truth! and how
much credit is due TO the statement of Gen. Scott
Afterwards in justice to the services aud memory of
Gen. Worth ami Col. Duncan, viii give the true his
tory of the ChalcO movements; with the reasons for
their arrest, SC; and may give the seeret history
OF the battle of Molinos de Rey where there was a
useless sacrifice of the lives and blood Of upwards
Of 800 brave men-under information imported to
the Commanding General by a - ''fTIendly Heu-
tral."
As these dead 'eonspirators" cannot now defend
themselves against this charge of their old pro-
seeutOr l. their associate in crime, will defend their
regulations before the American people, as advised
them to do, when living, against the old charges be-
fore the Court of which the gallant old hero, Gen.
Towson, was President.
Neither the conduct nor memory of President
Polk needs any defence at my hands.
Time has vindicated the wisdom of his policy
truth, the purity Of has life. The glorious achieve
ments of our arms, in the war with Mexico, belong
to his administration; and our vast Pacific and inter
mediate interior possessions, constitute monument
upon which his greatness is written, higher than the
Vandal hands of modern calumniatOrs can reach
and so deeply and indelbly engraven, that neither
time, nor the elements under mans control, can
efaee.
Respectfully,
GID. J. PILLOW.