The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-10-07
From the Wilmington Herald.
SCOTT IS. PlI.LOW.

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xpose BY General Hitchcock, now appears
conclusive reply by Gen. Scott. Pillow
rad charged that during the war with Mexico,
Mr. Trist, by agreement, engaged to pay
Gen. Santa Anna cash in hand, as earnest
money. ten Thousand dollars, TO induce him
to entertain negotiations for peace; and
that subsequently Mr.. L. told him Gen. 20
Z that Cen. Scott had furnished him Mr..
T.) the money. and that lie MIR. To
had paid the ten thousand dollars" 10 this
Gen. Scott responds very emphatcaily, as
follows:
Being morally certain that Mr.. Trist never
made such declaration. il is almost useless to
say that never turned over dollar to him
for snch OF any other purpose whatever; and
am very sure that Mr.. L. had not a dollar OF
public money in his possession while IN
Mexico, and never more than sufliceG FOR his
moderate expenses in his private purse; and
certify on honor that | never. at any time,
paid to Gen. Santa Anna, or caused to be
paid to him, or 10 another for his use or bene.
fit, one dollar or more, IN any account, or IN
any way whatever. President Santa Auna was
at that time. as now, worth millions. and had.
in that Office. the irresponsible control Of all
the pecuniary means of his country. 1t is
hardly probable. therefore. that he would have
stopped to pick up sack OF ten thousand
dollars in gold. ifhe hadaccidentally stumbled
upon one in private walk"
Gen. Scott admits that ten thousand dollars
were paid, out Of the secret service fund, for
valuable information. The money was paid
under the guarantees Of strict confidence, OF
course, aud the General deems himself fortu-
nate in not making coniidant 81 Gen. Pillow.
General Scott, in somr further remarks,
speaks highly Il Nr Trist, Cor his "quiet
unobtruslve manner and alniabillIy," and who
! negotiated most important treaty under
signal disadvantage.
/ In further addition to this overwhelming
! testimony against Pillow and his statements,
| is recent letter from ex.Presi,lent l. Ter IN
! realization of the Observation-Disclosures made BY
! Pillow, to the effect. that during the negotia-
/ ton Of the Washington treaty, aud 10 secure
/ its consummatian. President Tyler had used
/ $500 900 out of the secret service fund IN
/ purchase Of the political press Of the State Of
! Maine Mr.. TYLER saws the statement is
absurd, aud that : if Gen. Pillow had taken
/ the precantion to have looked into the acts ol
Congress making appropriations 10 the con
,ingent fund for diplomatic intercourse conn
monlv known as tie secret service fund, he
would have seen that the largest amount APP
pfoprialed any one year, during the time nf
my official re sidence 10 " ashngtnn, dill not
exceed thirty ihpnsand .lnlars. and that, in
asmnch a. the negotiation referred ~ occurred
/ in l842, there had at the time been but SIN.
gle appropriation made TO the lund-and that
IT the session of I84l-'42-i think il would
have puzzled Corker 20 have attained $500
0OO out III S50,0nO."
Mr. Tyler continues:
- will take OCCASION TO add. the fund
although called secret, is a. pabl,c il mo,t
II it, outlaws as any other land belonging "a
The Government. IL y applicable q The
many items growing out 81 tie necessities Il
foreign missions aud the consular establish.
meet 81 tie United States, which 70 specific
appropriation cnuld we'll cuter. They are
contingent. the very term implying their un.
certainty. Tie expenditures lor these con.
tingeneies enter inta the general accuunts 81
the Government. aud are annually published
and absorb large portion II Tie fund. 4
often happens that NOT dollar i withdrawr
from the fund for any confidential object q
Wie ArNNfFHhfhts fNuIu FNtuNfUItHl hDleNN-
sometimes Intervene in our intercourse with
foreign countries, and sometimes have tbrIi
nrlgin within our own lunits--cnntrtgeneie
which il unsy be- iinpru'lrni ~ the time tnlli>,
close. but whichar- intimately connected witt
the preser, aliun .caceaud gulrtude. Som,
such contingencies arose during nv 0fliris
residence ~ Washington aud have unly I,
add. that when left that citg directed ih,
agent 81 lie III i IL file away ~ i drawer y
the State Department the vaacler, iur all ",
expenditures madc under NV oriirfs nut q
that ipnd; aud the ay has nearly cune when
, shall be perfectly willing 70 have the draw
laid open to thr inspection u any one "hu
possesses any curinsi,y To- lpok mto i. Ger
family, he would FIND mi item fpr Tie pufehas,
Of the newspapers 81 the state Of Maine. d
Of any other State; aud, with proper ex
panatinn of the objects ~ tile expenditure
but litter or nathing 10 ,liapprove or.
II. after III this, III. Demaerafic I.esisla.
'nrc IL Tennessee shall send Pillow 10 tie
Senate, il will deserve tie seon IL u,
country.
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