The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-27
General PIll0w and tho Mexican War.
LEr-sR Prom GIN. HITCHCOCK IN REPLY TO aKH.

LEr-Ah Prom 6kNs dlTUHlOCA IN hEFLV 10 0Ef.
PILLOW.
IRON the Missouri Republican, Sept 10
Gideon Pillow, OF Mexican var no orey, ha. psced
bis before tho country . osndidsie for United
states senator nom rennesree n appears by address
bis pame 10 "the people Of Tennesseoo which md
m ,ne N.w YonK HnAiD Of the lob INST ,
several officers In high places In the American army
Meantime, the unde rsigned having some knowledge OF
that knowledge The end that people ous Of tennessee
we'll In thai State, may DO able 70 form just opinion
shall refer be address e1senso bat .i osnnno
my remarks 70 facts within my own knowledge Tfs
very remaI kabe paper stands aions presumed as an
bases his Claims his principal osm upon an open con
fssisn OF having occupied he low and d. honorable posi-
ton SPY upon the conduct OF his commanding general
General Pillow ingly tells that he joined General
Scott Mexico, the confidential officer OF the govern
ent upon whom the President relied 70 guard ana protect
the honor OF tho country in the important negotiations To-
vcvipg the OF The country ia this secret position
General ptlIow having er ecicso the s'strss 70 tho
and frequently having . seas at his private
table, accumulated materials for defaming his
companion law office, then the esdens of the
United s,es and now retas this anonnhng fact, and
claims from the people Of his State high Office - re
ward for his secret service In thas capacity Who does
The shocking stae OF th igs thus disclosed, and
disclosed By The very man Who occupied 20 degrading
proper self respect would permit himsel be made such
an inxuumensf What would due sense OF delcacy and
honor have Prsmpted gentleman 70 do on ending him
y no would have thrown back the esdeups appeal with
scon no would 1t least have laid the whole matter
with mis- full ovledge Bat General Pillow ac,epted the
degrading position rendered him by the President, and
officer" whoxe pubic poaiton gave him TO tie pro
sence Of his commanding General
But What vas the service performed By 6en Pillow IN
the exalted secret position in which he allowed himself 70
be piacedf nrns amoat wholly upon his having pro
tested, he says asain the use OF ney to bring about
yeace uncer stated circumstances and he pains
ipiosie Gen. Scott In the alleged dishon mabls Eansso
ticn. Now |. In remarkable that ths statentn: BY Gen.
P ow coupled with the naive c,nfession saa' no 6ec
Pillow In conference OF general officers gave his fob
Apgo OF T. The inference 10 plain on the face Of
Gen eillcws saiemen that the alleged dsnonorabe
Transaction could not have boon g,arglg dsrepusbe or
hc~ could even Gen. Pillow have Rt tins fal,y up
proved of Men not accustomed 10 vsciate IN such
clear Characters marked ~th dishonor But there are
facts IN connection with The ransacoD referred TO
10 show that had no such marks al usored ~ n,w ny
memory seems 10 shock the delicate sensoiy
OF confident al sry OF the President and 10 my pur
pose to u heso fActs known 10 myself for
present NJ the council Of genera officers 1t ~n oh the
Sub ecs not din 'assec bus iAked heard ali
that said that rccasior, and N ce brief memo
On ~, .yenipr Of .ss ish Of INV 1877 Cen Scot. A.
aembed AL Of the general ccers OF The army 81 lis GUAR
ers In Poebla, excepting Generals Worth and Smith, 70
"post mp she state Of the army In such mat
Of interest 10 Ill Of them, informing them
amcpg other things OF the approach and expecet arrival
ed some ooeedines entered upon by Me- Nicholas Tft
United states Commissioner, the substance Of which
was TIA. Mr. rriat had been informed through oonaden
ta sources that esty Of peace could be had With the
Mexican government by the use OF little money.
hands, me sum had been already Appropriated by the
Uned States Congress for securing treaty aud the qaes
ror Nth Kr rrsi, stated by the General, to
whether million Of might not appropriately be used In
oe sos .boSs Ss aoup,as,sd SYSs tso a,o
posa coming from that side General Scott took pains 10
explain that circumstances would he Initiate such
scheme but that inSsmnch PROPOSAL had come from
kelico OF peculiar character, for his part,
~!lrg 5, ass!si Kr Trs IN executing biz wishes Gene
n General u,a and aesred tia. n ,hs present ea,s
was for Mr. rfst himself 70 determine what he might
hirk sxpedent but that II Mr. rrst decided uroa ,he
employment Of money pro ,esed, he GENERAL Scott,
would ssrs. him in obtaining H. and would defend th
motives In the Use OF 1t
The hnt officer who made remark upon the subject,
after General 5cop statement, General rwggs who
pleasantly said, that gentlemen in she city or kexico
proposed 70 be bbed he saw no rcAson Why they shoad
The nett GENERAL Who expressed his opinion was Gideon
J. Pillow, and end thai my mole II reference 70 his
marks In -" General Pillow oct very
fully support Of the Only VI palang
con hat The United sssee should have such treaty
Tnu IA Iii OF my memorandum Of what he said, bu,
well renember thss he rose from his seat and earnestly
pis r .n svG, q S enc was
thing wrong In scoeding 70 The proposah OF the city
Of sex He maze, in appreciation 81 she proceeding,
what got be call regular apeeoh 10 favor OF H. and
venture say thss who heard him imaginei thst
be had, was likely 10 have, any douos q the per
feos propriely OF q What he said ken uttered
general Oh YER Of the army. appears ,ha' the next
Day acting oubt In his private capacity soy, he
made Somewhat formal protest. afaos Tho pro seeding
by his plerpsion he mad saved the honor or tho ooun
try Again, ray, zoe measure wa 40 clearly and pal
psbly wrong. how came he n approve OF at anf IL 10
narifeet point which The General has endcavoyed
to make 10 pos Of me snshiest importancc. hGt - pre-
coed With vhA. took Place In the c0nfeyenoe.
General Qatnan, vhose notification secession prin.
cipes, II understand them, deeply regres spote very
nodeaiy ana pecOnnnsy, ~ very wen remember. Ny
men, Of money secretly . oroe, and thought hat
people s home msh, not Q, would 20, approve OF IL but
uo,vss which induced the mosure aud pee ged himself
10 defend those moivssp
General Sheds" my no'e proceeds, ain iqsed
he sncv n,thng o. The proposed terms OF shc srcs, hc
could give opinion ,rs. he might perhaps dl sen from
the treaty ksen out ne, TOO, seemed esyrey willing that
The ier should be sbposed or By me Commissioner
Mr. Trs', sIshius apparently, e mater Of perional
friendship 10 General Scot thft he shoold have nothing 10
do viLn The d!aporsl Of the million" General Scott
pes,ed tia, was fu Mr. rria 70 dsormius wnstner rs
could properly Use me money .ddrg ih he would assist
Ply tnis nmc TIE movement wAs male TO break CD Tee
orsAnn, rhsn General snields onorved thai 6srer
he remark from General @ ,ha. cnessh hsd said.
and 20 re raid nosh 81 and nohg more vas said on Zoe
what, nov, ~ the merit of General Pilos's rro,ss,
ssanst fully approved Of by him nj time,
appears tna oui o. ~hole body Of general ooers
there hut one dinenilng voice, very mosesiy OF.
pressed crupled vh declaration In approval Of HE
u-es OF Who sanc4oncd the measure ard rleise
ns siro ina, dnhonovss sic measure could have oeen
Freely talked over BY body OF Americas Generals With
ont calling form burt o. ndsgns,onf General Psos,
even, approved Of u In oouncl-s doubtful rcoonnends
uon sdmIi-aad va not Unit The rexi day hat. per
haps, disosveyyg hsa The scheme pos likely 10 500
ceed, a., indeed, "a did sc&-fof The
sreca,ec-he Gyp prepared paper, v be r.ked up In
amer yess, y iho~ 70 NE sdmiriue sord hoe eIcase
~ be Ten for honor o. hi country 10 hcrc sny
ress In ibv' Anything, lnds but What smsoss Of zen.
Pillo~, DO and hare asoulf polnt equally " bis DIS
credcsmed In biz on'csai report thsi mo battle Of oon
ueras von 10 soc wdance Nth his an OF sstle,
when. 10 perfectly well known, amer hearing the de-
n The pan, prop~sed By cen Persifer 8 smith,
through tnai accomplished aad mossi engineer oloe,
Colopei then Captain Lee, took M Nicholas r. rrst
vide sad prvssey declared 70 him that re, Gen Po~,
bad confidence In the plas and charged him 70
Ter tnsi no told him Vas present ~ me headaaAr
Of Gen scou 81 San Augustine TIE evening or night
OF the 1eth o. August 1ss7, ~nen GApt Lee came from
The advanced pos OF Cen Smith, and reported 70 Cen.
sccu plan Tor aknT Cynyeras BY Assaui ns next
ira, sscsted ~ Gen SMITH In TIE eoarte Of the
e1smlpatvn Of lhe plan BY General scoh, Generals Pos
aad T~isgs came 10. me divisions Of ihsse tro
cepess were both 10 me held before Uo1srsrss,
sm~-. So 49, 4 a.