Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-01-07

It will be remembered that l was arrested for
aged disrsgDset 10 Gen. Scott, in my appeal TO the
government. But in the long list OF charges pre-
ferred against me, there none for this supposed
d.srssDsct-nOne for c0HHiUaRcs at a violation OF
Gen. Scott's orders about trophies-and none for
conspiracy against him
From the above history Of the howitzer case, 1t
will be seen how utterly groundless and unjust was
Gen Scouts attempt 10 reflect upon me, and how
false the prstert under which l ed. IL IS
thus couclusively shown that he had determined
upon a rupture with me, and hat he used these guns
10 c9rsr his real Intentions and motives What were
his mo.ivesf He had never charged me with failing
10 do my duty. On the contrary, his official reports
and correspondence bore the strongest evidence OF
the fidelity with which had performed every duty
IMPOSED upon me. What, then, is the explanation
OF conduct so extraordinary He had learned from
Mr.. Trist, that l had reported the whole Pue5la
upgOtiafiou-5yIjg-ths GrWlsfice which followed
to The President He saw his fatal error had cost
the army an amount Of blood that would forever
dim the Iustre OF mis- fame. In Mr.. TTIsts FromP.
recall he felt the just condemnation Of the govern
m=ut. Hence my allus on to this delicate spysct-
the arnisHce-in my appeal, caused my Immediate
arrest
fl had charged him, Hitchcock, and Trist with
conspiracy TO disgrace me- and thereby get clear Of b
living witness TO their corrupt negouatons-5Ti's
and 4r1ats9rs aud the cost OF them in biOod-the
facts disclosed would have left no room Tor dou9 ing
their guilt. il any impartial and intelligent view.
Win the facts now before The public j, will be
able 10 account or the suddenness with which!Gen
Ssotts friendship and confidence las shown 10 his
official reports and clrresQ ondeuce) was converted
into Intense hatred and for the harshness and nIls
ticp with which was treated From these facts, IJ
may be able to understand why was arrested for
alleged ltsTssDcci, and not prosecuted Tor That
.tTeuce: aud why, when the cour, reached the city
of Mexico, he refused TO prosecute ms charges
against me, unit, the court made an order req hiring
hun TO prosecute the case, or publicly TO ac2noW--
edge that his charges were false.
/. seems to me thai the intelligent mind can ar
rive At but one conclusion in regard to Gen. SCOTS
whole conduct: that it, that he feels desPly dsho0-
ors{ bv the facts connected with the br5s-armst'ce
&c that, having failed in his first effort his origin
Al chargcs) 10 disgrace me- aud thus conceal his own
dizE5ug~. he is now exaspeuajed TO madness by the
disclosures made public for the first time in my late
address, and that hence it Is that he does not hes-
tltetocerlify honor falssh00d and Whenihat
is fas encd upon him, he c0ntesses, without shame
that he Ind committed the crime with which he was
charged viz bribery; but exults in the IDEA inst Il
was not proved that the party named was the cor
rupt recipient-thUs cOntcssing his own corruption
IN his anxiety 20 escape the dIshonor OF ta'sehoo1
If it be thought the above article Is harsh, II
should be remembered that its SsUsT consists IN us
truth That | have right to speak TO that, the
public have an und0ubted claim and by that, all
must b. weighedand judged in the just estimate oil
character: and if when tested by that ordeal, re
pted greatness of character be lost in rottenness
of soul virtue and truth will have gained the VIC
tory, and all good men will rejoice.
Respectfully,
GID. J. PILLOW.