The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-02-27

A letter.. published in n paper at II.
vans from Gen. Santa Anna. dated n, ~
bsco, New Gtanada. 2vh alt. in ,.,-~
20 tho charges which General pIlo""0'
preferred. that money was employed h, r~
Scot, TO Lube the Mexican command. va
authorities These statements Of C.,
low are denied by the Mexican G.s~
We quote Ms follows;
The American General Pillow n
the invaders OF my country IN lSa.
ring to make political capital At hon..
order to gain seat IN the Senat, of >,
y nted States, some time since poLli.L.a
card IN which. alter painting himself =.
hero against the Mesicans, he has L,dr
impudenco 10 say that his general ln..ts
at that time had dared to make i,t,.
PROPOSAL 10 me, aud that | hsd sioon.as
hear and to accept these proposition, n.
object 81 which WAS to terminate III. =.
aud celebrate peace by mcans of ~,
erable pecuniafs consideration TO b. ~
MY personal benefit.
The position Of Gen. Pillow IN III,
couniry must he very unenyi,Ils II
order to reach the heigh, of hi, smLi,i,"
He believes Il necessary TO resort IN ii
ignoble recourse OF iGveuiing cslum,,
which is All the more unworthy nj
der aud gentleman because tho di.,.p,.
Which separates us assures him Of mpuni,,
But without renouneiug the right to I'll
him personally 10 strict account xL.r
circumstances viii permit mo TO do Al I
viii confiuc yself a, present to III. mn.
indignant denial Of this calumny. notsal.
standing that General Scoti--intlus,..4
doubtless by that sentiment which ind..,,
an honorable man to be Just--hss alre,d,
crushed It in card which was also psb,
lished III the United States. Who il tb,,,
that. knowing my position in Mexico. ,hs
fortune that | possessed, aid the elsystio,
OF my character. could even imagine ,h.,l
should have suffered the humiliation Of II.
'ening TO the proposition of so lnismou,
transaction a. that indicated by Ceu,,l
Pillow And who. knowing as ever, bod,
knew, the hatred which my heart che,i,h,d
against these enemies of my country. whom
always combsIied with a,dor and con.
slnncy, would have dared to subject mo /,
such . humiliation. Even though a ma
has given himself up to evil, even thours
virtue he dead IN his heart, The sentinel,
OF justice suilocsted. aud he resolve, IA
commit grea, crime. yet ii is even then
necessary thu, there should he some der,.,
OF proportion between the magnitude a.
the crime aud the advantages which h.
expects to realize from it. ADD even ,boups
General Pillow IN the excess Of his crsu.
llous mnl'sni;y, sGpposos me so wicked tia.
| have arrived ut the extremity Of being
traitor TO that dear counif, for which
have shed my blood. aud OF trading with
her independence which have clotioesl,
secured With nay sword even then. VIA,
proportion Is there between this e,.me--,b,
mos, horrible that nay imagination can
conceive, and the miserable reward which
according 10 HIN, that crime was 10 cam
especially that this reward was to be Offer
ed to the man who occupied the uo,, do,
unenl'hed place Ia his country, sud who
was overloaded with the fn,ots Of fortune I
Does not this singl. consideration suffice
for any sensible man To discover the false,
hood which Gen. Pillow, in the poverty Of
ia imagination. has invented \eittsr
the v.lo sam which this mnn us',,-s. nor I'll
the treasures Of the world would have sui.
feed to buy pence from ME. tefiaiulv
It WAS not ! who sold peace Tor fifteen
milleus OF dollars Rather than aceep,
such an inlamy which WAS less than thai,
which "~o Pillow has dared to ilnpu,e to
mel preferred 10 sbandon my beloved
country mud my fortune, h. seek tho ms, lam
Of the eA'lo Oh foreign soil Did not ten.
Pillow reflect upon this Circumstance I
Did he not know Aat il WAS sufficient. 10
make any man OF n healthy judgment to
recognize the lalsity and absutdty Of BIZ,
pretended revelation, especially when hS
had allowed ten years to pass by without
saying single word sboulli
Although Gen. Scott has slresdy ialf.
ed his duty in this matter. it is Il. mine ,s
declare solemnly, before the face Of the
whole world. that Gen. Pillow, IN his card
referred to, has completely violated The
truth in everything he has said IN regard to
my person; that neither with Gen. Seat
nor with any other individual OF the inss
ding armies which ! fought in the service
aud defense OF my county, did hold suy
relations either by writing or by in,v,,sr.
ton OF third pafiies--eNcepting those eli,
cial communications which have nIi been
published at the proper time that. ~ |
have afcad, said preferred exile 10 The
celebration OF u tfeaiy of peace whIsh
would diminish the homo, Of the TERRITORY