Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-06-13
Our Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, June 5.

being educated at the expense of the
Government and being honored with
high command, hastened to contribute
his share to it's destruction and the
success of the rebellion by surrender
ing to the bogus Davis Government
the large portion of the United States
army under his command at the out
break of the war, and the vast amount
of property entrusted to his custody.
His cruel treatment of Federal pris-
oners so unfortunate as TO fall into his
hands is equally a matter of history.
But it is gratifying to note the fact
that after good many years devoted
to the leasurely consideration Of the
matter, he has accorded the Govern
ment his forgiveness for It's coercive
measures during that struggle, and is
willing to serve it in the Judicial
capacity lately occupied by Judge
Emmons. Since his arrival here, to
personally assure the authorities of his
willingness to assume the cares and
annoyances Of that position, he has
written a letter to the President, cor
daily endorsing and giving him per.
mission to rely on his (Pillow's) sup
port; he also points out how, by steal
ing two Mexican states and extending
our jurisdiction southwark to national
boundary which be describes, the
Mexican problem can be at once solved
and an afectual quletus be put upon
the marauders on the south side of the
Rio Grande. The coolness and nom
chalance with which he proposes to
take forcible possession of portion of
friendly powers territory without SO
much as saying "by your leave brings
! vividly back to the recollection that
school of fillibustcring politicians who
fourished during the administrations
of Pierce and Buchanan, and were
banished from the national councils by
the success of Mr.. Lincoln. Pillow is
said TO be quite heavily backed.
1t appears that General Ord's mis-
sion here to obtain permission to pur-
sue the cattle thieves who have
harassed Texas citizens so many years,
until they shall have been overtaken
and punished, has been successful.
The matter was the subject of a
Cabinet meeting, and Secretary Nc
Crary has intrusted General Sherman
to accede to General Ord's request.
1t is also understood that the Mexican
authorities have been notified of the
action taken, while disavowing all
unfriendly feeling and desiring con-
tinuation Of amicable relations. It is
not believed that any allusion was
made to the alleged fIlibustering move
ment, either at the several conferences
had by General Ord with prominent
officials, or at the Cabinet meeting
which specially considered Mexican
affairs.
From late developments it would
appear that we are largely indebted to
the imagination Of New York Herald
correspondents for the late Mormon
sensation, they having been sent to
Utah with instruction to supply the
Herald readers with accounts of
threatened rebellion. One of them
was so faithful to orders as to report
his own valuable life in imminent peril
Ii seems that the canard sent from
this city relative to the formation of a
Blaine party was so attenuated as to
find very few sufficiently credulous to
swallow it; and the sensational state.
ment of the National Republican to
the effect that vast numbers of the
most prominent citizens and political
workers of the country had SO far
completed arrangements for organizing
third or anti-administration party that
It's success was almost an assured con
summation, seems to have elected little
else than ridicule and derision. Tn
this mornings issue it performs the
gastronomic feat of SWALLOWING itself
and devotes quite lengthy editorial
showing the absurd character of such
an undertaking. Three or four days
ago it spoke of it in tones of cautious
approval.