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a. TBI PILLOW C0XTE0YKR3Y.'- tha psocecdings of a certain court of inquiry, it la n. vi t t vi;- r j I proper I should add that Gen. Pillow bad been brings to us aootW letter from Gen. Hitchcock, ia eontiauaUoa of the controversy which baa re cently bran prong upon the country by Gea Pil low ' Address to tb Pcopla of Tennessee," in offering himself at a candidate fur lection to the United States Senate. . Tbi additional letter of GenL Hitchcock appears to find iU motive in tome . cwamenta made ia the Washington (D. C.) States, imputing to blm motives of personal animosity asin.t Geo. PUJow, artsiag from farmer rtla-tiof-i btTfa them while connected wita the Ar ray of the United Sutes ia Mexico. After ma Lin; a refcxencw to the article ia qaestioa, Qo. 1L proceed aa follows ; It will be neea at a glance that bo attempt has leea mad to refute a liable statement ia my R'rJy. but the writer baa reported to the usual skffi vf tho who are destitute of facts, and ha aaMhilxd my motive ia writing the reply. Vhile I ask attwntiuw ta Uik puiut, a very signifi cant, I will call attention to this peculiarity ia ia cana, that Geo. Pillow' violent abaae of me ia hi defence, which it m now pretended baa wakened my "spleea," was itsrlf made ia view of a preceding letter of mine, published ia the New York Courier and Enquiresvwhile the army was ia Mexico. I bare now to ur that the letter ia the Courier and Enquirer was aimilar in iu character, ia all material npe-t, to the late Repw, aad was made up of facta clearly and distinctly stated, aad whiH have never been rebutted to this day, bearing as heavily npoo Gen. P. a the reply itsrlf. Every one will see at ooce that there ia no conCsieocr ia appealing to Geo. Pillow's abuse of me tr writing the Courier letter as a reason (or the aliened asperitv of mr late replr, while the Srrser ta ttov CourW. oT xim mm a4. mm mnj may see by reerettoe to Jt ia Gea. Pillow's trial, remain unaccounted far. The truth is that the severity of the letter and that of the reply does not at an lie in the lan guage uied ia either of them ; but ia the clearly stated facta brought to light ia boUfpaper. Gen. Pitiow, oa the contrary, ia bis defenes before the court, bas relied wholly upon the u4 of abusive language, which was then levelled at toe Cre Wtttr. aad to now quoted as a reason for my ari tfegtha reply. xt, ttea, - leen" be chargeable in thie matter, my reply ia not accounted for by Gen. Pillow's language wha oa bis defence, while that lan guage, oa bis own principles, is rally accounted for by the Courier kltcr. Tbia argument U tiaia aad simple, aad may be easily apprehended y any one. 1 bad written a letter, puUL-hed in , lb Courier aad Enquirer, which touched Gn. iClow to the quicK. The statements in that let ter, like th.e ta my late reply, stand unrefuted, and Gea. Pillow, using the licem of defendants. abused m for writing it, having no other defence to make. It is now pretended that this a&asr b Leea the inducing can of my lata reply. I merely turn the tables and charge that my "Cou rier letter suing Gea. Pillow into his abusive lan guage oa hi defence. . Bat there ia still another letter ia connexion -with this business which h is my purpose to fur- atsa la lata article, an J wnica will greallr add lo th diflculty of accounting, after Gea. Pillow's manner, fur py remarks upon his conduct. v I now ask attention to the (Ulowing statement, as a preface to the third letter, though the Ant in . order of time, written by me ia relation to Gen. Pi3ow. As already stated ia my reply, aad a was also stated ia the Courier letUr, the'entrenched camp of Geo. Yaleotia, at Contreras, was taken oa the Btorning of the 20th of August, 1 847, ia accord ance with a plaa suggested by Gea. Persifer F. 'Smith. Gen. Pillow was the nominal comman der of the troops before Contreras, but left the f eld and appeared at Gea. Scott's headquarters at has Aogwatin the evening of the 19th of August, where be remained over night ; and be was at I iew. Scott's headquarters on the morning of the 3h, when the Cht came ott As also staled. Gen. Pillow beard the details of Gen. Smith's jAn. and declared bis objections to it to Mr. X. P. Trist , as this gentleman bas certifl.-d. and thA, la his report of the battle, claimed that the camp was taken ia accordaat with bis plaa. . ' The next point to consider is this : There was wy.h the army ia Mexico aa intelligent and clever correspondent of the New Orleans Delta, who was aoxioua to. oNain authentic information of , the procaediags ot the army, fir which purpose be was ia the habit of making inquirvw os officers ia a pnaitioa to furaab accurate and impnrtabt tacts, and, when they bore the marks of truth, ae ud thena ffor his parmaa of the Delta. After the CVmtreras and Charubusoo battles, Mr. Freanor, the geetlemaa referred to, applied for infrtnalioa UiOen. Pillow, who .prouustd to wriM out for him a state mec.t of the senkta of bis diriaiun. At aa ar-potated hour, Mr. Preanur called unon Geo. Pi.iow and received from bis owa bands a paper which Gen. Pillow read aloud, making in terlineations it the presence of M r. Freanor. This paper Gea. Pillow ixUnded that Mr. Freanor should use ia bis correspondence with the licit, but Mr. F. saw at once that the paper was whollr unsuitod ta birpurpose, containing mi-tatemekt$ aa to facts knowa to Mr. Freaaor himself, and be Inr tm Irm Sjlunwlr liv1r.iw vT fl.. T; la this state of ihinps Mr. Fr-ae AiA fo qury, as he did not believe that ixun wouiu eiib aim an imrairuai one. 1 told Gen. Pillow : that I bad a better opinion of . L . I . .. . . ' iw army luan 10 suppose mat uen. cott coulj 5ive him any other than a fair court. He repea led nis oi.jucuon to asking tor a court, and finaliy do-tared that be "would not" ask for a court I told him I thourht he ought to ask for a court. ana remarxl tuat he Had my opinio of the mat trr m sxv note. Thereunon we sonars tod. and from that time we never bad any other than offi cial intercourse witft each otter. What niv tioin m was may he s.ea in the mite, to wit: tht if uen. Filldw Culed to bring Mr. Freanor's state ments to tne ten or an oath, the remarks alradv made. ard daily making, would assume an air of truti, and would command full credence in the etimAthm of the army, with the additional con sideration that the omission to call for a court would be attributed to aa unwillingness on the n.. o. m . . . ... 'reanor before a legal tribunal. Gen. Pillow did not call for a court, and Mr. Freanor left Maxico in a few dav for i'ash;.n-'- nlTv thn L- 11 V., k. .-:-- I ' """"" ra iliun mm .Fin; w-s he hra J ? l? Um.to P?re hi. testimony b lbs toaidat letter. Ir" ora.-rea t,y tne l-resident, and in censured ia reeard to his connexion with two very pretty brass howitzers, which found their way, somewhat mysteriously, into bia bargage wagon ; and it is necMary to remark that the ar ticles of war prohibit all persons from appropri ating captured property to their own use, though fr the gratification of personal vanity ia exhib iting trophies to admiring friends at home. The howitzers were taken away from Gen. Pillow and placed where they belonged, under charge of the proper ordnance officers. The readtT is now, I believe, prepared to un derstand th note I sent to Gen. Pillow, which was in tbeso words : "LL CoL Ilitchoock presents bis compliment to Major Gen, Pillow, and deems it proper to in form him that he baa recently seen a manuscript letter or paper said to have passed from Gen. Pit- low s hands with a request that it a&ouid ne for warded for publication ia a New Orleans paper the letter or paper apparently having been inter lined by Gea. Pillow himself; that he, Lt Col if., a day or two since, compared the letter or pa ner wita the nublished letter known as the 'Le onid as' letter, and found the two to be similar in all material particulars, for the most part indeed identical, excent that the printed account of the perianal combat is very much expanded ' by the addition of many details not ta the manuscript letter or paper. u Lt. CoL II. thinks proper to inform Gen. Pil low that many officers Mvidcs himself bare seen the letter referred to, and have made remarks u I on its exi.tece in connection with the written dtxlaimer by Gen. Pillow of all knowledge of the printed Leonidas' letter published in the New Urlonns lAuta, and tnat those remarxs, daily ex tending in the arrav. bare been extremely to tha prejudice of Gen. Pillow. - Lt- Col. II. further informs Gen. Pillow that Hwdnna x tartU In t ! mamnctlM and the printed letter in behalf of Gen. Pillow, (and aid to bo embraced in his official report.) to the that the awault and capture of the entrench ed camp or alencia at Contreras was made in accordance with the plan of Gen. ia not only generally denied in the army,, but with the state ment that ten. J'lllow was at ran Auirustrie, four mi!rw from the field of Contreras, during the night of the mh or August, and that he remained at San Aoinutine until after the assault and clo ture of the entrenched" camp on the raorniiig of the Zuui August. It U also stated Terr pubh ay that Gea. Pillow, so far from having conceived the plan of that assault, not only expresr-ed bh doubUM Use suoreortnc plan, but desired a Lih functionary of the American Government to bear in mind that he, Gen. Pillow, washed his bands of the whole business.' Gea. Pillow ia further informed that some of those who claim to be witnesses to the above st it v ment are expected to leave this capital within this week for the United State ; and if Gen. Pillow allows them to go hence without seeking to bring tbeir state menu to the test of an oath before a court of inquiry, the remarks already made an 1 daily making will assume an air of truth and com mand full credence ia the estimation of the armr; and there is reason to suppose that Gen. Pillow's omission to ask for a court will be attributed by the army to an unwillingness to meet the state ments before a legal tribunal. 'Lieut. Col. II. bas understood that Gen. Pillow bas ia some manner or form appealed from lh decision of the Commanding General in the case or the court or Inquiry on the subject of the ho wit ser, and he Is aware, therefore, that, if Gen. Pil low d not desire a court, he may allege this ap peal from the decision of the Commanding Gen eral as a reason for not asking for a court ; but as the derision in question was a simple approval of the proceedings of the court, Lieut. Col. H. is of opinion that the army will not see ia it any cause or complaint on the part of Gen. Pillow, flad the Commanding General dissented from the opinion of the court, then indeed it might poavibly be open to murura ; but as it was a simple approval of the proceedings of the court, the subject-matter tor or arainst uen. xiikw must be souzht ia the procnedings, and not in the order of the General 00 the case. At all events, a court of inquiry is oeucTea 10 oa a proper mode provided by law for an officer, in cases like the present, to place bim 1 - 1 . -. - . . . 1 ... sen in a ngui position ociore tne army or which he m a member. "Lieut. CoL H. feels called upon, ia consequence 01 his oiaciai position ia the army, and ta order to prevent the possibility or nuaapprehension, to state that this note has been written and will be sent to (en. Pillow without the knowledge, direct or In direct, of the Commander of the armr, and be trwu that Gen. Pillow will see la it only a dispot iuo t preserve the purity of the armr and vin dicate the honor and dignity of the service, very morn compromised as it bow Is by the general current of conversation upon the topics referred to ia this aote. "AH of which is resnectfullv submitted to the As to myself I had only the rank of a lieuten ant colonel of infantry, and was placed by Gen. Scott in the post of a colonal of cavalry, the rank of an inspector general. Asa lieutenant colonel of infantry, I had no reason for supposing that I should - have an independent command . .t any time where I might distingukh myself ; and, to show that this was the fact, I nocd only ak the reader to name, if ke cm, who commanded the regiment to which I belonged during the cam paign ta Alexlco. - 'mat gallant regiment, wnose art ruction and discipline had been conducted un der my own direction, did not at any time act inde pendently, and where it was most dLitinguibhed, at Cerro Gordo, it waa placed under the brigade command of a colonel of another regiment. But and this is sufficient when Gen. Scott and my self met at the mouth of the Rio Grando at the opening of the campaign, we had bad, for several years, no personal intercourse except on official matters. Our differences had grown up out of differences of opinion on military questions not involving the honor of either party. Geo. Scott thought proper to send an A, D. C. to me and de sired to see Die. Though this summons was alto gether unexpected, I did not hesitate to obey it, and, as I entered the room where the General was busily engaged with staff officers and clerks, I found myself met with I may say, extreme or earnest cordiality. I was requested to bo seated, and Gen. Scott made a speech to me, which, if I bad bad all the rancor of a ttnd, would have dis armed me. "Without alluding to the past," the General and I must be excused for reciting his addra to me, as my acceptance of a poet in bis staff has been- imputed to me at a crime bwithout alluding to the past," said Gen. Scott to the unpretending individual before him, -I will say that I know of no officer who can at this time be more useful with the array than yourself." I grant, without the slighttt contest, that I did not deserve this speech, whkh must be understood hIt Smniftiar Uen. Scott's earnest d.wire so introduce unity and harmony into Che army, even to the point of disarming my suppose! hostility to him, when that army was "on tlie eve of enter ing upon an important campaign. Let anv one for an intant throw biznsclf into my position, a subordinate officer, about to enter a foreign coun try with an army whose every movement had the civiliaed world a a witness, and ask himself what answer he would return his General, who wa m illing to "bury the past" in view of the great national object to be accomplished, wbiii invited, as I was a few days after this interview, to accept a staff office that of the highest ranic near his person a position in which I might bo calk-d upon at all hours, day or nijrht, for sorviww of an extraordinary character, involving the honor of the army and of our countrv. as it for me. at such a time, to bold back and virtually declare mvself still dissatia&ed and discontented and f-eat with a species of contempt the most flHttrrin? condescension' of mv commanding General, who bct knew where 1 might be most useful in the army to be wielded by his sole will ?- As for my services as Inspector General with the. army in Mexico, l mav be permitted to unre that it will be time enough to depreciate them when I trench upon the peculiar predilection of Gen. Pillow, and commit the gross impropriety of boasting of them. , K. A. HITCHCOCK. . . - . . r cairn consideration or uen. finow. "Mexico, Nov. U, 1847,'U'elncsdav, 10 A. M." -Addressed toTJajor General G. J. Pillow, Uni ted States array, Mexico." Almost immediately after sending the above now to lien, nilow he presented himself at my quarters, accompanied bv bis aid-de-eamn. Maior. then Lieut. Kipley, and, after acknowledging the receipt or tne note, observed that he could not ask uvt uw ww, ous sorwnatciy retained Posses sion of it, though ae made aoase of it ia bis public correspondence. . After a few weeks the whole army ia Mexico was astounded bv the appearance w s.irw irrieaas paper cotuaining an extraordi nary Kiier iijnu ifcansis, purporting to give an account or army operations in the valW of I Mxko. full of known faiaehooda and laudatory ia tho extreme of Gen. Pillow. By this time Gen. Pillow's character had fallen order suspicion; and there w a qji-rrr every o-rr u 5;v.-u4 as to woeiacr lieu. XH1.TW was n4 him4f the auihox of the Leonidas letter. This suspicion was oaally commnniratrd to Gen. li;L.w, who fIt call! upon to disclaim all con- eaexjoo with the published letter, which he did Tr LU own signature, in two notet published one ia each of the two American newpapen circula- iea in u ciiy. This disclaimer was received ia gxd faith bv the army, aa bo one at that time imagined that Gea. Fiilow could deliberately lalsifv a fact. But 1 very soon it brjan to be whWred about, iist th proceedings ot that court may be found, I doubt not, ample proof of ail that is here stated in oaa-xion with his name. I say Id-jubt not, for, a taojgh I heard all about the matter at the tim., I bats never seen a copy of the proceedings of that court, which leads me to declare, as I do nv.t mjpmn! v that f hir . . tkii . Uees added at t cemmenotment and the end by driencf; and whatever beor bis'frier.ds may think, some one who bad asnt it for publication in New I have for - ten years" been absolutely ignorant At Ltngth Mr. Freanor came one day into mr quarters and stated to me pernally all of the particulars above connected with his name, and added that the paper which Gen. Pillow had furnished for hi use mad up Ot bod of the Mvnauu trow, u mm paper having had a lew Orleans. 1 waa told that the nater iu thn in the bands of Mr. Trirt, who alo had the Leonidas printed letter, and that by calling on Mr. Trist I might see and compare the capers for myself. I accordingly called on Mr. Trfct and compared the two papers that furnished by Gen. Pillow .tad the Leonidas letter and found that G-n. lVlows prepared paper was contained entire ia the Leridas letter. IXws the reader now need any other reason than this statement discloses for a feeling of indignation trusxiinf for utterance, not only with myself, . but with all who were brought to'the knowledge of this transaction? Up to this time there bad bea no difficulty between Gen. Pillow and my self, none whatever; and I bad no motive for Uku any steps ia regard to the matter other lLaa those ia which every aoaest mind must have shared. One evening, soon after a knowledge of the face above recited bad reatJied lue, I mentioned the circutn stance) in a cluster of offioers at my quarters, and stated that Mr. Freaaor, tha princi pal witness ia the matter, bad been selected as a hsarr of despatches to Washington city, and that if be left the armr without being called upon to tcUify, under oath, ia relation to aai 1 matters, it would be greatly to tha preiudK-e of Gen. Pillow, wrbo Would then be deprived of the opportunity of sTOwueadoiiing the wiroeja. It was immediate ly ssirreatcd that Gen. Pillow oueht to be inform ed of thw state of thing, that be might have an crpcrtuidty of defeading himself, which it was . t bought could only be done by bis arking a court f inquiry, according to weli-ahUbliauod osaga ia sack casta Without declaring my purpose) I withdrew into a private rnoaa aad prepared the first letter touch ing Gea. Pillow watch I bad tha honor to write oonoeraing bis co-daci. This f rst letter or nota was a-idreased to Gen. Fill himself, bat, n it contains a reference to -1.. .. . " -c--- 01 um saving twea toe vituperative language in re gard to me copied in TA State, and which is now brought forward as an explanation of my recent reply to Gen. Pillow's address. Instead of writh ing under Gen. Pillow's lash for ten years, as the writer in TJ Stair sunnoses. I have nrmuifWI at all from that quarter ; certainly not in my per sonal feelings and, as I believe, not in my reputa- wu, una m. cave many reasons ror believing lien. Pillow cannot touch. Before Gen. PUbw can shake my character be mut answer not only my reply, but my letter publUhed in the Courier and Enquirer; and, more f' " k" jet lartner back and explain why he dared not bring Mr. Freanor's statement to the ten ot an oath. Mere abuse of me. with or with. out grounds, is no defence of himself, and the pooi ic, 1 am sure, win not permit him to ward off the inquiry from himself by aa assault on me when it is recollected that he has opened the theme by having the audacity to present his name before the American people aa a candidate for a seat in that august body, the Senate of the United States. As it is not my purpose to return again to "this thm, I will take this opportunity to refer to an intimation made by Gen. Pillow that in joining Gen. Scott's staff in Mexico I left one of t be finest regiment in service for a post of comparative security. Ja the first place, It is something new ia army matters, and altogether worthy of the bero of Camargo, who invented a new style offor- ttsaatuon, by placing bis dtteX inside of his breast work, to suppose that a staff officer is ar officio pro tected from daaeer. when every bodv knows, or ought to know, thst a General la iko field relies upon bis staff officers for bearing bis orders into and through the thickest of the fight, some. umes ciouuw with high and important dis- prmcd andxheemoluaaenta thereto attachedmade . : Y ., 1 " "- impuoe for toe freaident to find a ttatexman U usually found in the wbordinata grades of the who would accept the place, Sie man Sd " . Lr that posiUoa was N. P. Triat. BuLei- ''-.-.'-. We bad scarcely finished our perusal of this letter from Gen. Hitchcock, when the subioined communication from Gen. Pillow, in reply to the first letter of the former, came to our hand in a Tennessee journal of the 1st instant : Macar Cocntt, Sett. 25, 1837 In my recent address to the people of Tennessee, giving the secret history of the Puebla negotia tions, with the relations I bore to the Government and to the "Trist Mission." and the part I oer formed in defeating those negotiations, I was care ful to avoid every thing of a personal or party character, imsae a simple statement of facts, and referred to the War Office at Washington, where tne proor or those facts would be found. I antici pated that these disclosures would start up afresh .a a S mm mm . .. tne wnoie pacK or oitna-Koumls who have pursued me with so much fierceness ever since I entered the army, . A. Hitchcock, who siens himself "Actinc Inspector General of the army in Mexico, and late ore vet .Brigadier uenerai," is the Bret to open the cry upon the new scent ; and forthwith the edito rial pack Prentice, Greeley is. Co. chime in and cry on. The cry of these last ia aa old yelL quite familiar to the public ear, and without terror, even to the faint-hearted. But tbia man Hitchcock, woo uunaa ta give aimseu character and conse quence before toe country by setting forth the po sition ae occupied aad the length of time be bad been in the array, ia not so well known, and there fore it may not be improper to give him some further notice. TfL aV s.a ma . . uen me war wita aiexico Drotc out he was Lieutenant-Colonel in the line, and in command of the 3d infantry, as fine a rein ment as the armv could boast of. S hue this reel ment was in the field, marching against the enemy, to cut iu wav to bonjor and glory, iu commander.- Col. Hitch cock, gave up the command, and craven! y akulked irom ine posi or aanger and honor for the nominal position of Acting Inspector General in General Scott's staff, where all his associates were lieuten ant, and where he was far removed from danger. With the soldier the post at danger is the post of minor. 10 unaersunu now lar ne comnmmmd his honor as a soldier by this step we have but to examine an catalogue ot tne gallant dead, where ws nna tne names or .Mcintosh. Scott, llanoom Grdiam, Butler. Dickinson and a host of 'other regimental commanders, to see how fearfully their ranks were thinned in the bloody battles foup-ht e t- ...,.. . . . f mmi 1 n a vruz to tne city oi JJexico. and then to contemplate how eontfortabU it was to be in the staff or the Commanding General, without ever be ing under fire. ' It was by this species of strategy that this gallant veteran of nearly forty years' services in the army has passed through aseries of so many years witfout a near upon his person, with out seeing an enemy in the war with Mexico, ex. ceptfrom the safe stand-point of las chief, and without ever having faced an enemy of his coun try, unless he was in some of the skirmishes with the Indians in the Florida war. While niton thf subject of the Florida war we invite him, in hi next epistle, to tell what General Scott, in his re ports ud of bis gallantry in that war, then to furnish the country with what ho said of Gea. Scott, in his anottymeits communications to certain papers, a Knowledge of the achicveniente of Ibis son of .Mars Tn that war, with the opinion of tne "creai Soulier- 01 nis traJiantrv.- and h opin ion of the "great soldier," written for the informa tion of the public, would interest the people of Ten nessee quite as much as his dishonorable reflec tions upon th memory of the great man whose e-.A , ,1 ujT nuiHiiuia vne prme ana nonor or this ftate. To understand why he was breveted it is onlv nai cessary to say that Uiat was honor reflex-ted from wen. sicott, his chief; upon whose reports the Gov ernment acted in conferrine brevets. Suah is a brief sketch of the brilliant ments of this veteran warrior, who, with the bre ve ran or crigadier Ueneral, resigned his com mission and abandoned the army rather than o.ey the order of his Government and go on duty with his regiment to our frontiers, where by pos- c.w...,, oc n.iit ue h ugai tne Indians. Jn regard to his character as a man of honor and truin toe country will remember him as a co-con spiraior ana associate witness of Mr. V P T-i who by their falsehoods hatched the difficulties ana provoKea the Tupture between myself and Gen. Scott, and acted as his pimps in getting un the falsehoods embodied in th f. Ill rkhassrvnc against me, and then appeared before the court of 'H'J " agains me with malice so in discreet as to discredit themselves, and to cause the court to set aside their testimony, thus brand- "s " as cvnvicis oi wiiim laue-swearing While I will be ready at all times to make good the statomenU in my address if any gentle man will Uke issue with me upon them vet a proper self-respect forbids that I should do more than notice tha misrepresentations and aspersions of Hitchcock or Trist, who are upar nob'Ue fra trum" ia crime. , This much I will do, inasmuch as some persons may see his dirty effusions who ftv not bad aa opportunity of examining my , V0 'n4 correct two pajpable falsehoods in bis letter, so that the puhlje may see that be is still eneraered in bis own viva. tion of ilfu rnisrepresenUUon.: ... T Ia my address I made the following state ments, vix: "-I" appointing a mission to travel with the ther distrusting hk ability, or. judgment, or pr dence-, or all these, President Polk was 'not satis fied to placo the honor of the countrj' and his Ad ministmtion irt his hands alone, - - - - - 'By bis confi tenf-Ud letters, now in'mj, Vosans sin, he so Tar assoi-iatnd myself with M r,-Trist as to place me in semi-qfieial ret-atum with" him as a eommixaumer. 'ine duty was enjoinod upon Mr. Trist of taking me into all his .inferences, and to consult me in all his negotiations. . The duty was imposed upon mo as a patriot and the devoted friend of the President 4o guard and protect, the honor of the and of h AAdnmist ration aiiint any and every thing whn-h I thauc;ht would tarnish the one-or the otherr-''It will hence be seen that while Mr. Trist was the osten sible commissioner, I was in. fact the confidential officer of the Governmont upon whom the Presi dent relied Jo guard and protect the honor of the country in the important negotiations involving the peace of the country. It will be seen from the above statement that I represent myself as having been placed ; by the President in semi-official relations with Mr. Trist as a commissioner, and that I occupied the position of a confidential olncerof the government, in con nexion with this mission, of which fact Mr. Trist had full knowledge. But I bad noduty to per form as such civil officer with Gen. Scott, and there is not one word said upon that subject, and yet this swift witness, in bis letter to the St. Louis Republican, makes the following rock I a state ment, viz: :' ' -'' I ' " This very remarkable paper stands alone; it is presumed, as an instance wherei n a candidate for office before our people bases his claim, upon an open confession of having occupied the low and dishonorable position, of a spy upon the conduct of his commanding General. Gen. .Pillow unblush ingly tells us that be joined Gen. Scott Jn Mexico as the confidential officer of the Government, upon whom the President relied to guard and protect the honor of the country in the important negotia tions involving the peace of the country. In this secret position Gen. Pillow, having ex officio the entree to the presenoe of the Commanding General stall timae, and frequently having a set at his private table, accumuluted materials for defaming tils confiding commanding officer in confidential letters to his old companion iu a Liwoffiee, then the President of the United States, and now reveals this astonishing fact, and claims from the people of his State a high office as a reward for his secret service in that capacity. Who do not see the shocking state of things thus disclosed, and dis- losed too by the very man who occupied sode yradiw a iKsitioii ? What officer of the Ameri can army of any proper self-respect would jeriiiit himself to be mude such an intrusment? What would a duesense of delicacy and honor have prom pUxiagentlemiOi to do on finding himself appealed to for s i dishonorable a service ? Undoubted! v he would Lavetbrown back the President's appeal with scorn, or he would have laid the whole matter be fore the Commanding General, nd profess to act only with his full knowledge. But Gen. Pillow accepted the degrading position tendered him by the President, and now claims credit for his services as. 'the confidential officer, whose public position jjave him accoss to the presence of the Command ing Genera!.' " 1 Here, with my address before him, this Ex-Inspector General states what he knew to bd a deliberate falsehood, viz. that I confess invaolf to have been a spy upon Gen. Scott : and. having assumed this lie, he has the effrontery upon it to base his calumnious strictures, foully apersinr mv character and covertly asailiiir the memorv of President Polk. Who docs not perceive tLat'if I had accepted the position of a ppv upon Gen. Scott s movements, and had in so doin? dishonor- .J 1 .1... a! T r 1 . . . tiu iiivwii, iuhi ujb jrnwiaenu in lmnosin? such duty upon me, was dishonoring himself? But accepted no such petition, and he knew it when he penned the article. How despicably base must he be who will thwtintenttonallv fabricates a falsehood in order to get an opportunity of slandering the memory of the illustrious dead, and of venting the inauce oi nis soui against the man whom he tried to victimize with his false testimony before the courts of inquiry I If he were now before a court of justice for the first time and with an un tarnish ed reputation would not this wilful falsehood utter ly discredit him ? Nearlv ten vears aim. inmv Aafann r.- that court, (which was published to the world.) I denounced him as destitute of truth, honor, and t , . 1 1 . . 1 il: -. 1 - . ivungr. ub ua pouaeivu una witncringaonuncia tion ever since in silence. . He now comes forth, professing to be governed alone by the desire to protect uie cnaracter or the great soldier," and to enlighten the people of Tennessee as to my claim to Senatorial honors: his malice mark-aH titt. falsehood, striking tik the assassin ia the dark.,, Xen years ago, when I was under arrest, await ing atrial npoa charges ..which be was expected to prove, be wrote an anonymous letter to-the ew iors: Couner and .Enquirer, in which he said : u Pillow, too, is in arrest I He is so: and chaises : .1 i. . . . :-o ruaiitui( muugu wictii sneets oi paper have been forwarded to Washington, and they renrexent him in such an odious light that we cannot think of him but with disgust. He is chareed with Win and with duplicity and treachery: in fact, his , . . ... ... -1 cnaracter is utterly prostrate aero. Again he said : " He (Pillow) could only have received a slight blow of some-sort: possibly, he struck hia foot or ankle against some projecting limb, without Knowing what, it was." Gen. Scott, in his official report, said of -this "siaht ooie"aeainrta " oroieeimt limb.-" "Thia gallant leader was struck down while no with the front ranks by an agonising uhjuimL" Again, Hitchcock says in his letter: "I will confine my remarks to facts within mv oun knowlediw." So then it appears that ho bad a personal knowledge of the facts told him in Trie's lies! A personal knowledge of all that took place in Trist's quarters when he was not present ! Though the army had been fighting from 12 me ridian till 4 P. it. on the 19th of August. Under my orders, and with no senior officer upon the field, he has a personal knowledge that I bad iriv.n no aiders to Gens. Twiggs, Riley Cadwallivder, or 1 .-!,- T nnMJ IhxmliiJil nrvwvlinf'. not i a. r 1 j..- '-ar . I 1 . .. I as a spy upon wen. pcora, out as na " t, Oct ober miiioher with Mr. Trist.- that, nndinir X eouia r. f (as, a u vi Jn ad vance.and that GenlSooftbad the means in tha thus " tnanifest that Gen. Scott acted upon disbursing denartment of the army, of could raise and carried out the- ierins of the Puebla negoua- meana of paving' the : million to bo paid at" the i tions conclusion of the negotiations. 3 He also said : he thad in vited m to the conference In pursuance of 1 be orders of the ' President, and ' desicexi my1 ap- rpoval f the terms. -K"'"'.;0 ' :. - ' ' "I asked Mr. Trist if jthore Tras any law authori zing such a use of the public money, v He replied there was not. I then, asked him if the President bad authorized such i . use of it. . He replied he had not, but be thought it was the best he could do ' , ' j -'' ?v :. :-' ' . "Regarding this as an improper uso of the. public money and a 6riA to the commander of the enemy's forces, and'as dishohoring'the Govern ment and disgraceful toour krmy, I at once pro tested against the whole matter. ; ,;Gori. Scott justified and defended the measure Upon the score otmorqls "and as to the- usage of Governments. He- said we ; w re not corrupting Santa Anna, for the fac$ that ho was found iu the market asking a bribe was proof that he was al ready corrupted. ' ; - f'- ' Y T ' ..' : ' In regard to the practko of 3overhmontf be said it was a usage ot all - Govern ments to effect their purposes, when necessary, by- money, and that our Government had sanctioned the practice. He said the presonU .' made by it to the chiefs of Indian tribes and to the Barbary Powers-were nothing but bribes. He further said that in the settlement of the Northeastern' boundary ques iion $500,000 had been used ; no one knows bow but the officers of the Government, unless it was used to bribe the Maine press. He mentioned other instances in which the Government had ex pended larje sums of money in this way. "Finding Gen. Scott clear as to the rigid of the measure and earnest in his co-operation with Mr. Trist, not being familiar myself with the usages of other Governments nor the practice of our own, I doubted "what I ought to do ; and,' in -deference to lib wishes and judgment, suspended my opposi tion untl a day's reflection had confirmed mv opinion of duty to my country. On the night af ter tne conference took place Gen. Scott called a council of genera! officers, to whom he made known What had been done in the wav of nesroi tiation, and to whom he expressed substantially the views and opinions above detaiied. - "Keing satisfied, after reflection, that iny first impressions were rig.U I went -next day to Uen. rcoit ana Mr. trist, ana protested go earnestly against the whole matter they both said I was right and that' they Would abandon the negotia tions. 1 .nen thought they were sincere in their purpose, to alndon it, and all idea of peace to be satisfy my own -opqvtctioh, jas -Hitchcock says juu, urn. t;vbfc iiira jjumuuu hi not arrest these proceedings,, alike disgraceful to the Oovernment and dangej-ous ut tno.army, i ro ported all the facts to the President, who there upon recalled Mr. Trist: that shortly afterwards I was ijirrestei and held a prisoner in the city of Mexico until 1, was relieved front arrest by an order of the President of the United States. Thii was the substance of that address. DoesGen. Hitchcock deny that there Was such an agreement or that the tea thousand dollars was paid-? Doe he deny that after marching to. the valley and fighting tha battle,' Gen.-Scott.' halted the army 1 . t - ' . j : .-. . - woen ine. city was in uis power sua eraow-vi nu armistice, without the enomy having sent a flag of truce or asaed tot the armistice until next flay 1 Does he deny that I opposed the armistice warmly and earnestly, both tiy .verbal and written re monstrance ? Does be deny that Santa Anna availed himself of the" armistice to recruit his army and strengthen, the defences of the city, and; (hat- the after operations, made necessary by the armistice, cost the arnnr the blood of 1,673' of its meaT- Does he explain why Mr, Trist was recalled and ordered to be sent out of the country,, if not upon my rebort,aad why he was promptly recalled upon that . if I was not an associate, commissioner ? Does he pretend to explain bow it happened that both Gen. Worth and myself the two officers who opposed the armistice-i-were arrested shortly after Trist was recalled ? Un.less he denies those well fe;nown facts of the history of that campaign, he makes nO issue with any statement in my ad dress.!,. :,"!.' v.. J---- i - V:j.i ' '.. ;. - '. Yet be would have the public believe that Gen. Scott broke off friendly relations with mc because I would not alter my official report and falsify my convictions of truth. He says that Gen. Scott 'condescended" to address me in kind and com plimentary language, in a "private note,'" to induce me to do so, and that I basely attempted to ' use this private note for mr own cloriiWf ion . Ar - ln tht first place, Gen." Scott's letter, from which the extract was taken, is not a private note; but, on the contrary,': was an official letter, addressed by Maj. Gen. Scott toMaj. Gen. Pillow, and related exciufiveiy to the movements of the army and to officjijl reports; ad was by GcnScott so regarded, and by him forward tothe War Department f the Govei-mcnt at, Washington. In the second place, BY GODDIX & APPERSl 7(1 TUB PUBLIC. ALLKOJ hjA .SALE.- HTindetermitiud t otter fur sale, on TH t RPD. at the Ofnce of Mows. t!i ock, A. AL, in Ui eiv t fourth (my interest of the Allefinr ty, InelurtiBjf fcwca, . r ornitnru, ani nected with it. , There are aliout r.O tached to the Springs, with Saw Mil sash and circular saw a, about 2 mile vertising this Property, I dc-eni it un into a lengthy lcseriprion of its raj to tbe thousands who havo riii4l able mineral w Ur in the wotM. 1 aro snch as, will sceommodatj? fire aud have bean erected within tit h lies in the county of Montgomerr, 1 tbe Vai afid Teon. Kilroal, and- is from Richmond and Petersburg ia 01 eounection isvmsde with the Tenuei nly difficulty will be to have seeom thousands who willflook in from the not been tn the history of mineral waif in, so short, a tunc bas gained s envi each season establishing iu claims 11 The virtue of t,his mineral water is all medical gentlemen . who . have sc and etTeets npon persons using it. ' ' . Taking it for granted that person! of baying will either visit tha plaoa, tion in regard to it from such as are part Jt, I consider any further descri - The Property will be sold t the tioned, without reserve, unless sold pri if sold, due notue-will be riven. .. :.Any one wishing to buy the ttir so privately, by application to mo. " The terms of .the sale will be : Ten tbe first day of Jaonary, 1858, and t and two years, with satisfactory seen - My address is Liberty, Bedford Co r OCt f tds ' , - C. S. ' B. CrSale conducted by Goddiu A NOTICE.-.BY VIRTUE OF TRUST, to me executed, b rell, on the 1st of July, A. D., 1857. of paying debts, I shall expose to p Court House in tne town of Beaufort. on the 12th DAY- OF NOVEMBER lowing... . , . 1 , Valuable Real Ests The one-twentieth port of an undir lyine in tbe county of Carteret, on th fort Ilsrbor, uear 8hephenl's Poin Wliite Rock, or Horse Island, contuit I'" -ki"' '' iuion to travel witn the ar my and treat for peace, (il an opportunity should oflw.) tha rrade of diplomatic duty to be per- ArmM anil , a An. .1 .. . 1 . . . T . 1 . Col. Morgan, when these, officers all testify that had, and when he teas not vresent. On the morn ing of the 20th of August, when the entrenched camp of l4ntreras was carried under Smith. I was upon tha bill of Chepultenee. in full view of tne assaulting ioree, yet no tliid 9, personal knoic teage mat 1 was in dou at San Angmtine. Again : Hitchcock says Trist told him that took him into a "private room" (on the night of tne inui 01 .-vugust, alter ocn. cott had dirot;ted the aault on the morning of the 20th, under wen. raniun suggestion ) and I told him (Trist) that I disapproved this plan, and notified him that I washed my hands of the responsibility of uih uiovement. now, u so nappened that this fact, as stated by Mr. Trist, was embraced in aoott s charges against me. Trist swore to the lact, hut the court was satisfied that he lied, and iouna against mm in wis, as in all his other tcs timony, and llitcheoek knew it : vet he now re vives and brings forward this proven falsehood of xrisi s nnu repeat it as true, under his pledge "to confine himself to matters within his own know lodge." But, independently of this view of the subject," why should I wish to wash my hands of the responsibility of a measure ordered by Gen. Scott? He was in command of the army; my senior in rank ; and the entire responsibility would of course rest upon .him. Yet Hitchcock repeats at." 1 J Ml W jh m . . . C . tuia 0111 uL-suroven iaisenood as tt ne himself be lieved it I Are further facts or commentary necesaar to . 1. . . . . , -1 . . ., . ... snow wo uuer worai acpravity - 01 mis " Acting The other misrcoresenUtiori I deem it avmmw, mI.Io. m . t -n t., - V w m r ueuia uceuuhuoiu. in my 1 1 T J . . ... . .V auureaa uiaue uie ioiiowmsr statement : " When I reached the head auarteis of tba . my at Puebla, I was invited to a conference with Mr. Trist. On my arrival at his Quarters I found Gen. Scott there. Mr. Trist informed me that he had opened.' negotiations with Santa A had pretty Well agreed upon the preliminaries of negotiations or peace,'. JJy these terms Santa Anna was i to be paid, cash in band, as earnest money, $10,000, and our army was to march to the valley of Mexico and fight a battle before the city. If we won, an armistice was to be granted, and commissioners appointed to treat for peace. Whcji . peace should be concluded Santa Anna was to receiye one million qf dollars more, - ' "Jtr. I rust further informed me that theso terms bad been agreed to, but it : was an open auestaon whether SanU Apna or Gen.3oott (after 10 battle was fonzht) should take the initiat.i send the flag of truce preparatory to tha armis tice; Santa- Alma insisting that tW''-fW.t should send the flag, but Geh. Scott insisting, If be r won we uatue, oanta Anna snoutddoso. He far ther said Gen. Scott had furnished him themoner, and that be had paid thfl$10,QQ0 iuiredtohepali thus obtained. It will be seen from the j above statement that the conference spoken of was held in the day time, and at Mr. Trist's quarters, and that there was no one present but Mr. Trist, Gen. Scott, and myself. It was at this conference that the terms of negotia tion agreed to by Mr. -Trist was first made known to me. It was here that I made known my.op position. It was then that Gen. Scott's arguments induced me to doubt as to my duly, and that I, at his request, and inf deferetiee f,o his wisbes and opinion agreed ta suspend my bpposition until re flection should satisfv me as .to my duty, I stated in my address that the following night Gen. Scott called a council of general officers, to whom he. expressed substantially the; same views and opiW ions ha had in the conference held at Mr. Trist's quarters. I did not, however, protend to give the opinions or views expressed at that meeting, either by myself or any one else ; and I referred to what took place at thw meeting bf general officers sim ply to let the public understand that others be sides myself knew the facts. I have stated that at the private conference I had agreed to suspend my opposition, and I now state that at the meeting of general officers I did not make known my op position, but said, fin substance, that though I thought the whole matter was wrong, yet sup posed we were choosing the least of evils in agree ing to the proposed terms! This I did in confor mity with my agreement to suspend my opposition until better satisfied as to my duty. Hitchcock's " notes written aVthe time" are like those he pro duced on the investigation before the court about the honr at which. Gen. Scott arrived on the battle-field on the 16th of August, which were proven to be false by half a dozen witnesses. These notes do not correctly give what was said by any gene, ral officer present except Gen. Cadwallader, who expressed no opinion. But that is their matter, not mine'. j . " I further said in my address, as is seen from the above quotation, tho next day, being satisfied after renection that ray first impressions were rhrht. more or less. Said land is very ralu if it tad been a private note and Gen, Scott had' Fim"? uf tb Atlantic and North C jwid tne unmerited compliments, to induce me to '.AUo: fir .?nd .ODe tn'rd acres of ai -.. . r. . 7 . . of liLnii or Mnran. Yin tinning Sfif A Carteret County, near Bogue Bank, Creek and the main Ship Channel. - Also, the oue-sixth part - of an nn land on Newport river, near the town White Rock, known as Oabriel'i M seren aad one-half acres. -' Also, one-half of lot Noi 9, in the ti Said lot is very desirable for Luilclin commands a beautiful view of tho I Ocean's waves. ':. - . , ... . Also, one .other lot -.in said to we No. 10ft. , - Also, one valuable tract of land lyt of Craven, on the south-side of NeuW from the ttwn Of Newhcrn, ImmcdisK and At lan tie Railroads, containing land is admirably adapted to farming Abo, at tho same time and placo, Yarrell's interest in six shares if Can Atlantie and North Carolina Railroad. All the above propurty will be sold upon a. credit of six months, with in day of sale.- Bond and appmred seci quired of purchasers before the title w All those interested are reqnetcd to sep21wrd S. J. LATH which all his friends would see that he compromised his hohor. Kither, thereforej Hitchcock lies, or else Gen. Scott wa9 guilty of writing me a highly cniogistic letter, falsifying the truth fora most ignoble purpose' ; t . , j It ps.not .material., to me which horn of the dileiama he jassuhies. If he 'speaks ;the truth, lien.jocoti wrote taisely.- If ttyen. Scott, in his official letter, wrote tho truth,! Hitchcock has but aauou auotuer tome many, acts: whicn con sign 1 hu nam 3 to infamy '.and dishonor. Ho may therefore, . fabricate what he pleases and slander the memory of the pure and illustrious statesman who recalledehis "associate in crime.' susnended hisichiaf from command, and ftnorovvl the i ndih off the . court that relieved me from his false testimony and the foul eharges he vainly sought to fix Upon my character, lie may run as tho leader of the pack upon the track of him for wnose Diooa ne so thirsts, but his teeth are now extracted, and he cannot bitej thongh he be rabid witn nate and malice. f- - j I fegfet the necessary length of this commu nication, and still more the notice I have been compelled to take of a. man . who, though not mentioned or alluded to in, my address, comes ior.wjara an impertinent in termeddler with the rights of the people of Tennessee, ; and provokes iuis Mposure. . - Perhaps, in tho future, he will work at " Scott's Conquest of Mexico" in the "retirement" which his aversion to the use of tbe sword has driven him as more congenial to his pcaceabte nature thai fighting Indians. . Having now disposed of " kuiuh. ue uerves, it is proper 10 say mat I shall Jtake no further notice of any thing emanaung trom that source. j j Ilospectfully, QID. J. PILLOW. THE NSW YORK BANKS. Notwithstanding all the assurances which were !1i ? i . 1.1 . . . that I went to Gen. Soott and Mr. Trist and pro- j dfy reiterated through the New York press, last tested so earnestly against the whole mattpr that t "wek, of a certain increase of resources, and es- tney nota agreed I was right, and that they would abandon the negotiations. This meetinir of eeneral officers had no dutv tci perform' in a civil capacity. , Mr position, aa a confidential officer of the Government, was not anown to tnem. air. Trist was not even present. It was called by Gen. Scott and as I had acreed to suspend, temporarily, my opposition, I did so. If at this meeting! I committed an error in not expressing the opinions I entertained, it nroennd- ed from my respect for Gen. Scott, and my anxiety iiot ui in wan nut wisnes. 1 uat x did not tail to right myself, at -the "earliest moment afterwards, with Mr. Trist ("with whom my duties associated me) and with Genl Scott, at whose reouest I had agreed to suspend my Opposition for reflection. These are the facts as they are stated substan tially in my address, and as Hitchcock knew them to be from that address, and yet he comes forward professing to have a personal knowledae of all th facts, mnd with his notes (evidently written for me piace tncy occupy in his letter ) makes mo the warm advocate of ; the whole corrupt negotiation. armistice and alL when, my opposition to the whole prooeedins is as well known and was as fully proven as any proposition could be that de pended upon human testimony. He says Con gress had made a liberal appropriation to procure a peace, and thinks it I would not be so great a wrong to use a title of it even in the wav of bribe. He feels that if hei could implicate me in this bu siness he would thereby effectually screen himself CANDIES, CAKES, FAMII RIES, Ac, ao AT REDUCED The Raleigh Bakery and Coi -f , ' -." FAVETTE V1LI.E STREET, f- ' L Opposite LAWRENCE'S n( Is now snpplied with a large stock of RIES, CANDIES, CONFECTION RY ing Teas, Coffees, Sugars, Plaiir and JNnts, (assorted,) Almonds, Oranges, Le Dates, Figs, Prunes, Citron, Ju Jul Drops, Syrups, Sardines, Crackers, (of Also, Superior brands of Cigars, Sinol ing Tobacco, Matches, to. ' The BAKING BUSINESS will stil m all its branches, t- Families sunnli Bread every day by leaving their name asr IlaviDK secured . the services Fancy Baker, Weddina Parliet and supplied with every delicacy on the sh All orders from a dig tan oe must be aec the cash. , . . AY ANTED. Eires and Butter In an' which the highest cash prices will be p Uountry MerchanU supplied on advai !, traaat. Oora, and every other petaally in specie, tha regular 'Ki.bmcnf .i;kwd . - . J, . - " ...-u.as.M, tuii uim iair very- snort" v th Tn ,;,. Wet are tolditbat the redemption- of -ITnitd stati stock, 1 the jwyment of the-Sub-Treasury over eoaatry produce, will be eojd by meo receipts, the arrival oTblTby the last California 4 110? tura made to those wh steamer, and other causes, would contribute near- tb pro?!?oe,t! T disposal. . ly ijrty millions In gold and silver to tho banks of 1 . - '""" uaBl J tLtity and we were assured ahe sameSn iZfXT1.'"?? KHfedrf extend the line of - 4. 1 will be accountable for no dt "iuoong or aoiiars as a without a written order from me. measure oi renei w me commercial community, uruiuunu upuu um - accession or means." The ngure tens a very afferent story, and shows con clusively that the condition of things, so far from wing ia uinieriauy worse. . The aggregate of specie in the banks has. as ooiupureu witn tne preceding wees:, been reduced two millions of dollars in round numbers.' in the faofe of the arrival of a million and a nuarter -from California and a large redemption of covernmnnt ioi:its. xuls tiepieuon nas not neen occasioned either by any withdrawal of circulation; for it an- pears by the same statement that the latter was prosecution of their business. .Tb increased oyer seventvj-seven thoupand dollars du- pured dI? ? l""0" Ufh ring the week. It is also worthy of notice that ags x,3ts !.n JNortfi.cr1'1 M neces, tki. La :? ""etilat enterprise and labor in their line of b c 4 -.. w fvuuwu tssa uu WUir UVBr ilTP millions and a quarteriof do Jars, and so far from thir having been any extension of discounts, the loans were jcurtailed nearly ' to the extent of the specie, or within a fraction of two millions in rond numbers. " W consider this statement as by-no means encouraging for the present or for the future, Thus far New York has avoided TO THE COACII-MAKERS CAROLINA. Tbe undersigned are painfnlly unpressed with the idea th sufficiently remunerated for their labor i their business. ' .i. 1 - i ,. While they bare no reason to eomoli rouage they reeeive, and feel nnder tbe I tions to their customers and friends, ' them selves, instead of realizing a moderi which they would be content, sUneelim year to meet the liabilities they are eomf and hi chief -anil -asWdate in tumitnde. Tri ILTL " tL ew orK J133 yomoc 5 thedemnatioa of .Just public opinion! of d3 -K commercial transactions wero compelled to sub- in is gross perversion of my position, and this effort to raise " a false issue "between myself and Gen.. Smith, and to ascribe Gen. Scott's runture with tne to my refusal to modify my official re- j port, is out anotner shameless attempt at false hood, at which he has shown himself quite as aurou as ne was rocjuoss in swearing before the court. '-. ;.; . .J j; . '" . ' , To understand the importance of thisnuPBtion . 1 . - -"---7 scribe.: , If any merchant attempted to draw sne ci? upon the right of a deposite, his- name was at once passed trom bank to bank, and every facility immediately denied him. By this comnulfiorv prxes8, resulting from a perfect accord atnonthe uaiiKs, ana m a great measure, too, rrora custo mers dependent upon their indulgenco, a power has been exerted which has thus far nreventivt ont. and how greatly the American army was endan- I adverse domoratration on the part of the coitimu. gered by the terina tf this negotiation, as agreed niy. ' - ':r .: fineir own exnimts nave dcmonstrnted thw all along of late, and the last quite as strikingly as ariy other.! For example, the circulation and dc pdsites of the New York city banks show an nr. gregateof j$75,8?4,Y59, to bo met by $11,400,413 mj specie, j That is to saVj if a ..." run " were made tcf morrow, under the influence of such a panic as pieyailed hero ten days ago, the banks could not pay in gold and silver but one dollar in Seven of the demands that might be made upon them. We will be told, of course, that they hold loans 4d discounted" paper amounting to one hun dred and 1 Ave millions, which are intended to protect the sixty-live millions due to depositors sad tue iiaw. oucn an exnioit, tinder ordinary circumstances, would be fair enough, but. when we know that the pocket books of those banks are crammed with, the notes of broken or suspended bbuses, thp so-call(d assets become a little more equivocal in their character and substance. If pressed to trie wall they, must suspend, just f as njrchant4 baye done whose wallets are filled with the same sort ta1 pomises to pay; It is no part of our jiurjKjpe or policy to aiscreuii. tne .New xork upon, jt is necessary to look attherelativestrength ana position or the two armies at the time. The Mexican army was 35,000 strong, and was in a city with apopulationof 200,0(10 inhabitants,defended by double lines of defensive works, with over one hun dred pieces of artillery, and with this army. The American army consisted of 1 1.500 men. all told : was io memiustoftheenemy'scountry, withoutsupport- uig iorce,na wnnout me possibility orearlv retn forcemenfs. From his statement of tho relative strength a 1 1 dposition of the two armies, how fearfully were the hances against bur success! ; Yet. bv the terms as ogreedupon, if Santa Anna won the battle, the survivors' of Ithe American armv would ha within his power and at his mercy'.' If we won bo had provided by the armistice for the safety of himself, bis army, and the - city, v If nearie ensued, be got the million and ten thousand dollars. :If peace did not ensure, ' he got time to maae every necessary preparation for renewin" the bloody struggle, with srreatlv increased of success from our reduced force. -rf It will thi.aho seen that Gen Scott and, Santa Anna had agreed to play the game iof open and shut," the stake being the lives and blood of our armv. and Kant Anna having the hold.". Tbat the army, in such a conflict did not Perish" was nvitiff tt its own indomitable valor. - As it was. it out its war into the city at the cost of nearly half its numbers. a wa against mose terms that X protested. . ; in my address I stated that Mr. Trist made an agreement with SanU Anna (and tbat Gen. Scott approved and sanctioned it) by which Santa Anna was to receive cash in hand, $10.000 : that our army was to march to the Valley of Mexico, fight a battle befire the) city ; if we won, Snott was to grant an armistice, Santa Anna was to appoint commissioners to treat for peace, and when peace was concluded he was to receive on million mnm - that Scott or Trfst paid ibo tea thousand dollars before leaving Fqebl ; ; that we raarcbe4 to the Yalley, fought the battjo, had. the dfy in his power, baited the army at tbe gate of the utv. ordnrd it to fall back viiKayia flag of truce from the enemy, and granted an armistioe ; lhat Santa Anna was allowed time to recruit hia armv. Afrpno-thAn t.YiA defences of the city, and' thus to make it necessary to fight over lis battles which, cost - the A I T 1 - W a Aa a . ma .uigua 01 , .yi ment that it, aa' without juo't compensation ; and hence. clined to the opinion' that to a eonsidera fault lies with tbe Coach-makers thenr stands the ease with the brethren elsew out the State?" Are they in thriving ein not! If not do they airrea with us that hi its of a remedy ? n e have our views as 4a the form of and we feel confident if carried out the rt alike favorable to pur patrons and ourte prefer to have a friendly eonfereuce with throughout tbe State, and therefore deen to tusk any suggestions here. ' In furtherance of our object; we'prspoi vention- of the Coach-makers of North held hv Raleigh, before tbe end of tbe cur the purpose of taking the matter under c and we would snggest the meeting of th cultural Fair as the most suitable time, v We invite our brethren to respond witl this e&ll, either through newspapers or dressed to any one or more of un. "f ; -KELSON' A rAUnTRY,' Gre ,v-ivi' WILLIAMSON k STEWART, "PARKER A MURRAY, Wilso sep 9 wtf : - '- GUIOX'S HOTELWILLIAM having taken charge of this well kno Raleigh, respoetfully informs his friends 1 lie, that he is prepared to accommodate a favor him with their patronage. He pie to do all in bis power to render comforts may stop st his House. . pet 7 tf , -, r;-, - ' WM. .' banks, but when a superior standard of morality is affected, and superior claims to credit are as sorted day after day, in the presence of such im posing faots, it is well that the public should un. demand jfrecise;ly how much value they are really entitled U claim, and by what rule comparisons hM-ill lui.iiwrfUnil ar it ? . vwvm.vb w.44avftuftict.? -a -. xioru American. t Tt.' "XT W t -.. rt, , -m . "x. . . I aims Aew-x oTt.jataieA'air at uunaio closed on Friday after an oration from Hop. Edward Everett J,ne total receipts thu year , have been $16,000. TANNERY. THE SUBSCRIBER HAV ING established a TANNERY at Msbanes villa, oh tha North Carolina Railroad, will U pleaaed to furnish to order, .. . ', ! - - - ? .-'.:'.-. wle, Vapff find naroesi lther,'t. of a good quality.; Hides' taken la exehange for Leather aad preferred to Cash. , : . J BOOTS and SHOES manufactured to order from the best French and American Skins, and; from leather of ny owa manufacture. ., -. t - t STEPHEN A. WHITE. STATE "OF NORTH C AH ( Johnston County.-: Court of Pleas 1 twsions, August Term, l)Ji7. : ' ,v . B. Pearce r. Charles Holland, '.rt.cjr.v-'e ' Original Attachment. . In this ease, it appearing to the- k tiffin Court, that the defendant, Charles Ho non-resident of the 8tate or so absconds himself that tha ordinary process of law served upon him; it ia ordered that publicat in the Rakigb Register, for fix sucoesnive ' lying the defendant to appear at the next said Court, to he held at tba Court House in oa the fourth Monday in November next there to plead, answer or demnr. or iudznie. be bad against him.'" t- -'. Witness, Thomas D. Snead. Clerk of our at office, Sept. 24th, 1857. ; , sep Z0 wow xQ3. XV 8NEA1 STATE OF NORTH C A It tl Pitt County. Court of Pleas and Un sions, August Term, 1867. w' , ,'. . . . Janles R. Fleming . Jesse HaJdo t i'. "my ' y6risUial Attachment. 1 f In this ease, It appear ine to the aatirfae Coort that the defendant. JasM Haddock, is ident of the State, or so absconds or eoneeii that the ordinary process of law cannot be s him, it is ordered that publication be made leigh Rejtister, for six snccessive weeks, not said defendant to appear at the next term Court, to be held at the Coort House in Ore the Brst Monday of November next, then ai pieaa, answer or demur; ot Judgment anal against biau . . ' - Witness, Henry Shspperd, Clerk of oar sat office, tUarst Mvaday ai AuusV A liM , n. snxrriuii',
The Weekly Raleigh Register (Raleigh, N.C.)
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