The State guard., 1847-09-21
From he N o. Delta. Tne Pic. still Picking at V,iIIny ys

l he Plcdyune, or rather to initiate The fdlenlons Miss Narcyism of lhas saplent print" morning paper" having recovered in some measure from ibS pretty severe rubbing which ifreceiveH In bout win the Delta about a week ago, strives in his paper of yesterday To draw us out into discussion of the comparative meiils of our Generals in The late glorious battles of Contreras and Churnbnsco, and in support of the positions oi our correspondent Leoni, das.n
 Had the Picayune and some of the other papers who endeavored 10 hold hs responsible for the extravagance of " Leonldas." possessed particle of fairness they would have stated that we preceded the said letter with expression of our belief that the writer had no doubt, from natural esprit dg corps, somewhat aggerated the achievements of his own General and Division.
 The letter in question coming to us With the signature of respectable oHi- cer In the army, with the earnest request to publish il, and cohtaining some inter- estlng facts in relation 10 the battles, we did what our contemporaries would have been loo happy 10 have done-we pub. llshed Il in our paper.
 As to sancioning any attempt 10 rob Gen. Sm'h of the glory of the achieve-- ment Of Conireras--lhough 10 give the General.n Chief ihe credit of all ihe' victories achieved by his subordinates Is not unusual in history-we believe the Delta was tbe first 10 style our gal. iant and distinguished fellow clizen the 2" Hero of Con!fcras." Thus We wrote on the very morning of the announce ment of these victories
 GEN. PERsIFoR r. SMITH.-T'he heart of every Lauisanian will throb with emotions of pride and joy os he reads of the brilliant and conspicuous part which onr gallant fellow citizen, Gen. Pefsifor F. SmiIh, took in the late severe and bloody battles before the city of Mexlco. He was, beyond all competition or contradiction, inc hero of the battle of Conlrcras. His cool and masteiiy man0avres and intrepid de, meanor In action, are the theme of uni. VefSaI praise"
 The Picayune styles the Delia-or rather "a morning parei"-tbe clgan of Gen. Pillow. To this we reply that inc Delta is the organ oi every one, especi- ally of every officer engaged in the ser- vice of his counry, who desires to rec fue the lalsehood and expose the injus> tice o which he is sought 10 be made the victim through the columns of those newspapers that ever are willing 10 be made the organs of calumny and de. tracion.
 When that Lish minded sheet took part in the controversy which arose be- tween Col. Haskell and Gen. Pillow, upon the simple showing of ihe former. and before wore in his defence had been heard from the latter, we were struck with its gross parlialiiy and injus- lice, and we determined 10 defend a man thus unfairly treated. Yhc entire suc- cess Of this defence has no doubt soured the stomach and mortified the pide of " ihe morning paper" and he seeks 10 vent his bile on us by styling the Delta the organ of Gen. Pillow. Welr-When he can say nothing severer than lhis-- when his jealousy and haie can invent no more -arocious charges than this when he cannot prove us guilty of false, hood, caiumny and detractson, then Gle: the galled jade vince! our wiihers are unWrung"