The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-05
Interesting Incidents Of the Wharf.-The Re
ceptl0n or Gen Pierce.


From the Concord IN. H. Patriot, Feb. 81
Gen. Pierce arrived in this jan. 27th BY the
arst train Of cars from Boston. Although snow had
fallen the night previous and torrents Of rain we're
ing down during the whole day yet between thrss and
four at the depot for the purpose
Of welcoming Gen. Pierce back New Hampshire. His
arrival was announced by the firing Of cannon: The
moment that the General stepped from the cars he was
received with the hearty aud enthusiastic cheers of the
multitude which had assembled to greet him. Cheer
upon cheer and shout upon shout followed He was
conducted to the gentenen's room in the depot until
the meeting organized In the large Railroad Hall In
the building.
The meeting was called to order by Col Josiah Ste
and Gen Joseph Low was chosen President Of the
The Cheering having subsidized Gen. Low addressed
Gsntlemsn-I do not propose to detsin you but for
moment You have not come to hear me, but to hear
who has often interested you on other occasions
Fellow assembled to perform pleasant
service We met together not to discuss the great
political questions Of the day nor to EXPRESS our prefer
for this that for public office. No. gentle
men, we are here this great for grateful
service to tender respect and grsttuds to the sol
der who has fought his country's battles upon the
bloody fields Of Mexico thank him and the
heroic survivors whom he led in the unequal contrasts
and to express our sinoerest and
for those whose and kindred fell in the conflict and
are numbered wihthe mighty dead. / well remember
that ut my interview with friend, after his ap
pointmsnt to the command OF the 9th regiment of
ing him. Surely you will not accept the ofoe and
the tender TIES husband and father to enter upon
have accepted, and from that moment commenced the
arrangement Of my affairs with view to my departure
When left the Senate of the United States 1t was my
fixed determination to devote myself exclusively to
profession, with only rsservstion-if my country
should be involved in war and services be required
those services pghted upon that countrys altar
and that pledge must would be redeemed 1t is not
my purpose to remain In the army but 50 soon
as feel that the war is at an end shall return to
And now, sir, Undressing Gen. Pierce) in my own
name congratulate you upon your safe return, and
In behalf of this great assembly congratulate and
bid you hearty welcome to this the capital of your
tive State and the town of your adoption Crremsndous
cheering, which continued for some moments)
As Gen PIERCE stepped forward to address the meet
ing the shouts and cheers were deafening the cheer
ing having ceased
Gen PIERCE responding said If he had endured the
tell If he had encountered the exposure aud dangers
which the president Of the meeting had becn pleased to
remind him. IL there had been at his home long, days.
and anxious ssepless nights aside from the conscious
Of having performed duty which never fails to
to for all Hi: heart was full but not 50 the
language he would desire to command. He felt
In responding to the remarks OF the pres
full he hoped profoundly grateful first to that Being
VINO not guides the destioy CT nations but watches
the fortunes Of the most humble individual He
also grateful the and excited assembly
which stood before and around to Welcome him back
the of his adoption. The enthusiasm which had
drawn the vast concourse together not much
his account acc unt Of the great number
had been his fortune to The stroeg demo ustra
tons of feeling which he observed and which re acted
upon himself rprsDg, he sure from deep and abid
ing for the memory Of the brave who had
laid their Anal rspose in the bosom of foreign
soil. In responding t'aid Cen P to your reception,
speech would be OF place if dissertation OF
the generous impulses that seemed pervade all
Even between the and this hall may questions
had besn as to the bearing and fate of
viduals in his command; and he might not, perhaps
perform acceptable aud grateful service than
refer to the 9Th Regiment which assembled In such
haste, and In such hot haste met tho enemy Their
motives could not fill TO be appreciated They left their
New England homes in the bright sunny days Of spring
ded but to meet the breezss Of the sropcs in
the worst possible season OF tho yer There in
this audience those whose wives and children would
chung them at parting uader such circumstances
There many who parted for tho last tis vito just
.uoh wives and children. And there were ardent
youths just emerging from their minority, carefully
and tsnderly reared who lett their fathers roofs
with
aPartiugs such as press
The life from out young hearts }"
In time of great emergency. in an hour when the
safsty of our army seemed to depend upon immediate
support they bonded to their countrys call with
aacrity aud self sacrificing spir worthy Of tbs days
OF the revolution He aware that there must have
been much anxiety Snd no little speculation unit
of the detention OF his command at Vera Cruz. His
orders to proceed Immediately from the coast to
tn. in the INTERIOR Tut 1t order easily
given than executed without any fault on tbs part
of the government and from causes above human con-
troll there was total want OF the means OF transpor
tation The efficiency OF the Qusrtermsster'D Depart
ment had been broken the effects Of the climate and
disease and the very night Of his arrival
In the hsrbor q stampede occurred among thu wild
mules which had been collected, aud more tn thou
sand were recovered. The month OF July
yodaey passed 10 terra e'isnte and when he finally
before. The character OF the march for the
first day witn such teams could be more easily
indefstigAble Major Smith, who succeeded Capt Het-
sell in the Quartermssters Department., ascriiced his
the last of the train depart, aud in days from
exposure and fatigue, fell victim 10 the vomto Gen.
Pierce trusted that In the circumstances 10 which he
there placed he felt the weight of the responsibility
that rested upon him. And in the general health pa
tsnt endurance and cheerful service OF bis command
to be found the most ample reward for the CONSTANT
OfnCor
1t due to the Och Regime to say, that at Vera
Cruz, on the march-under the where it casts no
shadow-in drenching rains and harra,sing Aanking
service officers eud men cheerful. always
ready. He had never heard the slightest murmur. lie
had heard soldier officer say, that the delay
unfor They anxious to so forward not
much because they desired to from the uonnto
region from Yankee curiosity TO see Dhat oas b. fore
them A cheerful set OF lads could hardly be found
around New England ireside. Although he received
no Dewpspes from the time that he left Vera Cruz to
the arrival Of Gen Pattersons train the day before
he (Gsn Pierce left the city Of Mexico, he was aware
that most OF the incidents Of the march to Pusba haj
found their way to the States and he would trouble
his friends with details In the march, in the fight
everywhere they exhibited qualities that have dis
tinguhed the Anglo Saxon The question was
never who woult be ordered forward, but uniformly
who should have the privilege OF the advance 1t
vain to speak the praise OF regiment that entered
Pueba In August, $40 strong, and IN December could
not muster 100 effective men. They had spoken for
themselves individual instances Of vaor and devotion
a few fro6 your town. There printer f. Henry
Crrswe whose iilantry was Marked and who entered
Mixsoque In perfect health never having osen toucbed
harmed in single battle but died suddenly Of fever
Sergeant Stowell another printer, WAS shot plump
through the chest He (Gen. P) thought that Stow~l
could not live hour; but when he found him at the
convent the next day he was blessed with clear mind
aud uuaioching rttuds He said General, 1t is all
With me-wi you write hUms?n-but added
thought the first last with the army, Dd the boys
spess OF me! Did they say whether | behaved w.li'
Aod this the SPIRIT the unparalleled devotion which
secured TO victory, and gave possession Of tho CITY
IL (Gen Peror) could not IL the Of Sergeant
Pike, who having behaved with distinguished gaantry
in all the preceding engagements, fell pressing up
the csusswsy To. the gate Belen. He in one Of
the arches of tbs squsduct. when u bomb from the
castle exploded, and KILLED every man in it except Pike
and his leg literally Torn of by the shell but rendered
worse by the pretended smputaon that followed The
bone OF his thigh found protrudns inches two
three days after There WAS second smputstion
Some def CT made third necessary, when he tGen p
called upon the sergeant and said fear you not
able to endure another amputaton, now Pike replied
II can, SIR, hsve made up my mind to 1t. want 1t
taken OF to-day-and when they IL of again hope
they will t so that IL will stay cutn These young