Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1852-07-16
COrrol,ton, July l6,h. 1889.
The Candidates.

Go account Of what WI say on the subject in.
dica,ed above. we would be sorry TO be accused
Of the weakness Of attempting to convince The
nveIeraIe unlerrifed democracy of this CO ,nty
Of the errcr Of their ways. III we were Bru.
ms, and Brulus Anthony" something might,
perhaps, be said that would cause some one in
the locofoco camp to rise in muIny; but inas.
much as we are. and claim to be. noughl but
poor whig, ''lhat loves our friend" and his
cuuse, we expect to be able to do nothing more
lhaO give fair exposition Of The mater, and
let those who read draw their own inferpnces.
Past experience has shown the seductive
power ofmlIiIary fame. We recolecI, though
in our boy hood, how very morilying We felt il
10 be, when lwiued, By our young associates.
with the overshado~ing glory Of The name Of
Gen. Andrew Jpcksnnl 1t seemed tina. almost
every urchin in the streets, when we passed by,
widened his throat to The utmost expanse. in
huzzas for Gen. Jackson; and since we have
grown up" VIC have often wondered, that un.
der such trying circumstances to youth and IN.
experience, we had "kepl the faith" 10 our
simplicity we wished that our man had been
great warrior so we might hpve answered their
VOciIGTutIuus win IOuu UI urW.
Adams. 10 ruminauOg upon these events we
do not wonder, that in his day, the friends of
Mr., Pierce should attempt to erect for him
.,,I rka. al r
the "pomp a circumstance Of glorious war;
with many men; they we'll know that the man
who has stood before Ihe mouths of these ''mor.
ial engines" we read about, ia deCence Of the
strips aud y, is grral man in the eyes Of the
people. and that in The absence of all c, qual.
lirntions considerable pile Of capital can be
Tade Of biigeranl prowess.
Ia vain have The learned men among the lo.
colocos sought, in The history of his past career.
for civic laures won by Mr. Plerce--ln vain
have they traced the record of his dongs in the
na'lonOl legislature. or the local legislature of
They soon abandoned such pursuit, aud cIung
TO the forlorn hope OF eIevaIing him to the Pres.
denIal chair under the prestige Of his military
fame. Hear lhem
"PICTURE OF GEN. PIERcE.-One Of our first
engrrVers is now giving the finishing touches TO
a noble steel plate engraving OF Gen. Pierce
The Democratic randldale sits upon majestic
war.horse, holding his sPy.gass."-M Y
Mirror.
Ills father was an officer of the revolution.
and he himsell, lG we are not mistaken, took
commHrd Of G4p. Pixies armv. alte, thai cal.
anI officer was morally wounded, al the buule
OF York"
To this we have no objection whatever, and
are willing 10 allow them any advantage they
can derive from this mode Of procedure: but
we intend that they shall not make great mil,
i,Ory man of Mr. Pierce by mere asspyunn. Il
he has served his country faithfully on the
field he should receive his full need of praise.
aud we do not desire 10 be understood as at.
tempting to pluck one leaf from The laurel he
may have won n this behalf. And in order
"uN We oO uo' :" a'l l'ao'o w suCH CHhTke we
will let him speak for himself on This subject.
Some time after The fall Of Vera Cruz and
tho battle Of Cerro Gordo, Gen. Pierce arrived
in Mexico, having been commissioned BY Pres.
iden, Polk as BIgadier General. Ile was
Immediately detailed by Gen. Scott to throw
forward supplies, and bring up the rear dp,ach.
menI Of The American army from Veru Cruz 10
Puebla, al which latter place The commander.
in.chef was then concentrating his forces pre-.
vious 10 his descen. in The Valley Of Mexico.
When safe a. Pero,e he forwarded dispatch
To Gen. Scott, informing him Of his safe arrival,
in which he uses this language:
"On the march, although The bridge a, San
Juan was partially desro, ed, and the ma in arch
al Plan dol Rio blown up, and although we had
been five times suacked, haze reaHv enconn.
tired Nothing that can be construed into serious
resistance"
Thus far he seems to have been tried by no
very severe Test, having met no "serious resist.
ance." This vas written Angus, /, al.
We next hear from him day or Two after
the battle Of CherObusco: Angus. 93, al. lie
says that The Oh and 18Th reg,mens Of infant.
ry under COIs. Runsem end ROeham, we're by