The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1852-07-02
WHOLE NO. ss7.
GEN. FRANKLIN PIERCE.

We refer TO Gen. Scott for some in-
formation in relation TO lis Military sefVi-
ces. We make extracts from the official
report; FIRST, in his account Of the battle Of
Coniieras, on page 20S-9 Ex. Doc. Of
December lS47, Gen. Scott says:
.aAccordingly, the two advanced divis-
ions and Shields brigade marched from
Contrerss undet the immediate orders of
Major Gen. Pillow, who was now joined
by the gallan, Brig. Gen. Pierce Of his
division personally thrown out Of ac,ivi.
~, late the evening before, by severe
hurt received from The fall o! his horse",
"Nex,, (but ali in ten minutes) I sen.
Pierce, Gust able to keep tile saddle)
with his brigade, pillows division) con-
Quoted by Bept. Lee; engineer, by a
third road, lii,le further 10 our lefi TO
attack the enemy's right and rear, in or
der 10 favor the movement upon the con.
vent, and cut off the retrea. toward the
capital. And finally, Shields, senior
brigadier to Pierce, with the New York
and South Carolina volunteers, (Quiiman's
dvision) was ordered TO follow Piorce
closely. and to take the command Of our
LEFT wing. All these movements werc
made with the utmost alacri,y by our gal
LIANT troops and their commanders" ",
On page 3lS ofihe same report; Gen,
Scott days
"Brig. Gen. Pierce. from the hurt Of
the evening before-under pain and ex--
hauslioI-fain,ed in The action. Several
other. changes in command occurred on
this feld,"
Gen. Pillow, in his report Of the above
battles on page 3S7, says: d
Brig. Gen. Pierce, though badly injur-
ed by tho fall Of bis horse while galIanlly
leading bis brigade into the thickes, Of
the batlle on lbe l9,h, did NOT quit the
field; but continued in command OF his
brigade, two regiments Of which-Aihe 9th
and the l2ih infantry, under the imme-
diate command Of the gallant Colonel
Ransom and Lieutenant, Colonel Bonham
nn the 10Th, and Capt. Woods on tho
2Oth-Hassailed the enemys works in iron,
a, dayligh, with giea. ipitepidity, and
contributed much to the glorious consu-
nation Of the. work so handsomely. com.
menced on the preceding day."
Again On page 339 General Pillow
says:
"Brig. Gen. Pierce. though sill suffst-
ing severely from lis injury Of the pre-
ceding day, had nevertheless been on
duty, and in command Of bis brigade dur.
Jog ,he day, and Until few moments be.
fore; when he had tainted from pain and
exhaustion, and been carried from the
ield.d :
On page 257-s, is Z ecorded the armid-
,ice entered into on the 24th August,
between the U. s. and Mexican com.
mands, we find the name Of franklin
Pierce as one Of the three Generals ap.
pointed BY Gen. Scott to enter into said
armistice "for the purpose Of giving ihe
Mexican government an opportunity Of
receiving propositions fot reace," &C.
Delphos Oracle. Git
D.. Caspar, Of Berlin, has calculated
,ha, the mortality among bachelors, from
the age Of thirty TO forty five years, Is
twenty per cent; while among mar
ried men Of the same age, ii is only
eighteen per cent Out OF given num-
Der; forty one bachelors only reach the
age of forty years; seventy.eight married
men reach that age.
The New York Tines thinks that Got
gey's defence Of himself and attack on
Kossuth, which has lately been published
in the eastern PAPERS, shows that the
greatest faul, Kossuth committed; was in
not having Gorgey tried before Court
Martial and shot as traitor. soon aiier the
declaration Of Hungarian Independence:
! should NOT think tho man sound al
heart agains. whom The world has, not
something to say; for some one always
speaks i'll against good patriot, a lover
Of freedom, and an honorable man.
II is said that the tobacco crop Of this
season, in Kentucky will be very light.
The fros's and fly have nearly destroyed
the plants.
A gentleman presented lace collar
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