Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-10-15
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Col ScpOe, noble oil Fir"nii, and III Tie r'1s
@"a"t, accomplished and effective .ccrs Of the Un!ic'
States AmY speaks the following cr!al praise o: Franklin
Fierce, in letter 10 friend in Lync.ihurg:
NEWPORT X. l., SEPT % S52.
Mr DEAN SiR:-No'withst tlnda@ some pr,ssin. engage
mems, answer your letter oi the l3h irsi at once:
10 pleasing dury rouL be- assigned tt'In that
YOU Suggest VIZ 10 give my ""pnioms :" Gentn! finn%In
P.cec, man. and oi his conduct soiditr, III d"A.
60" And III tuing tbs, b,4 you that whatever PaEit'y
s:p for him. a! strive give you sgch sketch ol hIfi
every candid observer must ai;t IL Is
q" course, Idle expect the VOICE o; justice viii be
heard amidst ms w conflict o. parties. M the real nciiis
Possessed by either a., i political leaders c uni
versay Acknowledged. But is squny that when
The contest Is over. and excited iiaga are once more al
res. The vuperaOH wc has tcn vis'cd on them "iI TIC
irlt when the canvass j. by many manly hearts l"l me
ns add here whatever may say i rlncatnn "i Gen
Pe-cc reputation is apart from, amd above all phfzE-
ship. have unt faded any proper OCCASION - v&cae
ID. reputation az Cen Scott, when want"nlT t@stiirh to
Tie .! poor ability. Nur 10 f.rr that my h"h
admiration "f him vii! br questioned hcc''se :" an earnest
drsc justice awarded 10 his great antagonist
The caririer D Gen Pierce Is that The patriot anG
lt mnrI-i delight Ia contemplate Integrity nnh,riISrci
irmncss, cau"i ,ni.t t;linS, from his Granite
Hills dirCcness nnt lnnsiry ni purpose recognizing TO
,athly lRw pn ant oi ANA principle stern Ih!-S
BE principles; cquHumlly %! n'md superior ~ accident
thea" qualities the hi'Ircst enemy ,"k, mnsr c"ncced
10 HIM Ia Joins 10 item Others al dirrcn but no! less
valued Kind To his friends he j. ever lnet ever true" /"
lis cneIncs, gc,cuu#, Ipiacabc excerpt w'cE they
wanting nruiancc hcr counlry'S laws; nCccsSihl.
10 the poorest huuhrst inii.!ua IN. honest, va! ri!l
YET failed 10 sympathy IN his Modest, uGasr
ring, neither The :icii stunning the ro"r A.
husband and father fond and lugGc!H' II st. II one
man who knows him WELL silI! bc lnnn lrc the
orsr, deny hi:n these qualities thea candy own I"
ynu my confidence in human iaIss- will be lcsscrci
# cause regret that cannut, Al present,
notice briefly ali the points 10 Which You direct my al
en.un cnr only advert 10 two Or three aud hai huTIie
ly.
First. Gen PirrccS rcraciiy has been mpugnGd' To
Icsc who Roie him. charge like this Is Simply amusing,
aud venture In say That Il II has ever met lie bcncTh
exc il has only I,ro.uArd Il Suic. Ii Shund ,c,'"g
Gen Jackson Of having been pick puck" or John tlnnry
Adams notorious swna-r, The accusations would not o.
more reckless. Again. lie * charged with brn" tldrgHy
HtcmEcrdtc Ii In" iCi ui hAsIng AT any iiic tasted
glass Ui wine be sufficient co::ct him oi Hiempcfanc"
then III" is made OUT IN; warn you that f2tnhy IN
with Gen PIERCE nearly all hc best and prras
men you ever kc~ EciCing especially, r present
gfcai nominee Of the whi party In short my acquaintance
enables say, what wh" las cnI"E,d me ac
ql.iinlarc u Gen. Pierce and seen hn under almost
every variety n circumstances viii deny ana i' rs ha
this charge is wholly and totally without foundation.
10 speak think and Know ul ts military services IN
Mexico would Trquir" r!nr have n command,
now They were every where marked by c""'ne>s and Gal
aDry is however The hess t"r mr t"dwrIl
upon tIa portion ol hls history cloud o! wnrs>t>
have vuurc, red their testimony which YOU have G""uh
ted By dzy officer soldier who IN Tie cnmpa2n
With scntjm.ns Of great regard.
am, truly. vunr rcnt
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