Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-07-26

eiment. and was induc-d to scceps il, and Col
Ransom was appointed Major Of the same Re
gimenr." The biography in the Boston Pos
says: that when the appointment was gise'
Pierce, General Low. citizen Of Concord
asked him II it were true thath he had decidee
TO sunJer the tender ties Of husband and f.
Their. and yield the enj"yments and comforts o
home. to maintain the cause Of ms country
General Pierce's reply was: have accepted
the commission. | could not do other Use
I! | wrs pledged to !, &c." Now. il Pierce hat
.oluht. cred, or enlisted 10 Il pirate, woult
! Colonel Rsnsom hnve said thrt heus oulI no
acccp, tie appointment Of Coioney AID w"ul.
General Low. a CT izen OF his own TOW n, hav,
asked him il it were possible he was going t.
sunder the ties of home and family. on the oc
cason of his receiving the appointment OF Col
/ Yet Senator Douglas says. "he enlisted as
! private soldier and she took musket on In
shoulder and knapsack ON his back J" and
surely "Brutus is an honorable man." Senator
Douglas viii put the Gaping stone spon his
f.vors to tie Richmond Democratic Associa
lion, BY producing that mxskef and that KNAPP
sack, and presenting them to it. What terrible
weapons they would be in the hunds Of the
Spartan Band What valuable companions
they would be Of that letter to Capt Scott!
Senator Douglas came TO Richmond to 'tell
the truth and shame tho devil" and to answer
the lie insinua,ions and ISLANDERS Of the Wing
Press by facts. stubborn facts. derived from
Pierce's companions in arms" and to which
General Winfield Scott had testified under
the solemni'y of an oaih;" and he performs his
task with will" II. Gays Pierce had been
ordered to cross field Of lava ut the foot Of the
volcano. and uni Ter fire through which no
man or bcas, was expected 10 live. His horse
fell upon an uneven rock. rolled over on him,
and crushed his rider beneath the saddle; yet
he refused to leave the field. He continued at
the head Of his column all that day, and until
two O'Clock that night VAS under arms. AT
four o'clnok change Of position was ordered.
and during all that morning he was in tho
rhickes, Of the battle Of Churuhusc"; and he
continued TO 10 lis duty there. until nn'u eek
haus,eJ by pain. fatigue, and the heat, literally
gave way. and he droppe': senselrss from his
horse
By reference 10 General So o'i's report Of the
Operations near Con;reras the evening of
the 18th, it will be seen that, in the advance
over the field Of Lawn 10 attack the ene,ny's in
trenchmenrs,aN e6icers ,cereon foot The report
Of Captain John b. Msgruder will show that
Gen Pierce came on the ground late in the
evening after the fall Of his horse; and the re-
port Of Colonel Ransom will show that he led
Picrce's brigade when It advanced under fire
the same evening. and that Pierce was absent
from it, until 10 o'clock at night. And SCOTS.
Twigg's. Smiths and Riley's reports. and
Pierce's own rep ,rt will show that the morn
ing of the goth was consumed in the attack
on Contreras; and that the battle ut Chu-
rubusco was in the afternoon Of that day
and Piercc's own report shows that he
was not With his brigade on the morning
Of the goth at the attack on Contreras. but
joined it in the pursuit towards Churubusco.
Pierce was not engaged in the attack on ~ -
rubusco. but marched under Shields to tine
rear Of that Town to cut off the retreat OF die
enemy, where the reserve Of the enemy was
found posted. and with which Shields engaged
in fight.
Here is An extrac, Of Pierce's own report in
regard to this sffair. 1T was my misfortune.
as before stated, to receive serious injury from
the fall of my horse on the afternoon of the
18th. This aeciden, rendered me unable To
struggle with the difficulties Of the ground
over which we were obliged tn pass on the
evening Of the last day. and in the effor, to do
so, l fell faint from exhaustion and pain.) few
wards from the scveres, FIRE of the enemt's
line; and although in position to observe the
general gallant conduct Of m, brigade, can
not speak Of the individual bearing Of my off
GERS and men. so much from personal ol,srr-
walton as from the reports Of my STAFF. and from
those ofthe commanders of regiments" And
yet 'rhe young giant" says: Pierce led his bri
gade over field Of lava at the foot of the vol
cano. and under fire through which no man
or beas, was expected to live, on the evening
Of the 10Th; and on the morning Of the 2oth,
at 4 o'clock. change Of position wa, ordered
and during all that morning he wasin the thick
! est Of the fight at Churubusco. and CONTINUED
to do his duty there until nature exhausted by
pain, fatigue and heat. literally gave way. and
he dropped srnseless from his horse" And
these facts. he says. are supported by the oath
Of Winfield Scott. who has likewise testified
under oath to Piercc's -fEcien, gaan,r, in the
| field. This latter idea it 10 to be presumed is
ono of,hc pcculiari,ics Of Young America
When, where ard how did Winfield Scot, ,es
tify on oath to the truth Of Senator Douglas
statement. ~nI TO the efficient CALAMITY Of Gen
Piercci Gen. Scott. ii is to he supposed. has
taken the oath to support the Constitution. and
an oath to discharge faithfully the duties Of his
Office. Blu, i, can hardly be assumed that Ell
iher Of these oa'hs applies to the the statements
made hy him, even in hi, official communica-
tions and dcspatcbrs; unless Young America
takes i, into its wayward head so to have it
and Young America can do ma y strange
things Blu, it is needless TO dispute this point
with the embodiment of Young America
Senator Douglas can so have it, il he will. that
Gen. SCOTS reports are made under the So
lemuiry of an oath; for certain it is that no
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