The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-10-02
From the Boston Post.
Letter from Maj. Stevens.

Washington June ~, lSo2.
DEAR Sin In accordance with my promise TO
you ia Washington, will state What | know Of
General Pierces military SERVES aud character
in Mexico, shall only have To state what |
have repeatedly said to mutual friends the last
four years. ] had no personal acquaintance with
General Pieace TIL met him in Mexico. Our
acquaintance has lis date from the battle field Of
Con reras, where was associated on duty with his
command md where ii was particularly my good
fortune to make the acquaintance Of our own
gallant New England regiment. the 9Th infantry,
commanded by the intrepid and lsmented Ran
som. From that day TO this, the fame of that
regiment has been dear to me, aud particularly
the maine Of General Pierce the brigade commdn.
der Of the regiment, its colonel, and one who by
voice and hand had contributed 50 largely to
raising it and sending it to the field.
What shall say Of General Pierce will not
rest upon my individual testimony. but will sim.
ply express the conviction Of every man in that
gallant army who knew Gen Pierce, from Gen.
Scott down to the private soldiers, who found in
their commander, Pierce, counsellor and frlned
one who smooihed tie pillow Of disease, snd
poured oil upon the deep wounds OF battle. Gen.
Scott, in all his dispatches, refers to Gen. Pierce
in terms Of the warnest commeDda;ion, and IN
appointing him one ct the commissioners 10 ar.
range the armis'icr, gave his emphatic testimony
TO his character and SCI vices. Well do ! know,
that III any insane and wicked party press shall
SANDER his good name in connection with his mil
itary services. it will carry unspeakable sorrow
and disgust 10 the heart Of our common renown.
ed commander, Gen Scott. The mutual friend
ship and confidence which sprung up between
these two men in Mexico has continued to this
day. Each has delighted. on all proper occasions,
10 do Justice 10 the other Should General Scott
be the whig candidate for the presidency the
country will be grati6ed with the spectacle Of
two Of its noblrst sors. themselves devoted
friends being tie respective stnndardtearers If
Of the two great parties. II will, indeed, under
surh circumstances, be a contest Of honor in
which, on both sides, nothing but laurels will be
won.
well remember General Pierces arrival at
Pueila with our last reinforcemenis. $500 men.
Our ewes were fixed on Mexico. Tie order had
b,en given to march We bad alrcad heard
low well that command had been conducted from
The TERRA CALIESTE to the plains Of Perots,
through tie country swarmlng with eueTnies.-
The bridge II The Plan del Rio had been broken
down and Bodtish, OF Maine, was already known
To the whole army as having seuggesied and tx
rcuted simple rxpedeut which enabled the
command To- cross the steam without lois AT
IT,, National Bridge II was know that Pierce, at
the bead Il b., command cool ard collected
IN ct - show ~ OF bullet had { reed tho enemy
stronghold with hut lule loss - Biz ,rmmn.1d.
Hi IT en'Iun 10 ;,e yariuns wsn,s uf HI men
L- vigilance hy day aud ~ DigIt. bis Kill N
nv hk himsrlfuf Ill, experience Of vi, staff
his uniform good sense and his unobIrusiye mod
estr,, went before him, aui had already won
golden opinions for hin, Indeed, We were told
that f, quently al nigh; be came into camp en-
foot h- nurse having been yield 90 come feeble
soldier H. r.erprd 10 Il ye bui 1ar desire 81.
iaat W.. entirely ta. 3. jl.y p. We Cu1Gtry
add 10, uni, lEa t.eu i b. Command.
Ih.. an ,iir puilai o. PeAtil ai.sr q rapid
-.S .poc.-. ~ ,u,.iah luiuss lif, - 7'----.-
under uuioNard ou'un,s'ar,.., bs vss warmly
.r.e'od auI tr.s BE highest eucunluns hun
l0r 20 geo.. u .bcl nd the command wa.
, n -p'. sur. rur|..n that ihen,x. morning III,
..Tan., lr - he veteran TWig.s, Commence
. 30. movement upon itr capital.
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