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

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DEAR SIR In accordance With my promise tc
YOU in Washington, will state what know o.
General Pierces military services aud character
in Mexico. shall only have 10 state Nha,
have repeatedly said to mutual hiends the last
four years. had no personal acquaintance with
General Pieace TIL | met him in Mexico Our
Acquaintance has its date from the ntte-feld ol
Con'reras, where was associated ON duty with his
command, and where it was particularly my good
fortune to make the acquaintance Of our own
gallant New England regiment, the 9th infantry,
commanded by the intrepid and l6men,ed Ran.
som From that day TO this, the fame Of that
regiment has been dear to me, and particularly
the name Of General Pierce the brigade commarf
der Of the regiment, it, colonel, aud one who by
voice and hand had contributed 80 largely to
raising i, and sending it to the field.
What ] shall say If 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 tie private soldiers, who found in
their Commander. Pierce, q counsellor and frined,
one WIN smoolhed the pillow Of disease, and
poured oil upon the deep wounds Of battle. Gen.
Scott, in all his dispatches refers to Gen. Pierre
in teims Of the warnrst commentator, and IN
appointing him one Ut the commissioners TO ar.
range the armstic., gave biz emphatic testimony
to his character aud sci vices Well do know,
that II any insane and wicked party press shall
Islander his good name in conneyl0n with his mil
itary services. it will carry unspeakable sorrow
and disgust TO the heart Of our common renOwn-
cd commander, Gen Scott. The mutual friend.
ship and confideuce which sprung up between
these two men in Mexico has continued to this
day. Each has delighted, on all proper occasions,
10 do justice TO the other Should General Scott
be the wing candidate for the presidency, the
country will be gratlfed with the spectacle OF
two Of its noblrst sors themselves devoted
friends being tie respective standard.hearers Of
Of the two great parties. 1t will, indeed, under
surh circumstances, be a contest of honor, in
which, On both sides, nothing bu; laurels will be
won.
well remember General Pierce's arrival n,
Puell with our last reinforcements, $500 men
Our eyes were fixed on Mexico. The order had
been given to march. We bad aircad heard
how well that command had been conducted from
The TERRA CAmgNTE to the plains Of Perots
through tie country swarmlng with enemies
The bridge If the Plan del Rio had been broken
down an Budfsh, OF Maine, was already known
to the whole army as having seuggesied and tx
rcuted u simple expedient which enabled the
w., National Bridge it was know that Pierce, a
She head # hi, command cool ard collected
IN 81 a show - Of buls- bad forced the enemy
stronghold win hut ii.ie los g. he c1mrNgd
HI. vt eutIuu tu ,re yafinu, wsu,s Of HI men
h. vigilance by day aud t., night biz sill il
nv lue himself of ih@ experience Of hi, staff
his uniform god sen>e and hi- unnblrustve mod
eslr,, went before hun, aud had already wor
golden opinions for him. Indeed, We were tol,
that frequently Al night he came int" camp 50
foot. his horse having been yield TO- sa1.s reb.,
soldier H. secured 'p have tui oar i..r- 81.
lnat va. entirely -r Jy g. latv %" Sic curH.rt
add ite iunl, ijUai n.rr 4 h.c1ni-sH7.
lh.i. an his Eirjy,i q, fsai hi.ar frp ,
-..I .norsl.Gi 'u'-'.h l.hiha, liif !it sa'----,-
under unioNArd cue. instance. BE- vss wef,Gr
.rrc.cd. and br.r he highest euconiuns non
iur, .Le -,u... u .l,,l, nd the command wa
.0 .p'u goo. c.uH..n thal he NIX morning IN
auv.u.r p. leg he veteran Twiggs, commence,
Hut movement upon tie capital
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