The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1852-10-02
THE BRAVE GEN. PIERCE.

Read the article by Prentice in rela.
ton 10 the bravery of Gen. Pierce
while in Mexico; it is scathing chap
ter, borne out by the documents; and yet
Pierce was nominated because he was
General-and such General!
But we have evidence in regard to
his personal Jrarery, when not on the
battle field, which We give to our read
ers below. On the 4th ult., the Balti-
more Patriot contained the following in
answer to an enquiry:
1--WE have no hesitation in answering
the inquiry of our correspondent. For
the last two weeks The report to which
he aludes, has been current in our CITY.
We have taken some pains to inform
ourselves of its truth, and have not the
slightest doubt of the correctness of the
answer, which we now give to the above
query:
Gt5F~On the night before Gen. Pierce
left tie City Of .Neuico, his tace was
SLAPPED By Jrother officer, at a game of
cards, played IN piece Of public resort;
Uhich insult acos rot resented by him"
The authority for this statement is a
Captain in the United States Army of
the highest personal character, who ser.
we'd with distinction in the battles near
the city of Mexico who up to this time,
has ever been decided Democrat-and
whose brother and father now hold dis
tinguished positions in the Democratic
party"
We further said, that "if any Demo
cratic Journal denied the truth of the
statement, proof could be furnished to
remor, the DOUBTS of the most lncredu.
Ions"
The Baltimore Argus made some sort
of denial of the charge contained above,
and the locotoco paper of this county
mentioned it as the "hard lying" of the
Wing journals, and in the course OF its
article spoke as follows:
"'Thc circumstances supposed to have
given rise to this charge against Gen.
Pierce, happened at his own house, in
New Hampshire, just previous to his
departure for Mexico. A number OF
gentlemen met at the house of Gen.
Pierce, to partake of his hospitality;
when one Of the number, under the in
fuence oflI1uor, behaved with rudeness
towards his host. of which Gen. Pierce
could take no notice, as it was under his
own roof"
Let that sentence be borne in mind
we shall have Use for it presently.
On the 18th of September, after the
Argus had noticed the matter referred
to, Capt. George McLane, handed the
Baltimore Patriot the following article:
"GENERAL PIERcE's GALLANTRY.-The
article copied into the American and
Patriot from the Old Defender of Satur.
day last in reference to an interesting
scene which occurred at game of cards
played in the city of Mexico, between
Gen. Franklin Pierce and brother off
Ger, contains challenge to any Demo.
cratic journal to deny the truth of the
statement therein made.
/ The Argus of Yesterday, notices the
charge made against the Democratic
nominee:--but how: What kind OF a
denial is made ! Simply this. With
out daring to say i'll positive terms thai
the charge is untrue, the Argus makes
an argument to this effect: cit cannot
be true, because, if true, General Pierce
is not gallant man, as General Scot
said he was, and if he is not galan
man, then Gen. Scott Is lar"
This is the mode of denial to which
the Argus is forced to resort. The ed
Itor OF that paper is too well postec
about the name, position and character
OF the officer uho was the accidental u1t
ness ~ The diGcrrcc OF the Democratic