Daily American telegraph., 1852-07-19

Gated 10 Gen. Quitman."
Extract from the Official report rank Pierce BrigadeI
General United States Army dated aa 1os,
Brigade Third Division, Mexsoque' august @os ios'
"At 10 O'Clock on the following morning tine
2Otbl Cen Twiggs, with Capt. Lee, OF the engi-
raer corns. whose distinguished services on both
dovs will not am sure be overlooked, came to
NV biyouac with orders from the General-in-
Chief to assemble all the forces in my immediate
neighborhood and occupy position in order to
create a diversion in favor Of Brigadier General
Smith, who was to storm the enemy's works at
dawn of day. Being myself unable TO keep my
saadle, or 10 aoalk, in consequence Of severe in
jury from the fall of my horse the day before, the
command of this force devolved upon Colonel
Ransom, of the 9th infantry" And poor Ran
som was killed cit was my misfortune, as |
before stated, to receive serious injury from
the fall of my horse on the afternoon of the 10Th
This accident rendered me unable to struggle
with the difficulties of the ground, over which we
we're obliged to pass on the evening OF the last
day, and in the effort to do SO l fell faint from
exhaustion and pain) few yards from the Sc
verest fire of the enemy's line."
These quotations are made from the record ;
and while they excite for Gen. Pierce our sympa-
thy for his sutferngs, and regret that it was not
in his power to sgualize his service by undoubted
acts of yalor, we cannot but marvel that Judge
Douglas or any other gentleman should require
our assent to claims in his behalf of such ma
ture as have been set up for him.
If we are accused of denying that Gen. Pierce
is "brave, gallant and skilful general" injus-
tce will be done u.s. We only say that we lack
the evidence to prove him such. General Scott
may have such evidence, and may have pro-
him such; but we have neither such evil
dence, nor even literal quotation of what Gen.
Scott did say. He may be noble and illustrious
general; but Mr.. Douglas has assured us that
Gen. Scott is such; and if he had not the world
knows it well enough. Upon the whole, we are
in favor Of coming to an understanding with our
upon this subject. If they withdraw
Ill claims Of heroism for their candidate, we
will do our best to vindicate him from the asper-
sions of cowardice
The Fircmen.-BibIe Presentation.
The Rev. J. c. Smith, of the Fourth Presbyte-
rian Church, yesterday afternoon, delivered the
third of his series of addresses to fremen. 1t
was listened to by very large congregation
every part of the church being densely filled.
At the conclusion of the services, the members
of the Northern Liberties Company arose in their
places-and they were present in very full num-
bers-and Mr.. Ward, their president, in feeling
and appropriate terms, thanked Mr. Smith for
the kind interest he had manifested in the well
fare of the iremen of this city, and, in testimony
of the appreciation of the Northern Liberties
Company Of this interest, and of the good coun-
sells he had given them, presented to him SUI
perb quarto Bible. Mr. Smith, having descended
from the pulpit received the gift from the hands
of Mr.. Ward, and responded to the sentiments
uttered in terms of earnest thankfulness, and
evidently under deep emotion. He said that he
believed he had the honor to be the first person
in this city to receive such gift from body of
our fremen; that he was proud of the distinc-
ton, and regarded it as an earnest of the new
relations that he believed were to exist between
the noble protectors of our lives and property
and their fellow-citizens at large.
This simple ceremony of presentation was wit
messed by the silent and attentive congregation !;
and the addresses on both sides evidently deeply
impressed all who heard them
While tthe Northern Liberties Company were
standing in the midst of the congregation, we
observed them closely throughout their entire
range of pews; and to the inquiry" Are these
the men by whom riots are begun and carried
on ?" an involuntary NO was the ready response.
We believe, with the pastor, that when the COM
uunity at large are prepared to act just and
liberal part towards the fremen of Washington,
they will do more towards effecting salutary re-
form in our city than can possibly be attained by
any other means