Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-10-09

FIERCE ike SolulSI, frankly ana 10 the p0lnt.-
He repeIs with indignation the charge of coward
ice, which furnishes his own party with their main
staple in this evil war; and in doing SO, brushes
BY implication this tale of which he has not vet
heard
"SAN DIEeo, (CAL) Aug. Ia, 1859.
"My Dear General: Permit. to tender you my
sincere congratulations upon your nomination by
one OF the great political parties of our country for
the highest Office in its gift.
~ our companions in arms, whatever be their
politics. and however disinclined to mingle with
the political parties of the day, should not be the
last to express their pleasure devince their pride
that so distinguished an honor has been conferred
upon one recently oftheir own corps, who was as
faithful and gallant in the field as he was generous
and kind in the social relations which grew I'D up
on the termination of the campaign. A Wing my
self, and professionally of the Scott school Of
military Misunderstanding withal the fullest conf
dence in the devoted patriotism and ability civil
and military, of that eminent citizen and soldier
still can say, in his own language, in reference to
yourself, that, if he be not elected, the choice of
the people will fall upon "a deserving man.
'Here I might stop but I have seen in the neWs-
papers Of the day, published IN tie atlantic States,
that there has been an attempt to depreciate gour
services IN the late NTH Merco groaUng out of
an accident hich 6eel goa IN one Of the battles IN
UItJeFCEFONS HCOeGCe
IS unjust an fact TO yoarsef l allude particularly
to the severe accident which prevented you from
taking more active part in the battle of the 18th
August, and from which you suffered so much on
the Goth, at the battle of Churubusco.
''Runaors put into circulation by the MoUghtle8s
and malicious generally do not deserve tie attention
Of sensible persons but aOhen an officer Of the ar
my knows that false charge Is 6rought through the
public prints against the reputation Of another, hoaO
ever GRATED or handle, 1t becomes his duty to place
at least at the disposal Of the party attempted to be
injured, sach statement Of facts as truth and
Justice demand In the glorious rivalry between
your distinguished opponent and yourself, neither,
1 am sure, would value-a triumph achieved by un-
worthy means / have, therefore, the honor to
transmit to you, act of simple justice, and
without the fear of msconstruction on either side,
the accompanying statement of facts, which acct
dentally came under my own knowledge. lido not
think so. poorly of human nature as to suppose 1t
Pro6able that Il may become accessory or desirable
to publish this statement but am at so great
distance from the scene of political agitation,
desire to place at. the disposal Of yourself and
friends, to make Of IN any aOay a0htch eirena
stances may dictate.
''With most cordial wishes, General, for your
health and happiness, remain, very faithfully
yours, j. BANKHEAD MAGRUDER,
BIT. 1t. Col. U. S. Army.
To Gen. Franklin Pierce, Concord, N. H.
Whatpart will be performed by Col Magruder,
when he hears the version of his difficulty with Mr.
Pierce now circulated in the United States, may.
be easily judged from this letter 1t is impossi-
bic for him to give direct testimony upon the mat
ter in time to answer the exigencies of this cam,
paign. But this letter meets the whole issue and
covers the whole ground. 1t appears to have been
written expressly to participate the case, and its ar
rival at this time appears almost prOvidential.
We repeat, the day is against the Wing party
the stars in the courses fight against Sisera-the
elements tend to their discontinue Chance be-
comes certainty accidents fall out methodically
for their overthrown Their road is strewn with
stumbling blocks-ther staff is broken reed
| The last roorback of the wings that some officer
of the army, { Col. Magruder,) had slapped the
face of Gen Pierce, is too monstrous even for some
of the Scott wing papers, and we find one or two
notices of it that we think worthy of record by
way Of great curiosity, for ,whig recantations of
SANDER must certainly be viewed as very curious
indeed The Norfolk IVA. Courier (Scott wing
publishes COL Magruder's letter to Gen. Pierce,
with the following comments
The following letter from Col. John B. Magru
der of the u. S. Army, vindcates Gen. Pierce
most fully from the charges which certain whis
newspapers have attempted to establish agains
MIN, LnaG Oh cOWdruGe particularly we AafC IN
sympathy with those of either party who descend
to malicious Misrepresentation and base fasehoot
lin order to carry his purpose. 1t is an insult t.
: the country to call Franklin Pierce bastard ant
a drunkard and we repeat what we have befor
said, that upon the testimony of those who know
him and have served with him, we are bound t.
believe him as patriotic and worthy in every re
spect as the best of his accusers. We say this a
the risk of offending such as desire to wage dis
honorable warfare. If we cannot fight success
fully upon principles, and win a victory upon tn
established merits of our noble candidates, W
would not have it at the sacrifice which some al
disposed to make for its attainment. But to tn
letter itself.
The Petersburg Lntelligencer has the followin
on the same subject, whose decency, however seen
! to be rather constrained
In Yesterdays paper we published Captain M
: Lanes letter, and to-day we lay before our reaC
ers letter addressed to Gen. Pierce by Col. Nj
gruder of the army. 1t is true that this letter W;
written without any reference to the jaw -slappin
. charge, but, as the writer was the indiEidu
= who was said to have slapped Gen. Pierce. an
as he speaks of his high character, both in
= military and social point of view, constraI
: ed to infer that Captain McLane is mistaken
to the facts.
ssThe letter of Col. Magruder. says the Bost'
e. Post, so completely exposes the falsehood OF Z
O. McLane story. that the inventors of the sland
r are driven to miserable subterfuge of denying t
authority of it This they must do. or admit
a SANDER to be forgery and hence have resort
- to- the last desperate expedient to ward off the
Va fects of just retTibution upon them for their IN
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