Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-06-21
Eulogiss Of PisrnaI


The sugar candy story related in honor of Gen
Pierce by his friends 50 belittles and ridicules
HIM that we do not wish to repeat it. But We
venture on the following from an able Democratic
paper:
!" A correspondent informs us that on one 90
casion, when Gen. Franklin Pierce was spending
the Sabbath in country village Of his native
State, ne made some inquiry at the hotel as to
the time the church exercises commenced 1T
| makes but little difference when,' the reply;
We nave a very dull preacher, and the church
is fast running down. Indeed, but shall go
sara Mr.. Pierce; the fact that we are not to
listen TO an eloquent preacher is no excuse for
our staying away from church.
"The same individual observes that during the
time he was member of the Sunday school in
Gen. Plerce's native town, many years ago, Mr.
Pierce being on visit to that place attended
church, when collection was taken up for the
purpose of increasing the Sunday School Library,
and he remembers, with pride, the satisfaction it
gave him to see Gen. Pierce empty his pockets
as freely as he did for that good object"
Boston Post
There has been on the part Of many Wing
ea''ors desire to appear magnanimous, and by
II they have been led into the admission of some
'hihgs mat are not correct. The following ex-
emplhes case in point:
FROM the editorial columns Of the Republic June Still
oEsEhAL fIERcEs BATTLEs.-We have be-
fore US the official list Of officers who marched
with the army under the command of Major
Geheral winfield Scott from Pueba upon
the city of Mexico, the 7th 9th, 9th. and lOtb
Of August, l847, and who were engaged in the
battles OF Mexico From this list we learn that
General Franklin Pierce was in the battles Of
Contreras, Churubusco, Molino del Rey, near
Chapultepec, near Been, and at Garita de Belen.
From the Republic of June2
To tie Editor ofMe Republic:
SIR: If you will examine the official reports
you will see that General Pierce, though present
with the army in the valley of Mexico was per-
sonally engaged in not one battle. ! refer you
to his own reports, in the message and accompa-
nying documents for 1847-'48
he fell from with his horse on the 10Th Au-
gust (day before the battle Of Contreras, Joined
his brigade on the morning of goth August, after
the battle Of Contreras, and fell from pain and
exhaustion (same day. before reaching the field
OF Churubusco, aud, by his official confession,
beyond the range of the enemy's guns. In the
next battle in order of time (Molino del Rey) his
brigade was not engaged. 1t was ordered up,
but, according to General Worth's letter in an
swer to General Scott's report, did not reach that
bloody field until two hours after the battle was
ended and the enemy entirely routed
The next battle was Chepultepec and the gdritas
(gates) OF the city, on the same day, September
49, " Pierce's brigade" was engaged through
out the day, and with especial galantry and sue
cess, at Cheputepec; but Gen. Pierce himself
was not present, having reported sick. By
his own official report he joined his brigade Zone
regiment Of it) at the Garita de Belen, at four
o'clock on the morning of the 18th September,
which was after commissioners from the city had
notified Gen. Quitman, commanding at that garita,
that Santa Anna had evacuated the city, and that
resistance was ended. Indeed, all firing had
ceased the evening previous
Thus it can be proved, by the official records,
that General Pierce, though present with the
army, personally took part in not a single COM
bat in the valley of Mexico.
1t may have been his misfortune rather than
his fault and the fact is stated not to prove
General Pierce a skuker in epaulettes, "a case of
cowardice hardly to be conceived,) but that the
claims put forth for his military services are not
well founded, and, indeed, not equal to what you
accord. to him.
| will add, what seems not to be generally I'M
derstood, that General Pierce joined the army
for the first time at Puebla-I think the day be-
fore the first division marched from that place for
the city of Mexico
He resigned his commission and came home in
the first train that left Mexico after the occupa-
ton by our troops of that city-Sonae eight or nine
months before The ,o0s ended
ONE WHO SAW AND KNOWS.