The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1852-10-07
| have the honor to, be, truly,
Your obedient servant,
" IDoO-N N-A-NDLIo.
Pittsburgh, Sept. 10, 1852.
CINcINNATI. Sent. 3. 1852

DEAR SIR Il have, you fully aware,
since 1 have had the privilege of voting always
voted for and advocated whig measures and men;
and L intend to advocate them until 1 shall be
convinced that they are wrong. But, in the pre-
sent presidential question, am fully convinced
of the honesty, integrity and ability Of General
Pierce for have known him personally, and
feel satisfied that he is too good patriot and
lover of his country to allow any party feeling
to influence him contrary to his good Judgment
in the exercise Of his prerogatves if elected, to
the detriment of his county. L admire Gen.
PIERCE for his ability and mOdesty, and shall,
if I live, give him my vote and do all in my
power to get others to do the
Gen. Scott's laurels hero are enough to
satisfy the vanity of any other man living and,
although the country is indebted to him for some
of its military glory, it has acknowledged the
fact by placing him at the head of that branch
for which nature has so eminently benefited
him. Further than this, l cannot 90 for Gen.
Scott.
AS for Gen. Pierce's military capacity, that is
of no Importance now. He was not long
enough in the service to bo spoiled by it and
L
that Gen. Pierce is by far the best fitted of the
two for the Presidency of these United States.
If 1 am wrong it is not by desire to do injus-
tice to Gen. Scott. would not attempt to low
er him in the estimation Of his countrymen; but
l would raise Gen. Pierce to the Presidency in
preference to General Scott, because think he
(Scott) is now as high can make him, and
that too on the ladder adapted to his peculiar
talent.
III respect to the persons who impeach the
courage and valor of Gen. Pierce, l would say
that most of them either did not serve in Mexi-
CO, or serving there, sustained rather equivocal
regulations.
The story of Gen. Pierce having tainted is a
contemptibly twisted and over wrought one
And although he mag have tainted, it is no evil
dence of want of courage for L saw an instance
on the same field and on the same day, when it
is said P tainted, which I think good evidence
that the truest and bravest men may faint from
pain and suffeaing.
Our lamented townsman, Lieut. Irons, aid-de-
camp to Gen. Cadwallader, whose courage no
man has ever or ever win doubt, was taken sick
on his horse and was lifted from it, exhausted
and insensible, by q think Capt. W. II. Irwin
the ex-Adiutant General of Pennsylvania, and
myself.
But it is folly to talk about such things. l do
not believe that there was q single man, officer
or private, in the campaign of Mexico, who
himself 5raUe man, would cast any such impu-
tation upon Gen. Pierce, if he knew him and
if he did not know him, of course he could not
Gen Pierce is kind-hearted, pleasant and
affable man, and in his manner, easy ofapproach,
totally void of hauteur or vanity.
So how you have my opinion of Gems. Scott
and Pierce, as also my intention to vote when
the time comes, and I still call myself a Whig
Very respectfully, your obt. serv't.
?. n. GUTHRIE.