The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1852-06-17
From the N. o. Delta of December goth, !s47
Arrival of Distinguished Officers.

The New Orleans brought over yesterday
another detachment of the heroes of our late
glorious victories in the Valley of Mexico.
! Most of those who came over have been dis
abled by wounds, or exhausted by the hard
service which they have passed through
They come home to recruit their shattered
frames, to revive their spirits and invigorate
their bodies, amid the endearments and COM
forts of their loving relations, and admiring
friends and countrymen. Welcome, brave
brave spirits A joyous welcome will eve
Iywhere greet you as you pass through the
country whose honor you have so nobly sus-
tained-whose name you have linked with
immortality by your glorious deeds in dis
taut and hostile land Your names, the
names Of each one of you, will be inscribed
upon the scroll of fame and upon the page
of history, and, what is far greater honor,
they will be inscribed upon the hearts of
: your countrymen.
To enumerate all the gallant officers who
came over in the New Orleans, and to notice
in proper terms their several claims to the
praise and honor of their countrymen, would
. fill up our entire paper. We cannot, how
: ever, omit to notice some of this gallant del
: egation from our invincible army, whose
: name and history are most familiar to US
; Among these we regret to perceive the name
: Of Gen. Pierce. We say regret because
I we are informed that his return here is in
: fulflment of determination to resign his
command in the army. He has been forced
to this determination by considerations of a
private nature. The Commander-in-C Chief
and the whole army, and especially his own
brigade, deeply regret his resignation, and
parted from hm with great sorrow.
Gen. Pierce made great sacrifices in ac-
,, cepting of command in the army, and he
, thinks that now, that the hard II hting is
over, he can no longer resist the claims Of
his family and the demands of his private
affairs. The following handsome notice of
, his services and character we take from the
American Star published at Vera Cruz,
: Mexico:
BRIG. GEN PIERCE.--Among the dis
! tinguished officers of the American army
who return to the United States, with the
train which leaves this city to day, is Brig
\ Gen. Franklin Pierce, of New Hampshire
The Americans i'll the city will deeply re-
>, greet the departure of this accomplished gen
\ tlcman and officer, and certain VIC are tha
: their best wishes for his future happiness
= will 80 with him. 1t is Gen. Pierce's gen
=, tlemauly bearing, his urbane and republican
:, manners which have made him SO great
: favorite with both officers and men. 1t i
. his purpose, we believe, to resign the place
:, he now occupies in the army immediately
= upon his return to his residence, Like 9th
: ers of different grades attached to the army
he left the endearments of home at the Cal
: of the Government, to participate in the bat
= ties of his country. He left, also, a lucra
} tive profession, which none other than pa
i triotc motive could have induced him to re
linquish. The sacrifice, however, was mos
ie cheerfully met. Gen. p. has won a hig
VI reputation in the United States for his couI
u age and bravery, as every paper that reachc
y us bears evidence He left Vera Cruz i
at the middle of July with one of the larges
Ut reinforcemcnts for Gen. Scott, and the mos
r. extensive trains, that have left this city sine
IL its bombardment In the several battle
10 before this city, Gen. Pierco's brigade be
haved most nobly, as all our readers are wei
at aware, and the General conducted himsel
nc most calamity at Contreras, Churubusco, an
cu Nlilona del Rey, though in the first name
Isl action he sustained severe injury by
plunge and fall of his horse among the rock
ne of Padierna. During the storming of Cha
lie pultepcc he was confined to his room by in
on disposition, or he would have been chargin
ut with his men over the PERCEPTIONS height
N, where his gallant friend, the lamented Ran
ia som, fell But, though Gen. Pierce thu
~ honorably distinguished himself, be is nc
u ambitious Of retaining his high position
TO the service, and thus acquiring distinctio
Id in the army. He prefers the quieter an
10 gentler pursuits of professional life, and "
know that he will be welcomed to his plea
Ell ant home in New England with hearts {
ay warm as ever beat in the human bosom. II
ge will return to his native hills with new lau
ny rels, and with the prayers of all that he ma
Is long live to enjoy the company and societ
% of those who are dear to him. Many fear
e. since his departure from New England, hay
"n been expressed in the public papers and pr
SUI vate letters, that Gen. Pierce had either ia
len victim to the climate of the terra cal
lu- emte, or under the guns of the enemy. II
ere friends and relatives, however, are now a
n"t sured Of his safety and health, and they vi
n !, greet him with as warm a welcome as
90, honored son Of New England has ever
'no cciyed. Happiness go with him!
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