Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-06-23

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hence from any remark upon his deserts appears
to be totally impossible.
| To show the ridiculous efforts in progress to
make hero of him, we will quote from the Dem
ocratic papers:
From the Trenton True Americana
OFFICIAL ENDORSEMENT OF THE CALAMITY OF
GEN. PIERcE.-Gen Scott, in his account of the
battles of Contreras and Churubusco, says:
"Gen. Pillow was now joined by The gallant
Brtgadier General Pierce, personally thrown out Of
,ctioity, late an the evening. by a severe hurt re-
ceived from the fall of his horse"
He again says:
"Next sent Pierce (just able to keep the
saddle) to attack the enemy's right and rear"
He says again
"Brgadier General Pierce, from the hurt of
the evening BEFORE under pain and exhaustion,
tainted in the action"
This was kind in Gen. Scott, whose pleasure
it ever is to approve the conduct of his officers
and mem
Gen. Worth, in his official report of the same
battle, says
"He cannot forego the opportunity to express
his admiration Of Mayor General PILLOW and Brig
adler Generals Shields, Cad,oallader, aud PIERCE
with whom he had the qualification of concert
and cooperation at various critical periods of
the conflict"
Pierce the last
Gen. Pillow, [hegreat Leonidas 7 under whose
immediate command Gen. Pierce served, in his
official report Of the same engagement, says:
"Brgadier General Pierce, though badly in
iured by the fall of his horse, while CALAMITY
leading has brigade into the thicksst Of the battle on
the 10th. did not quit the field, but continued IN
command of his brigade"
And, in another place, he says:
Brigadier General Pierce though still suffer
ing severely from his injury of the preceding day.
had nevertheless been on duty and in command |
Of his brigade during the day. and until a few |
minutes before, when he tainted and was carried |
from the feld.'
"BJors" what? Before reaching the field of
Churubusco, if we mistake not
So much for the prose glorifoation of General
Pierce. Now for the poetic
Here is portion of the best and most popular
of the new Democratic songs We know not
which Of their papers has originated it, but We
clip it from the Baltimore Argus. Surely
limited capital admits of an expanded business
in this gum elastic age--this age of gas, bal
looms, and homemade heroes!
"oUR NOMINEE
He has come from the mountains
He has come from the mountains,
From the Democratic mountains
OF the Old Granite State.
He's Of true Yankee mettle,
He has f5uytt his conntry's battle,
Midst the laundering cannons ratH,
A hero good and great
He fought at ohsrr4bnsoo,
At Contrsras and Belcn,
And trtnmphed Nth our hsroe.
At Ao,ino del Rey.
At Cherulepec, though ioou',ded,
His bold Hurrah reEouuded,
And the Yankee blood rebounded
AS they won the glorious day"
Is this not too ridiculous! That Gen. Pierce
was unfortunate in Mexico, we verify believe; and
that if not the subject of untoward accidents and
sickness, he might have fought nobly, is entirely
possible But that he did achieve anything to
distinguish him, by either bravery, skill, or good
fortune, is SO manifestly untrue as to excite no
other feeling in the most charitable and magnan-
imous than that Of mingled compassion and ridi- |
Guile.
The Partially of Mr.. Polk for General Pierce |
induced him to offer him first civil and then
military position, the latter of which he, unfor-
tunately for himself, accepted; and, like General
Pillow, he went to the field of action to learn that
which he was expected to teach to others, but, |
unlike that remarkable soldier, did not prove too
conceited to receive instruction, and did not, by
dangerous species of frog like initiation, attempt
to swell himself up to the dimensions of his illus
trious veteran commander.
And when Gen. Scott was brought prisoner
from the field Of his glory and renDwn, to the
honor Of Gen. Pierce be it told that be was not
among his maligners and traducers. but, looking
;,L 10 IL a.
der of many well-fought battle, whom jeal-
Gus and ephemeral administration and its servile
creatures sought to Cypress and crush, though
partisan in their ranks, he couid not stoop to
their ignoble task
Gen Pierce was undoubtedly willing and
high spirited volunteer prepared to peril his life
for his country, and to servo er by his deeds, if
in his power; and, though corlscious of the per-
Torrance of nothing emitting him to be honored
as hero, he had too high an appreciation of the
humane, the just, and the gallant hero of his age
to stoop TO the work of his traeluction and ruin
We honor General Pierce too much to permit
even his own partisans to hold him up TO the
ridicule Of the world. Aiming alone at success,
they reck not whether the course they pursue is
to result to his credit or dishontr Even though,
az they are well aware, his title to the name
Of hero were all that his limited opportunities
would permit, it must pale into insigni6cauce
When compared with that Of the world-renowned
hero Of nearly half centur Us service!
, --
Plague on Both Your Houses."
nc Philadelphia Sum- a Native American pa
per, asks: " If the recent Democratic Convention
outraged the feelings, and treated with ndiffer-