Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-07-23

Inc (OnfOTU Wv IL it t'OItt VI guy 'oV'j
comments upon an article OF ours under tie
above title, in the following manner:
"JJnlcr the above caption the Boston Jour
nal of Friday, July 9, asserts that General
Pierce was not personally engaged in single
one of the great battles III Meyco,' and this 1t
attempts to sustain BY bold assertion, and gar
bed extracts from official dispatches. Our
limits at this time will only allow us to alllde
To two of the treat battles III which Gen. Pierce
was enrared--the battles of Contreras and
Churuhusco. which were fought on the 18th
and both Of August. liz Gen. SCOTS official
despatch NO. 81 written On the evening ofthe
10Th. Cthe day Of the battle Of Contreras, he
saws: the battle, although nearly stationary
continued to rage with great fury until night
fall. Brig. Gems. Pierce and Cddwallader'S
brigades ,rere more III ~ three hours u1Ger Il
heury fire Of artillery and musketiy, along the
most impossible ravne in front and to the lett
of the entrenched camp"
With all the battles of Mexico, except those
Of Contreras and Churubusco, we have at this
time nothing to do. The Reporter has joined
issue only upon these two. General Pierce,
we have no doubt, would have fought Valiant
with his brigade if his personal mislortunes
had not prevented hiru from engaging IN the
fght. The battle Of Contreras did not cons
mence until O'Clock ON the 18th of August
The mastery movements and the decisive part
of the battle were atier 3 O'Clock on the morn
inc of the Doth. when, as Gen. Pierce says
himself. officially, he was unable to keep his
saddle or to Uaik in consequence OF fall from
his horse the Gdy before, and the command Of
the force devolved upon Colonel Ransom. The
extract of the Reporter from General SCOTS
despatch, proves nothing in favor Of General
Pierce. No one denies that his brigdde did
woman service in the fight, but the command
devolved on officers inferior in RANK, who bore
the STANDARD OF their country to Il signal trl>
umph. The cnemy's camp was storued on the
morning of the 2hh by Col, Riley, sustained
BY CadTa'lader aud Smiths brgades.
n. 1attie of ChuruJus:o followed on the
afternoon If that day. General Pietco, in cou-
sequence of the accident above stated, was un-
able to overcome the dffcu ties Of the ground
over which they were obliged to PISS, and III
his effort to do so, The says che fell faint from
exhaustion aud fatigue few yards tron the
severest fire of the enemv's line; ana though
being in position to observe he general gal
liant conduct of his brigade, he could not speak
of the individual bearing Of his officers and
men, SO much from personal observation, as
from the reports of his staff and from those OF
the commanders Of the regiments"
In the subsequent battles, Genera Pierce was
absent according to the official reports-"AN
INVALID SINCE THE EVLNrs OF TIRE l9TH."
The Democratic plr,y have small materials
out CT which to manufactures hero. PFofeS-
sing supreme contempt Tor lIIl!ltary ZANE, ana
sncering at what they cannot gainsly in the
whole career OF General scott tAey dress up
their own candidate in borrowed plumes. and
struggle desperately to make political capital
out Of what they pretend most to desplse. 1t
Is said that if n man could rise and read his
own eWtaph. he would think he had got INTO
the wrong grave and we have no doubt TINT
General Fierce Is US much asloh'sll rs lhe
''rest of mankind" TO ind himself So great
warror.-Dosion Jomnu.
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