The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-07-28
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NUMBER 4 8. IA
Testimony In Favor of Gen. Pierce.


Much, very much, is gong the rounds OF
whig journals, attempting to dscredit the con-
duct Of Gen Pierce, as soldier, while IN Mex
ico Even the whig campaign, "Signal pub
lished at Washington City, descends to the
miserable alternative, of ketching up and retail
ing, the vulgar slang ofio,o bred politicians, that
Gen Pierce faithfully earned, what is daily
applied to him, the appellation of the t"inting
Geacral which is equivalent to saying, that
when confronted by the fire OF the enemy, he
journals in the country, whose fort is r'dicuie,
in place of reason, we should expect this; but
we are surprised that journal emanating from
the very fountain head Of whiggery, should ac-
knowledge the weakness Of its cause, by resort
ing to smch preri!c slang. To put all such
clamors to silence quote a few extracts from
the reports of distinguished officers in Mexico
under whom Gen. Pierce was acting.
First, we will give an extract from Gen Scots
Report on the 18th Of August
| Ertrurts from General Scott-s Report.-"Ar-
rvnu on the ground an hour later, found that
Pillows and Twiggs division had advanced to
dislodge the enemy, picking their way (al
officers on foot) along his front, &c. ''Ihcst
batteries (Magruders and Caender's> mos
pallantIv served, suffered much in the course
of the afternoon from The enemy superior met
al" eth. battle, though mostly stationary
contnuedto rage with great violence until night
fall Br,vet Brigadier Gen p +. Smith s and
Brevet Colonel Rley's hrigades, Crwsgg's di-
vision,) supported by Brigader General Pierce :
| .t,I
were more than three hours under heavy fire
Of artillery and mus!etry along the almost i'm
passable ravine in trunt and to the left of the
| entrenched camp. ."-.4alnal Document, lSf1
pages 3o4, 3Oo. .s
Ertracts from General Pi'ioacs Report -"To
sustain these movements, Brgader Genera
Cadwaader was ordered to advance with hi,
brigade and support General Riley and Brga.
| dier Genera, Pierce, with his command, TO sup
port thr column moving upon the enemy front
under Brigadier General Smith This last com,
mand, was soon closely engaged with the enemy
as were also the batteries of Captain Magruder
and Lieutenant Calender
After dwelling upon Cadwalader's operations
in the VILLAGE near the City OF Mexico Gen
Pillow says
uDurinr all this time the battle ragged fercely
between the other portions of the two armies
with constant and destructive fire OF artillery.
"Night coming on, (but not until entirely dark, }
! tins fierce conflict was suspended to be renewed
| on the morrow. +-
Again he says: E Assesses
"Brir Ge.. Pierce, though badly injured by
the fall Of his horse while gallanty leading his
| hrr gade into the thickest Of the tight on the
10Th did not quit the Fl Id, but coniinued in
command of his brigade" &c. 81 cannot
! withhold the expression of my sense ofthe deel
obligations am under for the success ano
honor due 20 my command to my two gallan
| Briradier Generals, TCadwalader and Pierce
whose prompttude, skill and daring, were equ
al to every emergency, and who, IN the absenst
| of discipline IN their commands, met and over
came every ohs'aclc, and led on their brigade
to honor and distinction. ''-( (.3nnual Dee. 1S4,
pages 334, 335, 339.)
From Gen Qlitmans Report.
! "DURisG Tue NIGHT while at The trenches
Brigadier General Pierce, one Of whose regi
ments rhn 9th infantry had Joined my column
during the day, reported to me in person HI
was instruct ed to place that regiment in reserve
at the battery in rear, FIR the protection of Step
toes light battery and the ammunition at tha
point The General has my thanks for HI
prompt attention to these matters 'sAr D,w
OF DAY on the l4h, when Captain Steptoe wa
preparing his heavy missil,'s,a white flag cam
from the CITADEL &c.-.4nuual Doc. 1847, pag
4iG.
ExTRAcT FROM GEN. SMITHS REPORT =
"This was done during the night by Lieut.
Beaureg,rd, and at daylight three heavy guns
in position, were ready TO open their fire. whe
we learned the city was abandoned by the enc
mys troops
These extracts show conclusvelv that Ger
Pierce behaved gallantly before the City c
Mexico and the whole history Of his conduc
/ while in Mexico, proves beyond csvil, that
possessed the entire confidence and respect {
, both the officers and soldiers of the army, a
likewise the administration, who commissions
him for the service