The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1852-07-28
Whig slanders silenced.

the cketk OF the Why editors IN u Is city,
II from any cause they could be brought 10
such a condition. Il will be peruscd with
pleasure by every honest American patriot:
for none but traitor at heart could reioiee
At the occurrence Of any circumstance calcu-
lated to.lriug dishonor upon her fag by any
gfiieer appbinted to defend it. However,
khefe vese shose who reioieed IN 1919, at
She eowardly conduct OF Hull; and .e doubt
ssot there sre those nov living. who would
4 eqnslly ryjoce 20 he able to nix the stain Of
e0wArdice on the LIaye and valiant Pierce.
/, The Courier introduced his letter - its rea
ders by saying:=-"The following letter from
Col Smith, Of New Ha psiire, gentleman
who rendered distinguished services to the
Americans in Mexico, duriug the inyasion
Of that country by our troops, has been pre-
sented To US for publication: -PihshGgh
Enioa,
GHMANTowN. y. H., June Of, 1882
y on are probably aware that at the com
.mencrment Of the war with Mexico, had
been more than fifteen years a resident of the
city Of tie Az!,cs. During the war, l was
Twice expelled from the city--lhe suspicious
of the government having been awakened
ead its dtspleasurc incurred in consequence
vi the mann=r in which | treated Major
Gaines, Major Borland, and the other En-
..csrnscion prisoners. Immediately after the
second order for my expulsion, desiring to
control my own movements, | made my es-
cape, passed the mountains in two nights,
tn horseback, having bribel flmous gucr-
.riIla chief, Colin, who accompanied ple with
gvc Of his desperate associates. carried
AneY,atobaX from To iIaD Sr4ff Than
at Puepla, which delivered at four O'Clock
iu the morning., and afterwards continued
with that noble commander, he avaiing him
sell of my minute knowledge Of the conntry
until again entered the ely with the a
merican army. arliycd at Pneba two
days before Gen. Picrcc's brigade arrived
there-and was never prouder of my coun-
try, and never so proud of my native State
as when that fine command marched into
the city. All balconies were crowded AMI
such a reinforcement spread general Joy
through the army. The circumstances @!
the march, the energetic, prudent and skill
full manner in which it had been performed
the daring courage manifested by DE com,
Enander, particularly in crossing the Nation
al Bridge, when his hat was shot ltom hi@
head, were Of course the subjects uj much
conversation, and secuaed for Gen. Pierce
high admiration and entire coHfdcurp. An'i
these, may safely say, were never ab Htd
during the campaign
~ do not propose to give YOU detail, Of ina;
campaign, but TO state some facts within my
own knowledge in relation to the operations
!ofthe 9th and Goth of August, and the 9Th
OF September. On the 18th of August,
twas in St. Augustine, about seven miles
'arom Contreras. Picrce's bsigade marched
out early to open the road across the noun
tain, foa the artillery which followed in the
afternoon. did not see General Pierce
again till near noon the next day. | lad
been with Gen SCOTS staff all the morning
q the Goth, and had heard of the dangerous
injury Gen. Pierce had sustained by the
fall of his horse on the Pedegsa, the after
noon before. The horse W&s supposed to
have caught his fore foot in the cleft Of a
rock, being at hard ga!lop. The preser-
vation of the life Of the General seems here,
es at the National Bridge to have been
Proyidential Although the bones Of the
lorse were broken, SO that he was left upon
he spot, tbs tenacitv with which the rider
held to his command during that day and
The next, was the wonder OF all. He rode,
during therestdue Of that evening, the horse
a the gallant Lieut.. hohnson, who had just
been shot in his saddle.
II met General Pierce on the Goth, near
Covacon, General Twiggs division had ad-
sauced on the road towards the Church at
Churubusbo and when met Pierce the
heavy firing of The batteries had opened l
shall never forget his appearance as he rode
atthe head of that noble brigade destined
TO suffer so terribly in the afternoon. He
was exceedingly thin, worn down by the fa-
tigue and pain of the day and night before
and then evidently suffering severely. Still
there was glow in his eye as the cannon
beomed, that showed within him spirit
ready for the conflict.
The brigade WAS soon formed on the wcs,
side Of tbe plaza of Coyacon, oppotte to the
Church. was familiar with all the roads
and paths in that neighborhood, and infor-
med General Scott--who was in his saddle,
under tree near the church, from which
he was issuing orders to different members
Of his staf-that knew u route by With
tile enemy could be attacked iu the rear
Hoving decided at once to send Pi"rte'a
brigaadc, and to snpporti it by other TROOPS
that might be athis command, he drspatch-
eI me 70 call Gen. Pierce. did SO; and
when he rode up, a conversation, in sub
stance, and as near as | can recollect, in
tile, following words, took place;
Gen. Scott said, pierce, my dear fellow
you are badly injured; you are not tit to be
in yo4g saddle" Eyes, am" said Pierce,
IN a case like this" Gen. Scott said, "It
is temcritr. we shall loose you, and cannot
spare you. ought to order you back to
st. Augustine. You cannot touch ogr foot
10 the strirrup." II can, one Of them, y
s,id Pierce, "and tAat is enough for to day.
Ills VII be the last great fight, and ! must
lead my brigade" The order was then Civ
en-, / acting as guide BY the direction Of Gen,
scott, Maj Lee. Of the Engineer Corps, ac-
compabJng the command The brigade
moved rapidly forward fer about a mile,
when We came to ditch, az recollect ten
OF twelve feet wide and six or eight deep.
Pierce was lifted from his saddle, and as il
he could tread upon jmpossblitics, he LED
tIe brigade, lhcn under fire, in his crippled
condition, for considerable distance on
foot, Bhtn he fell from exhaustion and suf-