Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-09-22
senator Pearee's Testimony.

The Hon. James A. Pearce, one of the United
States Senators from Maryland, being invited to
attend the great Wing celebration at Baltimore on
the 18th inst, (the anniversary of the battles Of
North Point and Chepultepec,) was unable to be
present but wrote letter from which the follow
ING extract is taken:
The 18th OF September memorable for the bonn
bardment of Fort McHenry, is again ilustrious as
the day when the noble Scott and his gallant army
crowneda long couse ofspendid victories by storm
ing Chepultepec, and sweeping away the last bar
rier which opposed their entrance into the ..Hals
of the Montezumas." Nothing could be more glo-
rious to the American arms than this series of ope
rations, marked from beginning to end by patient
courage, bold daring, and consummate skill ,graced
as they were too by the mder virtues of generous
forbearance and compassionate magnanimity.
The leader of this gallant army has earned
historic name which can never fade from the an
nails of American glory. In his long public career
of forty years no spot can be found upon his fair
escutcheon. To his unsurpassed military skill he
adds the merit OF pure and admirable private
character Thoroughly read in history, well ac-
quainted with natural and constitutional law, an
industrious student in all that relates to his coun-
and faithful to the rights of each of its members,
marked by the highest sense of honor and the most
generous benevolence, what more can the country
require in the man who is to preside over its Gov
eminent? 1t happened to me to know at an early
day that General Scott was decided advocate of
the measures commonly called the Compromise
acts, which passed Congress in 1850. Ihad an
interview with him on the evening of the day
when the Texas boundary bill passed the Senate,
and can never forget the exultation with which
he hailed the passage of that bill, which lie decar-
ed to be the necessary forerunner of all the other
measures of the series. The passage of the one
bill he considered as the guarantee of the success
of all the rest and he expressed to me the livel-
est qualification at; the prospect of satisfying the
just demands of every section Of the Union, and
restoring that harmony among all which was 50
essential to the peace and prosperity of the whole
country These opinions he has repeatedly ex-
pressed with the trankness which belongs to his
nature, and he has accepted fully and unreserved-
ly the resolutions adopted by the Convention which
nominated him for the Presidency How any can
did and unprecedented man can distrust his fidelity
it is difficult for me to conceive.
OF this am sure, that if the people should hon
or him and themselves by calling him to the Chief
Magistracy, they will find him faithful to every
guaranty of the Constitution earnest and honest in
the endeavor to execute all the laws of the land,
ever mindful of the honor of the country and true
to its best interest, just to his friends, orbearing
and generous to his opponents scorning all improper
influences, and yielding to the counsels of his per-
sonal and political friends just such weight as
sound, honest, impartial judgment should allow to
them.
Believing this, shall feel it my duty to unite
in all proper efforts to secure Gen. SCOTS election
to the Presidency.