Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-10-11
Gen. pierce n. n Hero.

Gen. Pierce Hero.
We clip the following amusing account OF the
'AiIitary powers of Gen. Pierce, from the LOUIS
willie Journal. We know of no military prototype
more strikingly illustrating the military career of
the New Hampshire General, than "Glorious Sir
john" if we may only note the extraordinary diff
ference in the disposition which the two made of
themselves in battle which, considering the corpu-
lence of Sir John, seems to be rather unaccounta-
ble The gallant knight of Shrewsbury always Gear
fied himself of nimbly' especially when his in
stincts prompted him, while the hero 81 unfortunate
accidents seems TO have preferred "fanting outside
the range of the enemy's guns" But read Prem
ticc. He tells the story in an inimitable styles
.rhe first attempt of General Pierce fighting
the cinaiy movements Tor the battle OF that
extTaor binary achievement OF General Perscr Smith
During premharics, 1yih General PisTce's
horse ieil with hin and hurt his leg That night, at oe.k
gad in the for the battle OF Contcras Gen
not permit him part that brilliant arms.
which destined 10 cover all engaged IN 1t with cory
Riley Cadwaliader, Shields, and sLch
rabty to Sudden attacks OF sickness They broke
ahnn, ppn 40 minu,es and The defeat was so thors ta
Gen Pierce may pa: doned surprising that ,cxi
would not fight any that day Under this deu
mani his Brigade as as The SaIe Coreras nus orcr
he reported himself ready for duty but unfortunately for
him. The Mexicas quite enerpIisns his
Iesccnce The ChuIubusco doomed up very
pecieJly to lin the day ofcontreras and surprised him
the field duty! Caught IN this unlucky plight hc
could not hang ls lame leg as he had done few lou
Thus fairly in tolls, Ge.eia Pierce seemed
able find reIea and, ina fit Of desperation, cd
to stand the brush If possible.
The batteries of The enemy looked fornidabci ono OF
twenty-five guns, especially, seemed to make ndc.tbc
imp ession Piercc and, instead OF taking
says fell few yards from the scvcIcs fire of the
Iy Before iainiin he seems To Ia We measured the iase
fhr MA the
felt, while "a lew yards from the fire OF The enemy as
Fasta did at Shrewsbury; Though could escape shot
free a, Concord. fear the shot hcIei here's scoring but
upon the pate am as hot as molten lead, aud as
weight than mine own bowels Ihare led rnyrGgarnEtirls
We can almost we eau sec General Pierce as VIC
have iiackett in Fasa after the tall OF Hotspur,
was CLEARING up When the battle was tunlu,
and terrible in its Carnage, General Pierce must have felt
Ionged would be safe 10 be health
as1 Whc,ber General Pierce suffered any in the way Of
awoons the oist Of August the day af'cr The battle Of
CLurubusSo we Cannot tell On lie ga ne formed one o.
these labois or three continuous days, without iains
Pierce enjoyed good health during the arns.ice
On the 18th OF September he again Ia the field On that
there fighting there was no Iainlins Gen Pierce
kept up all day But a.as! there came an order I" him TO
OF buildings knowna Molno del Rcy which place..
al PER- say osi @ was enos 1ar @
Pierce, for. Notwithstanding he enjoyed fine health
ofscp,cmber, well enough brigade
all ne dGy 81 NE iaS, date .eite there nGs tn yet,
Chapuiepec The stomach OF General crisis,
and he 6y s Is DE- as ae says aSa 10
previous TO this moment, was compelled TO leave
the a,d ea tn ron 81 aias ice % M 1'eA con-
it must be Observed that General Pierce did not attempt
under the guns OF Chalultepcc When he was uinxpeci.
edly caught at Cnurubuseo on the 10Th he mad show OF
the OF the 'cnemys fire. and was able 10 faint aIew
yards iromit nut this movement at Capuerce was to
mistake and get within the OF those guns OF Chapui
the reioIe darkness,
me and distance from the guns for his fit OF SICK
Cthe daress) left tile field consequence OF
dfos,;On' He certainly had severe ndispostion'to
Give him arnistice to and he would work at it
three days reoiensly but bring him within sight Of bat!
direct him TO move, after dark under the OF Cha
twenty Two days pre- .ous to the moment Of darkncssa
severe indispositiun and he lett the field And
1871, day oftae torrins Of Chapipec. He deter.
nined not TO be picked up nga as he had been at Chu
up SO opportunity previous on evening
the l2 should out last any possible Chance Of Mexican
during 1ath the day OF cnpucpee Gen Pierce says
Watching the ss 5 o up as
the last gimer chance for any more fighting that day
sJ reqdy for duty al day5reak on he noring Of he I'm.
The battle churubuseo and the idea of facing tho
erp had Quintus. in Titus Andronicus- lie says:
4 surprised with uncouth lear;
Chilling sweat ocrruns my trembling joints;
My heart suspects more than my eyes can sec-'
II may look very rreverent in NY but cannot but
from the severest fife of enemy, in his bed
day of CaPuePcc, must have tet FastaG did while
ccting his convenient fall under the blows Douglass
and his resurrection after the fight We al
hear General Fierce breathing very words of his
protOypc:bood! time counterfeit or that hot
teragant Scott had paid Scott and lot Counter
fet lie, counterfeit. To die is
t for he is but the counterfeit OF who hath
life Of but to counterfeit dying, when thereby
lveth is to be countccit but the true and perfect i'm
age life indeed s4i.,t. .f-.4-... 49,
We hand this the encra Pierce
to point out one error they can In our quotations from
Gen Pierees official reports, falling detect
TO show whether we have omitted solitary statement OF
events with Gen Perees military ca.
in the field OF battle II his friends do ncithcr
their mouths about his military Deeds lest they
the laughing stock OF Christendom! Men
who admire equally fae Generalshp OF Jackson and
Franklin Pierce should not be trusted In the streets
A QUESTION FOR EVERY MAN IN THE STATE
Which is best for Virginia, Wing success and three
millions of dollars DOWN. under Benefits billlwith
fair prospect ofthe States receiving her full share
Of the land found-amounting TO five houndred
and eighty-three millions; OF Locofoco success,
with the total loss of the land money-the contin-
nance of heavy bebt and oppressive taxes and the
delay, for years, perhaps forever, the completion
Of our Public Wolks? i,9at 'g5za fHrgt
To our judgment, if all the Locofoco abstrac-
lions that ever were concocted by crazy dreamers
were put into bag, three millions of dollars
would outweigh them all.-But let every man an
'wer the question for himself.-Rich Wrig. 4
asr =
Sur FOR DAMAoEs.-John F. Paul, 4 broker, Of
3oston, has brought suit against the Boston and
Worcester Railroad Company for ST., 600 damages
lleged to have been sustained by collision of the
aIs with his cart, by which his leg was broken and