Our Cartdidlite - i,Priulklin Pierce. The charncter of Franklin Pierce Wilt bear the closest investigation. Therii tio,t sin gle blemish.in.it., His active political anemias have been wholly - unable - tOpoint out a single discreditable act..-,He haseverbeen bOld r fnutk . and noblb,„ without- 011ie,: Without fear &id without reproach.'- ' - "•-• ' Ittihis.boyhtiod he; evinced tidegree of in , telligpnee and innatelvirtue thatigave prcimise of the distinguishedlxtrui he has turned out to be. - 1 - In•the Legislatnre'of his own :Htate, he Was ever found at his post, faithfully performing his duties, and was always battling for Demo, cratie principles end measures } : He was :strict con.struationist Of the Constitiition,.and was ever opposed to any interference with the pectifiar institution - of -lid south:n 'He 103 a true republican and opposed on every oticitl !ion the disability clause- in tho Constitution • of.his Stale,. Ho said it Was iiritain upon.* escuteheon.of his State and should, Vi) at once effaced , t •- _ n 1- 1. • As Franklin Pierce's fitness for:higher, offi ces developed,: itself, 'he was - impertuned to servo his country in more _exalted positions.— lin-was returned to Congress by the prople, and subsequently_ sent, by the Legislature of his State to the Senateof the United. Sates. lie served in the Councils of the Nation for; nine years, and Was pne of the most fearless ' and Ale' supporters lof .thel administration of theillustrious Jaeksen, andlthat of his success', sni;3lr.• Vaniluren. 'He was always a staunch , adherent of the republican party. There was}, no -vacillatienin his }cellist); It was straight!' ahead; no attibushing,ltit before all the couti.j, try ho went onWard. Although Gen.. Fierce is a fine 'orator, and -owes mucli of his success at the bar to the cultivation of his talent, ho rather avoided the display of this power in Congress and devoted himself almost entirely,to busmess: Yet up= on occasions he was called forth, and then his speeches were"}markeid.by purity of Democrat icseatimont, force ,i)f language, the vigoi of logic rather than by ,ornamental brilliancy and and pa ! pular deolatuation. ; - Franklin Pierce has never sought to capti vat,e the people by fluttery or sycophancy, and ' , yet the people had beon captivated by. his; modest deportment,; his earnest fidelity, and .bispirity of purpose. , ; • Franklin Pierce has'never sought office, but las invariably doclined it. Nor haithis been . affectation ~to,. ! • ' ' " Pief tho ainki's part ttillansrrer nqv , aa . d take it Franklin Pierce has been a bright example •- of one never seeking office bat"- whom- the of ; fee always sought. L • - in 1842• Franklin - Pierce retired from public life, in the'full caredr of-its-successful ascent, determined to. devote himself exclusively to his domestic and prefessional duties. Flom this resolution he could not be swerved.. Pre sident Polk invited him - into his cabihet, -but he declined this great ihonor. Steadily he put: ,sued his profession till his country became in yoked in - war... Then' it was that he saw n more-imperative. duty _ . He volunteered as kt prirate, but he was'soon Made Colonel of his'regiment,aud finally com missioned as Brigadier General.; In this war he distinguished hiniself as a gallant and hu mane General," lways facing the foe and min istering, to the wants and suffering of his men. For this part .' Ms:history -refer to "the de spatches of his commander-in.chief; Gen. Scou. ~_ Even the highest effiee in the, gift of a free people could "not tempt him. Before the as sembling of the latei,Baltimore Convention, he was repeatedly solicited ?.o allow his name to be used as a candidate for the Presidency, but I etUniversally replied that such a course would ; be utterly repugnant' to his taSto and wishes. Such is-a brief outline of the carder and character of our candidate, Franklin Pierce.— .“No braver man livei---no man better-de- Iserves well of his country.", - • .' We say with Gov Seymour, of Connecticut, -*Forward, the ninth,"±Harrisbarg Union." , • Benefits of Newspaperd. • Comparatively speaking 'but few • persons fully appreciate the benefits accruing from well 'conducted and Well tnanagernewspaperi. On its first appearance, at !the regular time, a few moments, perhaps an hour, may be allotted to ; its perusal bra majority Of leaders, and, then' it is cast aside as`being of no ;.further use--; .But those Who hare learned its true Value are; not satisfied with a cursors reading They examine with critical minuteness the' whole 'contents, and - when they have finished the pleasing and instructive task, they Carefully -put it in some secure place, where it may be had for future reference- Whneverl keeps tr;; the of papers knows the pleasure, us' well asl' the advantage, to be derived-lrom ;frequent I .perusal of them. They bring to mind seenesi, -.long forgotten. They giVe us a elueliv which . / we can judge of the improvement in We social .world--of changes! in politics, religion, and science--they - are a map of the past,andr may be used as a chart of the future, '• They are histories of -the busy world =rowed down ) , to the stated period of a day or beck, wherein • the-various characters of a motliT multitude :are delineated with critical skill.l They shoW . the prevailing Fission of the times in which • they were - published, arid often recortfon heir pages the essence of sparkling . wits. ' Tp a -.family composed in part of youths) they ard invaluable. Show! us. a 41erson conversant -with the general news of the day; and we !win show yeti, one whoie mere! knowledge is more than ordina4.: Let every family, then take a paper—not; only take a paper, but read • • _ A Soldier,s Testir' • Cot Ward 'Burnett, who comManded the izallant New Yorkßegimentwhich left athou sand of its ranks dead on the battle t elds 'of 3.lexieo, and who Was himself severely treund vd, in. his letter to the Tammany: • Society re gretting, his inability to join in thO Festivities of Independence day, says in regard to Gener al Pierce: ! . I.regret' the Circumstances the More, be. cause it would hare been particularly gratifying to me to Le presCiat on That occaston, that :might bear testimony in person to the gallan :try of Geneml Prank Pierce, ' the Democratic ,candidate for President, as a brase. and accom plished officer.. •• !.• gade' • The brie his command formed a part of the army which met the enemy at Cher ubusco—kync the` most desperate and san guinary -engagements during theater. with .11e - eo..- His conduct on that occasion, as 'on all others in which he participated entitled hiin to the gratitude of the American pe.ople.'' , • = Forcible Contrast - . , The Portland - (Die.) Argus,.. in - referring to the- silly statem etit Of the Whigs that there was as much trouble China Tay,lor's nomination as • Scott's Ski* with; Characteristic force and plainness that Taylor had the Whi,g4 of the ; South. Sctitt has hardly . enoUgh , tif them to Make "a corporals' guard.- r ' `Taylor professed to be a no party, man, and 4 0 to o k a good-Maay easy-toind4lllemocrats. ''eott- _an 'oritarLont Whig, and cannot I ihereforo''exPect to. go beyond trl-"striet party vote. , . Taylor was lit the handiof men in whom loth-Noith and South, uftho Whig party had confidence. Scott is-under; the .eontrol Limard and G rm )yan a'oper z o o f b i o l a it i m_ La: ,aratlacissaes 114 e) fu wf.toul, : .. -6111 Pa t Z t r f 2A1 11. tl ' le - adva nt a ge ' : of I,_,iiio";;Srre Ifectioa in; the '; Democratic • Kamm North. ..i*.ottlaoslo inset thoie -firths romni. Tzkyloryes a:things to alkm, Scott is "nothing to nobbdy.' s Jr' o.ort Taylor whipped by the force of union in spite of hum., -1 1 . TH E :DES[,' GRAT , . , .'The Largestrelicialatlon - lik Northern -; .I"enneylrottla.-1032 Colder Weekly.:: az, E.'.-13:-CHASE,-.EDrrous:' simptorea,, „ - I . ' . : 4'n11:11t IiDAY• AUGUST . . 1 0 1.9 ST. For President, Gan. Franklin Pierce, Of New Hampshire. For. Vic! President, _ Wirliantaufus King - . Of Alabama. Canal . Commissioner, • Iliam Searight, Democratic Madera' Ticket. ELECTOES AT LARGE. • 476006 B W. WOOD . WAILD, .f at .1711,12108 MTA ND I.IIBS, • Itonsnr I'ATTIMSON, id Diana( dlrtrict. Dilitrict.Elpcto.ks." - „, . lEiretora. - . . ; Eiretnrs. 1 - Pete 7 1 ,02311 - 13. It B,cr, Grorgit 11,11artitt • ; 14. 3050 tltnyton, 3 Jobn holier. 15. I.atic•lt Km, • 4. FraneialV: parkins, • 16. Ilenry Fri ter: • ti., /tuber , 31cE's-,'Jr.i • • ••' 17. Jamas 11unui‘lri • 6. Andres! Apple.. 18. 1102wril•Metkislin, 7. Nimrod Strickland; • 10. 31crintinid. Abral(atn Putent, 26.11161 am tialunau ; ; Flaald Fistcr, , j ; '2l. Audrey Burke, 10. Itabert F James, . 1 22. William Dunn, -' 11 John Mcßeynolds, , • , 23. ..101.16 B. McelamOnt, 12. Pardo Damon I 24. Ocurgu nairett.• Demoeratic Cottnty Convention -7 .? • Iri . puisuanco of a Resolution passed hy the last Demociatie County Convention held in January last; the Delegates elected to repre sent the respective election Districts of this County; in.the next Convention, will meet tit the Court House, in Montrose, on Monday the 6th day of September next at ONE O'CLOCK P. M. - , , The punctual attendance of the Delegates at that hour is desired. . By order of tho , Sttindirig-Cominittee. • • 8, B. CHASE, Seep. Death of. Mr. Searight We have to announce this week the nnwel , corae tidings of: the death of 15fr. &Anwar, the Dernocfatie riethinee for the office of Ca •Comthissikner, which occurred at his rcsi dence in Fayette county Thursday evening last. , • This unlooked-for event will cast a shade of gloom over a large circle of personal and po litical friends, coming especially at this time. It may well have been hoped that a man like Mr. SEARIGUT, standing in the relations which he stood towards the Democratic party of this State, might have been spared his lifirandgiv-, en strength 'and opportunity, to have covered with shame and everlasting infaniy, those who have so recenlly endeavored to blast his repu tation and load his name down with criminal :odium. We venture to say that there never was a man nominated for any office in Penn sylvania, towards whom such a merciless war fare has been clireeted. Let any person read any Whig paper for the past four, weeks, and then tell As if-in the whole catalogue of crimes and criminals they can fancy one so black or ,infamous that Mr. SaAatorrr would not Stoop 33, if the accusations of those journals be true. But their subject is now beyond the reach of dick venontedshafts,—the bitter breath of cal umny cannot. disturb hint now,—the slimy tengue of slander may' ow roll out its load of dark deiraction, he heeds it nol,—they may even follow up the ignoble instinct of fiendish malice that has:prompted their demon work, and poison the very earth of his, tomb by breathing there their upas-like breath, but, to him it matters not,—his spirit, deeply sensi tive in life, is removed so far from their'reach that it feels no mortal pangs. 14 in the ele; ments of their character, there. lives such a sliark'as manliness,—if his accusers and revi lers aro not so wholly lost to shame. and sen sibility as never to feet within their. bosoms the proteptmgs or conscience, then indeed must they, look back, on their work of infamy the most - miserable of men. Sensitive in his! consciousness Of purity and innocence, the cord of life inapped'isander tinder the pressure-of heavy wrongs. Let those who have thus har ried him from 'the World-now live like Cain; to bear the Scorching; fires of deep Comininction uithita- T -and let the potent voice of the people of this Commonwealth administer the-proper t rebuke tii-men who scruple not to pluck the flower of life ittielf; in the pursuit of unhal-1 1 lowed political purposes. - 11 In - Court. i I The, usual business of the lust Any of the Term was transacted on Monday. .31r. A. J. DAVIS, on motion of E. 13. Chase, was admit. ] ted to practice law in the sev e ral ; Courts in this County'. The Grand Jurin was sworn at two o'elock on Monday, and atier a full ids:, charge of their 'business were! dismissed by the Court Tuesday afternoon.. , - I Commonwealth vs. •Benj. Shay, W. Cr Han. dtick and Joseph Backus, Gupervisori, for not ti opening a read l i in Jeaup toWnship--tried 'an ye rdiet - not -guilty. - Little, Streeter and Chas for Cataliii,B4tley for Deft . .? I 1 Commonwealth vs. Erast us'•lD., Turner, In, dictment, Larceny, at Jan. seasions. Indict; went quashed. Bentley, E. B. .& S: B. Chas far Con3,4th, Little 4r. Streeter for Deft. , ComMonwealth vs. Windsor Ayiesworth, for:Lar+tsy.. Verdict not guilty.. Deft. sea: tent:ea sin a conviction at ./lii. sessions to sixl r ty days Imprisonment in the County Jail.. ; 1 ConcurionWealth ea; Amos Baker for Assault and BatterY: Verdict guilty: Sentenced it pay a fie Of $2O and costs of .Prosecution.; l • Little, treeter . antt Chase for Commonwealth, . Bentleyl foi Deft. ,;. ' - ' . i Commonwealth vs. George C. Belrer,.,4s. Binh and. Battery'. ‘: Verdict licit guilti'nia, Deft. pli the conti.. Little, Streeter and C for Cogeltii, Bentley fOt Deft. , . • • botif ith vs, Jethro Mock./ IndictmentoAr eeny. Verdict not'guilty:. - Cocaliit is: Wan LI„ Milo, A., ,end Alonzo Si4ncer. ', indictment, - Acutilt .auds- 13 atteli with intent to kiii—now (Wednesday evening) on trial' 'Little; Streeter and Chitin for Corn. montrOli, lion. 1#133. JefianE, Wet IL .le enp, and Bentley for Deft. - • Pittiburreoirtrention. 0 following is.the ballot, and platform bg i the Cotwehtion at Pittsburg last weok. Tho Cdavention was a ehigular inixturo , of old Ab. fre:Whigs and * flemoemts.— F+l Douglass ( 4 the;coloroil Dohglass") WAS mado,ii great lion, especially by aomo of the ladies 7 who attended. Halo Charles Durkee Thomas IL Benton. Solmon P. Chats C. Philips. Garrit Smith Geo!loll. pi... 3%. Adams , •__ m=T'ioir - PaZsIDEM: `on •• York Voted ':-2.4 foriltate, I for Ben iou; i . for Durkea, 3 for • Gerrit'''ilith, 3 fim C ase. ! : ! saehusettn':—Hale 8, Phillips 1, Adtvirrs 1,, se 2. • t - oth Mrriland and Wisconsin at first, vo t fCtr. Durkee, but changed tet.r vote fo , r H le. 1 - ' 1 et ared unanitnons. The lwention then proceeded-to ballot for,a can tata for Vice President, with the following lult:-- , BALLOT FOR VICE - PEESIBEIIT., • E; O. W. Julien Simnel Lewis Jonlinn Giddino H..Bentork C. 131. Clay Jno. • urge D. Evans Maryland:voted for Lewis; Pennsylvania for wis; Viro nia 15 for Giddings,; New York for EVans, 3 for Collins / 1 for Durkee, 1 for ‘vis, 17 for. Julian; Ken ueky 11 for Julmn, d 1 for Lewis. 'Mr. Lowis addressed tho convention, asking friends-the permission to withdraw his me: lie spoke warmly in praise of Julian Indiana, and withdrmilfig,, moved that the nvention unanimously nominate George W. lima of indiana, for the Vice Presidency. Several Ohio Clelegates objected,•whilsfoth; refused to force Mr. Lewis on the conven- Mr. Harding, of Ind.,- stated that the first e oico of Indiana was Samuel Lewis . but as t at good roan was for Julian, Indiana accept• the high Vapor proposed • to', be tendered The second ballot then commenced, and co. W. Julian, of Indiana, was unanimously ,minated for Vice-President, with the excep .n of t'sixteen votes from Pennsylvania, and l ur from New York, for Lewis. The nomination was declared- inanimons. A motion to appoint a committeepto inform e nominees was rejected. - bUJORITY sEront Having assembled in National ConventiOn the delegates of the 'free deMocracy of, the. 1 nited States, united bY a common resolve to sintain righti against wrongs; and freedom g,ainst slavery—confiding in the intelligence, to o patriotism, and the discriminating justice the American people—putting our trust in ud for the'trinmph' of 'our cause, and invo king his-guidance in our endeavors to advance ttwe now submit, for the candid judgement Of all men, the following declaration of princi ples and measures: ' First That korernments,derivin g their just imwers from the consent of the governed, are instituted among men to secure to all those inalienable rights of life, liberty; and the pur suit of happiness, with which they. are endow led by their Creator, and of which none can be deprived by valid legislation, except forcrime. Second.—That the true mission of democ acy is to maintain the liberties'of the people, the sovereignty of the States, and the perpetu ty of the Union, by the impartlid application Ito public affairs, without sectional discrimina tion, of the fundamental principles , of equal rights, strict justice, and economical adminis- it.9,tim. I Third: That thi ...flint—That to federal government is one of limited powem, derived solely from the con. Istitution, and the grants of pbwer; therein 'ought to be strictly construed by all the de. Jpartments and agents of the government; and I„,it. is expedient and il.ingeyous to exercise duubf ful constitutional powers.- • ' Fourth.—That the the early history of the government clearly shows the settled policy, to have been, not , to extend, - nationalize, and en. courage, but to limit, localize, and discourage slavery ; and to this policy, whieh should nev-1 er have been de r parted from, the. government ought, forwith retort , . • Fifth.—Thut the constitution:of the United §tates, ordained to form a more pertectonion to establish justice, and secure the blessings of liberty, expreisly denies to•the general gov. ernment any power to deprive any person ofd, life, liberty, or property, without "tine process Of law; and, therefore; the government, having no more power to makea slave than to make a king, and no more power to establish slavery I than to establish monarchy; should at once Proceed to relieve itself from all responsibili ties:for the' extension of slavery, *herever it . Possesses constitutional power to legislate fqr extrusion. - . Sixth.—That to the persevering and impor. iunate demands of the slave power for more slave States, new slave territories, and the tiolialization of slavery, our distinct and final answer is—No more slave Stafes, no slave ter ritories, no :nationalized slavery, and no na tional legislation for the extradition of slaves. Seventh.—That the acts of porigess,known as the L'omprolhise measures of 1850.--by ma. king the admission of a sovereign. State can, tingent upon the adoption of 'other measures, demanded by 'the special interest of slavery— by their omission to guarantenfreedonain free territories—by their attempt t impose uneon siitutional limitations of the power of Congress and the people to admit new States—by their provisions for the assumption of five Millions of the State debt of Texas, and for the pay. ment of five millions more, and the cession , of alarge territory to the same State under men ace; as an inducement to the reliuquishtnent of a groundless claim—and by their invasion of the sovereignty of the States and the liberties of the people, through the °nutmeats of, an unjust, oppressive, and unc.onititutionalFtrg,i live Slave law, are proved to 'be ineompatable with all the principles and maxims of demon l'aty, and wholly inadequate,tie, the settlement of.the questions of which there are 'claimed to be an adjustment, . - Eighth.—That no permanent settlement of the. slavery question can be:looked for except in the. practical recognition of 'thee truth that slavery is sectional, and freedbm national--by the Otal 'natation of the general government front slavery, and the exercise of itelegitiMate and Constitutional influence on the aide of free, dom, and. by; leaving to the States! the, whole subject of slavery, and the eitradition of fugi • tiveli from service. liantb,—Thatdie regard for the federal constitution and Sound admilistrative demands that'the funds of thirgen4ral govern ment be kept separate froinbluillng matitu. _ tions-that ocean and inland postage should be reduced to the lowest pes.sible Peint—that no more revenue Should be raised than is re quired to defray the striatly - necestary- expert ! sea of the public service, 'apt:to; pay off. the public debt, and that the power and patronage of the 'government should be diMinishek-bY the abolition of all unnecessary iiinOss, salaries and irivileges 4 and by the election, by the pee. ;Pie, of all civil of fi cers in the s ervice of the 'United States, so far as may be consistentwith the"-prompt and efficient transactions of the public business. _ Tenth.--That the riser Phttr l a n nd r oovne - ments, when necessary eCty venience of-commerce with foreign nation's, or amongtho several States, are objet of flatten al Concerti.; and it •is fco 'the duty ngrees,' is the exercise of its constitutional powers; - pro. via - e for the Same. • 'EleventiL—That emigrants and exiles from the Old World should find a cordial wetconfe ti j 'h o thi s :a co nifort, and fieldi of enterprise, in the New; and every'attempt to abridge their privilege - of becoming citizens, and owners of the Soil, among us ought to be resisted - with inflexible determination. '• Tweifth.—That the public - land.; of therni ted States belong to the people,and should not sold toindividnals nor, xranted, to corpora tions, but should be held as a sacred trust Or the benefit of the people, and shouild be grant ed inhimited quantities, free of cost, to land, less'settlers. • I, , Thirtemith:—That every nation; has a clear right to alter or change its own government, and to administer its 'own concerns, in such manner as may best secure tho rights and pro- mote the happiness Of the peopic,!Und"foreig,n interference with thrrright lea dangerous vio lotion of the law of nations, - agninsk which they should protest, and endeavor, by h all proper means, to prevent the intervention Of kings and emperors against nations seeking 'to establish for themselvei republican or constitutional t • governments. • Fourteenth.—That slavery is la!', sin against God and a crime againstman„ therenormity of which no law nor usage can sanction or miti. gdto, and that Christianity and butnanity alike demand its abolition.• I Fifteenth—That the Fugitive ;act of 1850 is repugnant to the constitution, to the princi-1 pies of the common law, to the spirit of Chris.' tianity and to the sentiments of the civilized world—we, therefore, deny its binding force upon the American people, and demand its im mediate and total relies!. ' • :Sixteenth.—That the , doctrine ; hat any man law is a finality, : and not subject to modi. fieation or repeal, is not in accordance with the creed of the founders of our government, and is dangerous to the liberties of oar people: Se' venteentli.—That the independence of Hayti ought -to be recognized by our govern ment, and our commercial relations with •it placed on the Rioting of the most +favored na tions. . . • Eighteenth.—That it is the imperative duty of the general government to protect all per sons, of whatever color, visiting any of the United States, from unjust and illegal impris onment, or any other infringeMent of their rights. Nineteenth.—That we recommend the intro duction into all trestles hereafter to be nego, tinted between the United Stattth - and foreign nations of some provision for the - amicable settlement of difficulties by a res'ort todecisive arbitration. ./ Twentieth.—That the free democratic party is not organized to aid either the whig or the democratic wing of the great slave comprom ise party of the nation, but to defeat them both and that, •repudiating and renouncing both as hopelessly corrupt, and utterhilun worthy - of confidence, the purpose of the "free democracy is to take possessienof the federil government and administer it for the better' protection of the rights and interests of the whole people. Twenty-first That weinseribe on our ban ner free soil, free speech, free labor, and free men, and under it will fight on, and fight ever, until a triumphant victory shall reward our exertions. - • r...: ... 392 - 104 83 16 The last three resolutions were revered with immense cheering..• no report.was ac cepted, and its adoption moved.l ' 4 Panoraxaic ExhiNtion We are requested to State that a Panorama of the upper Mississippi River, front . the mouth of the Ohl& to the Bluffs, at -Cassville, a dis tance of 1206 mites, together with, the funeral procession, of John Cidhohn, Wil Ibe exbib. ited at the Anadeuty. Hall this (Thursday) evening. This Panorama comes to us; highly recom , , d, and from tho numerousmend Certificates . shown us, wo give the following; as the persons are well Imown'in this - locality : ' We, the undersigned citizens of Wilkesbart re Borough; having witnessed the "Exhibition of Poraerade's Panorama of the, Upper Missis sippi River,' do cheerfully bea r testimony to the excellency of the Painting as a Work- of Art, and express our admiration otit as being well calculated to impart instruction. As it furnishes an extensive view of a beau tiful section of country, at preaent ablest - us. known, we would recommend _ it to the liberal patronage of the r public Jolts N..Cosylvomin Tnonas.W. INlEsta, M.D. WILLIAM S. Ross. Wilkeskirre Ant" 7 1852. $ L. G. SrantO would hereby express his grat- Rude to his friends, for the sympathy express ed, and substantial aid given, by means of which his care and anxiety for, his were great- 1y alleviated, during his illness, - occasioned by the aieident on the morning of the 3d of July last. May kind *a l ien, with- her choicest blessidgs, ieparthera :thousand fold fortheir Cxemplartkindness - ati generosity to the,rua fortunate in the hour of affliction. New Milford, Aug. 2,1852. " ' Nowrn CinemaßT.Ecuox. r —The•election in North Carolina has insulted in the re-elec tion of Goveinor Reid, the demOcratid candi date, ,bra majority :of about six thousand votes. The democrats, it is now.:said, have a majority in the, Legislauro on joint ballot. • The political leader in the July num ber of Illackwood,written probably Allison, the Historian; relates the 'following curious anecdote, which ntrildnilY iltastrafea a very remarkable feature in the chniacter of Louis 1 4 hOleenr:. ' - • !‘ Prince Lillis Napoleon, like his undo, j 8 very superstitious, "flies an "mu let, taken from the tomb of Charlemagne, on his person. , Ho is knima to have said in .this country ; .long before he left tq accept.he Pies. ideney, of the French Repubhc—:" It may ap pear prestimptuOus in we. to Wear that amulet buti have lin inliorn conviction in my mind that lam eriellay -to be the ruler cif Pr a o ce , When I .am ao, 1 . shall first mrtinguish the li cense of the, preas,in Petition& then attack England. phall:do so with regret, forilm ve been kindly .seceived here and, it'contains ma ny o f m y ji g s meads, but x must i lulfill my mission, and.com out that Which know my uncle had most at heart-1. Owe - that to his memory. In pure nano of .thees , viewa, , has just decreed eighty thousand men to his Gen• Pierce in Mexico, A number titizsiVe oc Pottsville wrote to Col. • 'Wynkoopoi r lltis IStateouilring. for his • opinion of General Pierce . "as a man; and as AmeriCan ' . :The, &Hawing' 181 COI. WrilEcoP: l3 reply' It. will be''"* . mbe,.o 4 matiy - of our readers that this'gentlenian went to Mexico as Colonel of one of the Pennsylva. nia regiments. __He ,Imtl_keetv active ' and knfluential• Federal politician, but the mot. Alttattier' of 'a faigit pOithin v(thatiptirty du; ring the war, disgusted him with them, and induced "Mtn to abindon them.: lie liana: pislied , bimoell in the war, and was highly Commended in , the official despatches. Ho now adds his testimony to that _of the unmet _ens ether ~gallant and distinguished offiders have liemi induced • ! , .ty ., the at. tacka'of thf; opPosition,:teyitidie*lhrocliar aiier'e4 brother Id' • ••• Wasirmgreri.D. C, July Gentlemen-1' am obliged' to you for your letter of. July 6th, and take'great pleasure, in promptly ieplying to it, - During the! last War with Mexico, rlinew Goo. Franklin. Pierce personally and well, but it is 'proper' to say that it was not my good fortune to participate with him in those several battles wherein he etiraCd for himself the, high reputation of a gallant officer mid gOod soldier. ' - My knowledge of GorieralTieici,"however, was the reflected opinion •of the whole army. 1! real therlink and file,"upward, hei' was uni versally regarded as a dieeriminatitig, sehtsac raking and devoted citticcr. • Thii men esteetri -ed it a favor to serve him; and officers deemed them - selves unusually fortunate tote liriOded tinder his cemnand. •• " • " • 'The.-united testimony of Generals Scott,l Quitman, - Shields, Pillow, and others, ainply, concur in this regard, and the detailed historyl of his -Services make up an aggregate . whieh the fair, truth.loving American cannot consid er without pride.':, When . the requisition was made upon the State of Near Hampshire far.volunteers, Frank- lin,Pleice Was the first to 'enroll himself aS,a private in the ranks. .Fired by his ekimple, in'an almoit rndredibly,short space of time tyVir companies were "organized, and the. Ten Regi molt bill havingpassedin the ine.awhile, Mr. Polk tendered him the; Colonelay of the 9th - Regiment Of Infantry, to which•command . the Now Hampshire cOmpanies were attached.., IgneMitt ; of the minor "details of the service,', and knowing that the regiment requireljimme .d!ate 'preparation for the' field, he modestly de dined the appointment in 'favor . ol'Col. Ran som, a soldier by education,lind Who,.a.' few months later gloriously fell whilst, leading that regiment 'assault Upon Chepulfepec. General Pierce was afterwards Offered the appointment of Brigadier General, which he accepted;and immediately entered upon the duties of new position with ithieritY and decision. He arrived at. Vera-Cruz during the most pestilential season of the whole year, (June 28th; 1847,) and-found there- a - camp filled with , disease and death. - Leaving that point in the middle .of.. July with the 91h, - 12th and 15th infantry, (in all about 2500 men,) he made one of 'the most rapid and successful' marches recorded during the whole war. - His troops were new, and toe, great extent undis ciplinedr=-the road was beset by guerillas along the whole line, and the` eat wasintense ly oppressive; yet steadily, firmly and bravely he encountered these ditlicuities, always lead ing, alwayi encouraging, until he reported. to I Scott, at Puebla, with slighter loss , n proper thin totIM sire siie of his command than that sus. billed by any other commander under • like circumstances. At the National 'Bridge, when attacked by 'guerillas, he led, his command against the barricades, and in the charge, re ceived a ball through his hat. The news of his -successful progress had preceded him to Perote, and 'Open his arrival there I found in him all that could attach the, respect and ad miration of a soldier. • ' General Pierce saw his first 'general battle at. Contreras, August 19tli, 'lB4. Scott; is describing the'details of this engage ment; says that General Pierce was "More than three hours 'under a' heavy ire of artillery and muskets along the alniost impassable ravine in front and to the lefttof the entrenched tamp. Besides twenty-two pieces 'of artillery, 'the camp ,and ravine were defended closely by masses of infantry, : aud these agaih'supported :by clouds of cavalry at hand' anclbovering in General Pierce, was ordered forward with the 9thrand, 12th iniments,nt abont2 o'clock, and it was late in the . evening; of the 'same day, after hiving been:exposed to a Murder ous fire' Of more than- three hours, that - his horsolelt andinjured him; An old friend of ' Mine, and . an' officer of 'distinction;' tells me that at the time . (It Pieree's.advapee upon . :Va. leaches camp at Contreras, he Was standin7, beside Major General Twiggs, Witehingtheir approach, and as 'they, came up under that withering fire, led by an ,officer on is black horse, Twiggs exciaimed : By _heavens, it is 'the gallant old Thirdsen how steadily they move up." It was the 9th Infantry, and Pierce kading?- 1 Although s eeverely hurt, and- sufficiently so to liaveluritified. his retiring under treatment, we .find hinragaiu in the field on the next day; and here I propOse to give Gen Scott's own testimony to his conduct= In his report, of August 28th, when he', speaking.of the occurrence of the2oth, he'says—;•"Acerird ingly. the twja advanCed divisions and Shield's brigade marched "rem - Contreras Onder the immediate orders of. General Pillow, who was joined by - the'..oiLtarri Bripirlier . Geniral Pierce, of Iris division. personally tirrown,ont of activity lath thenienin,g,bethre,bY a severe hurt received from:the' full, of his hem" Then again General Scott says—", Next (but all in ten minutes,) I sent. Pierce (just able to keep,his saddle) with his brigade ( Pillow's di: eonductid , by 'Captain Lee,lEngineer, by a third route a little- further to Our lett, to attaek the enemy's right"- and , rear, in order to favor .the" movement uPon the ,Convent, and cut oft the, retreat towards the capital ; land -fi nally Shields, senior Brigadier:: to Pieree, with the New, York end Seuth Carolina xegiments (Quitman's division,);. ordered to.,follOw Pierce's closely, and to - take the command:of our left wing. All these Movements were made. with the utmost . alacrity by our gallant troops and conSman4ers." • . • „•• - . The successful ;termination ,of these.-two great;, battles was followed by the - armistice, and such was the deference paid hy tbe mander-in-Chlef to Gen.Pieree's high abilities, that he chose him. as one of the commission ers, along with Quitman and Smith,to manage the,detaits of that delicate negotiation. • • General Pierce's. services; hoWever, did not end here, for on the Bth of September we find him with the. Oth 12th regiments. of , in fent& under a heavy fire from the batteries . at Chepultepec, cove ring enceessfupy the re treat of ,Cadwallider ,and.'crardirlit)r from ,the field at Moline < l4y. • The lasl_great brittle of the caniPaiCuwas the:Storming ofChepultep.ee," and on that day he was confined : .by illness - _to ; his bed. His Major General speaking of him on this_oica, skid, says "Iregret that I *AS deprived of the - eervices of My brave; talented and didorn'' plished