The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-08-04

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the hardy pioneers of,he west, who with
the rife in one hand defended themselves
against the savage, and with the axe in
he other feled the forest. He assisted
N forming the constitution OF The state
he had assisted in creating, administered
her justice from her highest tribunals
and represented her in the senate of the
U. ). There he was no time. server OF
the powers that be, but sacrificed himself
TO truth. to virtue, to repu5licanism.
In 1906, when treason gathered in the
west, and Louisiana was its destined vic
lin, jackson was among the first TO warn
our executive Of the danger, and animate
us TO eSer,ioD. lie denounced the trai-
tors, prepared his brave volunteers TO
! march at moments warning aud plac
ed a, their head corps Of Revolutionary
| inRiDcibles.
In the CONNIE DcerDeDt OF the late war,
his unobirusise merits were unknown TO
the government, but his towering genius
and restless patriotism did no, remain
inactive. As volunteer he threw him
sell between The war>hoop OF the savage
| and our deienceless frontiers. He con
quered their peace aud security by sleep
less nights. by tollsome marches. by the
dreadful battle Of Fallushatches, TalIede
ga, Emucktau, and the Horse Shoe. In
these campaigns, his agoDizing difficulties
would have broken an ordinary heart, and
the sutierings OF his brave volunteers
could not have supported in any other
Than the cause of mothers and infants ex.
posed to the tomahawk. Danger and
death are froDted on such plains as Chip
| pewa and Niagara. because victory is
crowned with laurel but self-sacrifcing
! patriotism alone can animate the hero TO
rush on greater danger in savage warfare.
In 1874, the enemy invaded the heart
OF our county, and marched against the
| capital The whole union looked with
confidence to the patriotism and valor of
lis defenders. None doubted that our
triumph would be signal, and that evet if
the numbers OF the enemy should prevail
the brave men charged with the depo-
sits OF the nation; the sacred tomb of
Washington, would at least unsheatb
their sword, throw away the scabbards,
and die gloriously al their posts. 1t was
| not so-all was igDomiDiously lost The
capital was nothing, but patriotism and
honor we're bloued from the page of
| AInerissE1 sis'uSS. t'Uthiug Uur a M
urnph more transcendently glorious i.
possible, than our disgrace was infamous,
could save US from the last evils, self de.
testatIoD. That triumph was reserved for
gen. Jackson. Intoxicated with their
success, the conquerors of Europe, their
numbers and preparation doubleds direct
ed their mightiesI efforts againt this weak
and extreme part Of the union. Even
hope for our safety was extinguished.-
Our destruction was recorded 10 the pub.
lie Journals. No calculating man could
believe 1t possible for three thousand new
and und!scipliDed militia, TO resist four.
teen thousand ofthe best troops the world
ever saw and the soldier while labour-
ing at our feeble breasl-work, if he pau
sed TO think, must have reflected that he
was but digging his own grave. But the
ardent soul of Jackson dissipated such
reflections. lie encouraged the fearful,
iDflamed the brave 10 madness, inspired
all with confidence, and when The roar of
artillery and the columns OF moving arms
announced the combat, no cheek blanch-
ed with fear, but the eager hearts of all
painted FOR the contest. And then was
achieved victory unparalleled in history
ihe pass OF ThermopyIs was the grave
OF patriots, but on the plains of Bienysnu,
equal virtue achieved virtues reward and
proved more sispally than i, was ever
demonstrated before, that freemen defen
ding their soil, their fresides, and their
families paiust desDotisrr, y r iuvincihIe
The deepest detrdctors of JACKSON,
admit, that no other man IN America
could have effected this great result, and
the Pious believe that experimenting
God raised him up for cur special pre-
seryatioD.
But look at one moment OF Jacksou's
lille. The opposing, the unequal armies
were IN motion, the prize for which they
commended were in view; il was on: beau.
ty and our booty. AT one point they met
, and, relinquishing the idle warfare Of
powder and ball, crossed their bayonets
IN direful contests All depended on the
single soul ofJACkSON. II he could
have thought of himself for moment,
it would have been that that moment was
his last. He though, only ofhis country
and of victory. You saw him in that
scene. You saw him who the slahderers
say cannot control his passions, in those
IgIeat circumstances where events occur.
red not to excite passion uniy, Du! DIES.
ipairing rage-you saw him as cool, as
unmoVed, as calculating, a. il he had been
directinty the uiecea mn a chess hoard