Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1826-11-25
CFNERAL ADAiR AND GENERAL JAcKsoN.--

GENERAL ADAiR AND GENERAL JACKSON
Our readers will probably recoect, that soon alter
the battle of New Orle' ms a newspaper controver.
sy was carried on between General Adair and Jack
son, which was called forth by the circumsanc'
OF Jacksons having asserted in his official despatch TO
the War Department, that the Kentucky troops, nt
The Battle of the 9Th of January, ingloriously
fed soon after the commencement of the contest
The controversy was animated one and was dis
tngu,shed by degree of bitterness, seldom witnes-
sed in collisions bet ween individuals of eminent
atanding.
Geaarai A6air defended the reputation OF tn
Kentucky troops against the denunciations OF the
proud Tcnnessean, with much ability and warmth
and finally challenged jackson 20 single combat
which challenge would probably have produce
the effect desredby the parties, but for the inter-
position of tha, venerated and lamented Hero o
Kings Mountain, General Isaac Shelby. In one o.
his essays, General Adar thus spoke OF General
jackson. He is loud, noisy aud abusive Natur'
seem. to have formed him in misd and disposition
for tavern or town bully, but unfortunately oeh'-
ed MIN the physical pow er necessasy his prai!e OF
his blame, his enmity or friendship, can excite no
feelings ia my mind but contemp, fer his mean ma
lignity as man, and his dishonourable part'aiity
a, an officer" The presidential election being far
~ opened in the West, Mr.. Warden Pope, of Lou
iyille, Kenlaohy, the ircorr'gibie, political ana
personal enemy of Mr.. Clay, and the advocate o.
General Jacksons interest, addressed letter TO
General Ajair, endeavorlng TO call from him re-
DIV favourab the Tennesseian, and asked OF him
his opinion Of Geueral Jackson's merit at the battle
,of New Orleans To this Gen. Adair has given
response, which is exceedingly cautious; courteous,
and Diplomatic and from which we make the fol-
lowing extract, which has been used quite advan'a-
geously by the opposition presses, who expect by
making General Adair friendly to General Jackson
70 iniure the administration cause in Kentucky.
and to win the General the suffrage OF Kentucky.
"The Commander in Chief OF an army in dill
ficut and mpiicated service, must possess coo,
calculating head, vigorous mind, rapidly oi rea
soning with clear perceptions that will bring h'T
at once to his conclusions, upon which he is read!
10 actI-for time with him. IS often ai,-important-
and from my experience throuSb life. believe
tpgui.h themselves at the head of army, than to
gil any other station in any government-yet, such
qualifications alone did, and ever will enable a
commander IN chief to acquire great fame, and per
farm eminent services and it would be illibera'
and unjust to deny to General Jackson the poses
sion of these quslifca tons. In truth. it was the
prompt and firm display of these qualities that in-
spired the raw end unframed materials Of which
bis army was composed. with confidence and reso
luton to resist successfully, the tremendous assault
of the veteran army Of invaders"
Such is General Adair's opinion Of General jack
son in 1926. How widely il differs from that ex
pressed by him in 817. In one Of his addresses TO
the Kentucky pubick, defending the conduct Of
their troops at the battle Of New Orleans, he thus
expressed himself
"Asto General Jackson am not disposed 10
tear from his brow, the lsurels with which il j.
encrced, but will, in defending the troops under
my command, assert, ,hs, he /, perfectly incapable
ofmee,ing the emergences Of an intricate contest
that he rash, imprudeut, loolhsrdy aud inefficient,
end that but for fortuitous circumstances, and