Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-06-23

u'sposition TO these were adverse il was ne n.,u
10 anu proper 10 prefer a,Oto to support General
%,H' "' " had been when we hoped for Mr.
Ni'y : success, TO prefer Mr.. CLAY So s,ropa
anu Plain, and conculuent were the ,.asr,s ,.l;b
eu 10 'i!s course o. public sentiment that a ,,,ls
y. "'en seemed incapable of adopting any other
uehef"i Jacisson stood as the lawful heir of Mr.
Oi"y es'ern popularity; such was INV conyic.
"o" - 'ue 'i"ie' and such. have never doubted,
was the impression of the Peolle of Kentucky :
ANXIOUS 10 re-acquise the ground the Stat. had lost
Ia me electoral vote, by depending, ON the ,niscon
ceNed popularity of Mir Clay, Immediately ,fo, !,
was ascertained that Mr.. Clay had been . c,udel
no" 'he iiouse OF Representatives the immediate
.'p'e'e"'a'ives oil The People of Kentucky- though
l'ueu INTO Angry local parties, were nearly una
:, =" 'sq'esNhg me delegates OF the State in
S'As Tie most solemn expression of public
sentiment that could be given-to vote for Gen.
'''"U" "a preference 20 any other candidate This
t''e" clearly, and demonstrated by the hisbes,
species oil political and moral EVIDENCE, what lad
'e-0.e peeh obvious enough to me- that an over
MIne4iihs force oil public opinion in Kentucky had
determined to prefer General Jackson; and The cir
eums'ances under which il was announced in The
legislature proved that it could no, be repressed
oy persuasion, nor silenced by management
"' ""i'ehuc Indication OF nay Stale, so con
o.''ei'' III us ooject and earnest in lis expression
was nor disposed TO undervalue, or TO counteract:
"h" therefore, my Invention was no, able IN sut,,,,
/
IT, My colleague 10 think himself mr., for
'uaate' ana TO Indulge hope that the reason he as
SiSus Tor preieFrios Mr. Adams TO GENERA, Tscleon
VIII be received az sufficient to ,stify that pre-
ference lie derives the motives and ius,jfc.,io,
. as 'o.e from charge against General Jackson.
"hch might have Afforded him sumo support. if il
mad not been publicly exploded before he tbo,,.b,
~ 70 rely on 1t. The charge which he resusctates
ana urges over against General Jackson is tins 4.
- tha' ne nae misrepEesen!ed the conduct NJ the
Kentucky troops al New Orleans, and hid MOI lie
maSnanlmity 10 relract this MISREPRESENTATION ;,
Du' 'he facts are precisely the re verse cfm coll
league statement, and, the subject b,: bee,
dragged into this debale for no leofir,,. ,,,.,,n
'hai can perceive, shall trouble the Co,,';,t.,
win true relation OF them. At that awful perioJ
VI 'ns second war OF our independence, when the
enemy determined 10 take advantage of l,,r ,,a, e
iA'"hey' OF troops and OF unanimity and TO nain. bv
conquest what MIR Adams had been ., ia o. -
oeeh Wiling to yield to them by treaty.. viz the
command OF Inc navigation of the Mis- sissippi-
| formidable armament approached New Orie.rs
nus dangerous invasion, we all know was reoeI-
ed by General Jackson. His means consisted al
most entirely OF bis great qualities r,ior 10
the ON oil JanuaTy, he had but few raw re,,Iars
. nasty SoHection OF men from tie mixed popula-
''oh OF I-oulslana--a few militia from tb. tbe,
territory OF MIssissppi-a DEF uchmsnt of T,ora.-
see volunteers; and there was added TO hi. Fore
d detachment o! Kentucky militia :.1nip llIv un,ey
"eneiai thomas command-bGt, from his III
he"ith' really commended by General Adair.
eeu NOT rec"ptuiate the great events of that CAM
pMsn, from the happy stroke OF military ce,;,,s
o'SPiayed en- the twenty-third of Decen,ber n
the glorious victory gained the S.h dav of J,,,,r
Oh the latter occasion, a detachment of KertrcI.
militia were ordered TO the right bank Of The AJi
SissiPFi' uhdeT tie command of Lieut. Colonel
DAYS. and were there placed under the romroand
VI oe"eia al Morgan, OF Louisiana, and Com. Pat
nf hafau
-" e"i'hot better devslope their position
''eH means OF resistance, than by readjp an s,,
tract rem communication OF General = DIR ,
distinguished actor on that proud day: 9. Cojc,a
DAVIS command OF 40 men, agreeabiv I'm Ge,e
'"' 1''Sah ofuer, formed, rather stretched
aiohs a"ch IRON The right OF the bre8t,yvori,
Occupying slace OF 5OO yards; in this weak de-
ience!ess situation, they received the atta.l, - I
enemy In front; the Kentuclsans here =, ,i &C.,
from three TO seven rounds, GALL whose Gins cold
hfe,) nor did they retreat until part Of the an.
my Lo!ce had turned, or passed their ri ut amt
were Hrlng on The rear; longer resistsrc rms,
nave SUBJECTED Them 10 inevitable ci pture and
ueS'"GIoh, 4hese hali-arned, undiscipIjned
men uiu tEelr duty, and did it nobly, bur tbev
{ were noi under the eye Of their great co,n..,,I
houSh they well responded to his noble sriri, anI
uleH condhct was unIavorabIy Represented in he
reports OF General Morgan and Comm. Pane
"eSe oHie'al documents General jackson credited
az" was III I@ct' bound to credit; and, with tie
'I''e sense OF rum and justice which had PROMPT,
ca MN 10 speak oil his own troops a; the bat,ie ~
Enuckfau, where, alone, the troons of -,
n fought, he wrote his communication To tb, S.
tary OF var; Tut which will be best u,de,.,od -
introducing an extract from his Official l,.
written immediately aiier the balile Of Ennctf,,,
General Jackson observes" To my a.,o,.i.t.'aS
"'u "Ol'i'ta'ton, when the wCrd was sive, 70
h"i' a"d form, and few guns had been f,eJ I
4 oeheiu 'he right and left Columns OF he rear ma,
Wecipiiaiely give way This ,Lo,ucfy . "
was uisaslFers In the extreme, and b,or,,L, -
sternatOn and confusion into the - ~ 'o'i
my which could not easily be restored va AGe,
ne retreat OF The rear guard, they seemed IN 80
US, All their coiiectedness and were more j,0;l,
" oe restored 10 order Mon am t,ooDs J b,,,s
1SS seen. II Is thus that General jackson
spe"Ss OF ms own troops, and who - ere al,og.,Ir
! nom tennessee, at that perious Inomeu, 81 49,
ne "heh' at the battle OF Emucklau. tho riL,
80 'e' cOioinhs ol the rear guard precipitatelv
gave way on The FIRST assault Of the ensn,, Irtc.
does this prove, but that General Jsck.o, g.. ,''
proclaimed the facts of his battles as thru s,..,,i
10 MN, or as he was induced 10 beisye tp,,n -, t
rom oihcIal representations which he believed ~,
"S eh'lIeo 10 credit, and wholly lGiuduerce1 b..
WeJuuice or local partiaties? II is true ne co.
huhIcaied most unfaYorsbe account of The o,',
uuct OF The Kentucky militia, on the RIGHT b,l. 80
| 'ne mississippi, to the Secretary Of War "a,
~ "S soon as ne was convinced of the erto,so.s
information under which he had acted In ,bis 49,,
ter he did exactly what my colleague las dac,,~,
IN order TO justify his own vote, he DID mo, ~
re approved tho sentence of the Court of hit,
convened on The 10Th of FEBRUARY. 1919 !, So
dreams, 10 inquire into the conduct of ia,,s,sr,
CoiOnei Davis, and the detachment under hi. 60,
hahu, ahd which exposed the error Of tb. -,
ne had received from General Morgan AMI CO..
i'''e'Soh' respecting these brave men, and homo !