American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-11-24

froors who have acted so distinguished part" &c.
Sin restoring these brave men TO their homes
Sc.--thus recognizing and confirming the semi :
men,. he expressed to Gen. Adair on the 20 OF
April "that the decision Of the Court Of Inquiry
mas greatly to his satisfaction" and that $ no.
thing gaze him greater pleasure than to maSe re-
paration !"
Now hear him in 1917, in his letter to the Ken
,ucky Reporter: The right" (where the Ken
tuckians were pos,ed) first gaze acay' and no
where did behold that manly defence iohlch Lea
pected. except from Pat,erson's batteries, which
were we'll served" Again, /" aciil barely Observe,
that IL is impossible TO WRITE men into heroes,
,pho uiH fly before freak enemy, rithout the
LEAST RESfSTANCE!" In 1915 they are
3" Jraue troops, brave men - in 1917 they are re-
without the least resistancer' Such shutting and
pr evaricaon would disgrace any ordinary man !;
but in Gen. Jackson ii must be overlooked.
After such treatment, with what grace can the
General court The favor OF the Kentuckianss We
hardly think the relief men will gain much by as
sociating their cause with that of the General. His
latest declarations on the subject arc, that the Ken
tuckians "INCLORIOUSLY FLED - and that
no influence shall ever cause him do &C, OF in
justice to brave men, BY approba,ng The COW.
ARD who deserts in the hour oil danger.
Harrington, .Nov. 6 "A writer in the Bards,own
Herald under the signature Of " Kentucky" has la.
bored very ingeniously to shift the odium OF The
Islander OF the Kentucky troops at New Orleans,
from General Jackson's shoulders 10 those oil Pat.
ierson and Morgan. There is nothing new in this,
it is exactly the mode Of defence which we attempt.
ed to make for the gallant General in 1917, Tor
which he did US the honor to address to us divers
scurrous letters, disciaiming any such qualification
| L.-C. l. ID Alnrfr
and accusing General Adair Of being the author or
inslie ator Of what he deemed an attack upon his
ycraci,y, with view to sustain the blasted cbarac.
ter of The coWdrd Ken,ucklans. 1t is impossibe'
said the gallant GeDetal to the editors oil this pa
per) ito write men into heroes, acho lciu fly De
fare freak enemy pithout the least resistance p
| (meanng the Kentucki.ns at New Orleans) "no
i" influence however extensive, 10 irritation however
"strong shall ever cause me TO deviatc from what
" deem correct to do an act oil injustice TO the
g brave man" (meaning Patterson or Morgan) "by
"approhating the COWARD (meaning the Kentucki
" any who deserts in the hour oil danger" Ii this
writer ar Bsrdstown is really so ignorant OF the
subject on which he iswriting. as might be suppos
ed from the ground assumed by him 10 defend Gen
leral Jackson, we will with great pleasure on proper
application being made 10 u.s. put him in possession
Of documents written by the General himself which
cannot fail 10 enlgh,en his mind. Ii the SAID wri
ters object had been merely TO sindicate his coun-
trymen against the slanderous charge oil cowardice
at New Orleans, he would have succeeded 10 The
satisfaction OF every impartial reader; for he has
very conclusvely shown by good reasoning as well
as by extracts from Eatons history of the campaign
that the charge was false and ma!icions-,hus rsfut
ing Jackson's statements by his own biogrspher and
bosom friend. We are astonished THAI the gallant
General has not this ordered all these books
found in his dominions, which exculpate the Ken.
tuckians, to be burnt, and the author well scourged
for his impudence. 1t is most outrageous presump.
ton to attempt TO prove, that the General was mis-
taken when he says he saw with his own eyes "ihe
inglorious flight OF the troops the right bank oil
the river" and that The kenluckans first gave
ray Reporter.