The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-12-07

! On 4dgir nnd GIN. Jactso.l--iye promised
hst~eei t. pfbsh, soon A. could lay our
liands upon n, the late lctier eftief Adair 70 ".
Pope Esd in which he gives 10 Zen. Jackson
be credit Of the victory Al Orr sns on the 9Th
ofJannafy. 1914; and with = ss .. elessurss al
most unparalleled, presents himself heforr the
Ainttiean people Ia the character NJ 'ibera'e
and self convicted calunnisfor Zen. idair no
matter ahai hr may say nov, wheo disappoint-
ed ambition ha- made lin an rfe ~ 81 tho al
miuistraiion winch be solicited I'm, ior IA
Office. In, ronndlg denied Gr1. Jact.on's claim
To The bonors If that "vcll ioupitf.Id. . aud at
tempted IN place them on h's Own r5a. Let u
appeal 10 facts. In the course II tho inrmpIa-
bic contest that took p'sce beteeeu Cen. jack
eou aud Ten. Adar in l,l7, winch ~ss on thc
eve Of re.uling in duel between thou, Gen, 4
dlir, under his own signature eayc II" follow
ing statement OF the arrangement Of tie troops
ON the memorable 18th Of JannarYs
AMER had examined his lines. ~ his order,
} md ~ nio rcd hv him Of MS real strength. he
+ nskad me what thought Of our situation, did !
| 'efFt W. CON-" "'"hu 'nfN' "oika OF ho'' /
'p'n l,ho mr. WIS 2u "hh mn one way Nv
! "'''" vi 'u'' "'l" gov A"o''N7' 'hh' u, "n"N'
NV u ","'2 ,"'P' ~ reserve ~ ''t'' 'lc 'n'-
ny h'f' ''i""'' "p''''.P II aPP' ''."e",
'''' k"i'' 'nfth'' ,"'.~I .llon eafaf s",ge''' nc
+ agreed thai should at with the kenm,lims as
q reserve corps and directed me To select nv
ground for enrnrpmrt, to govern my men as |
thought must proper that would receive no or
ders but from himself Tins arrangement was
N'ihai ! ffe'hc' no wh,'h ordff on llY sub
I'fi-lh cn1srlh'd'' oil ms chfamPed IN thc
''hi ~ tHt ''h'lf "' u "npW NM "Hnout any
Ii'ft'hrt 10 'eh''h' d ION eohl'R'nd' I'm
m'hahll hiVtAhc1 80 'l'l snug alef ana inc
u,,. f,.c..J..,,,.,.ga1c -,
/ be nrepafrd ioror,, ,tir,o effect In nbrdicncc
Ia lbis Arrangements IN lin morning orthc 9Th,
as a'"n rs "e a','"''" me tnenE "er' m mo,
!, d. ,.,,le, md o,.rl,od n ,,hia al,,, 60,
yards Of the hrcssty 0. K and halted ! wcr- 10
ine brcastwerl N, III 90 see where tho m ain 20
iu'nh Np"ia fiT'' Gu IN -" was tn,cN' w" "
L., .,,cnI RI -, ,,,.',,
commenced the auuc, with their cannon .,il
rockrtSi then q '"r'rrcd then main column.
'n' t''''m's ~ VI" N'n'''ha n'ie' o'a''cu w.
8 4
the whole--tbc mrn wrrc not NJ the brrn>twogk
NOR than two three minutes when the enemy
'PP'p"'nu' ana ""' "'"S1"''f 'o'''"'' ''''" ~
son,e. h,, f,,,hn, 4, N. lef, t,,,, Iexnrc,c,I--
thru companies were INSTANTLY onlcrr1i from,
: "- Slaughter rglh an" marched 10 me '''t,
,L;, ,i,a -. na,
the enemy were rcpnlscH. Had W. bee, placed
On any part ofihc Inc with "ur due portion oft
'""N""u' Il" P"t' "' u "o"'l "h'9 p''" u" ''s
such NM ,h,, rn,,l,l ,,,l, lac ht,lcd Ia, sboo,,,
them io.s"
According 10 tho ab,vc extract, Gen sdair re-
presented to Gen. taokson that "thcrc pas but
unt ,rag bg uhjra tley coul7 hopf for Success
! which one wy. he kdar0 pointed out, and Cen.
Jackson adoptcl has suggestion. Is not this a
claim. set up ~ Adar himself 10 the credit of
thnt>ictory2 Docs not this deny 10 Gen Jackson
the merit which Gen. Adair seclns now so ready
io accord TO him. But if there sfill be doubt, us
~ the intention of Adair in 1911. IN rob Gen.
Jackson of the chapct he had won, TINT he u,gh,
twin. it around his own brow. We will point to
/
Address TO the people of X cntucl,y. "fhmc crcr
b,ea Of opinion (says be and stu mi Hat H1raS
o'ripg 10 His disposition If Me troops, hot the en-.
eng perG repuiytd u ct us see how this no.
3s1 o,t.,n,, :, dcrr;,s (,., r,.,so, &c ,ho
'''n' IL h'o ""'' '"''SPonuS WIN ''' "'c'"ta-
tlons which the ralrn reflection of ten wears has
prodnced IN publishnr &c letter of Ado;r 90
u, p. ,,.., .,..,,...u.... -,
mtnt ~ me cdnnnc ana "snt OF lranhncsSM men
Distinguish il II * far from beng an cNplci
admission that in lsl- no had malj,iop ia. at.
y :. .
"hnp'o W "''''' ''''' y y '"i'' ~ "S'"' VI
faisehoods. But he onght 10 have known ,hnt the
r,coy,s uonld bc Searched and tina, this dain,,ino
,....,a -, ...,o ......,.
nm IN the flce. H"ould ne TASK Supereroeh-
tory and disgusting to strip his letter Of ITS Jrs
uit;cal mask. T., !. Ton n,lnahle IN need reuorE.
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Ten. Adiur tv noSSCSS--SO NJ var with " nat oar