Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1827-11-24
GE NEil lAL JACKSON.

Courtesy requires, that we should give
place 10 the remarks Of A Soldier" and we
must IN frankners confess, that they exactly
compori with our views:
Mr. EoIroa.-Iia,ing witnessed for months
past, tho isnObin:ous means resored to, by
some Of tho opposition faction, for the purpose OF
aHuulaiing scandal, to PROSTATE the character
sfthat distinguished ard enlightened state =nian,
Henry Clay, and at the same time, applaudlng
F1he character and vIndicstng the conduct OF
Andrew Jackson, l have thought proper to
bring to light an occurrence, which, but for the
aforementioned circunsi anccs, would have
forever rema;ned in oblivion. Il is damnable
iced, unparalleled IN .he annals Of barbarty.
Aud yot, Inc who is capable Of committing such
an impious and felonious deed, Is by a parcel
of sycophanticG panegyr,sts, hcaped with en-
comun,s AMI hold up os a candidate for the
highest Office in the Union! But "though my
shocked soul rccoils. my tongue shall tell.'-
short time previous to the battle Of New Or
leans, private soldier, by tho name Of Ken
yard, obtained leave Of absence from his cap
AIN, to visit his family for a few days, to ad-
minister to thcm the necessaries Of life. No
sooner had General Jackson heard Of il,
than he repaired - the aforementioned captain
and after loading him with curses, for his un-
oificor-liko conduct, as he termed il. i'm
mediately ordered hIin to repair to the residence
Of Kenyard, and bring him back, under the
penalty Of the severest punishment, he had the
power Of inHicting. He obeyed the commands
Of the General, and arrived at the house of
Kenyard, where he found him with his family,
suffering under all the Inconvenience Of pow
crty. His wife lay AZ the point Of death, with
ont one solitary friend to console her in her
I,at nd h,H I'd oh
were exposed 10 the chilling blasts Of winter
Such was the condition, in which he found the
family Of Kenyard. His heart melted within
hm-he returned 10 the General, and made
known what he had seen, and supplicated in
hrs behalf. But his suppicatiops were in vain.
The General Immediately ordered detachment
Of men, 10 bring him. They brought him by
force to the General, when he was ordered into
the ranks. Tho fate Of poor Ksnyrad, never
learned; bnt it was supposed at the time, that
he was killed in the battle Of New Orlcans.-
His wife expired soon after his departure from
her; and his children were left to depend upon
charity for sustcnancc. For the truth Of the
above, you have the solemn declaration Of
A SOLDIER.
This is not the only case Of cruelty That has
been mantle stcd by Gen. ia ckson, towards his
a"o ""e" coniPh.co WI" h's S'"o' e"cN"' Vi"
soldiers Of the six militia men j, leaves the aspect
Of Christian Charity and mildness. Jackson's
heart, long used to scenes Of bloodshed
and cruelty, became, early in life, callous to
all the finer and enobline emotions; and he
can hear, without exhibiting feeling Of pity,
me groans Of the dying, and tho cries Of the
distressed And it IS asked, shall such a man
a man 50 cold, so dead, to all the charities
Of life, be elevated TO tho presidency of II
great and powerful nation! To place. which
should only be occupied by the just, tho wise,
the generous. end tho humane? We hope in
Heaven, thcro is too much virtue in the bosoms
Of Americans, to suffer them to give their suf-
frages, 10 the Nero of'he age.