Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-07-03

can again uU47ake-that we have no particular
allusion 10 them "at-ail at-all-amost.
From the same.
GEN. JACKSON'S DUELLING, No /.
The Jackson presses throughout the land, as
the. battle wakes warmer and the horrible deeds
of the 'man Of blood" are paraded before the
country, begin 10 cry out to spare him They
cannot stand fire of this sort. They appeal to
our magnanimity, they address our patriotism,
and even the New York Evening Post, has the
impotence to talk Of dscsacy in exposing the
Generals claims to the favor Of his country
men for civil Office. We can tell these nine
ing gentlemen that the outposs only have as
yet been attacked; we have only driven in q few
pickets: large field is yet to be reconnoitered,
and we hope they VIII keep as cool as possible
during the painful process. Gen. Jackson is q
great General, and we deiightin saying So, and
if he has any other good quality under Heaven,
essential to a President Of the United States,
we-mcan to find it out We shall keep up a
diiligent search, and We shall not be turned
from our scrutiny by any reproaehes or croca-
die tears that we may encounter. Let those
who have put him before the public for a sta
ton for which he has no one important qualih-
cation, visit on themselves all the responsibility
y
fought he New Orleans battle alone, or any O.
ther battle, had be never been any thing but a
good and peace.ble and quiet and virtuous
man all his life, ard yet committed the deed we
record below, he should not have our support,
and he would not have the support OF any con-
sciencious man for the high station of Presi
dent. The General has an active committe en-
gagged in excusng, and as far as they can dis
proving every hing that obstructs his passage
TO power We shall be glad 10 hear from
them on the matter. Anonymous contradic-
ton will not do.
From The Richmond JPhig cfNe 22d inst
'sThe affair OF honour in which the General
deliberately shot Charles Dickerson, took place
in the summer CT 1906 The record Of that
bloody transaction has been for many years in
our possession We heard it also in 1916, at
Plattsburg, when we were there iii company
with Dir J. Ramsay, CT Charleston, from the
mouth Of an officer Of the Onisea STATES Eng,-
nrer Corps, then at that station, with all its
particulars He stated, that Cha,ies Dickerson
MreW army his fire, that General Jackson then
advanced, and presented the pistol to the man S
head aud with an oath, bid him max conces-
sions, or diet Dickerson refused; Jackson took
down his pistol, picked the flint, and present.
ed il a second 'ime, with similar remarks, and
with the like effect; and after repeating this
! several tiIiics, finally shot The man dead on the
! ff5ot. Several gentlemen in this city have
heara inc SANE aror vt=v-f vo. --iniap nth ali
the circumstances ate nding it, from two veal
thy, intelligent, and respectable gentlemen ma,
tiVes OF New Jerey, VIII now live in Nashville
and have long lived there"
Appalling as this statement is, we have cir
cumstance to add to it, which made our inform.
ants blood run cold" when he heard it, as well
1t mIght-- Soon after the duel
JAG kson wrote letter to Sam Pryor, noted
ean'esfer, and crouy of the General, then resid
ing in this state, giving him an account Of it In
the letter the HERO expressed himself to this
effect. Ireserved my fire and ,rhen did shoot
him, you may be assured l left the damned
rascal ,ceiferiny an his blood" tits many years
since our informant heard the letter read But
the expression, he says, and we can readily be-
lieve it, made an impression upon his mind
which time cannot obliterate while memory en-
dures.