American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-10-30
Volume vi.


vored to deliver New Orleans to the British Ar
my, seize with eagcrness this opportunity OF APP
pearing before Won, to explain my conduct, and TO
silence caIumny.
As the facts which have to state, although per-
sonal to myself, are intended to prove to demon-
Istraton, that OF the candidates tor the Presi-
dency Of the United States has violated our con
Istitution and our laws, they are necessarily con-
nected with the purpose which has brought you to-
Igether.
The partisans of General Jackson have given
the greatest publicity to the accusation OF which
am the victim his biographers, his panegyrls's;
the speakers at public meetings, and adulatory
dinners have sullied their theme with this iascv
hood thousand newspapers have repeated tine
nfamy and the result is genera. belief through,
out all the States. except Louisiana. that mem
Der of its Legislature, for the county Of Opelousass
aboured in 1915, to surrender Louisiana TO the
British
How happy am to behold in this hall, 50 large
a number of the electors OF this county to have
| it in my power to call on them to hear me in my
own defence to cherish the hope that, on the oc
ca,ion of the Presidential question. this defence
will circulate through the States OF the Union, anu
that truth shall, at last, be known
| The day of Justice is at hand. The sovereign
voice of the People of the United States will pro-
nounce upon the charge of treason imputed hv
General Jackson to the Legislature of the S.ate u
Louisiana, and directed particularly against ~
self If succeed in proving that these accuse
tons are utterly uafounded that the General has
! been unjust that his acts were arbitrary, antt
stand uniust.fied BY any considerations q public
utility. shall have right to infer that he IS uli
worthy of the supreme magistracy to which he as
jprcs.
When at the close Of s14. General Jackson an
rived at New Orleans, he infused into The armys
and into all classes of citizens, the warkc spirit
which animated him.
On the Esd Of December, the British Army APP
pear ed on the banks of the Mississippi. Placing
himself at the head Of two thousand brave soldiers
he flew to meet four thousand five hundred veer.
ans, aud saved Louisiana. The remainder OF the
campaign was series of brilliant deeds OF arms,
IN which the American army, and its brave COM
mander, covered themselves with glory, and whiea
resulted in the withdrawal OF the British arnY
from our territory, ON the nineteenth OF 3anuafy1
eighteen hundred and fifteen.
Why is it that General Jackson, exalted as hs
was, did not aspire to be the father OF Louisiana.
after he had been her saviour Why did he nor
scorn to yield to spirit OF persecution. So unwcr-
thy of the eminent rank TO which his victories hai
! ased him
| You know, fellow citizens, that, from the mo
Iment General jackson arrived in NewOl leans
on the Cd December, 1914 until the 9.,t January,
when the American army re entered the city, the
entire population Of Louisiana devoted itself to tlr
defence Of the country; levy, en masse was ct
fectet as BY magic. The old men organized them
selves into companies. No individual, whether Of
the regular army or of the militia, rendered lr
self guilty of the least military offence. No cause
whatever occurred for resort to authority tl.)--
Not only the resources of the country were placed
at the disposal of the General, but each individual
laboure, to create new ones. Thus. the ladies Of
4 New-Oi leans employed themselves in making VI,
| -. g, WI nd
forced marches, had rendered necessary, for tie
brave militia men who had come to our assistance.
Thus. ouc hospitals we're abundantly supplied with
all that would relieve the suferings OF the wound
f ed Thus, INDECENT families were assisted ard
supplied through the benefcence Of the City Coun
Gil. The nunnery was transformed INTO an asy
i, lum where the wounded became the object Of the
most tcnder ,nd affecting care a. The phys-
clans and surgeons were seen wherever suiterings
claimed their assistance. And, lastly, when. on
entering the barracks. on the night OF the 9Th Of
January, the wounded British Soldiers, who had
been carried there, implored the Commander Du-
BUYS for assistance. AT the voice OF this benevo
lent man. mattresses, blankets. and supplies Of all
: DISSERTATIONS, were furnished them, until the Gov
t eminent had leisure % provide a suitable hospta.
This sth of January. so conspicuous III our miita-
n ~ annals. was rendered san more celebrated by
the active humanity Of the Inhabitants ct New Or
# leans
$ have ,lwelt thus long upor this general COOP
: Grafton in the defence Of the cou''ry; upon TINS
una..imity Of sentiment o. the part Of the inhab'
: tants of Louisiana, without distinction CT Ank CO.
# lor. age sex because they prove that, as long
n as the territory was in the occupation Of the enc
nv. General jackson met with nc resistance what
ever; and that no opposition Vas manifested from
any quarter
If this happy unlon was interrupted, himself,
alone. was the cause oft lie placed himself under
. the necessity of threatening and FURNISHING; he
alone checked the general joy with which the