Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-01-22
From the Unitel States Telegraph.


! CEN JACKSON AND COM. DECATUR.
Our readers will recollect that statemt NJ Orig
mated 10 the Richmond Wing, and Afterwards ne"
ly vsmped up in the Democratic res. '"a's '"'
Gen. Jackson with en- attempt TO nict persona
chas,isemeut upon Nlr. Eppes Tor remarks msd
by him, ON the Seminole war, has heretofore osel
examined and refu,ed by US. We give below a let
ter from General Call, the OILY wing su o. ''e
neral Jackson, which. with the letter OF t'eLera
Jackson to Mr.. Grundy, lately published "li'' W
trust, silence this Islander forever
We cannot, however, permit this occasion 10 pas
without remark 10 Mr.. Thomas Speed, OF bsrds
town. Kentucky. We have lately seen two letter
upon this subject, published in the frankfort LON
mentator; one from Patrick II. Darby ara I'M
other from Thomas Speed; the frs, pretending Y
detail certain conversations held with Gen. Jackson
and the other charging the editor Of this paper VIII
falsehood.
Isl, possible that Thomas Speed, whom we kne =
in 1876 has consented 10 place his Dame beside tina
OF Patrick ii. Darby. as volunteer, to inlure M
character Of former friend OF one to whose dis
interested efforts he was indebted Tor his seat II
congress
We can scarcely believe that l years can hav
wrought so great change in the feelings oil Mr.
Speed. The charge OF alsehood is hurled back in hi
teeth and il he has spark OF that honorable eel
ing and love Of TRUTH for the supposed possession
which he was indebted for cur former friendship
and support, he will re peruse our article, and apo
logxe publicly for his wanton and unjusl6able at
tack upon our character and our feelings.
The charge made against Gen. Jackson, was FOL
an attempt at violence ON the person OF MIR Eppes
on the nigh. Of the third Of March. The psovoca
ticn alleged, was the remarks Of Mr. Eppes in hi
official duty on that night, at that lime. 10 prove
that This charge was untrue. VIC quoted, first, the
remarks OF the Richmond Wing, and con.rasted will
them the remarks OF the democratic Press, anc
then quoted the express declarations OF the editors
Of the lntelgencer, printed at the time, IN which
they said that The report on the subject was not de
bated. Mr. Speed is now made, in his letter to the
editor OF the Commentator, to say, that our state
ment is false, because he is under the impression
that Mr.. Eppes did make some remarks upon ths
subject at gorne other time. II Mr.. Speed had con
suited his own feelings towards Us personally, OF
had acted under proper feelings in regard to Gen
Jackson and his friends, he would have examined
our statement with more attention before he forfeit
ed his claims 10 our orbearnn1e, and his hitherto
high preiensions to the character Uf man Of tru,f
and honor, BY committing, himself, the crime thu:
imputed 10 another
That Mr.. Speed was the intimate friend and asso
ciate Of Mr.. Eppes, is admitted. 1ha. he heard
Mr. Eppes frequently express himself in term.
unfIiendly to Cen. Jaekson is also admitted. But
Mr.. Speed is loo well acquainted with pailiamena
ry usage TO believe, if he will reflect for moment
that the senate would have appointed Mr.. Eppes a:
member OF the committee, to supply the vacancy
occasioned by the Withdrawal OF Mr.. Forsyth, it, or
tina. OF any precious occasion, Mr.. Eppes had ex
pressed hmaslf in such terms as it is said he used
| It would not only have been highly improper il
Mr.. Eppes, thus committed against Cen Jackson
to have taken a seat upon the committee. but i
would have been in violation OF all parliamentary
usage for the senate to have appointed him. Mr.
Speed has, no doubt, been led 10 The opinion expires
set in his letter before by his frequent private
conversations with Mr.. Eppes, and consul.ed hi.
incna,ions more than his recolections, or lis dut,
to q former friend, in contrasting the statements o
the Wing and Telegraph.
4 Thomas Speed and Patrick II. Darby w,
cannot lock upon this association Of names, wi,hou
deep modification. Thomas Speed lending him
sell 10 the support OF coalition corrupt, ant
Identifying himself as volunteer. with Patrick Ii
Darby, man who was indignantly thrown by tn,
driver, from public stage, and publicly reproach
ed by Beauchamp wi h perjury, at the moment wher
the latter was about 10 be launched into eternity
TALLAHASSEE, Der. Esd, 1897.
SIR,-I have recently seen In the Baltimore Pat
riot OF the 18th ult, an article under the bead o
" Gen. Jackson and Commodore Decatur" which
have read with no ordinary degree Of surprise
1t is much to be regretted that the ingenuity OF IL
author had not been directed by more strict regar,
to truth. and higher lespsc, for individual feeling
and reputation.
The following extract from the article referred
to, enables me TO pronounce il an unqualified ssu,
OF alsehocd and Interpretations The LAST da,
Of the session the Senate mad an eycring sitting fol
the purpose OF receiving messages from the Pre-
siden, On this occasion, the Commodore con
Quoted Mrs. Decatur 10 the Capitol to wtrcss III,
ceremony oil the adjournment Of the Senate. A.
they passed through small anti.room TO the doc
OF the Senate Chamber about o'clock at night,
they saw, with surprise, Gen. Jackson with his lwt
aids-de camp, walking backwards and forwards, sp
4-Dearlnp under The lnilnence of y,