The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-05-01

II 1nrl.,.n a. . hero ol the revolutionary whr,
am unnlie TO inn efne. llni iHU ihHl II h.
les nfe clasrlY scanned. ilis Nill mol be found
he only plHrmiig eiiou nHde ~ lis Wihrteni3
"a drrai,c TIN people as to Ihe trun character OF
heir IDOL
ha.t read what Is called NE biography oil
len jackson ftom winch II apptas TINT 10
Wa absut sffen tfef8 old when tn battle pi Lex
npIon was fought md ns South Caroiina WA
varunled " the BRUSH N 1871 ,om hero oi twd
snts. mu.i have been At thai time, about htelrc
yfprs old After thr yen, Of l7al thete was no
Iehtinp IN South Carolina and as II Is not PIE
Tended thu lhr rrnrfnl was on Of The siate IN
ring thc var II follows ~ 4 niaitrr OF course
that all LIS military exploits we're performed
previous 10 the YEN l7sl aud on these ex-
pioits whatsoever they mpy have hern depend
iis. claims rs "A soldier and patriot OF The reVo.
luton.
1 muse 10 ask every discreet md rejecting
father whether he does not feel hc lnl the ab-
snrdnv of calling Gcu. Jafkson, . hero of ne
probationary war when thai war, 20 ih' rs he
could have hem concerned, terminated before
III WIS ilefin gtars Of nRr II Is pr posiefonsi
add 81 'a IA ibe comparison between generals
WASHINGTON aud G,eenc Is attempted 10 be
shde viii andrew Jackson II - disgusting.
M 3
TIN following Is the thhd and lnst number
al An Officer al thc Revolution, the 6,st two
numbers Of whnn arc inserted on The titst page.
M thior. W haYc hscn told, thai during
The war 81 the revolution ecu. Jackson was u
~ rnnor That IS tor, ptnhnblrN Bui how did
h. BECOME prisoner Amer The surrender OF
Charles u, which took place N the latter part
Of the year i77o tie British hal possession OF
ali The country which ,cnRIw d nf conquered
lrni4ory. thcif troops marched. 10 escty port
al ilie stnic imtll ten. Gicen went 'hcte, hy
! " hom ihpy NcIe driven out ia l3Sl. In tbs
npy. IL IS ptobnhe, on hero i,ecamr a prisoner.
W. have heard much OF Gen IHcl,sou. rs nm
| Indinn warrior aud lis hioernpcr tell ~ Of a
dreadful hattie he fought with thu spvnges: OF
| the frmnrss he exhibited. ahilr the balls "rre
g. hishnF ofouud his ears thai be bad 5000
mcu cnpnred Of which number he lost only 20.
while he He'd 60O lndans. u possible, that
the hioernphtroi ten. Jackson canldlhink TINT
any peIsnr, no has ever sern lndiah fighting.
or tb,u a"v rejecting INN. who pfetends 10
I, nk could give credit To such slupd, nomena
steal tnle It's not impnssihlc but thni Gen.
ernl Jackson might hnse killed Iu0o Indians;
bot They must have been old men, women and
| children
| do not btliovr that any mnn. dmioP the last
century, IN fighting with inauus. kicd none
warriors than he lost mcu. Indians ~ not hfn
by patoous. so that the general could not have
heard much whisiling OF bails lhoy me care
FIJI ii their ammunition. 1hey do not Gte VITA
out mnik nnd therefore THEN Gre i generally
dendly | have fought lndmna more thu once.
aud although always beat thcm. get they al
ways killed more o. my nen, thhn l dld ~
theirs --Iher mode Of fighting - kuch nS ID
make Il very difficult 10 hive II fan shot At them.
was once ~ the surprising of an lndfnn set
ilcmoni. aud uofwiths standing the surprise WI
ns complete ~ Il could b., and made thiffY
seven prisoners winch we're fnITiod 10 Albany .
yot there was mt warrior among them "a Gu
was the lfroCifv OF our men That tao lnlani
we're killed, Notwithstanding tue mOal posi-
ten orders 10 prevent cruelty, Tbs vas
! thu ouly Indian town ever Wns NJ the
oer iug. and deprecated The idea OF ever
being al another
During the expedition Of Zen. Sullivan, il,
the yrnr l7so, through the country OF the
SIX Nations. no Vomrn OF children were
: KILLED, A. hy the mhuuer OF our mhrrhine
. they hnI knowledge oi our urProoeh, ~ tune
iaqnir iheir towus. IN two instance ,ihrir" ~
! rtors made some opposition in both ai Nhlr'
} they klllod many innre men Tor IA than W
did lorthem. could five numerous ofhrj
instances. all ii which ieni 10 show tbe folly
~ well ~ the nbsurdiiy Of the biOefaifer
. neronui 81 Gen. InrEson killing 6oo Indian
J. in nur htiflr, with the loss 81 only % men. 4
} So many livts were lot, II must hnve beer
l IN u manner too blocking 10 humanity TO re
I peat II was not in ballc. The counter
: nncr which Grr. jnckaon hns given 10 ihu
p popk md ronirup lt1r talschood. has tend
cd greatly tu diminish hs character as he
70 aud n soldier.
Al Nrw.Orlrnns, 10 be sure, there was
erent deal daup aud there wac bard fight
! ing but II was al on the other fide. hive
ben nj just such fighting mvsell, whore we
r lost 1000 men without killing above 20 o
> the enemy and this appears 20 have beer
E eboul Tho number 81 the men killed in de
s., Tending the works 81 New Orleans, while The
: loss ri the enemy wns sind to be considerably
nbove loco. Great, lndnd, isthe difference
between fighting behind hIeab works, and
sforning ,brm II appears from The BRITISH
account thai a considerable detachment ~
2 thrii army rot " iihin few miles, unrSpert
. edly, by "A surprise ri Gen. Jatkson's ad
! vancf. On This occBsiou, the premldn"ss %
tie General In cullec ing what force he could
And marching to oppose the enemy, does
him much credit There was some warm
diminishing, but night Pppfoaehlne, the night
ine vas mol severe. The subsequent tordy
conduct ef The British. ghT" an opportunity
for forilying, hy the erection 81 brehs'
works. and other important preparations
, which rcsnlted IN the complete overthrow OF
the enemy, and was thu salvation oi New
Orleans Aud this is the foundation upon
p. ,yhirh rest, alithr lnne OF Gen, Jhrkson, aud
Tor winch unhounacd applause is demanded
asst the battle hid been superior Ia any TIN .
during The war Of the revolution, or IN the
late var. Rni il Is uni To he compared, rs
have already remarked, 10 the fighting OF
Gcn. Brown norwasit equal 10 the defence
made by col Croghan, or the battles Of Com
Perry, M'Donoorb. Hull, or Decatur and
many Others ilu might he enumerated.
feet il be remembered that II was the Sc
verc Fighting aud the victories OF these Isst
named men, thoi produced the 'ren'y o,
peace and that the battle ot NeM-orieaos
bad no cIecrnpon the nego'il tons Tor peace
as the treaty WAS signed before the bntie
was fnuoEt II was n fortunate thing Tor
Gen. jackson ihai he had the command Mt
/ I ~. LL.nnanl Ia allnM.