Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-05-01
From the Correspondent Of the New York
Cnmmercial ALyeriiser-


Washington, april II.
Having observed that the jackson
ians dery, and that some of the Anti
Jacksonians doubt General Jackson's
illiteracy, beg leave to state, through
your paper, some facts in relation to
the matter. General Jackson's note to
the Washington Journal has been prov
ed, BY diligent comparison with other OF
bis letters and papers, TO be il his hand
writing. The Investigation brought u
light a numter of the Generals auto
graphs, which were IN possession of in
diyiduals, or on file IN the public off
ces. These are found 10 abound in er
rors, both of autobiography and dictlon
Ii is also recollected, that General Jack
sons letter to Secretary Southland was
not delivered to the Secretary until six
weeks after it was announced in this
city; and il has been discovered that
the letter was so incorrect in orthogra-
ply and syntax, that two gentlemen,
friends Of General Jackson, TO whose
care and inspection twas sent, return
ed TO Nashville TO be corrected. As
one among many specimens of the Ge-
npral's scholarship, which have recent
" seen, subjoin copy of general
order issued by him Immediately previ
Gus 10 the late war. he copy is taken
gerbafim. titsrGtlaa eipunctuatun from
the original.
Soldiers to arms, prepare to defend your
dearest rights as an independent nation. Let
party spirit cease. be all united as one man
rally round yo,tr constitutional Government and
prepare for war~--iong too long have wetrusted
20 the Justice of the Beliigefants to redress in
guries we have sustained as a uutral nation
without avail, negotiation has been resorted to
without success~--ingury upon inquiry. insult
added TO insult until we have drank the diegs
OF humiliatloa--and al lengtt compelled TO un
sheaid the sword to OBJ ain that Justice the Bel.
Egerants ought TO have yielded TO us long since,
towit--a tree and uninterrupted exercise OF
those rights that appeTtaln to IFS nutral nation,
of Carrying on free aud uninterrupted trade
with ali nations, without hindcrance or moesta
tion--rhis has been denied to us-to submit
would make us slaves land worse than colonies
and there Is no alternative but war we see
that mighty and Important considerations have
induced the President Of The United States u
convene congress by proc'amation--we see
from the papers that great Britain is sending
out reinforc ments to Cauady and her ships of
war are constantly lowering on our coast and
committing depredstions on our commerce--the
Indians on the northwest has raised the war
hop and he scalpng knife these things por-
tend waF-and we ought to prepare-the sup
port OF our dearest rights as an independent ma
ton IS the o1ject-Then let me recommend to
You union, keeping the axiom always IN view
al 1 n IA f.Il lie
me recommend a close attention to discipline
for without Il there cannot be All army, or sub
stantial defence--and IN order that discipline
may be infused throughout the militia Of my
Division | would recommend to every officer
thereof to procure the military instructor com
piled BY Thos: G: Bradford Of nashvi L. This
is valuable Book in the hauds OF officers and
men who wishes 10 become acquainted with
their duty and TO perform it.