Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-07-29
rnoM TIN LOUISVILLE ADVERTISER
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the following extract Of a letter from gentleman
in Cincinnati. We SUPPOSED the cup Of calumny
had been drained to the very drcgs-but we we're
deceived. We belieyetl that nothing more base,
villanous and ,astard!y could be imagined. project
cd or fabricated. by the coalition Or its panders.
than the attack upon the reputation ol an unoienu
ing Icmale-Mrs. Jackson-but we confess we
were deceived Base ani wrecklcss as we viewed
them, their malignant ,illany surpasses any thing
we ever attributed to them, in word OF thought.
H. Charles Hammond, are Informed, has been
furnished with forged documents, to prove-what
that the mother of General Jackson was rros'i-
tutc that she came to this country 'siM the Brit-
ISL army and afterwards married a muiatto, by
whom he had several children, and that General
Jackson il one OF them =.
The forgery of the Harris lc,ter-the fabrication
in relation to Eppes, Decatur and jackson-the
various forgeres in relation to John Wond and the
s six militia men''--the attempt to rob Gcn. Jack
son Of the glory Of the victory Of New Orleans
the forged mute Of the National journal, to prove
that jackson could not spell aud the yillanous at.
tack on Mrs Jackson, were net deemed sufficient.
Still darker and more hcsh fnrgeries were IN re-
serve. Not content with a,saing the VIE OF the
defender Of the west. his enemies are now prepar-
ell to assa the ashes nf hi, deceased mothfr, DY
forged statement. equally At war with truth anu al
the generous svmpathics Of human nature. When
sion Of such outrages upon the feelings OF reneta
be patriot-w when truth is cOrtcmned and all that
is moral and deccrous IN society IS disregarded.
we would enquire whether any man. who has anv
respect for himself. approve the conduct o
such a faction, aud whether he can conscienons'N
support an administration, when its confidential
friends make use OF such means to prostate Gene
raj Jackson:
The object OF the coalition cannot be rii.undcr
II, 10 rat
in rousng Gen. Jackson to resentment, and thu,
drive him to the commission Of snne al taat
would nure his prospects OF success. In this they
will be deceived. Conscious that he lives ~ the
affections Of an overwhelming majority Of bis coun-
trymcn, he wil view without emotion the vile at
tempts that have been made. may yet be made.
10 tnrnish his reputation. lie knows such efforts
mast DC dispised by all honest ond honorable men
The good opinion or support Of those OF all opuste
character he would not have.
Strange as the reader may consider it. their is
no doubt Of tie truth Of the following statement
C1scINsArI, JuLY 10, 1923.
III PeNn--Ihe NEST dsglacetul and wicked act
Of the leading administration supporters III Ohio,
is YET TO be pertormed aud the worker Of il,
il this city, is the noted individual who has
Tor some time given currency to SANDERS on the
family Of General Jackson
have been informed from source, the authcn
tcity of which is nnquestona5r, that Mr.. Ham.
:nond has IN his Office documents purpotting to be
a true account Of the lineage ot Andrew Jackson,
-igned by man named Ross. ii | am not mistaken
These documents attempt to prove. that the mother
Of the General was prostitute that she eros sed
the Atlantic with tive British army for America
after leaving the army, she connected herself with
a muatto man, by whom she had several children;
aud that Andrew Jackson was of these. The
par tculars OF THIS dirty c0nnpacy against the cha
racicr Of woman who has been dead, pcrhap,
thirty or forty years, will not venture 70 narrae.
lest should NOT correctly State the minuta, and
thus S,se Mr. Hammond an opportunity For two or
three columns Of qui5bng. The fact Of tie arti-
cles being N n, possession, Won may relv on and
the intended use OF them, can be EASILY dlvined
he may not have thc hardhood, to publish this ma
I'cl91s story in MS daily paper but no doubts are
entertained, bat that these precious arguments will
be thrown before the public in some shape or other
1t IS truly unfortunate for Mr.. Clay, that short
time previous to each OF his visits to the west new
sandcr should have been yromu gated By his friends
aud that iTom the same quarter. The vlndlctlyc
letuaeosue.' must calculate that public opinion
will be directed to hun as having some agency in
the matter, or knowledge of the same, and if this
= ahelher a hls piagueS or pasiileniiM gales. he
ha' chosen an unhappy TING to spread them over
tTe west.
ny intention n now directing you this letter, is
90 caution the public against this vile production
M'!etaer i m.kr T. appearance ia handbiils in VI,
iia'nm'nd', GaAett>, or his ITO less yeracous
Aa'oeafe. II !, Necessary hattnc!y notice should
ne Gwen. That some If The honest supporters Of
J@he I.nnc; Adan, III Kentucky, Who are di,pos-
ed to promote his cIcctiun " fair means ma be
appnaed OF tie dirty vmk Of their leaders anu
ioi'akr TIE company in which they are now ming
llng NDihln& bat desperation, or hope that Gen
Jackson would be driven TO rome ilnprudence by
touching The character of his parent, aud that fr-
~Ale' Could have prompted this rnpa aelle,l poli-
tlca IN, AMI ,haneles, prostitution Of character,
On The pat o! those cnncerned 10 distrihn1n.r ~.