Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-09-23
From, the United SUITES Gazette.

are willing 10 risk, upon .he vote OF Pennsyiva'
MIA, New Jerseyman, who is a friend OF inc
administration of the general government, pro
posrs to his political opponents The following
wagers, and should he succeed III establishing
the facts, they viii go exclusively 10 show lha'
the people Of jersey and Pennsylvania ought not
10 give their votes to Gen Jackson; but tha''
acting with their usual good sense and pa'rio''
ism, they should support the present wise ana
prudent administration Of the general govern
ment
$50 that General Jackson shot Mr.. Dickin"
SON in duel which,arose out OF horse race
$50 that General Jackson, in company with
three others, violently assaulted Jesse and no
mas Hart Benton, Sin ta,ern in Nashville, IN
which affray the General was wounded, ana
the Ben,ons also received several wounds:
$50 that General Jackson did, after his trl'
umpt al entry into New Orleans, from the bat
tie Of the 9Th Of January, 1915, issue all orGer
that six tennessee militia men should be sho'
to death, "four days" after The promulgaIion Of
the order al Mobile:
$50 that after the British army had fled from
New Orleans, and Mr.. Livingston had returned
I from the English feet, with news that peace
had been signed, martial law was continued al
New ORLEANS, and Mr.. LouaIlier, member OF
the legislature of Louisiana, and Mr.. Hall, the
district Judge, and the district attorney, were
arrested and conducted to the barracks by the
order of General Jackson.
$50 that General Jackson, in violation OF
press orders contained in his commission, caus'
ed TO be established system Of taxation at .au
CUISINE, East Florida, so odous and oppressive
thai congress found it necessaryto repeal II,
make il punishable by fine or imprisonment, ei
~ and n
the President Of the United States, TO refund
any money which had been paid under 1t:
$50 that IN letter to Mr. Monroe, in 1917
General Jackson admitted Mr.. Madison to be
one of the best Of men; yet, because he was a
philosophe., whose mind could not dwell with
composure upon blood and carnage, he had not
! thought him SO TIT Tor the presidency as MT
Monroe:
$50 that Gen Jackson issued an order 10 his
division of the army, not TO obey any order from
the war department, unless such order came
through him, Jackson
$50 that General Jackson wrote letter "a
Gen. Pinkney, on or about the 25,h Marcn
1914, containing the following account Of his
opera,ons against The Creek nation OF Indians:
"Drtermrning % extrrminate them DESPATCH
ed Gen. Coffee, Sc "The enemy were COM
oletely routed; FIVE hundred and fit y seven were
left dead on the peninsula and a graf number
were killed by the horsemen in attempting 10
cross the river The fighting continued with
| some severity about five hours, but we conlln
ued to destroy many Of them who had conceal
! ed the msslyes under the banks OF the river, un
| M We were PrrTvuto~-y- -. ...-
ing we killed sixteen which had been conceal
| ed" SC.
$50 that Gen. Jackson wrote letter, on OF
about April 9, 1918, containing the following
passagr:-"Capt. M'Eser having hois,ed En-
glish colours on board his ooat, Francis the
Prophet, aad Hoemotc hemucho, & two others
were decoyed on board, believing rim to be
the promised and daily expected aid, ON New
Providence, under the command OF Woudbine
These have been hung to day-to.morrow l
march 10 Sunwanney, &C."
$50 that general Jackson seconded the mo-
ton for expaheing from the constitution Of
Tennessee, that portion OF an article which
pre- en- ed any pr on WHO denies the divine su-
thority Of the old and new Te,tamens from
holding any civil employment in the slate.
$50 tina, General Jackson was one Of com.
Inttee Of The convention Of the state Of Ten
nessee, who reported an article in the cons,itu
lion, which prevented any person from bring
eligible to seat in the general assembly, unless
own right, in fee simple.
$50 that he was concerned, either as princi.
pal or surrey, or both, in the purchase and sale
of slaves, as articles of commerce;
$500 that General Jackson. will not receive
the electoral vote Of PENNSYLVANIA.
The whole amount, (Seoo,) 10 be deposited
in the hands of Two respectable men belonging
10 the administration and Jackson parties, in
the State of New Jersey, who shall, by refers
ence 10 the publications OF the day when the
events are said to have taken place-NiIps' Re-
gis,er, Gen. Ea,on's first edition of the Life of
Gen. Jackson, Thus. Hart Benlon's le:er, 10Th
Sept. 1918, Secretary Dallas letter to General
Jackson, April 10, 1915, ard OF her unoffic lal &
official documens- decide which party sball
have won the bets: each poin, TO be decided
by its own merit. And should any doubt arise
between the above arbtrators, they shall agree
on live names, from whom they shall, y'lot, Sc
lect three, who, added TO the ;wo already ap-
pointed, shall make Ave, majority of whom
shall decide 10 which party the money shall
be maid