Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-06-10
COHENiS OFFICE,
From the NashrHe Republican.
GENERAL JACKSON'S LAND sPECULA.
tEIANG

GENERAL JACkSONS > LAND SFECULA-
TIONS.
.Nurder, .9luHery, Treason, SWindling The
desperation of the Coalition, like that Of an unlucky
gamester, increases as the final contamination
of their ruin draws near No discontinue, how
ever great, can for a moment check their mad ca
recr-no defeat, however signal, can induce them
to relax their exertuns. There is no subterfuge
so ptiful, that they disdain to resort to IL there
lis no act so daring, that they fear to attempt It.
The singular and degrading spectacle is now pre-
sented, Of a systematic attempt to ruin the repu'
taton Of great national benefactor, because his
popularity threatens to wrest from the grasp Of
unhalowel ambition its i'll gotten power. 1t
cannot be believed that the enemies of General
Jackson, attach the slightest credit to the numer-
Gus accusatlens. with which they hope to over
whelm him. Their former conduct precluGcs all
belief il their present sincerity. In 1925, Chas.
Hammond vas the warm eul0gist of the man, on
whose head he is now exhausting the poisoned cup
Of slander So late as the Sth of January, 1894,
Mrs. Adams was proud to hang On the arm of him,
whom the minions of her husband now have the
audacity to brand with the cplthet Of adulterfr
In the fall oe the same year, MIR. Clay was dcsir
Gus of extending the hospitalites ct his house in
l.exins ton, to man, whom his hirelngs now pro-
claim to the world, as a traitor and a murderer! /!
a few years since, and the eloquence Of the Sec.
retary could find no nober theme. than the glory
which the Defender of New Orleans had she'd
upon his country. At subsequent period, he
pen 0i Mr. Adams triumphanty defended him,
from some of the most atroCious charges, which
the coalition prints are, now, SO zealously circn-
lating. But time has wrought a change among
his former euoglsts and defenders Old relations
have been broken, and new connexions formed
Eiy the force OF circumstances the destruction of
his character both public and private, has become
IN frr
that which they value more than lte,-p0,cer and
o6ice.-and TO which they will cling with all the
pertnacity which characterlZes the struggles Of
dying man. All their efforts, however, will be
lruitless-the people are too yirtuous and enlight-
ened, to be estranged from the object Of their
chocc, though oceans Of caumny and detraction
should be poured upon him--the great tide of pub.
lie opinion is rolling rapidly along, aud must
eventually, sweep from before it, every obstacle
that offers resistance.
With these reflections. which the current of
events for a few months past, and the nature OF
our present task, very naturally produced, we
shall proceed to fulfil a former promise, by giving
to the WORLD true statement Of the facts, on
which the charge OF 6 s,rindin",'' las been re.
Gently founded, and preferred, by one Doctor J.
L. Armstrong, Of Bedford county. After tile
wearlsome repetition Of stale accusations, with
which the public mind has been SO long sated, it
may NC "eii NhdSlleu, tHat tne pittsanS Ol the
coalition were as eagerly desirous of noretty as
the monarch who offered d reward for the ,iscoye-
ry OF nem source OF pleasure. 1t will be readily
believed therefore, that the charge of ..swini
Ing" was hailed with suitable accIanlatiohs and
received with every mark Of appreciation. Wehav
even been tainted by the administration prints.
for delaying 50 long to take up the glove which
was thus thrown down by the gallant Doctor: and
that oracle OF tfuth-Challes Ilammond-has said.
that the conduct Of General Jackson as detailed
in the numbers Of the % Iennessean,'' on this sub
lect, wears rather a Z" "knavisl aspect - If tile
publication of Doctor Armstrong wear not a
" hn0rish aspect" by the time we have finished
its examination, then we will confess that our idea.
OF knarery are extremely erroneous Indeed, he
committed an egrcgious blunder in omtting to
consult certain friend and neishbor of his. ere
ne venturcd before the public with his s,vinitina
accusation. Col Andrew Erwn, Of Bedford
county, the father of Il son-i in-law Of Mr.. CLAY,
EnoWS, as well as any man living, the qualities OF
Gen. Jackson's heart-he hnotos that Gen. Jack
son is not a slender If Col. Erwin had deemed
Gen. Jackson an unfeeling swindler, he never
would have bethought him Of employing the clio
quence of Mrs. Ericin, to obtain from him re.
lnquishment of his claims--it General Jackson
had been a swindler the tears of Mrs. Er,yfn
would not have prevailed. 1t is plain, then, that
if Dr. Armstrong had consulted Col. Erwin, be.