Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-03-31
To tss Editors Of the National Intelligence.

cent correspondence oelNeen VIC ife'
and Vice President, and referring TO one
which occurred some time since, between
General Jackson and the late secretary OF 'ne
Navy, Mr.. Southland. The part oil me aru-
Gle ~ which reference is made, IS as follows:
..sone time in the year 1876, Gen. jack |
con ,vas furnished by a member OF Congress
With a statement signed by DIR. Wallace, oil
Fredericksburg, Va. in which MIR Soufhard,
the Secretary Of the Navy, was regresented
as having remarked, at a wine drinking al
fredericksburg, that General jackson de- |
served no credit for the defence Of New Or-
leans. that he had left the army without or
ders s, was returning home, when he was met
bv positive order from Mr. Monroe, linen
Secretary Of War, 10 return forthwith to MS
command; that it was owing to TINS order q
the active preparations made by Mr.. hoh
roe. for the security of that portion OF the
country. that General Jackson was abe TO
make the defence he did, and therefore, that
the merit of that defence was due TO MI
Monroe, and not to General Jackson. These
remarks were SO injurious to the character Oh
the General. and uniounded IN fact, that he
felt himself bound to submit them to MI.
Southland, and if thew had not been enron
eously stated TO inquire respectfully on what
authority he had taken the liberty to make
them. The Secretary replied, IN very LONG
labored and diplomatic letter, admitting SUD.
stantiay the statement Of DIR. Wallace, ana
appealinr TO what he called the history oil
the times, urittcn, printed and rerbdi, as his
authority for making 1.-THE General nav
ing never left the army commanded by nun
at New Orleans, or slept out OF hs camp
when he had one, gave AIR. Southard such
an answer as he thought truth and justice
| warranted, it exposed him, however TO 'he
| Interest assaults in the coalition prints, ana
| in connection with the conduct OF The oeuli
mol, War. became the text OF dennnclaiions
against him, as having violated his orders
! the Constitution oil his country, IN Dom cam
| paigns" -, coo,.o
The entire article from which the ioreSo
! ing quotation has been made puFPoi'S W
! have been written under the eye anu ny SUN
! enc in the confidence Of the President l nc
writer has certainly had an opportunity VI
perusing part, if not the wh9te on 'nc coi-
| Resemblance to which reference Is h'aoe'-
There is enough of truth IN the statement 10
prove beyond question, that 1t IS MOI eAciu'
sively the production OF fancy-s'ii'' ho"e-
yer. the Misrepresentation OF the case are
so gross, as to render it equally clear that the
| writer drew a part of his materials from some
other source than the correspondence hseli.
To what extent this departure from candor
and fairness has gone, can be ascertaineo
only by reference to the original documents
Grounds exist for believing, that an uniai'n'
ful and mutilated transcript OF this cofrespon
dence has been exhibited, and publication
of it. as it occurred, is the only means OIL
rcctifying every error and misconeep'ion,
Il must be obvious to every one VINO mas
perused the letters in question, maj no con-
nexion, however remote, subsisted between
that correspondence and the one when mas
been recently published by Mr.. Calhoun IN
decd. unless MIR. Calhoun derived his KNOW
edge of the existence and character OF hir
Southard's corresI ondenee, either mediate ~
or Immediately from General jackson nm
self, IT is questionable whether he posse sees
the slightest knowledge of either. A.
We learn from Richmond that the case oil
the Commonwealth against James w. Mar
shall. has been continued to the next term oil
the Superior Court, in consequence oil The
inability of Nh Gait, to attend as a witness.
fellow in the upper part OF New YORK,
was seen 90 strike a woman. The hystand-
! efs seized the trute; but as 1t was goooiy
distance to The police office, they admins.
tered to his bare head "a pot of warm tar"
to which was applied light layer OF oakum,
One million, one hundred thousand and
| seventy nine bushels of Corn, according to
| the Evening Post, were Inspected IN the
! city ofNew York in 1890, al an av'rtge rate
Of fifty two cts. and four mills, making the
grand total Of FIVE hundred seventy SIX thou
sand, four hundred and forty-slx dollars SIX
ty cents. -,
We learn from the American Monthly
Magazine, that group Of siatuary by our
countryman, Creenough, is expected snort
ly at Boston from Italy. Cooper, the no,
velist, is said toTbe the purchaser, ana
they are to be exhibited for the sculptor's e.
molument We learn Fl ON the same source
that MIR. Augurs group of "Jephtha ana his
Daughter" is nearly finished, and VIII ne ex-
bibiled in the several cities. Mr. is sell
taught artist, but a wonderful proficient.
The New Haven (COnnechcuD Advert
ser of Friday last, says-"A very deep rell-
gious feeling is at this time pervading this
community, and many are awakened 10 a
consciousness OF their ruined condition, and
some are rejoicing in the feryour OF Chris
tan faith and Christian hope.-An attention
to religion was first excited in College, and
number of students are converted.-Ihe
impression is extending through the town, a
mong the citizens of all denominations, and
the churches, by which are almost hourly
open, are thronged with serious and prayer
full listeners"