Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-11-21

oNE's Own OnITuARY.--Ir is not evtfy man who
has chance TO know what people will say OF him, az
ter he la, pad the debt Of nature. Ouee in great
While such an opportunity occur; ms when mans
death ~ reported, and he happens 10 be Of prom,-
hence enough 10 call out the newspapers npon tho
subject. General Jackson was killed ,he other dav
by the newspapers, for the fourth OF fh TINE. The
lidnes travelled 10 Montreal, and the editor Of the
Courier. who has himself been n soldier sat down
Al once aud wrote n long obitualy.-We have co.
ped The principal part of IT, as The most impartial
tee we could expect from such so'fee more I'M
partial perhaps than any member OF an American
polll zeal parry would give. His friends would col
or his virtues higher hs opponents would probably
al least be more .alnt III their praise:
~ Y Despatrn.
We notice BY the United States papers, that Gen
cral Jackson has paid the debt ol nature. There
cannot be sad To be much love Tor the General ii
Canada, iof mankind do not feel much affection
sua, ior those who have hfashed Them aud Gen.
Jackson did certainly give the BRUSH sound, "f
what his oountiymcn would call " frs, rate"
thtashag N New Orleans. Our people talk great
deal about cotton bags and dches, mud the abom-
nabfy awkward position Of our troops, on the day
memorable among our nclghbors, The sh Of Janua-
", lsl5,-nnd II is easily explained why they do 80,
because we all like to assign GOOD reasons when
wc are thfashed lis luble OF man; but itwou1
be better II come out maufnv. a. Il afknowedg
the lhrashne, without makiug WY faces about Tho
matter. The Great Being never gave US IL patent
right 10 yttoty. Notwithstanding tie assertion al
sam Slick" that the Blush hc.ed tie whole
world. We must expect 4" Rowland for our
Diver now and then, rs well rs others; IL Is sheer
fully aud bngeadocia to maintain any thing else.
II the qaivei 81 Britannia is stuck iu oi victories;
II Is ~ much owing 10 the great taken in tho
equipment ol our ~ hung department., 10 the
&C llenl material
Bat to return to the New Olcans atlair and Gen
eial Jackson. II he had not been as brave rs his
sword" he would not have dreamed Of attacking
our people the 93d Of December the force he
had Vas mere mua, aud although nilti not
wholly uoaecuslomed to the smell oil Aal delicious
compound gnnpowder nasmuch rs the, had brea h
ed Al such memorable Wmcrloos 1ipp, canoe
and the Horse SINE. when Shawnee aud Creek and
Cherokee fell before the Whitc man. yet sill they
we've mllllia, aud, wuh lhcsc hc had the mpuient
audaelly attack tie advanced brigade oil fell
lows.
II IS true. LIE attacked hcm at night, according I'd
Indian taelics, but It wa'a rave hing, aud Il honc
we gave lhcmhc,r walking tucker, YET we felt there
was another sort of man at The lead OF tue foe ,hah
tho " militia" captains Of Badeasburgh and Balil-
molc. lis conduct. from the day lie heard OF the
landing oil the BRUSH nil they rr.cmbatkrd showed
the highest energy aud the greatest skill II is not
every DAY In tile year militia can be got 10 stand
aud deliye,h lhen ere as the Yankees did that dav;
and from such another " delivery" Loid deliver
II our men could have got over then entenehmenis
50 as 10 use steel we have no doubt orr Geighbors
would have " cleared out" and tbs presumption -
militia ;-besldes. on the opposite side oil the RIVER.
where tie krnturhians were rnitenehed. Hey made
no stand agaast the S5Ih aud the BRIGADE III sailors.
because the latter got among the,n. But they would
not lei us get rouod their entertainments, aud 70
" canghta Taiiar" OF the largest slzs. II wasa
4" Caution"
Peace be 10 your ashes, Old General though We
do not love YOU, yet we respect your .ondaci.--
From all can learn of the dead believe that
seldom las nature produced SO remarkable exam
pie Of and courage, and, generally the
case with such men, lie clear. headed aud skill
n Courage invigoratcs the other faculties and
renders them highly effective. Regarding his Pres-
dental career, we are not 50 competent to speak
the Wing panty call him lyrant and denounce him
rs the ylolaior 81 the constitution, as the kind OF
man who would not have hcSllated march Into
the halls Of legislation, and tnpct Cromwell or Boz
napane. The Loco Focos. the contrary, rep
him The shield aud huckler oil the Den,ou-
rlcy, emPhaucaly. the people. lie certainly did
stand IN the breach OF the constitution, even II lie
made IL himself like, an lndumitabe IrnJan. lie
could not be inghtcued, or moved, aud finally walk
ed oil with ret0cd acts IA his packets Swapping
his hngeis al the hgs and lie bank =, IN very
uncrl manher.--lluwevet, he is dead, aud ~e sly
10 his spiit, par rObiS Sleep III peace His
tory will give MN his due. Mankind nol eusous
OF dad men calumny drGlcs not tie gave. We
all mighty generous when candidate for Ia re
has pass d mo the silent tomb.-Nan Is noble au
lnoal, very.
Tcran Loaa.-The New Orleans papers state that
tie Texan loan Of S. 000,000 has bsea negotiated M