Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-03-19

claiming populace, with which the streets
and avenues were filled, of all nations and
colors. A coach awaited him at the door
of the court house, into which he was car.
ried and seated, the shafts and handles ol
which were eagerly seized by the people
In this way he was precipitated through
the streets to the French coffee house
amidst the shouts of rire le General Jack.
son, and denunclations Of his prosecutors:
thence to the American coffee house, when
the general addressed the crowd as fol.
lows:-
Fellow citizens and soldiers! Behold
your general with whom, but few days
ago, you occupied the tented field, Drawing
all the privations and dangers in repeline
and defeating your country's exterior enc.
mics, under The rules and diciplinc Of the
camp, so indispensable 10 the hope of vic.
tory; rules which were predicted upon ne.
cessily and which met the approx alton oil
every patriot. Behold him now bending
under specious pretext Of rcdressing youl
country's civil authority, which, though
wronged through prejudices, he scorns to
deny or oppose, bat cheeclully submits 10
what is inflicted on him now that the diff.
cultes under which we groaned are re.
moved, and the discipline Of the camp sum
mons you no more TO arms. 1t is the high
est duty and pride Of all good men to pa,
the just tribute of respect TO the guardian
Of our civil liberties. Remember this las
charge, as in few days expect to leave
you; it may serve as lesson to vourselve.
and posterity." Major Davezac then gave
the substance Of these remarks in French,
when he was conducted to the coach and
again drawn TO his quarters, followed by
the multitude, cchoing rire le General
Jackson!
One thing further remains 10 be stated
tho manner in which the people wiped
out this fine of one thousand dollars. We
must give this too, in the life-like accoun,
of the times; we find it in another letter
written on the spot and on the day Of the
imposition of the fine. This letter, dated
New Orleans, March 81, say -
cat the mere suggestion Of the meas
ure, subscription was opcred, limited to
one dollar 10 each person, for the purpose
Of paying the fine; before three O'Clock the
whole sum was raised in this small way;
but if the limitation 10 one dollar each had
not been adopted, it would have been raised
in two minutes. The business was SO
hnnsomely managed, that the generals
check on the bank was not to be entered
up, but the money was placed TO the mar
shal's credit, without The generals know
ing anything of the transactions"
though the money was rendered, the
general declined 10 receive it, but request
ed that that it might be applied 10 the relief
OF The widows and orphans of the brave
men who had fallen in defending tn, city
from the invading foe!
Such are some Of the "reminiscences con-
nected with this celebrated fine Andrew
JacHson's character is now placed, in this
respect, in its true position. May he. yet
many years, be living witness Of the graf
ilude of The people he loves so well. The
meridian of his career has been one bril-
liant success, both as a patriot defending
his county, and as statesman stamping
Upon il right political action; and now the
evening of his days is Illuminated by the
undyiag halo of Christians life.