Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-11-20
LETTER FROM GEN. JACKSON d.
HERMIrAGE. Oct %. 1914.


club 81 Boston, deli' cred on the TN INST.
This address is "A Iahnrci attemp! on The
part of Mr. Adams, To dIscredit the testmo-
NV of Mr.. Ewing, whose statements we're
referred to in my letter t. the Hon. A, "
Rsown, of February 18th, lS43, and like
most oi1ke produclIons from adlseaseG
mind, proves little else bat It's own weak
ness and folly
My leter to NJ Brown was published
on tie ~0,h ot March, 1914, in Washing
ton city, where Mr.. Adams at the time
1t has been the subject OF comment in the
newspaper presses of roth parties in all
portions of the Union; and the statements
Of Mr.. Erving and the differences from
them. have not been deemed worthy of
the notice Of Mr.. Adams until now, just
before the c,o>e of the Presidential can
yass. lie pre'enIs 10 hive discovered
that great nlusllce has heen done hun,
and he makes chIiolsh appeal 10 his own
"diary," TO screen him from the odlum
which has fallen upon his treachery 10 the
besi interests of his country.
Mr.. Adams has been seven months in
preparing this tissue Of deception for the
public. pledge my countrymen as soon
as can obtain the papers (not now IN my
possession) referred to in the letter TO Mr..
Brown, 10 prove no. only that MIR. Adams
has no cause Of complaint against me, but
that his veracity, like his diplomacy, can
not be proppcd up by his "dlary.'
say in advance Of The review shall
take Of this extraordinary production,
thus heralded before the public on the eve
of the Presidential election, that the as.
sertion of my having advised the treaty
of 1919, is baretaced iasehood, without
the shadow of proof to sustain 1t; and that
the entire address is full Of statements at
war with truth, and OF sentiments hostile
10 every dictate Of patriotism.
Who butt traitor to his country can ap-
peal, as MIR. Adams does, to tue y,uth f
Boston, in the close Of his addIe & .tYour
trial is approaching. The spirit Of Tree
dom and the spirit OF SLAYER, a,e drawing
together for the dead conflict OF arms
The annexation OF TeX. $ TO TINS Union is
the blast Of the trumpet Tor lole'gn, e.
vii, seryile and Indiau var, Of which The
government Of the United States, fallen
into lailhless hands, has already twice
given the signaI-tirsi, by shameless
treaty, rejected by a vlrtuous Senate;
and again by the gloves OF defiance, hurI-
ed by the apostle Of notification, at the
avowed policy OF the British empire,
peacefully to promote the extinction Of
slavery throughout the world. Young
men OF Boston, burnish your armor-pre-
pare for the conflict; a | say to you in the
language of Ga!gacus to the ancient BrI-
tons-think of your Notwithstanding OF
your pos,erity"
What is this but deIusiOn or what Is
worse-a direct appeal to arms, to oppose
the decision of the American people,
should it be favorable 10 the annexation OF
Texas to the United States!
may be blamed for Spelling Mr. Err
Wings name wrong, but trust shall ne
yer deserve the shame of installing the
path of duty where my c"uniry 5 nS1ts
are involved. belle, ed from The dlsclo-
sures made TO M Of The transactions oil
1919. that Mr.. AZ ims surrendered the
interests of the Unit , ales when he
took the Sabine rlvar a- tle boundary be-
tween us and Spain, when he might have
gone to the Colorado, II not to the Rlo Gel
Norte. Such was The natural inference
from the facts stated by Mr.. Erylng, and
there is nothing in the account now gwen
Of the negotiation, to alter this Impression.
The address, on the contrary, does not at
all relieve Mr.. Adams. 1t proves that he
was then, as now, an ALLEN to the true IN
terests Of his country; bat he had not
then, as now, the pretext oil cooperation
with Great Britain in heI peaceful endea-
vors to extlngush slavery throughout the
world.
Is there an American patriot that can
read the above extract, and oiher similar
ones that NAV be taken from the address
of this monarchst in disguise, without
feeling Of horrorl Grant that the thous-
ands Of those who think with me, that the
addition Of Texas TO our Union would be Il
national benefit, a:e In error-afe We 10
he deferred from the expressions u}
threats of armed opp,slrion7 and Is 1t IN
this manner ihat the peaceful po'lcy VI
great Britain is to be carried INTO eXecu :
lion, should the American people decide
that we are not in errorl Or does MIR,
Adams mean to intimate that the Will OF
Great Britain should be the law for Amer
lean statesmen, and will be enforced at the
point of the bayonet by those VINO dc,
scended from the patriots of our revolu'lonI
Instead of gong TO British history Tor
sen,imenients worthy of the republican
youth of our country on an occasion 80 vi
tally affecting our national safety and hon
z,,II ,ooor.n,ond those in Genera