Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1848-10-07

ing office land money uader false pre-
trnees
Gen. Jackson e. Gen. Butler.
In Immediate connection and striking
contrast with the opprobfinm aud oblr1uy
cast Upon tho c~i'izsHs If Louisiana. by
Gen. Wm. .. Hrfbnp, We yesterday laid
before The public the lofty p%aneeyrie pro
nounoed by the immortal ApDREw JAcF.
son upon their ssIf.sacfifeipg devotion and
patriotism. Gen. JAUR- ON was The rotn~
mHndet Of the gallant band which, under
his datintIess guidance. won The cfownjng
vict0ty Of The late var on tho plains If
Cha 'mrttss lie knf W The men Who com
posed his llttla army be was we'll aware
Of the courage, he beroistn, The ffmnrss
and the Stem resolution displayed by tho
citizens Of LOU iaha NJ that svautftt crisis.
lie, better than any man IN the co1tAry,
was qualified 10 pass Judgment upon their
c0uduct-and bis manly, elegant and beau
iiful chromium gives the liz IN The mi arp
ble ISLANDERS which General BrrtfR, IL
the Congress Of the United States, rffrte1
against Them, What - tebule Is the i'm
guage Of Old HtURoHY 10 tho bold and
baretacpJ ]calutnnies put forth by General
BuftER
Let lis compare tbs opinions Of tbs two
n little more closely. Let us place them
in juEta position, and mark well The con-
trast. General BurtEa IN the course Of
his speech. says
"Str. had oae half IF He poputation Of
Mts country Louisiana picdged Mrm-
sriues forhe patriotism Of the othcr, il coptd
mol hdre bern erpecicd that n man az dfepIy
read IN intricate Uotpme-hs human heGyE
and as weH acquainted NTH all liz springs
Of action, as General Jacks0n's IL kn0un 10
BE-, wonh haze gtoen ii a momenfs ere
deRce."
This gross and grattIitous insult IL effect.
ually overthrown by Gen. JAcKgor, for be
says, in his letter 10 Mr.. G1nop, written
nineteen days after the battle
u pray you now, sir, to communicate 10
the inhabitants Of your resp ctable city,
the exalted sense ! entertain oftiieir patri-
otisIB, love Of order, and attachment 10 the
rrsa,Sn1na ,F 80. nw..iI..t T.4a4s
The courage they have sbewn In q period
Of no common danger, and the forlitude
with which they have rejected MI the ap.
prehensions which tho vicinity was c%alcul.
atcd to produce, are not more to be admir-.
I'd than their humane attention 10 o4 own
sick and wounded as we'll as to those Of
that description among the prisoners"
Gen. BUTLER hurls his anathemas upon
the Creoles Of New Orleans, in The follow.
ing terms Of bitter contunely:
"The city troops, who should have been
the last, were the first to manifest a spirit
Of INSTRUMENTATION. Many claimed leave
TO return to the city and it is commended
that they were entitled to this indulgence,
as their families or friends resided there.
The gay caTnivGL season, TOO, wns drnwing
to a close ; and their national lore of pLed.
sure (tor they are mostly of French origin)
WAS TOO STRONG FOR THEIR
PATRIOTISM. Not having succeeded in
their application to Gen. Jackson, many,
who were known TO be American citizens,
applied to and received protection of the
French consul, who invariably certified
them to be citizens of Francea Armed
with these certificates, they demanded their
discharge, leaving their brother soldiers
from distant States to defend the very fire.
sides which they were so eager to enjoy"
Gen. JACKSON crushes this CALLING Sian.
der Il language full of grateful emotion.
He Gays:
Seldom, in any community, has so much
cause been given for deserved praise; while
the young were in the field and arrested
the progress Of the foe, the aged watched
over the city and maintained its internal
peace; and even the softer sex encouraged
their husbands and brothers to remain at
the post of danger aud duty. Not content
with exerting for the noblest purpose that
powerful influence which is given them by
nature, land which in your country-women
Is rendered IRE sistibIe by accomplishment
and beauty, they showed themselves capa.
BILE of higher efforts, and actuated by hui.
and patriotism, they clothed by
own labor, and protected from the
inclemency of the season, the men who
had marched from a distant State 10 protect
from insults. In the name OF those