Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-11-17
How Jackson quelled Rebellion.

JOHN VAN buren, in a recent speech in Tam
many Hall, said to be one of the best he ever
delivered, gives the following Renaissance of
Andrew Jackson. His application of the sub
ject to the mutinous adamantines Of New
York, is capital. John got off good many
other hard hits in that speech -
A single passage in the life OF Jackson fur
nishes a world of instruction to those who have
to deal with mutinous troops. At critical pc
Rod in the Creek war, the volunteers under
Jackson claimed that their term of enlistment
had expired, and were making preparations to
quit the camp against Jackson's consent, and
to the imminent peril Of the country he was
protecting. Cobbett thus details the facts:
e AT length, on the evening Of the 9th Of
December, 1918, General Hall fastened to the
tent of Jackson. with information that his
whole brigade was in state of Inutiny, and
making forcibly off This was measure which
every consideration Of policy, duty and honor,
required Jackson to oppose; and to this pur-
pose he Instantly applied all the means he pos
sessed. He Immediately issued the following
general order: The commanding general be-
ing informed that an actual mutiny exists in
his camp, all officers and soldiers are comman-
ded to put it down. The officers and soldiers
Of the first brigade will, without delay, parade
on the west side of the fort, and await further
orders The artillery company, with two
small field pieces being posted i'll the front and
rear, and the militia under the command Of
Colonel Wynne, on the eminences, in advance,
were ordered to prevent any forcible departure
Of the volunteers.
The general rode along the line, which had
been previously formed agreeable to his orders,
and addressed them by companies, in strain
& Io faoli,1 lxyo
tiated on their former good conduct, and the
esteem and applause il had secured them /; and
pointed to the disgrace which they must heap
upon themselves, their families and country.
by persisting, even if they could succeed, in
their present mutiny. He told them, however,
they should not succeed but by passing over
his body that even in opposing their mntin-
Gus spirit he should perish honorably-by per-
shing at his post and in the discharge of his
duty. Reinforcements,' he continued, are
preparing to hasten to my assistance 1T cannot
be long before they will arrive. am. too, in
daily expectation of receiving information
whether you be discharged or not; until then
you must not and shall not retire. have done
with entreaty it has been used long enough.
l will attempt it no more You must now de-
termine whether you will 60 or peaceably re-
main; if you still persist in your determine
ton to move forcbly off, the point between us
shall soon be decided
At first they hesitated he demanded an ex-
plicit and positive answer. They still hesitated
and he commanded the artillerist to prepare the
match he himself remaining in front of the
volunteers ~and within the line of fire, which
he intended soon to order. Alarmed at his ap-
parent determination, and dreading the conse-
quences involved in such contest, Let us
RETURN was presently lisped along the line,
and soon after determined upon. The officers
now came forward and pledged themselves for
their men, who either nodded their assent or
openly expressed a willingness to retire TO their
quarters, and remain without further tumulf
until information were had or the expected aid
should arrive. Thus passed away month of
the greatest peril, and pregnant with important
conseQuences."1 e AfH I'll
The rebellion that Jackson thus quelled was
formidable. 1t consisted of officers with men.
The revolt in our State is got up by officers
without men. Jackson was in savage coun-
try, and surrounded by an exasperated enemy.