Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-01-20
Statue Of Gen. Jackson.

The unyeiling and inauguration of the eques-
tran statue of Gen. Jackson in Washington.
on the 9Th inst, the anniversary of the battle
OF New Orleans, was an occasion Of great in
terest, The procession was large, and the
display grand and imposing. In the process
sion were The President and his cabinet, mem
bers Of Congress, attachments of the flying ar
tillery, marines, and the surviving officers and
soldiers who served under Jackson Senator
Douglas delivered all eloquent and appropriate
address, and in the evening the Jackson Asso-
citation gave splendid supper.
Senator Douglas commenced with a fine al
fusion to the existing monuments Of a similar
character i'll various parts Of the Union, and
then reviewed in graphic language the life of
the hero, presenting him in the various posi-
tons in which he served his country, and in
the peaceful and beautiful close Of his career
at the Hermitage. lie closed his eloquent ad-
dress as follows
His death produced a profound impression
upon the hearts and minds of men. The
voice of partisan strife was hushed, while a
continent was clad in mourning and ba lhed
in tears. All felt that great man had fallen.
Yet there was consolation in the conscious
ness that the ustre of his name, the fame Of
his great deeds, and the results Of his patri-
oiic services, would lie preserved through all
tme-a rich inheritance 10 The devotees of
freedom. lie still lives in The bright pages
OF history, in the marks of his genius upon
lne institutions of his country, and by
the impress of his character upon thai
of his contrymen. He lives ia his own great
example and by his heroic achievements
He lives in The spirit Of the age-ihe genius
OF progress winch is 10 ennobIe and exaIt hu-
lnanIy, and preserve and perpeIuate liberty.
The success Of the baule Of the 9th of Junu-
airy, followed as the natural result of the bril-
liant achievement of Gen. Jackson in his at
tack upon the British camp near New Orleans,
on the night of the 23d of December The
British were astounded at the energy and dar-
ing of Gen. Jackson on that occasion. Before
they could recover from their establishment.
and march upon TIE city, Jackson had suffi-
clent time for the construction of his celebrated
breastwork on the plains Of Chalmette, before
which the veterans of British victories qualed
and sunk under the leaden hail of American
arms Gen. Jackson saw the importance of
bold and vigorous attack before the great conflict
hence the cool and daring onset Of the Ameri-
cans on the 23d Of December. We copy from
the New Orleans Delta the following brief re-
erence to that must important event in our his
tory:
On this day thirty-six years ago, The Brit
lslI suffered their first repuse in their dsas-
iTous expedition against New Orleans in pur-
suit OF beauty and booty. There is scant
record OF the facts in English history. Our
own accounts are, in many respects, inaccu-
rate and incomplete. But they all concur
in one fact, that never before or since, have,
The British arms experienced so serious re-
pulse as they did in this expedition. By
dint of great exertion, labor, aud persever-
ance, they had succeeded 10 reaching the
Mississippi river from The lake through Ba-
you Bienvenu. First came the division Of
General kean, who, about noon OIL The Odd
reached he Mississippi river his force was
abOnt 2, 500 men.
The British were making themselves
quite Notwithstanding robbed all The
the vicinity, and were preparing their sun
pers-. when, about dark, The sentineIs per-
celved dark object floating down The river.
Ii proved 10 be schooner. Presently The
schooner anchored just abreast Of their
camp, and loud voice was heard from the
decks exclaiming, Give her this for the
honor of America! = and Immediately
broadsids came pouring upon the aslound.
ed English, scattering their fires, their tin
pans, and eaiables 10 every direction, and
killing quite a number. They were COM
PEELED 10 take shelter under the Ieyce. But
here they were not allowed 10 rest for Gen.
eral Jackson, having heard that they had
landed, and where they were, hastily gath
cred together bis scattered and motley
troops, many of them without fints or car
tri!ges, and rushed upon the British with
the fury OF a tiger 'They shall not spend a
night on our soil before we have tried the
metal of our boys was the remark OF Jack
son to an officer who endeavored TO dissuade
him from so rash step. The movement
was an eminently successful one.
The battle on the night Of the 23d lit was
kept up oil night was severe, bloody,