New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-03-29

next day received news Of the action An hour
afterwards he WAS back In camp---the English
and the collie having refreated together. Au-
other of Jackson's volunteer aitfs-de-damp. also
was off into the city before dayhreak
on the 9th, without even pretext, and passed
the morning riding about the streets, shouting
out that the foe was at hand, and calling upon
all to arm and hasten to the eld--wbereas all
capable Of bearing arms were in the field, ex-
cept few skulkers like himself No notice was
taken Of these gentlemen's shy behavior, and
1acks0n, IN bis dispatch, drawn NO by Livings-
ION, thanked his military and voluntary aids-de-
camp g for ther cool and deliberate bravery r
The cotton bales used for the redoubts. and q
quantity of blankets that had been taken from
Mr. Nolte's warehouse during his absence from,
the city, gave rise to discussions which brought
cut the least favorable side Of jackson. 8 charac
ter Immediately after the embarkation Of the
English, 2 commission was appointed tosettle all
CLAIMS Mr. Noltc's was for $50 blankets and 245
bales OF cotton The former he was allowed sor
at the price Of the day on which the English
ianded--namely. eleven dollars pair; but
when the order was submitted to jackson for
his signature and ratification he said az fIa
blankets had been taken falu1ost foYcibIyl by
the Tennessee riaemea they should be paid for
in Tennessee notes then worth 10 per cent Ieea
than New Orleans paper money Mr.. Nolte was
fain to submit to this shabby trick. worthy of Z
Connecticut peddler. As regarded his cotton he
had much more trouble. Hekprodneed the In
voice, proving that he had bought ii, two gears
previously, at 10 cents o pound, from q we'll
known wealthy cotton grower. He claimed that
price. with the addition of two years interest.
During the whole Of that time, it had never
been lower than 10 to ii cents pound, and q
few days before the landing OF the English he
aad bought some at 123 cents. But when the
british troops were on shore, and close at hand,
there was panic; markets fell, the timid real
izsa nc any price. and q small parcel of cotton
" the same quality was sold at Z cents When
Mr.. Noltes claim was submitted 10 jackson. he
SLOWED IT, ana said the cotton must be paid for
1t the price it would have fetched upon the day
the american troops marched out Of the town.
No notice being taken Of Mr.. Notes written
protest against sush manifest injustice, he went
10 jackson, then in all the intoxicasion Of his
triumph, and Of the exaggerated homage Uaid
nim by his countrymeD, and very we'll disposed
to ex rt the arbitrary power given him by the
military law he still quite unnecessarily main
lained-a stretch of authority for which 1t will
be remembered that he was afterwards fined By
the civil authorities In reply TO Mr.. Notes
representation and remonstrance -
9 AREN'T you very lucky" be asked, sto have
saved the rest Of your cotton through my de-
Certainly General, ans wered /, J. Is lucky
IS every other man in the place, but with this
Inference. that it costs them nothing, and that
| have to bear all the Iosss *8assss3.s A
:. Loss E. cried the General. getting rather
lngry, g losss You have saved eyerythingp,
saw it was no use arguing with such an OBJ
innate man, and remarked to him that only
wanted compensation for my cotton nothing
more, and that the best compensation would be
10 give me back the same quantity and quality
that had been taken from me that would ap-.
point one merchant, he another; they would
agree as to quality, buy the cotton, deliver it
Co me, and he should pay for it.
IS No, no, sir!'' replied jackson, aIslike
Straightforward business, and that is too compli-
Gated. You must take six cents for your cot
TON. have nothing more TO say
wanted to make the whole thing clear to
nim, but he cut me short s. Ceme sir, come !!
Take a glass OF whisky and water; you must
ne damned dry after all your argting''
All could do was to say, swell, General,
lid not expect such injustice at your hands
Good morning, sir p And went away Tbree
lays afterwards news came Of the conclusion Of
,eace, and the consequence was an immediate
rise Of cotton to sixteen cents, at which price
bought several parcels The Committee Of Claims
we're embarrassed they felt that it was now
impossible to fob me off with six cents. AT last
was asked if would now be content with pay
lent OF my invoice; ard | agreed to be So,
since must else haye complained to Congress,
| apd the affair might have dragged on for years
| Some pages are devoted by MT. Nolte TO an
| appreciation Of Old Hiakory's character. He
condemns his arbitrary and overbearing dispo-
| ltion, and his cruelty 10 the unfortunate Indi.
rus, whom he so implacably and persegeriugly
aanted down, and does justice to his shrewdness
tnd other good qualities, considering, however,
1 chat good luck had more to do than commanding
| itlent with the distinction and popularity he
attained to in the States-an opinion which We
suspect to be now entertained by very large
number OF jackson 8 countrymen. OF the Cen
erals tone and nannerS--reugh as those of a
ar-west woodman-Mr. Nelte gives some hu-
tnorouss sex amples. After the action in front OF
New DNeans, demonstrations iunumerable were
made in the heros honor On his return into
the city Mrs. Livingston placed crown of lau-
ell upon his head, which seemed considerably
TO embarrass the slayer of Seninoles, who took
toH asn it burned his brow; the ladies SUBJ
scrihed for a costly Net of jewels for Mrs Gene
nal jackson; and the principal inhabitants got
up grand ball in the French Exchange MIR.
solte, who had seen more public festivities than
mostof the people of New Orleans, was a prom
inent and active member of the committee
s' The upper part Of the Exchange was ar
ranged for dancing, the lower part for supper,
with flowers, colored lamps, and transpareneies.
Before supper, jackson desired to go alons and
take view OF the arrangements, and had to
show him the way, On one of the Transparent
cies, between the arcades, we're to be fead the
words Jackson and victory, they atEkbut ones
fhe General turned round 60 me, in q more cor
dial manner than l might have expected, and
| asked, Why did you not say Hickory and VIC
tory, they are but one! 7! After supper, the hero
| IF the day gave US the diserting spectacle of q
pas de deur between him and his wife-an Irish
emigrant of low origin and considerable corpu-
lence, whom he had taken away from planter
N Georgia. To see these two, the 6eueral a
| long, lean man with skeleton like limbs, and
his wife, d short, thick specimen Of the female
ngure, dancing opposite to each other like half
drunken Indians, to the wild tune Of .Opossum
up q gum tree was truly one of those remarka-
ole spectacles which would be sought in vain in
any European ballet
EXTRAORDINARY DIVORCE CAsE.-In the New
| York Supreme Court, on Saturday, the 18Th
INST, application was made by Jeremiah W DIM
mick, tor annulment OF his marriage TO his wife,
| Frances N. Dimmick, under somewhat extraor-
| inary circumstances " Plaintiff and defend
ant the Court said, had been married more
than twelve years. 1t is now alleged that the
marriage was void by reason of pre-con,ract
The defendant, it is admitted, was married when
school girl to young man, who sooD after
wards went off to the West, and was not heard
Of, except it was said he was dead, for many
years, She accordingly, in good faith. married
her present husband, surprising herself at lib
erty to do SO. 1t now turns out that the first