Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-12-08
From the Philadelphia Sun |

From the Philadelphia SUM- w
MEETING OF THE SOLDIERS OF THE w AR OF 1912 =
On Tuesday evening the Defenders of the Countr.
in :" the War of 1872" held meeting at the Coun
ty Court House, to make the necessary arrangement
for sending Delegates to Washington, d. c., on tn
anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans.
Col. John Thompson was selected to preside; Col
Jacob H. Fisler Mai. W. NJ. Evans James Benners
Col. NJ. Bozarth and John Keefe, Vice Presidents
and Maj. j. Fl. Prick and Col James Pidgeon, al
Secretaries
Joel B. Sutherland, Esq, submitted the following
resolutions, which were unanimously adopted:
Resolced That the thanks of this meeting be ten
dered to the members of the two Houses of Con
gress, who voted for the Bounty Land Bill of last
session. and to President Pierce for his approval
that act of justice to the men of the second war o
Independence and to the widows and minor children
of such defenders of the country are dead.
ResOloed, That urgently invite our associates
in arms in every section of the Union, to send Dele
gates to the National Convention to be held at ash
ington, on the coming anniversary of the Battle Of
New Orleans.
Rcsolced, That as the widows of the defenders Of
country in the of 1912 cannot personally
meet our Convention, that we invite son of every
deceased soldier to represent his widowed mother in
Convention.
ResOJred, That a Committee be appointed to make
the necessary arrangements with the Railroad Com
panies for transporting the Delegates TO Washington
and that Judge Sutherland be Chairman of that
Committee.
ResoIced, That Congress be requested to so modi-
fly the Bounty Land Act, to allow parol testimony
of associates to be secured prove the
vice of those who were in the Of 1912.
ReSotDed, That we thank the Hon. John Went
worth for the bill he presented at the last of
Congress, relative to the Pension. and that the SUBJ
ect be respt ctully referred to National Conven-
ton when it assemblies at Washington on the 9Th of
January next.
ResOlced That the President of the National Con-
venton be requested to sign the tickets for Delegates
to be used in passing over the railroads from this
place to Washington.
Res0EreG That our friends in Washington be re-
quested to procure suitable place for the assem-
bling of the Convention, and TO make the necessary
arrangements for their associates and during their
stay.
hesolUed, That our thanks be rendered to the
President of the Pennsylvania Raiload, for permit
ting the Soldiers to pass over that road free of
charge.
Resolced, That we tender our special thanks to
the Committee that last year made our reception and
sojOurn in Washington very agreeable.
Res0tced, That it be recommended to Congress to
grant 16O of land to any of the defenders of
the country in the war of 1872, who were confined
in any foreign prison, and in case of the death of
such prisoner, the land shall 20 to his widow, if
alive, and if not, to his heirs.
ReSolced, That earnestly recommend that the
salaries of the Commissioner of Pensions and the
Commissioners of Public Lends be increased, we
believe the enlarged and duties of those offices
entite them to an enhanced compensation.
ResOtred, That we present our warmest thanks to
the etltOrS OF the puOc press throughout the Union,
for their able and untirng support of the claims of
the of the War of 1872 upon the justice of the
Republic.
After some remarks by Joel Sutherland, Esq,
and others, and the appointment of Committee of
Arrangements, the meeting adjourned.
DID JACKSON WRITE MEssAGEs.-The New
York literary correspondent of the Boston Travel
Ter gives the following interesting particulars in
gard to this subject. He says
A literary item has recently been going the
rounds of the press which am satisfied conveys
erroneous impression. In the announcement of the
memoirs and confession of Amos Kendall, which it
is said will be poSthumonS work from this some
what extraordinary man. it is stated that it is
ceptible of proof that with but a single exception
every message other public paper bearing Gener-
al Jacksons signature while he was President,
written by Mr.. Kendall The exception, it is avow-
ed, was his celebrated Proclamation" which was
from the pen of Edward Livingston. This is a
sweeping assertion, and have the best of authori-
to assert that there is foundation whatever for
the statement. Mr.. John {. Rives was printer to
Congress during the whole term of Jacksons adj
and he has repeatedly stated to public
men at Washington and in the presence of many
listeners, that every document to which Gen. Jack
sons signature attached was written by the
General himself, with the exception of one unmpor
tant paper. Mr. Rives this from the fact that
when jackson had anything to be published he al
ways sent for him to come to the white house, and
that he uniformly received the manuscript from
Jacksons own hand and that he familiar
with his chrography that it was impossible for him
to be deceived.
Indeed, he represents that jackson was peculiarly
sensitive this point, and would not allow
lis secretary, Major Donelson, to alter his
script in the most triflng manner. On one occa-
sion, at the time of his message in regard to the
French difficulties, Major Donnelson had, at the
suggestion of some members of the Cabinet, modi-
led the sense, and made it less strong and severe
han it was. No sooner was it discovered by Jack
ION than he flew into great excitement, and when
Mr.. Rves entered his private Office to obtain it for
printing he found the old general busily engaged in
writing it according to the original copy. What
,ver may be ones personal opinion of jackson,
the integrity of history should be preserved
1t the time the history of itself seems impro
,able if we may judge it by the character for dec
he hero of New Orleans.
equent number of that paper, settles the question
S follows:
In your paper of Tuesday, a correspondent has
). Rives that Gen. jackson the writer of his
wn admirable State papers, and not Mr.. Amos |
Kendall, to whom they were commonly attributed. |
ons, great was the prejudice against that re-
narkable man, there can not be any doubt of its |
ruth, if We take the testimony of Mr. Kendall him
elf 1t happens that the writer of this received |
hat from Mr. Kendi VS. own mouth about two years !
ince In reply to the remark that the enjoyed the |
equation at that time of composing these papers
e said: &C. had the reputation of doing many good
nings and more bad ones in which l had