Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-10-31


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- Wot g III r%UWfou6 8. Views
8 1srdon@.
coL Bcnton IN ~ Houss a Renrer.st.-
tives. II the eeasss q hin rsmar1ss nsde on ~,
oecesion Of the presentation Of General J,ek-
sons sword = coqgress. .Fehruary s.. ISs5
hy the HmjIy of tie !s1e Gen. Afmstrpee. ~
whom Jackson bcquesthed it-entspsd eo...-
What intoa history Of the Geperal's eoupert;o,
with tho preparations 10 dsfend he sxtrem.
southern States from a invasion thru.sens1
and expected two wears prsvious "a fI,- .,,.sx
actnaIIv made unon Ne~ o,ls.r. -.
incidentally rel.tcs I. ..hs,.~t.e;-.;- -
dote of TIE war "a IL. -caeIr~f - !. -
Hishm.n. eifixeo snd nrr.is.t r. N.s-sss -
L,te IN the Antnnnof 9aiI ~. -I~sl..-
raised force Of 5000 rolnp - wI,;-s ~.
Governor Of Tcnnes.ee sccers.d - -. -
the river Ia lieu al 1900 m;l;t;. go ~.
War Departmert bad ordered b;-', ). - 80 ~
the Lover M,ss;ssipp; couptrx
however. ascertsined that tbe R-;t;.h ...,is
not come that winter, and tLe br.v. -.
teers qrievionsly disappo;nted n. she nr.ssa,
loss of an expected c6spce Tor . f;.kt
pained in camp six miles from N.sches 3rr;n,
the yinfer, awaiting usterfor orders.
The last Of March 1919 Gen J..l.o,
received positive orders from 81. W. NJ"
partment 10 disband Ii. ARM A.. ~
were. ' 'A''
Wa give the remainder IN Col, B.nton,.
own languaec:-
The recre.nt thouoht os t,,,,;,, .,....
men loose on the Lower Mi.sisuipp;. I've hrn.
dred miles from home. without The me.ns n
getting home. and : wilderness and J,3;s,,
tribes to traverse. did uot ana u,o,ns,,,.
back Vas the instant and ;pdipn.nt .d.ter,n;-
nation but great difscult;es vsre n -. -
The cost of getting back three thous.nd men
under such circumstances, must Be erest and
here Jackson's character showed Itself again.
We have all heard of his responsibilities-his
readiness TO assume political responsibility
when the public service required Il. He Va
now equally ready to take responsibility of
another kind-moneyed responsibility. and
that beyond the whole extent of his fortuss =
He had no military chest-not . dollar Of
public money; and three thousand men were
not to be conducted Eve hundred milcs THROUGH
wilderness country and Indian tribes. vitb-
out great outlay of money. Wagons ve..
wanted, and many of them. fos trsn,port OF
provisions, baggage and the sick-so numsr-
Gus among new troops. He had no monev To-
hire teams be impressed. and At the end oS
the service gave drafs upon the qrartermas-
ter-general Of the Southern department (Cen-
eral Wilkiuson) for the amount. rhe wagons
were ten dollars day, coming and ecine,
They were numerous. It was = service of
tive months; the amount 70 be incurred vss
great He incurred it. and. a. will Be SEEN,
At the imminent risk Of iis own ruin. This
assumption on the General'x part mst the 6rst
great difficulty; but there wero lesser difscul-
ties, still serious, to be surmounted. The
troops had received no pay cloths. and ,hoes
were worn out the men were IN NO condition
for march 10 long. and no exposed The
officers had received no nav did not rxpect
to need money: had made no proyi.;on for
the uuexpected c,ntinpcncv of I.rve demand.
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when VI. cpn~en;snt - v..h~;,,. LII ,!n,s, ~
ono among these patriotic mercl,ants-n.me
him because he belongs to class now struck