The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-03-09
Important and Interesting Ressli.
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! memorable Sh OF January, 1915, al Tallahassee
! Florida, honored by the presence OF the
veteran General r. X. OaII, known as active
wing and as one OF the bravest OF the gallant men
| i'll the Battle of New Orleans. In the course of a
very eloquent speech the occasion referred to,
! he related most interesting incident, which is
! quite new to US. That able paper, the Tallahassee
| Fioridla2, gives it as follows:
"Among the many striking incidents with which
! the address abounded, we mention particularly
one disclosing how the intelligence of the 10
"aslon Of New Orleans communicated to Gen.
Jackson. We refer 20 this because II gives to
/ know nothing such heavy blow As briefly
as we state, and from our understanding Of
the narrator he said in substance: large quantity
of cotton at that time had accumulated in New
Orleans, presenting peculiarly lnvitl0g object to
the specuator Liverpool. The expedition
against New Orleans secretly fitted out IN
Liverpool. mercantile house in that city
let into the secret Of the expedition. No doubt
was entertained of the success Of the British
| army; the capture Of New Orleans, the acquisi-
ton Of louisiana, and the possession Of its "body
and beauty" were considered fixed facs. This
mercantile house wrote to firm olhke character
in Havana, giving an account Of the expedition,
assuring them of its success, and inviting them
to participate in great speculation and likely
to place all concerned in the possession Of great
wealth. 1t so happened in The order of Providence,
that one Of The members ofthe Havana firm was an
American bv birth. He was nursed by patriotic
, mother in Massachusetts. Here struggle
with him. On the one hand, immense wealth in
prospect; on the other, his duty to his country:
the latter prevailed. And how was he TO COM
municate the intelligence to the defenders of his
fathers Eresde British cruisers and pirates
then in possession of the Gulf OF Mexico, the little
fleet Of the American navy captured by the
enemy, the safe arrival Of letter would be next
to an impossbIity. At all events he resolved 10
try il. His country-Ilis counry-his duty to
his beloved required hin: to act. He writes two
letters and without kno" ing who the commander
OF the American army in the Gulf was, (for he
had not then heard Of G.n. Jackson,J sends one
without Signature, addressed to the commander,
whoever lie may be, at New Orleans to the other
he affixes his signature. and addresses it to
member of a mercantile house in Mobile. Both
letters arrived at their destination. The gentle
man Of the Mobile hous" was a Scotchman By
birth. He had grown up in his native land under
the government which now at with the
land Of his adoption, Gor he had become a natur-
allied citizen Of the United States. He was thus
differently situated from the Massachusetts man
| in Havana; but he had sworn allegiance to the
land Of his adoption. Its soil to be invaded,
and that, too, by the country Of his birth, and by
| the people with whom he, a merchant
most pecunariy allied. The prospect Of great
pecuniary advantage from the information he had
w9s before him but the land Of his adoption was
! 10 be ransacked-the government to which he
! owed allegiance was TO ne dethroned in Louisiana
his fellow citizens by adoption to be sacr.
feed and p!undered. His duty to his adopted
country prevailed. With this letter he goes to
| General Jackson. On his adopted country's altar
he laid the communication with the information so
servlccable to this happy land. From this the
energies Of the brave hero in command were
aroused, and the sequel is known. Owing to the
fact. said the orator, that the disclosure Of the
name Of this individual nigh, prejudice him in his
business relations in England, his name has been
kept secret. But now, as he has departed this
life, ard gone to render account for his fidelity
to his oath and adopted country, he would disclose
it. The speaker, then, with an air Of satisfaction
and pride, announced the individual to be James
Imerarity, who recently died at Pensacola, West
Florida.
s'Here, lhen was a disclosure which showed
that the country lis second independence,
says living witness OF its battles, to the fidelity
Of an adopted citizen. Is not somewhat striking.
that Scochman and an Irishman's son (for such
was Jackson) should have been singled out by
Providence instruments for accomplishing such
mighty results flowed from the battle of New
Orleans Let the ''know uohngs" think of i;.'
SMIrEs.-' Do you see that carriage going
along there, Jake 2
Certainly do What about it p
Nothing in particular, only it is the Presidents |
carriage, and that is he and wife inside |
: don't care for the president. Great peo- |
pie are just as bad as common folks, and some |
times worse
That is just what was thinking about, and [ |
am a going to Tell you big secret. | once slept |
all night in the with her
| don't doubt, great folks awful bad some