Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-09-24

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| nenuiueness Upon first seeing it,, the gentle
man who sent it to me having stated III the note
Recommending il that he inclosed Il copy ef
uen Jauksons letter." l exclaimed to my family,
"Why he has made a mistake and sent me the
very ictttr itself; | will swear to this heing the
! Generals handwriting, every word OF IT. IN
truth, however, it is only u fac smile taken by
the photographic process. 1t has enabled me to
make in tho printed extract (l) | now send you, !
several corrections, enoh one of which, as you
VIII peroeiyc, augmcnts the force of the Ian
gauge. uNloN MAN
THOSE THREE SWORDS OF ANDREW JACKSON
WHERE AXE THEY
A QUESTION rur TO rENNEssEE ny "JAeKslN DEMOCRAT
or fnB SCHOOL.
month or two ago. Tennessee gave her TO the
question lIH Tennessee Joliop ne example set her dy
Some qf hr sisters, and dem heHeC 10 De made lpPe
IN me hundx n South CdrOiinaf
What that answer was all know What it was to
bo was predicted here (phAdolphia weeks beforehand
Ly ON, rf the most esteemed OF ellowez-ns, Cel
, MamOugh This noble d veteran OF tho war OF ISL,
whose good fortune 1t was at that period to e shatr ~
OF the unnnhrst the frontiers OF Canada, and last at
I of Tennessee was tO he.
When asked why he confident this point, he
Of Al New Orleans the most exposed part of our lines
WIS on The extreme lefths swainps-where, OWING to
thrown up; consequently there danger Of our lines
leLg turned by the enemy at that point There were
those Tennesseeans posel and there did heJ stand IN
The mud aud mire ii that swamp up to their knees, up
10 their hips and without single murmur. Jackson had
said them My friends, know 1t is hard to bear but
II Is thius which has to lie borne cuunrys flag
must be defended BE yours the glory del 81 ding at
RI this pln where the service bears hardest upon those
- aAiterwarts' continued tho Colonel, 81 large
proportion those noble fellows in the hospital prostra
n tel by the brought by that exposure ana At
tho sisht # them, and the vivid recollection whch It
d, bruuht win Of the heroic patience with which that
1t posture had been endured by them, my eyes ed with
r. arp T,s is the grourd Of the ronfdcncp hch feel,
to what the vote which Tennssee is now to give VIII
10 the aud rand-Ons Of those SAME
whom standing day after day III tlat Louis
m, swamp. They will show now, have no doubt the
devotion cOuntryS iag which armed tielr
;, fathers and grandathers with the patience h're eShib
of ed by them
Men of Tennessee Read the following words
he of Andrew jackson. Having done so, put this
I'll question to yourselves; Whilst writing those
is. words in his last will and testament those words
ts written ." in the name Of God, amen, +" those
words bcquenthing in that holy nnme, the three
"swords of honor" which he had received from
his grateful counWymen, n,-had he, or had lie not,
in his mind lhat same conspiracy to rend th''
Union asuuder and establish ga Southern Con
-, icderacy" that same conspiracy "tu destroy
m d" the only good Government on the globe" th'
oo actors in which he ten years before writing iha
w last will and Testament, had denounced n
p,W " wicked demagogues," " invoking upon them The
w doom Of ." Haman's gaows," and predicting
20 that their "next pretexp igould be what we nj
W. now know that ii has BEEN" the negro or SLAYER.
99oo question: Put this question to yourselves,
9oo sny. Put il, each man of you, TO his own un
80 drIsan1ing md his own conscience And hav
oo ing received the answer given by those con
w w Sciences then let country hear your answe
20 to my inquiry: "TuosE TnHEE SWORDS OF AN
W WoU DREW JAGKsoN-wnERE ARE Tusl?'
mn On the LIST of May, On the 9Th of June
1a 1888 Andrew jackson, 1913, the same han
,d then holding the highest which, ten years previ
>" public trust in the gift ously, had wrtion thn
=; of our country wrote letter to the Rev. Nj
al, private letter to hi Crawford, wrote Il las
FRIEND the Rev. A. j, will and testament
Crawford, of Georgia, which document is
which letter is, in part, part as follows
as follows; g In the name OF 20
al have had a labori- Amen; /, Andrew Jacl
tus task here, but null son, Sen, being
fcation is dead, and its sound mind, meinor
bo actors and courtieis and understanding,
will be remembered by
=, the people only to be dc, make, publish, o
ia cxeeruted for their wick dain, and declare I'll
ed designs u sever aud my last Will anu test
destroy the only good ment
y Government The " First, l beqnea
cur globe, and that prosper my body to the du'
N.r ity and happiness we whence ii comes, Al
in cuioy over every other my soul to God wi
neu orton Of the world. gave it, hoping. I
lais HdmlN'S gdltDtGs cughila happy lmmortalii
hte' 10 b. Tie 5ate Of all such through the aton
aud ambitious men. who merits Of our Lord Jcs
hE- would involve our coun- Christ, Saviour of I
ally try in u civil war and NIL world x X *
day the evils in its train, "Seyenth hequel
THE TINT they might reign to my well beloved II
S'"s and ride on its whirl- phew, Andrew j. Do
eou wind and direct the elson, of Sumu
epa storm. The free people DOnelsou, deceased, I
Of these United State. elegant sword present
Ned have spoken, and Con. to me by the State
the signed these wicked Tennessee, lCdh This
dol lemagogues to theiI junction, that he fail Il
d. proper doom Take care 20 use it, when neecss
must Of yOUr Nuliihers-you lry, in support AMI n
ne Of have them amongst you lection Of our gloro
dred Let them meet the in Union, and for the pr
h at dignant frowns of every lection of the constl
eun man Cho toUes his cOuR- tiOnal rights OF our
'mll try loved country, shoi
"The tariff, it is well they be assailed by &
snry known, was mere pre- leign enemies or dome,
text" Gle then gives traitors.
bers the proof of this, afford Eighth. To my graz
,scri- ed by the recent course nephew, Andrew Ja'
iury, Of Calhoun, and his son Coffee, ] bequei
rppn tools in Congress, on the elegant sword ri
: OK. tue new tariff bill. which sented to me by
part they voted for, although Rifle Company Of n
crib it greatly increased the Orleans, commanded
ient- duties on coarse wool Captain Beal, as n n
until let's aud other articles mento of my regard, Il
paid consumed by the South to bring 10 his recoll
neut and closes with these ti0n the gallant serYl
sub wotds =: " Therefore, Tie of his deceased faith
tle arW ,pdS oniy The pre. Gen John Coffee, in
lle tsIt dHd DisuNInN nnd nte Indian aud Bnt
rths Il SOUTHERN OuNFEDE- wars, under my co
crest HAcY Tie real Object. TmB mand, and his gall
ut OF NEXT PRETENT WILL re conduct in the defer
the NEGRO on SLAVERY Of New Orleans in II
Win. QUESTION :" 10, with This h,janct
such that he wield it in p
rams lection of the rights
oates cured to the Americ
citizen under our glo
Gus Constitution, agN
j, all invaders, whetl
'el' foreign foes or tome
traitors.
- al bequeah to my
loved grandson, Andr
,,oo. jackson, son of Andr
jackson, Jr., and Sar
i. 80 his wife, the sword p
senied to me by the
ho.i izens of Philadeph
KIN, ,pih this Injunction, 4
nc always uses it in
,a- fence of the Cousttut
''' aud our glorious Uni
and the perpetuatiOr
b ex- our Republican 5
the tenn"
snnt
icye ~, M f 80 ,, ,a,t.. 10 ri, . nr,a, r.ir.,ooa, II,
ead personal the gentleman to whom 1t Is addressed.
tors above extract contains al Of the letter that reatt
rif public affairs excepting only the p1rtton indicate
having been omitted this omitted portion consisting
lurs y Of comments upon the art bi then recently pas
~ nj -4ssSt-
aatN 'ne IMPORTANT CORRESPONDENCE.
,ynri NH. HOLT ON FREMoNTs pRocLA1IoN
INNER WAsmlNGroN, Sept II, 1861
,anna My DEAR SIR: | hasten 10 place in y
Al hands the inclosed correspondence with the i
~ sident of the United States. The action VIII
he has taken was firm and decided, and N