The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-02-20
unless cnnsolei by IIudibrss' philosophy,

The regiment la which this company
belonged was landed at New Orleans on
the eve Of the great battle without arms.
and about $50 men, Of which this com
pany was part, were ha-tily armed with
such old muskets, shotcuns, aud otner
such make ts',rcS a. would have scared
only women aud children. and sent across
the river, when line al battle was
formed in something like the following
manner; a battery Of a ltw euus WAS
erected near the river, and under the
command OF General Morgan aud some
Louisiana militia, a very slight breast
work had been extended out at right
angles from the river 10 "a swamp The
kentuckians were rIaceI behind this
temporary bcea-t>work, aud a mass OF
CFeol,s aod other unii.c plued Louisiana
troops, formci the right wing of the
American linc ia the swamp
The first object Of the British COM
maricr WAS t. iurn the Amcrican right
in the snamp which lhcy dill with ease,
aud then charged aud took Morgan =
battery, ana pat has whole force 10 Il ght.
Ia the meantime the KcuIuckiaus mains
tanned their position in the centre, unit!
it was evident that they were Liable to be
enclosed by the enemy on each wing,
when they gave way anI Reuben Bennett,
las stated in former chaP,er) was the
last man to leaye the field.
Notwithstanding Gen. Adair with a
large force OF Kcu;Ickians fought under
Jackson's own eye on tins Idle oi the
river, the little band of KentucKians on
the west banks we're al that the famed
hero of New Orleans IeigneI to notice in
his report OF the battle of the eighth OF
January, aud whom he branded with in>
glorious flight.
/, i. impossible TO describe the emo.
lions with which this report was heard
10y the people OF Ohio county; its soldiery
had never had fair chance to display
any ga!!srtry ani cours.e in a hstue
field; although they had undergone the
greatest privajious aud harIshjps, and
now Toe her soldiers to he branded with
NOTORIOUS flight, Was too bad TO he borne /;
Old men held the paper with tremhiins
hand and with chokcl voices, read the
rai news; bla,hes sullI>ci the moisjened
checks of the friends, mothers. brothers,
sisters aud expectaut brides of the alb
sent soldiers.
This great injustice done 10 the Ken
ucky troops was thought at first to have
been done in the hn,ry and confusion OF
the conflict vithoa; due consideration
and an examination of The details OF the
hattle, hut ia the same report he had
amp'e time TO refer in the most glowing
terms OF his own gallant Tennesseeans,
aud even after peace was restored, either
because nc had been out joekied by some
Kentucky horse-racer, or out bullied by
some Kentucky bully, lie had not the
ma.uanin,i.y to do Kentucky justice, but
reiterated the charge in = correspondence
with Gen Adair on the subject
The battle Of New Orleans has always
been looked upon as the most glorious
result Of American warfare, aud claimed
as the most impor,aui event in the history
of the county, and the reader will no
doubt be astouished TO Esa- q different
opinion suggested, but let Us calmly re-
view the past and see what has been the
result OF this g.ea.t event.
Before the day tie battle was fought,
peace had been negotiated, upon the
terms that all territory which had been
acquired by either party, should he re-
stored, and upon signing the treaty the
British Minister boastinSiy sa,d 10 Mr..
Clay: by this you have saved Louis'-
ana for will bet you 20 gulness that
Rockingham is now in possession Of New
Orleans Clay took the let and pock>
eted .he guineas,
Had Clay lost his guineas, and Pack
ingham taken New Orleans. il would not
perhaps have sustained greater injury
tlan Washington City sustained on a
similar occasion, and been restored as
soon rs the news Of peace arrived.
jackson would have returned to his be-
loved Tennessee, swearing by the ete5nd,
at horse-races, and cock-fghts, and
never been thought of for President, but
the people, dazcd with this great event,
exalted him TO the Presidency, an office
tor which he was wholly unqualified,
having neither the ability or information
OF a statesman, or the calm impairment
OF a dignilied ruler.
Carrying into Office his indOmitable
will, his irfiexibe likes and dislikes,
he made partissnship the qualification to
Office; turned out old gray headed men,
well versed in all the dutie8 of their Of
!. flee who had been appointed under
Washington's administration, and put in
their stead, clustering. noisy, camp fol-
lowers, entirely ignorant of their duties,
and established and almost legalized the
| principle that ''to the victors belong
the spoils." A principle that has heeu
more or less acted upon by every party
up to the present day; practice if much
longer indulged in, candidates will be-
come mere Arab Shieks with their
camp-follower, battling for forage and
spoils, the stump, the rostrum for dema
gogues exciting the rabble to rapiue anC
plumber, and our legislative halls, gam
bling dens, where men, high in Office, play
for. fat jobs. aud rings, and salary grabs
whilst the good and pure, disgnsted a
the scene, will retire to the peaceful
shades OF private lite, where their warn
ing voices can be no longer heard.
TO BE CONTINUED.