Daily Republican., 1884-01-08
Jsekson's asress victory.

Sixty.nine years ago to-day found
some four or five thousand American
militia under General Jackson at New
Orleans, posted behind hastily extern.
porized breastworks made of cotton
bales. Many of them were old sol
diers, had smelled powder on more
than one battle field of the revolution
and were Injured to hardships and
privations. General jackson himself,
though young at the time, was a soldier
IN the patriot army OF the revolution
The most OF the men, however, were
raw recruits from Kentucky aud Ten
nessee, bat they were men who bore 10
love for the enemy they were soon to
face i'll death struggle, and could be
depended upon in any close emergency.
1t must have been a grand sight 10 see
he rel coated legions of Great Britain
who, under Wellington, had vanquished
Napoleon on the field Of Waterloo
march cut and take position in battle
array, their arms glittering like pol
ished steel in the sunlight of that Janu.
AIRY morning. From the head General
to the private, every man was in his
place. The legions of Waterloo could |
die but they knew not fear. Where
was the enemy for this grand army To
encounter. The hill before them was
soon to be strewn with the scarle'
coated dead, but where were the deadly
shots to come from Rash and reck.
less men were those British Generals to
march their men up In front Of those
white bales of cotton that lay appsr
entity harmless upon the hill slope,
Could they but have seen those glitter.
ing rifles aimed through loop. holes in
he cotton breast-works they surely
would have hesitated before rushing on
o sure defeat and death. Ii
But they seemed neither TO know nor =
ear the result Thu command is given q
Forward, march With steady tramp =
he legions move up the slope, Steady I
men remember that you are British
oldiers and fought AT Waterloo
carer the cotton bales and nearer TO
cath the solid columns march
Heavens, what sight for those
leHtucky rifemeu Crouched like hui
ian tigers behind that imporvous and r
npeuetrable breast work Of cotton
very finger is touching a trigger, ON \
Imes the scarlet host. They are hear 4,
lough now. A perceptibe halt is no.
ced, ringing command Of Fire :"
heard A livid sheet OF flame is fol- h'
wed by a leaden hail. No army coud 10
such fire and Britain's
'ide melted before il. The hill slope
covered with the dead and wouBd,d.
louts for jackson and victory ring II
eng the American line. PaCk-uham,
IBIS, keene, British Generals. ia 10 r
&c no more. Unlike the battle of
mixer Hill, one attack was enough
lese British soldiers who met and
nquished Napoleon's reserves, could
be brought to face again that terri. o't
) storm of leaden hail that brched
III the mouths of those Kentucky Su
d Tennessee rifles. II was short,
arp and decisive, Ii was the finish. II
J stroke of inland war h-rween Eng. II
III and America. Never since then 4
8 there been war between the two W. nt
lntries. Eight killed and thirteen en-,
unded was the loss of the Americans WI, WI
that battle, while the British left be- 2
I'd them 700 killed, 400 wounded In
! 800 prisoners. The anniversary of
= day the Americans still celebrate L
l this is the victory. they celebrate "a "a,
lay. POI