St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-02-27
ARP SNIFFS WAR AIR.
Bartow'e Gage Buckles Down to
Earnest Retrospection.

Writes Of Andrew Jacksoa - says Thae
All Patriotic CAlldeen ahould ReaA
Aeoat the Battle Of New
Orleans.
This ii the sth OF January-a day
memorable in the annals Of American
history. The eyoung people oughtto read
about the battle Of New Orieans-Jack-
sons great battle. where his troops in
less than an hour killed and wounded
2.6C0 Of the flower Of the British army
and lost only eight killed and 13
wounded. Never in the history Of the
world has a battle been fought in which
there was SO great disparity Of loss.
Pakenhana, who was in command Of H.
COO troops, was the brother-in-law Of
Wellington and had only short time
before obtained . great victory over
Napoleon at Salamanca jackson had
only COCO unframed riflemen, and Pa-
kenham was killed and his army routed
and put to fight This battle estab-
ished the proweSs Of the southern yoe-
Mcnry and made Jackson president. He
was certainly . very wonderful man.
He had but q little schooling in IN old
field school and never learned in the
course Of his life to use the English
language correctly. When only 13 years
old IN English officer cut him with .
sword because he refused to black his
boots. His father died early; his broth
ers were killed in the revolutionary war
and his mother died from hardship and
suffering and 30 he grew up with an in
tense hatred Of the British. The family
were Scotch-Irish, and my friend.
George Adair, would say that accounts
for all his wonderful deeds. He had hut
little knowledge Of law, but was made
public prosecutor and was terror tn
ev;l-doers. He gave the new state ity
name Of Tennessee, and waged . war
Of years against tho Indians, whom he
subdued, not only in his own state, but
even in Alabams and Mississippi and
Florida. He had to cut out roads where
ever he went with his troops and almost
every great highway in the south from
north Georgia to the Mississippi il still
known to the old men as Jaekson's
road. When on the warpath he paid NO
respect to orders from Washington.
but pursued his own plans indefiance Of
the government He was several times
wounded in battle and in duels with his
political enemies. but seems to have
lived . charmed life. He followed no
precedents and made no alliances with
political cliques. He was always
original, self-willed and defiant. John
Forsythe was his secretary Of state and
Berrien his attorney genera. both from
CeorRia. He hated Adams and Clay ansl
al the followers Of Jay and Hamilton.
He challenged Winfield Scott for o re-
mark he made ABOUT him. He turned
Calhoun out Of his cabinet because Mrs.
Calhoun wouldn't associate with Nrs.
Eaton, the wife Of tho secretary Of war.
The whig papers had maligned jack
sons wife and Jackson never forgnvc
the party for il and turned 1000 Of them
cut Of Office the first year of his adj
ministration. His chivalorus respect
for the female sex was the most win
some feature about his character. Sam
Houston and Davy Crockett had fought
under him and were his trusted political
friends and advisers. Like Grant and
Taylor. they had fought their way up In
hard, dangerous warfare. and had but
little respect for the limitations Of law
or the provoking delays Of red tape. Al
INST all West Pointers have similAr
contempt for the slow methods Of the J
civil law. and especially for the writ Of
habeas corpus and appeals from court
10 court. remember when Gen. Joe
Johnston ordered courtmartial at
Ccnterville. Va. to try two soldiers for
striking their captain. Tho crime was
committed at ten o'clock in the morn
ing. They were tried on the afternoon
Of the same day and shot next morning
at sunrise. That II the kind Of swift
Justice that military men admire.
There are some curious things about
these old-time presidents. Three Of
them died on the Fourth Of July. The
6rst II wore no beard; Is no mustache;
- had NO middle name; were
named James: 2 had II letters IN their
names, and every name had the letter
A in it somewhere. except John Tyler's,
and he was . vice president So Il il
no use in nominating . man who has
not that little vowel 10 give him luck.
nor IL 13 an unlucky number among
presidents. It IL my misfortune that !
never saw . president Hooked toward
Yfanklin Pierce once IN New York.
but he was 20 tangled UP in carriage
with other gentlemen that could not
him. But have seen quite
. number Of great men-some Of them.
indeed, who were greater than presi-
dents. / saw Daniel Webster and Clay
and Choate and heard them speak. Mr..
Calhoun put his hand on my head when
I was lad and spoke kind words to
me. ! still reverence his memory, for
be was q great and . good man. I saw
and heard Jefferson Davis on the battle
6eld and ON the platform after the
war. saw and heard all the great
men in Georgia who figured IN politics
In the '40's and sos. The greatest
speech ever heard from any Of them.
Il seems to me, Vs. made by Walter
Colquitt. but was . young democrat
then and very susceptible. During the
war ! saw tho great generals quite
and Johnston. Longstreet.
Deauregard. Early. Hardee and others
never saw Stonewan Jackson but
once. and then he was asleep lying
upon some gtruW IN Cen. Lees tent.
wish had . photograph Of that seems.
& was about MONDAY. Lea. With his
gts6. wese dining q their camp tables,
but Jackson was tired out with the
seven dayI' fighting. and Gen. Lea said: