The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-26
LOUISIANA DURING THE
YEARS l76l.lSOl.



place Of honor in our story mast be
found for hero aud patriot. Andrew
Jackson, who had much to do with the
growth and glory OF Tennessee and who
won the grandest victory over the veterans
Of Wellington at New Orleans ever gained
In any part of ancient Louislana's wide do
Innion. Pale, sallow and shaking ike an
aspen leaf with the chills Incident to
| molarlal fever, General Jacksons prod
! igous e1ertions aud activity during the
anxious weeks preceding the memorable
battle can be llkened to nothing but Rob.
ert H. Liylngston,s sleepless tolls and ef.
| forts TO gain for his country the identical
territory the heroic invalid was then strug-
| Cling with the defensive might Of Hector
| to protect.
Jackson had been promoted from the
National house of representatives to the
cess In getting the brave Tennessee vol
unteers paid for their pcrilous services
against the Indians In letter from Phil.
ndelphia, written In 1898 when about re-
| signing his senatorship to accept state
judgeship, this interesting side light is
| thrown upon world-renowned character:
France has finally concluded a treaty
| with the emperor and the King of Sar-
! dinin, and Is now turning her force to-
ward Great Britain. Bonaparte with 100.
| 900 troops used to conqnerl Is ordered on
the coast, and called the army of England.
| Do not then be surprised IL my next letter
/ should announce revolution In England.
] OuOull bpuppufle make ld0Qlng on inc
! English shore, tyranny Will he humbled,
! throne crushed and "A republic VIII spring
| from the wreck and millions Of distressed
people restored TO the rights Of man by the
/ conquerlng arm OF Bonaparte"
| Thomas Jefferson having been chosen
chief magistrate by the house OF repre-
sentatives on February Y. lSol through
the potent Influence, unselfiShly employed,
| OF his chief political adversary, General
Hamilton, was sworn into office by IN.
other political opponent, the great Chiet
8Gfl ls.AV Mn hall A.aN lt4t -
first inaugural of March 4, in the first an
nual message of December s. nor In any
| proclamations or special messages OF the
year 1901, does Mr.. jefferson allude TO the
| Louisiana business But IN semi fetal
letter OF July 13, to william c. Claiborne
whom he had appointed governor Of the
Mississippi Territory, In preference to
Judge Andrew Jackson, who was an APP
picant for the place, the president saws
with respect to Spain our dispositions
are sincerely amiable and even affection
ate. We consider her possession of the
adjacent country as most favorable TO our
interests, and should see with extreme pain
any other nation substituted for them
In all communications, therefore, Win
their officers, Cancellation and mutual ac,
commodation are to be mainly attended
to. Everything Irritating to be avoided
everything friendly to be be done for them.
The most fruitful source OF mlsunder.
standing win be the conduct Of their and
and oar people at New Orleans. Temper
and justice will be the best guides through
these intricacies Should France get pos
session Of that country, It viii be more 70
he lsmcnted than remedled by us. as II
will furnish ground for profound consider
! alton on our part, how best to conduct
ourselves in that case. n would OF course
be the subject of fresh communications to
you"
Az Spain closed against MS the navigation
; of the Mississippi the next year. this was
clearly case of misplaced affections Ana
a. TO France, the sequel shows that the
executive was diamctrIcally wrong tn the
line of his lamentations. In nominating
Chancellor Robert II. Livingston, AN abe
and honorable man" TO quote the words OF
the president, as minister plenipotehunfy
to France. Mr.. jefferson made probably the
- best appointment of his entire admlniStra'
8 tlon. He was except Tor his serious geal
ness. an ideal diplomatic agent. Wash
' ington selected him for the same post IN
;, 1894, but was obliged to ian back on James
) Monroe, his third choice Monroe consorted
. with the less crime-stalued successors OF
" | Dnnton, Marut ROheSpierrc, and otner cit,
iZen assassins" so cordially, that he had
to he recalled for disobcying his instruc'
4. lions.
! | Madison, to our relations with Spain, Eng
| land and France. were also IN cohlict WIN
events on June Is, 1901, Madison writes
h to Rufus King, our minister 10 England,
= Il can not but briefly add. however that
we have the modification tu ANA mat not
= withstandiug all the "orbearances and en-
0 deavors OF the United states f4r The estan
t | llshment OF just and friendly relations WIN
/ | from different quarters OF accommodating
! trespasses ON our commerce and neutral
rights" II Is somewhat singular that
lust ten months later. the admins tratl0r
was favoTing. ns will appear, an offensive
2 marital alliance with these same British
t trespassers on our commerce, in war OF
| expulsion against France. On tho 9Th of
? June, Madison wrote to Charles Pinckney
the new minister to Spain; THE spolla
p; | tions committed on our trade. for which
Spain is held responsible, are known TO be
already OF very great amount, and ii is tC
be apprehended thar they ,, nay hoS 5 RaS(
has been sought, sometimes IN tribunals Of
justice, sometimes by applications 70 the
: government and sometimes TO both thes'
modes Experience has sufINently shswT
e that neither the one nor the other MOI
; both can be relied 90 for obtaining full
] justice for our injured citizens. some
e other effort therefore is due to the sufrer
( ers, and, let me add, to the dignity OF th'
2 United States. which must always feel tn,
9 Insults offered to the rights of individual
: citizens
! the president forgets about what Is du'
, 1.-The sufferers and "the dignity of thu
! United states" while, assuring. Goyernoi
| Claiborne OF his ''affectionate' DISPOSE
lions towards Spain. Truly sad case o.
During the whole of the year 1901 an,
until March. 1902. the government n
: Washington remained ignorant Of the terms
/ of the treaty OF san Ildefonso signed Octo
Der /. 1900. by the Prince OF Peace ant
: Lucien Bonaparte, the younger brother o
I Napoleon This significant treaty trans
!. ferred TO France all that vast and vaguely
defined territory known as Louisiana whicl
France had turned over to Spain In 1862
: Bonapartes initial policy and earliest AM
] biton was TO restore to France all he
lost former possessions. But II Is the priv
, ilege OF great men to be Inconsistent ant
, also unsuccessful. II is a matter Of In
: dlsputahe historic fact that he restore,
J nothing that remained restored ana neye
: added a foot or territory permanently 4
4 France; on the contrary, he lost Belgium
and the left bank Of the Rhine. A title,
! son OF the Duke OF Parma. n brother o
the queen OF Charles " OF Spain must N
, provided for, To give consequence ani
: dignity TO the brother of royalty and Il