The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-13

JOHN TROTWOOD MOORE.
BY JOHN TROTWOOD MOORE.
Tennessee has at last aroused herself to
honor the memory OF Andrew Jackson.
her greatest national character, in the
form Of q 100000 monument.
To do this. the state OF Tennessee asks
the cooperation Of all patriotic citizens
Of the United States in honoring the
memory OF one OF the nations greatest
soldiers and Presidents.
strange to say. no suitable monument
has ever been erected to Andrew Jackson
nor IL his statue among the so-called Inn
mortals In the hall Of fame. An indif.
terent equestrian statue at Washington,
New Orleans, and Nashville, all replics.s
all that has been done to Commercials
the memory and heroic achievements of
this this: the nrst great president->to come
from the people themselveS--and, incideu-
tween WASHINGTON and,fh civil war.
~ - almost humlliating to think of the
worthy honors THAI have been bestowed
nsgiect that1has fallen to the portion OF
q the three gr reeasS by ak e
its Of the republic. OF the first
suitable monuments. the chief Of Of Which.
the ~ ashfngton monument at the nation II
capital. II one Of the historic structures
came from the common people, and who,
men. Which @as sra 10 Of 6ba ashie We.
current Of all national thought and ac-
tion. has had, and Is still having. suita-
his great life and charity from ocean to
ocean. and his humble birthplace is a
Mecca for all patriotic Americans.
mortal be given to Andrew Jackson, who,
according to Lincoln's own statement,
W., Wss the Of his own political
political crisis than that which confront
ed Lincoln. declared that "the union
ns soutRS s EnE, Mne
and the Indian. and. in one battle. the
can soil. saved to the nation tn the entire entire
estimable century Of foreign peace that
Measured BY this result alone, Andrew
jackson was the greatest soldier Of the
8public. Afterwards. he was one Of her
enfng to a suitable monument to him?
MEMORIAL PLANS.
honors Bestowsd apon H Inoo ohs p and IN
addition 20 a suitable memorial at Nash
Vile. Il is hoped that the plans will III
great national highway from Chicago 10
the gulf. much of it following the old
days. Of wss the on2 mtary
road in the southwest. In view OF this
great importance Of the Panama ma canal,
BsieSy stated: it is proposed that at
Nashville, the home of Andrew Jackson,
son park; given BY the city Of Nash
and within memorial building. with
france. Within the building it IS pro- a
posed to preserve the historic relics If
Jackson. now at the Hermitage, and IN
the Tennessee Historical society rooms
NEW HISTORICAL FACTS.
It Is peculiarly fitting that the states
erag 10 this 8nt for THIS
man IL is doubtful If these states would
nov form part of our great union. Fer
taught us that the battle of New Or
leans was useless shedding of blood, the
treaty of Client having been signed some
in Ms Whining of the VEST has fallen
been brought to light. chiefly through one
OF the best and latest histories OF Jack
SON. historic evidence which has placed
won 1t in a new light before the Ameri-
can people. In doing some original work
In New Orleans. some years ago. 1 ran
upon the evidence. which follows. Since
In his s1eeenp hstory OF acS
son. This evidence Is so new and start
ling that 1 can not refrain from going
are as follows: Despite the treaty of
Client, the British would have taken and
held. but for the victory of Jackson at
N6w Orleans, the entire Louisiana purchase,
and formed another government there. In
winning this victory, Jackson saved to
the nation the Louisiana purchase, AMI
kept US from another war with Great
Britain, and eventually gave us the
century Of peace which has folio wed. and
between these two great English-speakins
people.
kundredth anniversary. this year, of tina
treaty of Client but let 1t not be for
gotten that the spirit of peace owes more
TO Jackson than to the commissioners
BATTLE IN THE NIGHT
For nearly a century We have glori-
est achievement Of Jackson, the crucial
test, the most sublime evidence or MS
genius and generalship. was in that re re-
Never in all history has any general
risen to SO superb a crisis. 1t seems Al
facts. which. by the way, are necessary
in order to fully explain the force of
ee Sn noA Aliens letter; ~. month :,
q day. before the great battle was
fought; = splendid double-decked battle
miraPs nag. and which proved to be the
advance guard Of the great host. an
ehored or chendeleur's island.
There were two ways to reach New
Orieans-up the Mississippi river or IN
the open bay through Lake Borgne. and
thence march across the delta straight
to the city. The English chose the lat
ter. Five little American gunboats. with
one hundred and eighty men, lay in Lake
against the forty-1ve barges and one
thousand men, who finally grappied with
them and took them with cutlass, pike,
- ankaaA And thaxs at noon. De-