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tie anna.s Of Our Union. The aiacriy with vO,,s
our fellow citizens of the Deishbornp Sta.". ""'e'
obedience to the call of their Government s'' ae'' ~
the defence of their country, proves that ,hsv w..
wiling and ready to encounter every ,anaer a.. u,e
make every sacrifice in support of our renuhIoas
system. The haste with which you repaired ~
that station, Il organized the force collected the,s
the iii mness with which you received the att,ot
ami the success with which you repeled il. w;
much inferior force, great part of which co,
sisted OF volunteers and militia. are distinnn;,g
proofs Of your patriotism and gallantry, as we'll a.
Of your judgment in action.


To which General Jackson replied:


Sir Receiving this emblem Of the approh,o
Of my country, from you, who we're an etirsns
and active agent Of our government in those srers
of difficulty and danger to which it refers. piyss
me peculiar pleasure. Itbrings to my recollec,on
on the tocsin Of war being sounded, that patrio,;
ardor which brought voluntarily to the field tln
sands OF the brave yeomanry of our country. i,
support its eagles, and to protect our frontier fran
The ruthless savage, and the inroads of Bril-,
foe. Ii the name of those patriotic officers an,
soldiers who 50 hravely seconded my views in n,
day of battle, priyation aud peril, and who con,rf
nel to bring about the happy results to which u.
refer, receive this emblem Of appreciation. wIic'
the Representatives Of my country, in Congre.
assembled, have conceived me worthy TO possess
Ih.t ut a period the most critical and alarm,n
should have been tie humb,c means to harmonizs
the dscorlant materials Of every nation and tonsu4
and SO to unite them as to make successfu, do'
trncc Of the city IF New-Orleans, against s,pa
rior well organized. veteran force, and to preserys
4 ii from pollution and ravaGe by an iniurlated Brit
l. f.


moments Of my life. This emblem reminds me
of the gratitude we shonl;l feel to kind Pro-.
violence, fer those happy results. May you nas
through, and retire from the administration Of No
government, with the full appreciation OF your coup.
try. that has hitherto accompanied you NAV yol
BE blest in retirement, with all the comforts Eea
ven can bestow; and. when life is finished, be
ralsed TO happy Immortality beyond the grave.


As further testimony OF the high estimation
10 which Gen. Jackson was held by President Ma.
Olson. we give an extract from his message to the
Sd session ot the 9th Congress. lie says The
bold and skilIul operations Of Major General Jack.
son. conducting troops drawn from the militia Of
the States least distant, particularly of Tennessee.
have subdued the principal tribes Of hostile say.
ages. and by establishing peace with them, pe.
aedcd by recent and exemplary punishment has
best guarded against the mischief Of Their cO.
operation with the British enterprises which may
he planned against that quarter of our country"


Also, in the Senate Papers OF the 1st session
pf the nth Congress, I'd vol., p. &c. is a letter Of
the Secretary Of State Mr.. Adams) to Don Jos.
quin D'Nnduaga, speaking in the highest terms Of
Gen Jackson's conduct III relation to the Span
iards, whi!A Governor Of Florida, as well as sn
other OCCASIONS


DEPARTMENT OF state.
Washiaston, sM april. 1899.


j" In forbcarine particularly to reply to that pat
of your note in which YOU think yourself author


izcI to pronounce the charge of General JackMt
against these Spanish officers, OF having attempt
ed (, eyritr discomfort III the inhabitants, false,
!, shall barely express the hope, that the term was
admitted into your communication inadvertently


The conduct of the officers at the time oi CoI
s Calava's conflict with the authority OF the Gov
ernor as well a. their insulting newspaper plo'


icaton vas of character and tendency TOO
= strongly marked, to leave a doubt OF the tFus
with ahch it is described in Gen. Jacksons pro-.
/, elamatlnn: and in passing unnotced this, ara
other mere lnvectives, against an officer whse
services to hi snaton have entitled him TO thcII
I highest regard, and whose whole course has been
siSnallzed by the purest intentions, and the mO''
j elevated purposes, wish to lie understood as ao'
{ staining trori observations which, hnweyer Jus''
fled by the OCCASION. could but add to the unpea,
: antness pi a discussion already sufficiently Pah'
tul.p


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