ISBN: 9781152450127

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not … More...

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 edition. Excerpt: ...in the midst of the great struggle with a European monarchy, the frontiers of Georgia and Tennessee were suddenly assailed by ferocious Creeks, all eyes turned, appealing with confidence for security, to him who was known to the foe themselves by the descriptive designations of Long Arrow and Sharp Knife. No one, indeed, exhibited in higher perfection the two qualities essential to such a contestsagacity and courage. The sagacity of General Jackson was the admiration of the sophist and the wonder of the savage; it unravelled the meshes of both without the slightest seeming efi''ort. Piercing through every subtlety or stratagem it attained the truth with electrical rapidity. It detected at a glance the toils of an adversary and discerned the mode by which these toils could best be baffled. His courage was equally finished and faultless; quick but cool; easily aroused but never boisterous; concentrated, en during, and manly. No enemy could intimidate, no dangers fright him; no surprise shook his presence of mind as no emergency transcended his self-control. The red braves of the wilderness confessed that in these, their highest virtues, General Jackson equalled the most celebrated of their chiefs. Invoked to the rescue, he roused from a bed of suffering and debility among the terrified fugitives, addressing them with brief but animating exhortation: Your frontier is threatened with invasion by the savage foe. Already are they marching to your borders with their sealping-knives unsheathed to butcher your women and children. Time is not to be lost. We must hasten to the frontier or we shall find it drenched with the blood of our citizens. The health of your general is restored; he will command in... Mayo W. Hazeltine, Books, History, Orations From Homer To William Mckinley (volume 12) Books>History Volume: 12 Publisher: New York: P.F. Collier Publication date: 1902 Subjects: Orations Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there.<

ISBN: 9781152450127

Volume: 12Publisher: New York: P.F. Collier Publication date: 1902Subjects: Orations Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations… More...

Volume: 12Publisher: New York: P.F. Collier Publication date: 1902Subjects: Orations Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. Books History~~General Orations-from-Homer-to-William-Mckinley~~Mayo-Williamson-Hazeltine General Books LLC Volume: 12 Publisher: New York: P.F. Collier Publication date: 1902 Subjects: Orations Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there.<

ISBN: 1152450123

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