Alexandria Advertiser And Commercial Intelligencer

From the SAVANNAH MUSEUM--of the 17th ultimo.

Messrs. Seymour & Woolhopper

You will much oblige a number of your subscribers, by publishing the following Address of General Jackson, to his fellow citizens, previous to his embarking for the Senate of the United States: it was taken down on the spot, and believed to be as correct as Speeches of the same nature can possibly be published.

THE ADDRESS:

FELLOW-CITIZENS,

I am now on the eve of quitting you for my official station in Congress--before I leave you, it will be necessary for me to say much to you, to exhort you to continue in the paths of Republicanism, and to follow the foot-steps of those heroes who fought for your liberties and independence. It will be sufficient for me to state to you, that from my infancy I have laboured in the great cause for which I now embark. namely the total overthrow of vile corruption and British influence.--Fellow-citizens, I have fought and bled for you, have saved you from British usurpation, and Yazoo faction. My whole life has been devoted to your service--at the age of fourteen I came to this country a boy! at sixteen I shouldered my musket, and General Greene then saw in me, though a youth, the presages of future greatness; the scourge of aristocracy and the enemies of our independence: I leave you to judge whether his predictions have been verified.

Oh! that the Almighty, that God Almighty would bestow on me the power of speech in more energetic language, that he would put into my mouth the strength of eloquence, I would then express the feelings of my heart on this occasion--I would then thank you, fellow-citizens, in warmer terms -I could then support your rights in the Senate,

Friends and virtuous republicans, let me advise you to beware of vile tory influence-it will insinuate itself into different shapes--it comes to-day under a black shape, to-morrow under a white shape, and will undermine the first principles of our government--be cautious whom you put into office; there are many who will deceive you. You have now a good man for your governor-as good a man as breathes--honor, revere, respect, obey him It affords me heart-felt happiness to see some around me virtuous; friends to good government; REPUBLICANS; many I am sorry to see, of contrary opinions; beware of these men, let me caution you against them; some of you have the interest of your country at heart, others are seeking for the loaves and fishes.

I have within a few days past, discovered the most damnable malignant plot--A BILL now lies before the house, that would barter your dearest rights; that would revive the old Yazoo bill in a new shape; and lay off new counties in our western country-but I have this day signed a paper that will give the death blow to Yazoo; I have written to Louisville, and you will see it in the next Republican Trumpet.

Fellow-Citizens, I have been much abused for my exertions in the cause of Republicanism, yet some fellows have pretended to call me a foreigner-Joe Miller, or some of those fellows on the Bay: but what, or where were they during the glorious struggle--In Scotland I suppose, or somewhere else.

I again thank you my fellow citizens for this attention, you are all my dearest friends, except perhaps some few; I have saved this country, it is dear to me; I have saved it from foreign enemies: I have saved it from what is worse, its internal foes, and will ever support it, and shall ever maintain that representation and taxation must go together.

For you my little boys, * and your children, I have saved that vast extent of territory in our western country; Yazoo men have been defeated, and a stop has been put to their infernal practices.

Gentlemen of the Artillery, arrange yourselves. (The five Artillery-men present were with difficulty found in the crowd.) When General Washington visited Savannah, he passed on your company the highest encomium; he said you were the most expert artillery Corps in the Union: doubtless you remain so: but remember the spirit of 1776, remember how dearly that gun was bought; maintain these rights and you will do well; but let me entreat; nay, let me beg you never to suffer British influence to creep in amongst you: never suffer that gun to be fired by an aristocratic hand, nor suffer any ball to be discharged from its muzzle except it be a REPUBLICAN BALL. and that well aimed at the enemies of your country, aristocrats, monarchists. villains.

Gentlemen of the Artillery, I return you my sincere thanks for this unexpected honor: it is an honor I assure you I did not court or solicit: but it is an honor highly respectable.

Gentlemen, I have grown old. in the service of my country; I am near 50 years of age, and I have devoted all my exertions hitherto to my country and the cause of republicanism

My friends, I shall do all I can for you in the Senate whither I go: as I have ever done, and wish you good bye. Tho' ten thousand daggers were aimed at my heart, I shall never forsake the cause of republicanism.

* Addressing himself to a collection of white, black and mulatto boys.

Pointing to the piece.