roved, February 2d, 1815.

WM. C. CLAIBORNE,
_Governor of State_.

The great chieftain could well afford to pass the slight in silence,
hailed as he was by the acclamations of the multitude--the deliverer of
the country, and the hero of the nation!

A similar resolution of thanks was voted to the officers and troops of
Louisiana, who had so patriotically sprung to arms on the invasion of
the enemy, and who had so gallantly fought in the several battles of the
campaign. In this resolution separate mention was made of each of the
officers of the State troops and their several commands, reciting the
meritorious services they had rendered, in terms of special praise,
making exceptions of certain officers who had incurred the displeasure
of some of the honorable legislators.

Under the first resolution, letters were addressed each to Generals
Coffee and Carroll, of Tennessee, to Major Hinds, of Mississippi, and to
Generals Thomas and Adair, of Kentucky. As these letters are of similar
tenor, we quote only the correspondence with General Adair:

NEW ORLEANS, February 25th, 1815.

_Sir_: To a soldier who has done his duty in all the conflicts in
which his country has been involved, from the War of Independence to
the present moment, it must be matter of great exultation to notice
the valor and firmness of the children of his old friends; to be
convinced that they are the true descendants of the old stock. That
the young men of your brigade should have looked up to you in the
hour of battle, as their guide and their shield, is only a
continuation of that confidence which their fathers had in a chief
whose arm had so often, and so successfully, been raised against the
foe. The enclosed Resolution of the General Assembly of Louisiana
will show you the high sense which is entertained in this State of
your services and of those of your brothers in arms. Be towards them
the vehicle of our sentiments, and receive for yourself the
assurances of my respect and best wishes.

WM. C.C. CLAIBORNE,
_Governor of Louisiana_.

To General John Adair.

The response of General Adair:

GOV. WM. C.C. CLAIBORNE.

_Sir_: I have the honor of acknowledging the receipt of Your
Excellency's note, inclosing a Resolution of the Legislature of
Louisiana, generously awarding the thanks of the State to the militia
from her sister States, who aided in the lat