The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-06-25
JACKSON pREsIDENT.

| Bespoke them thus, thank you countrymen;
| And thus still doing, thus he passed along"
RICHARD H.
1t is too true remark that men who
| have performed acts OF service to their
country, and concilated the feelings OF
the ration, will from the thirst of ambi-
ton and the pride of power, strike al
the root of liberty, and introduce disor-
der and confusion.
When Gen. JACK SON is brought for
ward FOR presiden, Of these u. States by
species of syl'abub enthusiasm for mi
l,ary glare and giory-when he is hail.
ed as the greatest chief,ain of our day,
'Ye gates lift up your gates, the hero comes,
Sound,sound your trumpets, beat your drums"
mole war--let us seriously ponder on the
sensibility with which The administration
if NOT congress itself, bowed 10 the wan,
ton exercise of his arbitrary powes.
This arbitrary, iyrannicartemper was
| displayed by Jackson at New Orleans
! towards aJudge-and at the same ii ne
he set at naueht that most sacred right
the @ha6eas eorhus" the true palladium
Of or1jberties.
Aftsslhaving witnessed such glaring
inroads on civil liberty, should the PEG
| pie elect gen Jackson chief magistrate OF
the Union and should they experience
occasionally the effect OF his favorite ar
ticie of war (most ignorantly or with de-
sign cruelty Unexpectedly by which
some members of the Hartford Copven-
ton we're 20 have heen sirnns up with
the same sang Jroid that Tristan / Her
mite, the renowned proves, marshal OF
Louis the iltb, ordered his two depu-
| ties to tue k up Quentin Du,ward-they
can plead no excuse TO themselves-not
even that they had been deceived.
As to the great eclat attached to gen.
Jackson for the victory at New Orleans,
II has been much overrated. The result
was, most certainly, of great importance;
but many officers Of the American army,
had they commanded in chief, would
have been equally victorious, equally
| successful. 1T is most mclaEc holy, vet
1t is ludiefous, TO see Jackson compared
to Washington. for this one achievement.
! Washington, the SWORD of America,
during revolution of uncxampled diff
Guilty and danger, brought down to a leve!
10 comparison with the victor relatively
speaking, in partisan skirmisEi. Thar
truly great mans spy glass presented by
one with sort of iustian parade, to this
conifeer-his pistols, nay the queeb's
! ware plate he might, or might aoi have
eaten of, presented by another, on appl
cant or expectant for some Office, il is
known. why ii is the most egregious
folly that ever was 'wi,nessed--it epproa
ches the caricature. And although this
presenter OF plates and pistols has plscarS
ded meeting to take at Fairfax coui
| house, to morrow, in favor Of Jackson
his weight in the county is too insignih
cant to think Of, for one moment.
But, as regards the part taken in this
drama--ior really there has been good
deal of dramatic effect in getting u2 their
"HeTo"-by the present member repre-
sentiDg that district in coDgress-a con.
duct SO unexpected, so foreign from his
own dignity of character, il may cost him
his election Hes1t sfriag. Thou advocate
of a military chieftsin for president of the
U. Stutes,thou wilt be met al IhRihhi 1
:BRUTUS.
The foregoing was intended for publ /
cation in Mondays Herald, on which day
the meeting favoFsble,to gen JAcKsoNs !
elevation to the presidency, was conlem. |
plated to be held. AS that meeting was
not heb--lhe peIce is now inserted.
- ED. HERALD.
A man in England, sold bis wife lately
IN marke'' iOr,Ies and guar. ofsIe. |