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blessed with an amiable and affeC-
tionate consort, nothing seemed want
| ing to the completion Of that happi-
ness he so anxiously desired while
in Office. But period approached,
when all these endearmsnts were to
Le abandoned for the duties Of more
active life. "*-The war broke out
with Great Britain in lSle-and
then it was that the true character
of Gen. Jackson burst upon the
| world.-It was when s.the blasts Of
war blew in our ears" that the spirit
Of the warrior shonc forth.
What do We discover from these
extractsl
We discover that he soon grew
tired of political life, and resigned
1 his seat in the senate to one, whom
be thought better calculated to serve
the country than himself. We Disco
YER too that he resigned its judicial
functions, to "leave it open for those
who were better qualified than him
self to discharge its intricate and i'm.
| portant duties" But, if these duties
are SO intricate and important. what
shall we say to those of the Chief
Magistrate of the United States9
We can commend Gen. Us mo-
desty in retiring from the senate and
the bench, when he discovered the
superior qualifications of other PEG.
lple. Can VIC say as much for his
modesty, when he is now aspiring to
the highest Office in this nation3 Or
are we to presume that as he retired
from the senate and the bench, when
he discovered his deficiency, he may
| in the same manner retire from the
chair as soon as he shall have disco
vered that he is welding in vain the
{" bow of Ulysses :"
In fact, how many of eur fellow citi-
gems knew that Gen. Jackson ever was
in Con ress?--He cut no distinguished
figure there. Tho statesmen of that
period were the Masons, the Tazewells,
the Gallatins, tho Harpers, the Otises,
So These are the characters which
start into life, when We unroll the cam
vass Of tho interesting era of '97, '9S
and 80. These are the men who re.
sisted or supported the mad career of
John Adams administration. These
were the master spirits who thundered
in our public councils--net merely 'vo.
ted No doubt, the same modesty on
the part Of Gen. Jackson, which caused
him to retire from public life, caused
him also to play a very subordinate
part in the great transactions of those
times. Otherwise, he never would
have retired amidst the perilous storms
which threatened to destroy the very
constitution Of his country.
In what school then has he acquired
the experience, information, and quaii-
fications Of q statesmaDa Can a course
of three months, in the II. Of R., of $
or perhaps s months in the Senate of
the U. s. have trained him to SO com.
plste q knowledge of political pursuits,
as to enable him to trust to the resour.
ces of his own mind, and exempt him
from the controul Of cooler, more ex.
perienced and more calculating coun.
sellorsp
All our previous Presidents have
been disciplined statesmen--one only
excepted, one of those great men whom
Nature forms in her hsppiest mood to
astonish and improve the world.
His life was gentle, and the elements
So mixed in him, that nature might stand up,
And say to all the world, this ,ras a man.
When we name Gen. Washington, we
produce man 'out of the file of prece>
dsn,s'-a man Of that strong common
sense, blessed with that cool equanimi.
ty Of temper, gifted with that extensive
knowledge Of human nature, that he
could always 20 to the best sources Of
information, when he himself did not
possess it, weigh il for long time, ex.
anime opinions in all their bearings,
and finally decide for himself.
Gen. Jackson too 10 man Of fine to.
Tents; but his genius 10 Of that rapid,
fiery and impetuous order, that would
render it difficult for him to acquire
the information necessary to guide his
administration; aud would continually
subject him to the secret costroul Of
superior minds; of a power behind the
thrope.'
Reds Life of Jackson, p. II.
Note.-The Journals of the H. of K. show,
that he took his seat in that body Dec. S, 1896.
and served to 4th March, l797.-On the ED
Nov. 1877. he produced his credentials. and