The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1825-11-09
GGorctster:
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9. 1925.

GEN. JAcKsoN.-lt seems now to be decid-
ed that an organized opposition to the admin
istration is to be established, Of which Gen.
jackson is to be the ralying point. The first
act in the play has been performed at Muir
ireesboro', the capital of Tennessee, in which
Gen. jackson and the Legislature Of the State
were the performers. Who were the manag
ers behind the scenes does not 80 distinctlv
appear. Soon after the Legislature convened
they, by-a formal act of both branches. nomi.
mated the General for the Office of President
of the United States for the next term. com
mencing'in 1929. The General was then in
vIted to meet the Legislature 10 the Hall of
the House of Representatives, to which he a.
sented, and was waited upon by committee.
who conducted him to the hall. He was tbere
addressed by the two Speakers in behalf of the
respective Houses over which they presided.
These addresses were couched in term, Of the
most iaisome adulatien, comparing the Gene
raj to the greatest men of ancient and modern
tunes, and representing him as superior to them
all. To these addresses the General replied
The Tennessee papers represent the scene as very
solemn and imposing. After the addresses and
reply, the General handed 10 his resignation
OF the Office Of senator, and retired.
This resignation, which would oocupy abont
two columns of our paper, is, taken altogeth-
er, most singular document. We make the
following extracts from it -
Two years ago, by the unsolicited suffrage of
the Legislature of Tennessee, was appointed
to the situation of Senator in Congress. Pur-
SUNG the principle by which | had ever been
governed, neither to seek after nor decline
othce, the appointment conferred was accented.
lnasmuch as the Legislature, without anv
knowledge or understanding on my part. had
called me to the situation, it was impossible 20 .
withhold my consent; and accordingly the
appointment was, though reluctantly, accent
ed not, hoacever, aOtthout its being preyouslu
professed By my friends, thai longer term Of
service than one Congress would neither be re-
qHared nor expected. That service has been
performed. was still, though bordering and
IN doubt, whether exceptions TO nv resienioe
might not be taken, and il it might not be
proper for me to execute the full term which
you mad assigned me, when&my mind was
brought to conclusion by some late pro-
ceedings of your own, and a determination
formed to surrender Immediately back into
your hands the responsible trust you had here
tofore confded.
:" am aware of nothing of great national i'm
portance which is likely to come before Con.
gress, excepting subject that you have late.
~ had before your body--the amending the
Constitution of the United States in relation
to the choice of Chief Magistrate. Uryon
this matter ] greatly doubted whether Il
might not be my duty again to appear in the
Senate, and extend my feeble aid towards
producing an alteration in which great inter-
est with the people of the United States exist.
andon which the security of our Republican
System may depend. But having been advis-
ed Of a resolution Of your honorable BODY.
presenting again my name to the American
People, for the Office of Chief Magistrate of
this Union, could no longer hesitate on the
course should pursue, doubt yielded TO GER
tainty, and determined forthwith to ask your
indulgence, to be excused from anv further
service in the Councils of the Nation.
+" Thus stuated--my name presented to the
freemen of the United States for the first Office
known to the constitutional could not, with
any thing of appreciation on my part, consent
eitherto urge or encourage an alteration, which
might wear the appearance Of being induced
by selfish considerations--hy desire to adj
vance my own views. feel a thorough and
safe conviction, that imputation would be i'll
founded, and that nothing could prompt me to
any active course, on that subject, which my .
judgment did not approve yet as from late
events il might be inferred, that the prospects