Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1826-12-23

thrust, aimed all his poison, bis malice, and hi,
rage at the existence Of those, who by being consti
tutonslly elevs,td to the Office for which his pat
ron painted, had destroyed his airy castles and redu.
ced him to his primitive level.
Mr.. Eaton u. the moment that General jackson
became man Of consequence, and stood conspc-
iously before the people, attached himself to
him, and resorled to every art and addres.
TO gain his good grsces, from consciousness that by
gliding in the glittering track Of the meteor, he
should catch something of its briancy, and dazzle
the minds ofmen.
To effect his object, no fattery was TOO gross for
him to practice and surrendering all claims TO an
independent mind, he became the worshpper OF
Baal-Jackson was the God Of his idoatry-he
bowed before the golden calf aud sighed for royal
ty. He had been ticked with idea that jack
son. if elected to the Presidency, would either APP
point him Secretary Of War, or delegate him TO the
Court of St. James and whilst he iawned at his
feet, he hoped and prayed for Office and for power.
But alas how unccrtair-how vain-are the cal
cuatons Of man Jackson was deieaed-tha
constitution was spared an association with the
sword-Eaton was jisspponted-truth and justice
trumphed-and the republic was saved.
Since the conclusion Of the Presidential contest
Mr. Eaton has not figured to much advantage in the
Senate. The only thing he has done in that body.
has been TO throw impediments in the way ol the
Administration, and TO vote against the nomination
Of Mr. CL Y, for the Office oi Secretary Of Stale
More recently, he hH, h-ucu n the Ih'adelphia
Aurora, as the champion Of General Jackson, and
in his essay, has very feeily a'tem, ed TO rebut
the manly and inconl lrovertible argu, ents of Mr..
ed that sycophancy, and contemplate iaWning. that
has marked his career. since he first entered the
stage of action, and has failed to suhs'antiate the
ends he started for, and which he ped ,ed himself
to establish.
His term of service as Senator, woall haye ex-
preG on the fourth day of March mex , had he not
by manouvre on the part Of Jackson and his
friends been reelected 10 The same office. for the
next six years, commencing .he 4th Of March, 1927,
without opposition. This event, is not however
any tcst vi hs Popuiaitf at oh' D"' Ao' s"S
influence of Jackson over the Legislature Of Ten
nessee. he would not have been reelected. An at
tempt was made to have the subject postponed till
the next regular session of that body and was ably
supported 10y a strong minority. who urged in favor
ofthe proposition. thatit was likely that the people,
their consttuenis-woulj prefer another man,
and that they ought TO We consulted. But General
Jackson, knowing how very convenient it would be
for him TO have in the Senate. man who would
bow and bend at his nod ordained that he should
turned TO AN assembly where he can never be of
any utility. and where he is bound to act as his
lord and master dictates.
The Hon. John II. Eaton is now about thirty
eight years old, five feet eight inches high
and rather inclined to eorpulency. lis moral cha
racter, like other mems, is subject TO rep oach-
and these who are inclined TO listen TO the goss p
of the city Of Washington, might set him
down a man, whose morals set yer, loosely about
him. His countensncc is not particularly express
i've Of any thing, except ofe leaden duIlness, which
does not bespeak the character Of She man. In his
manners he is rather prepossesslng than otherwise,
and his whole appearance bespeaks something in
his favor. From some cause other, he is never
popular where he is best known, and he has attain
ed his present elevated situation, If such it can be
called, bya life devoted to the acquisition of the
baubies his ambition has painted for. But for Gen
eral Jackson, he never would have filed place in
the Senate Chamber, and having cia'ed him.
self with the political fate OF the AnIerlcan Hot
spur, it j, likely that his sun Of glory merid-
ian, and will soon be no seen or heard OF. The
sequel OF his public life, we think, viii teach 9TH
ers, that there is danger in worshipping political
IDOL and IN nitchlns ones sell to the Of mere
Military Chisftain.
Rev. Sumner Lincoln FaiJfeId.-This eccentric
genius seems TO possess the attributes Of omnipre-
sence. TO day you hear of him in 8altimore-the
next day he Is IN Savannah-and the mex. week
you hear OF him in London, engaged TO write for a