Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1826-12-23
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SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 23.
Hor tn ATS OF THE opposTTIoW

No. TX.
Iu Recommending The Portraits of the Opposition
it may be well to observe, that we preseu, TO the
public the sketch which will he found to follow be-
fore we finish our Portrait of General JACKSON
because our present limits will not admit Of our fin
ishng thepicture ofthe Hero of New Orleans.
HON. JOHN II. EATON.
This gentleman during the late presidential eec-
tion, and Immediately subsequent to it, filed much
ofthe public eye, and in consequence of his near
connexion with the interest Of General ANDREW
JACKSON, gained a notoriety, as man, and a
member OF the opposition faction, which entities
him TO an eminent rank among those men, who
have rallied around a standard, TO concert mea
sures to oppose the presen, ADMINISTRATION at all
events and at all hazards.
Mr.. EATON is by birth a native Of North Caro-
na-'he son Of respectable aSricuturalist-
aud at an early age received the advantages OF
the abest instruction the State afforded Whilst
at school, it is said he discovered no remarkable
trsls IF character-nor was he distinguished for
any thn. but a wily,css of conduct, duplcity Of
action. and that gross syeophancy which has mark
ed h. iater years.
When about the age OF twenty, he migrate 70
Ee,n";!ie, Tennessee, whsre he commence #us
study Of the Law, we believe under the instruction
o. that eminent jurisi, Judge HEywooD, and soon
aier attempted TO practice but such his m
efi#.ncy, and so i'll was his success that he
abandoned it, as practice altogether beyond his
capacity.
Whilst he remained a, the bar, he was ranked
an, ng the second class of Lawyers though his bus
iness did not prove that he rated by the public
above mediocrity, that any particular confidence
was placed in his pretended legal proves. After
remaining in Nashville sometime, he migrated 20
Franklin. a small town, distant about thirty miles
from that city, where he resided, until he was ap-
pJinled 10 the Senate OF the United States; and
this appointment, may he considered the most con-
spicuous in his political life, as it was obtained
through the n1uense of G GereraJA JACKSON, and gave
deci led dissatisfaction TO the people.
Previous this event, he had once offered him.
seie candidate 10 represent the county of W illiam-
sou, in the Legislature of Tennessee. bu, vas not
receiving only three hundred votes, out
Of three thousaud-a pretty good evidence that he
was not, at that time, held in very high estimation
by he ircepeD Of that county. At this period
however, he made something OF flourish MS a news
paper winter, and IT was whilst thus occasionally
employing himself, he attracted the attention Oi
Gcueial JACKSON, who took il into mis- head tba,
Nj fAToN would make a very useful domestic
Pug, 10 write HIN into the good graces of the
American Ieople-and he at once took him into his
sacrei keel ping. During the late war; Mr.. EATON
hell NE oiIice OF Major in the Tennessee Militia
but OF what important services he rendered to the
State or Ia he country, are not sufficiently adj
vised 20 a"ihorize Us TO speak-though we believe
lie was lever distinguished for his heroism.
When the war had closed, and General JAcK
SON hai bsgan TO look with an anxious eye toward.
the riesiIency, Major READ, an active and brave
Officer vss employed TO write his life, that hi.
ache ments in the field might be disseminated
through the country, whilst all his foibles were
carefuly concealed, from the eye Of The world
This tase The major had scarcely commenced, when
he was caliedto another world, thus leaving incom.
Tiete TIE labor which his patron had assigned him
II was important that the work should be got ou,
and Mr. EATON, was next selected n, n suitabl.
person, TO complete the memoirs Of the extraordi
nary man, who had made the world tremble, a
he once very modestly remarked, before his prov
es'. The selection was equally gratifying 10 EA
rows hopes and vanity. AMI no gle Ily commence,
a task, the fulflment Of which a . wa, perfeca,.