Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-10-11
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From the cousututional Wing.

tempted between Adams and Jackson, tor the
purpose Of ascerisiniag their respective quslIfi.
cauons for the presidency, ] purposeiy avoided
relerng either 10 tic msff oithe geacral tor his
m,ltAry sacoess. or 10 the defleyss attributed TO
NJ. Adams in the manner of ms obtaining ihe
presidency intending 20 make these points the
subject Of distinct and separate review.
The signal succcss e Jackson 81 New.Orleans
neriied and received Tie applause Of toe naton,
aud no mSu more eheeriully Joined in according
q to him than myself. II determined ,he Incl
tents OF the war, IN 4 manner The most glorious
tot The country, and did much to blot cat the
stain OF our previous disasters. | rsjciced al
he motBentl IA tie honor awarded him by the
rpfs ssntatiyes Of tie People as well IS by the
people themselves. Nar viii | disguise that
although ! colld but deeply regret the breaches
he made upon the constitution, yet / approved
hs indulgent silence With which they we've
lrea'ed. should have been more gratiicd
could hey have been h,ottcd ont forever from
our recollection. II ismcst cheeriully confess
d that for this victory. jackson had claims On
a nston'. gratitude, snd so had hs brave com-
p4nIcns in arms. White We readily award 10
Sc commanding general the greater share Of
praise, it would be injustice 10 make him the
exclusive object of our gratitude. Many a
brave and patriotic hero must have been with
him, whose arm and whose intelligence aided
n the achievement, aud Sho have therefore G.
quail ciaiTus on our best feelings But the vic
tory OF Ne Orleans was not the only victory
achieved during the war In other important
portions OF eur territory, bloody battles we're
ought and signal successes gained, indicating
equal c~higslgy, skili and patriotism Niagara,
Ere, p~iatsbutg, sse alike tie theatres Of our
glory ~ arms. This ocean presents no less
distinguished proofs OF tbs most heroic enter
Prise, fue heroes Who directed these differ.
ent conflicts are, equally with Gen. Jackson,
entitled 70 our gratitude. but how shall i, be
ah,iested}-by Masking them sll presidentsl
IS il jest, that the whole OF our tavors should
be law .hed on onel Who now talks Of any o
Their hero, than these Of New orleansi Have
all others been foFgotteni Rave the names Of
Brown, Scott, Hull. BsinbridPe. been present.
d % you for the presidency No. They are
all consigned to oblivion tina; the glory OF jack.
son may slime With brighter iuatrs. And yet
sbey fought ~ vaiiantly, are at least as compe.
tent as the hero Of Orleans. and their moral
characters arc unexcrptiunablc. Bul who C..
yer thought OF comforting the Highest civil of
flee on 3 ~atl3sry man, because ot bis fitness for
command or his success in battlef IL IL urged
indeed, BY some u she over zeaiou patiiz&ns
d Jackson, that a man who il great IN the field
must be great also in the cabinet. II there is
truth IN the proposition, the converse of It must
be equally true, and a great man in the cabinet
must be a great man ia the fed. But what
figure do you think MIR. Adams would make AZ
Inc head OF an srmy' Surely tot D more redi.
cI.sus ona than general Jackson in the cabinet
Both would be ''onI Of their sionsas.' and moth.
iug but biiRd Partially could place either Of
them III 30 false . pesjtion. Again Il IL said, our
fest president had been a successful general,
and Jackson iss secsgd Hash.ggfea. | am free
10 admit, ms tellsS citizens. that | essnot dis.
passionstely sdyert to this aagrani and *npious
outrage committed on the msmory of Washing.
ton BY the syeopbanttc followers eFJackson. II
cannot be necessary, wits you. to draw the con-
trast. Il would be blzsphcmy ~gaios. the Pa
thei of his country, and an insult 90 your TN
d~egstandng, go point out wherein they differ.
Your heart aud your head wtil sustain the 10 tn
declaration, and no matter wlat yoas wishes
may he IN regard TO the pending election, you
will indignantly on the renegade from yr.
lue and patFiotism who dzres 10 assert a resem-
blsnce. General Jackson was entitled to the
gratitude OF the nation iias he not received ~
Congress foted hiu4 tie thanks OF the people,:
he Sss continaed 10 command till the disban.
donment of the arny in 1921, receiving his an.
nual thousands, while al the same time he en-.
ljoySd The undistusbed retirement OF The Her
mitage-undtstuFbed, with the exception of a
few months active military sGryige. in a period
o. SIX years In eommoa with every other OF
bcer. he received the additional compensation
of three Tnsnths pay, granted BY congress 10 all
those, who Ike himself, had been disaRnded,
While 81 the same time tie w2s receiving the ga
laFy OF a neg and hoaoEahie appointment rs
governor of Florida.
These evidences Of a n~ation's gratitude were
cheeriully awarded 90 him Aud yet, ID has
been gravely asserted that he retired fron Of.
fee immediately after the war, aud ike Cincin.
ustus converted his sword into a plough share,
thus leaving II to be inferred that, though he
still held his commission. he received no pay;
while the official accounts communicated 10
congress show that during his re.resqeas he re
ceiVed nearly fifty thousand doliarsl
This fact i. adyerted to now only for the sake
Of truth. and 10 disabuse he public mind from
the miserable attempts to hken Gen. JscksOh's
retirement from the army to that of Washing.
ton, which has been SO unblushingly urged as a
reason for electiDg Jackson, as leu did Wash
ington, 10 the presidency. lwill not pursue
this branch Of the scbjeet further, bun content
myself with observing that though 1t were re-
vealed from Heaven, thai we had nothing to
appFehepd from Jaokson's election save the in.
lhuence ofthe example, that alone would be
productive of the mes, pernicious consequen.
ices. u would indicate TO the reckless aspirant
destitute of every other qualification. that the
road to promotion was To be opened by bis
sword Let this principle be once essabished,
and how long think you Should We remain at
lpeaee!
lnow proceed to the other promised topic
that MIR. Adams owed his election 20 bargain
and management The wieGsdness in which
this SANDER originated, and the ciedulity With