Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1827-09-18

commlltinga crime and in the second, cut the mans
throat TO prevent his committing sucide-so deeply
imhued is he with the milk Of human kindness
We have thus seen Gen. Jacksons private char
acter drawn by his dear friend Benton himself the
punk OF we are at loss for comparison --shall
we say-tapyers? No. for his clients says he puts
their money IN his pockets-Soldiers? No; for
though Colonel during the war he always so un-
.'ckg that he could never reach field Of battle
Legislators Yes, at last we have hit on it for as
legislation is species of double dealing and cheat
ing nd involves complication ofwhat men ca III es,
we may say he is the pink Of Legislatures Now let
US see what this panksays OF Gen. Jacksons political
character
General jackson is a man whose military and
political talents have been vastly over-ra ted; he is
one destitute of the necessary qualifications t; the
chief maglstracy-volent and rash in his measures
vindictive and unsparing in his resentments, and
Suitable IN his revenge-a man who by fortnltous
circumstances. has been elevated to a rank for
which he never had been designed by nature ed
ucaton, and whose elevation to the presidency,
might be considered step towards the dissolution
OF the Union and the establishment of monarchy"
We should scarcely deem it possible that friend
ship could have gone farther than in the proceeding
two extracts. it we had not luckily met with third
The extracts above were written before Senator
Benton gas Senator Listen to what he said after
he was elected TO the Office which he now dignlics
and adorns.-At meeting of the people of St.
Louis, he remarked, ..lf he General Jackson)
shall be elected President, he would surround him
self with pack of political bull dogs, to bay at all
who dare oppose has measures, For Myself" Qsten
TO the Colonel, how vaantly he talks "for myself
cannot think Of icgislang gvih brace Of pistolsm
my belt, shall IN the erent Of the election Of Gen
Jockson resign mig seat IN Tie Senate every inde
pendent a hare 10 do or RISK his life and honor,
So said Col. Benton and now Col Benton, forget
| ting Gas patriot should do the former deadly an
imosiiy existing between himself and Jackson, is in
favour of clecng his ancient and implicable enemy
to the Presidency Is not the motive seen through!
Clearly. Col Benton is tired Of public life, in the
| Il st place. He has long wished TO retire from III
strfes and heart burnings ; but his constituents
(kind souls y like the greasy mob Of London will
force him into service: he therefore wishes Gen
cral Jackson elected, that he may F." resign hi
seat in the Senate, and adduce his previous pledge
do as his justification. Besides being peaceab
disposed gentleman, he does not like to Iegisla
4 (however he might like to fight with &c brace o
pistols in his belt" which he thinks, (and do we
will be necessary if Jackson should be elected Pre-
= siden There is something savage in such course
and would remind one of the revolutionary scene
of France, when the military trampled at wi
upon the civil power. Such no doubt the Sc
cret motives which influence COL Benton to supper
General Jackson for the Presidency We dare swea
the idea of an embassy to foreign power, in tn
event of his $ resignng" his seat in the Senat
: never entered his head.