Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-09-12

'er hearo OF the slightest apology being offer
ed to him for the attempt on his and his bro
theirs life by the pious Hero of Orleans and his
myrmidons
In compliance with the request of CORES.
pendent, we reDu olish some Of the savings Of
the so'se man OF Missouri, respecting the honest
man oil tennessee: and we must be permitted
10 say, that either the tc'se man or the honest
has undergone most wonderful change since
these sayings" were indited-which of them
we leave the public 10 say. For our own parts.
we believe that they both are no,o as they were
Then, The 'otse man determined TO take that side
which puts most money in his pocket, and the
honest man equally resolved 10 irample down all
opposition 10 his ambition, not only at his "ire-
! side,'' but at Harrodsbng, and Roberison's
Springs hkewise.-But, lei us see what Sena-
tor Benton said Of his dear friend, the General,
not directly after their street fight but after The
General had become candidate for The Prcsi-
dency--when age had cooled with its frosts the
fires OF yo"fh, and when frequent personal con-
tact no longer interrupted the peaceful tenor Of
their lamh.like dispositions: The following is
the friendly description which Mr.. Senator Ben.
ION gave OF Gen. Jackson's early career in life
II Is truly graphic sketch, and no one after
reading it can wonder that MIR Benton supports
Gen. Jackson for the Presidency; simply for the
reason that such j man ought 10 be supported:
The first conspicuous act of his (Jackson's)
lite, in Tennessee, may be found al the race
ground and the cock fight. AT such places,
Tor many Yeas, even up to the period o! his
joining the army, he was a leading and con-
spicuous actor. And it is q notorious fact, that
he was scarce known TO leave race ground,
without having participated in an afray, or a,
least quarrel. His whole life has been scene
Of confusion, and no man can point to single
day In which he has been at peace with The
world, or during which he was not at open and
violent enmiry with some Individual: nay, most
of the time, with numerous individuals, in pub
lie and private life: not political differences,
nor ordinary misunderstanding, out quarrelS
OF the most violent, rancorous, and deadly ma
ture."
We beg our readers 10 peruse this extract,
and particularly that emphatic sentence Of ii,
which says that he was conspicuous actor at
race grounds and cock-ights "even up 10 the
period OF his joining the army;" s was scarce
ly ever known to leave the race ground without
having participated in an affra,S or at least a
quarrel" Now, who can wonder that Mr.. Ben
ton is in favor Of him for Preriden,? No doub,
all his quarrels were the effect of his psaceabhe
as Don Quixotte's chivalry
was the effect of sanity. Whenever he doubled
his fist, or cooked his pistol, or unsheaihed his
dirk, it was doubtless done 10 prevent battle and
bloodshed. Aye, even II he were caught throt-
Ting "a sheep, or cutting q mans throat, we
could prove by oaths on Holy Writ, that ip{the
hrs, case, he took the sheep 10 prevent some
other indipidna Al fren, ,r,,r.ifiine, ;aA, and
i'm the second, cut the mans throat 10 prevent
his committing suicide-so deeply imbued is
he with the milk of human kindness
We have thus seen Gen. Jackson's private
char acter drawn by his dear friend Benton,
himself the pink Olive are at loss TOR
shall we say-!aWyers| No; Tor
his clients say he puts their money in his peck"
ets-Soldiers2 No; for though a Colonel du-
ring the war he was al"ays so u'lucky that he
could never reach field Of battle-Legis!ators'
Yes; a, last we have hit on it: for as Legislation
is species Of double dealing ard cheating, and
involves complication Of what men call Oices,
we may say he is the pink Of Legislators. Now,
!e, us see VIVA, this pink says o. General Jack
sons political characters?
General Jackson is man whose military
and politica! talents have been vastly osei-rat-
ed, he is one destitute OF the necessary quallh
cations for the chief neutrality-suspicious. and
rash in his measures; vHdictive and unsparinS
in his resenlmenls, and unsuitable In revenge
a man who by fortuitous circumstances, mas
been elevated 10 rank for which he never had
been designed by nature oreducation, & whose
elevation 10 The presidency, might be consider
ed a step towards The dissolution OF the Union
and the establishment Of a monarchy.
We should scarcely deem it possible that
friendship could have gone farther than IN the
preceding two extracts, If we had not luckily
met with a third. The extracts above were
written Before Senator Benton ,cas Senator:
Listen 10 wha, he said after he was elected 10
the Office which he now dsnifes and adorns.--
AT meeting of the people ofSt. Louis, he re-
marked, eff he (Gen Jackson) shall be cleo ted
President, he would surround himself with
pack of political bulldogs, to bay at all who
dared to oppose his measures. ''For my
self" .Qisten to the Colonel, how valientiy
he talks "F0r myself as I cannot think
ofhgislating with a brace Of pistols IN my
belt, Ishal, IN the ecent Of the election Of
Gen. Jackson, resign mig seat 'n me Sen
ate. as every Independent man coiHhd 10
u -. ,;oL b;c u 70 rDH bopDrtiP' So said