The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-02-13

esslnterestcd print in this city, would have been
greatly scandalized at such an evident seeking
Of popularity. All the affirmations in the world
could never have persuaded its patriotic editors
that the trip was not undertaken with election
eering views. Such was its language when
Mr.. Clay visited Kentucky, and the President
massachusetts,, where their respective estates
lie Have we heard any lamentations from the
disinterested gentlemen, at Gen, Jackson ac-
cepting an invitation to dinner, thousand
miles from home, in the midst of winter. where
he has no estate, and whore no part Of his fam
ily resides Shall we hear anv' On.nur lives,
no. So far from it, these dfsinterested gentle
men are looking with impatient hope for ac-
counts OF the splendid pageant IT New Orleans.
They are calculating largely upon the effect
The New Orleans celebration is to have upon
Louisiana and the Union at large Some Of
their more simple eoadiutors have let the cat
ont of the bag. and fairly confessed the hope
that the people of Louisiana will De unable to
RESIST the influence of Gen. Jackson's presence
among them-and if they have not made the
~same confession, il is not because they do not
secretly cherish the same hope
Let US cooliy examine he nature of this visit
of Gen. Jackson to New Orleans Why has he
accepted an invitation one thousand miles off,
to dinner IN the day, and ball at night ?
Can these baubles be so delightful and irresisti-
bte 10 Hldl W years OF age w as 1t 10 IN
dulge the pleasure of seeing a sycophantic
crowd cape at his greatness, and struggle for
the honor of sight of his glorious person, or a
touch of his hand Was it that whole city
might degrade its republican character, suspend
its common occupations. and exhaust its servile
genius in finding amusement and raree shows
fof one man and his wife? (Lady, perhaps,
would sound more royallv) These oonsidera-
tions, we doubt not, entered into the general
calculation-but more substantial profit was
expected from the visit The vote Of louisa
ma was the equivalent expected for the. trouble
and Inconvenience of a thousand miles journey
an the middle of winter. The French popula-
ton of Louisiana, fond Of hustle and show, il
was tbough ,-could not resist the splendid and
ostentatious pageant of the 9Th of January.
Never was more palpable electinneerlng
scheme devised or executed There cannot be
two opinions about it. Yet they who have de-
nonnced and ridiculad the members of the Al
ininistration for summer visits of recreation
and health, to their farms and families, when
public business had no immediate claim on their
attention, represent this visit of Gen Jackson
for purpose so obvious and culpable, as proc
of his republican conformity to the wishes of
portion of the people; and his family biogra
pher, Maj. Lee, even has the assurance tC
praise the delicecy of Gen Jackson tor moi
travelling about The country, I" affirming that il
Tequiredthe invitation Of a sovereign State to
draw him from home" We hope the General
took his biography along with him, to celebrate
the incidents Of his royal progress down to New
Orleans andup again Il viii form an inter
esting chapter in the forthcoming biography