The Litchfield County post., 1828-10-16
From the Aierandria Ph9pic.

GENERAL JACKSON.-The principal
features in Gen. JaCkson's character are vlO-
LENCE, CRUELTY, and IGNORANCE.
We do not speak this at random, and in the
heat of political discussion; we have weighed
the expressions, and are fully prepared t"
prove TIE correctness of what we have Just
said,
The halo of brightness which surroundeI
the name of Jackson after the victory Of New
Orleans. threw into the shade his fpilies and
his crimes; men shut their eyes and refused
to look at any thing which might tarnish the
escutche0n of the brave defender of his c0uh-
try's rights and those to whom these thing
were plain and palpabIeA~were willing thai
they should be buried in oblivion, and assid
uously )uinei in drawing the curtain over, s
hiding them from the view ofthe world. Ma
tional gratitude not only promised future ease
and honor to the laurelIed conqueror,, but il
hlotted out the stains Of former conduct, and
whitencd those dark deeds which humanity
shuddered at contemplating. One triumph
erased whole life of lawlessness. and the glo,
ry ola single day created SECOND WASH
INGroN 1t would have been well, had he
ended his public life when he returned to the
Hermitage; he would at least have had the
consolation of knowing that his countrymen
would both forgive and forget his crimes
His own ambition however, and the arts and
ntrigues of designing men, drew him from
retirement, and presented him before the
people as candidate for the highest civil Of
fee in their gift, without single solitary rec
ommendation. except that he commanded the
American troops at the battle of New Orleans
and with no earthly qualification except bis
military experience. The deluded, the ex-
pectant. the Disconnected, the factious all ca
gerly swallowed it.
When things were in this state. it became
the duty ofevtry weIl-wisher to the prosperi-
~ and honor of his country. to exert himself
in speaking the truth before the public and
in the discharge of this duty. General Jack
sons former conduct was brought to light
He must blame no one but himself, for the ex
prsures that have taken place and if they
have been pressed with ardor and exhibited in
bold relief, it is only because his pretensOns
were urged with unusual zeal and untring
perseverance. For proof If his
VIOLENCE.we refer to his conduct in Flor
ida-his seizure of Calava-his Punishment OF
Guillemard and Villiers-his arrest of Judge
Frontemin and Judge Hall-his imprisonment
af Louier-his expulsion from their Hall
the Legislature of Louisiana-and finally his
threats to cut off the ears of those who oppo-
sed his conduct, and his actual attempt to as
sault Senator in the Senate of the United
States. Part of these facts can be proved
by reference to official documents and the
Journals of Congressman the rest by cloud
of witnesses They are highhanded & daring
instances of what his violence would hurry
him to. For proof of his
CRUELTY, we would point to his duel with
Col. Avery-the Robards affalr-his exciting
the two boys. Donald and Winston, 20 fight
his hravl with Swami on the race course
his duel with DickinsOn*-his attack ON Sam
uei Jackson. in which he stabbed him in the
back. his sword passing the body and coming
out al the br"asl-his disgracefu assault upon
the Brnt0ns-hi execution of the six militia
men-oft the two Indian prophets-of Arbu,h-
not and Ambrister--of the boy Woods-hs
determination OF defencelrss Indians. For
prOofOf his
IGNORANCE, we would refer TO the fact O.
his having resigned several civil offices, ack
nowledging his unftness for them and the in
jury he might do by erroneous decisiOns-his
course while in the Senate of the U. States
and his published letters in which is displayed
his ignorance of even the common rules of
grammar or OrthOgraphv.