The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-01-23
WORCESTER:
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 3d. 1928.

JACKSON DINNERS The advocates of the
Military Cheftain," have taken advantage of
the anniversary of the battle of New Orleans,
on the Sth inst, to produce political effect,
throughout the country, from Maine to Louis
Jana, wherever enough Of his partizens could
be mustered to get up public dinner. On
these occasions, copious libations have been
poured out to the IDOL" and the most fuIsome
adulation has been unsparingly heaped upon
him, in the form of addresses, toasts, &c.-ln
Boston, after unwearied exertions, it is said
that about 400 were collected together Their
appetites being keen, it was concluded to eat
dinner first and have the address, by Nathaniel
Green, Editor of the Statesman, afterwards.
When the address was concluded, the toasts
were announced Among the rest, the ReD. J.
NJ .Mqdit whose fame is already familiar to our
readers, preached the following Sermon in the
form of toast.
Gen .andreao JackSon-A gem of the En-
erald Isle While we admire, and duly appre-
ciate, his military prowess, and commanding
valor, that rescued our countrys escutcheon
from foul stain, and achieved her salvation
when invaded, by naughty foe. wearing the
laurels of victory gathered from the soldiers of
Napoleon-we would render him nobler need
of praise, and say of his virtues and unadorned
republican simplicity of his life, what Corneia
said of her Children-"These are our Jewels
The UirtueS of Andrew Jackson and the
unadorned simplicity of his life, our jewels
and this too by a man who prefxes the title of
Revercnd to his name We suppose the sim
plcity of his life has been manifested at cock
fights and horse races, Of which he has been
most redoubtable champion and his virtues
exempliied in shooting Dickinson, IN his at
tempt to assassinate Benton, and IN certain
other affair, which now shall be nameless.-
This reverend" gentleman is the same who
was detected two or three years since, in
preaching other peoples sermons and passing
them off as his own. In the present instance,
his toast is in substance, the same as one CIV
en- about three years ago by Vice President
Calhoun, though not near SO beautifully ex-
pressed
Next after " the reverend Mr.. Maffit," fol
lowed "the Hon. JONAS SIBLEY, member Of
the House Of Representatives. from the tOaon Of
Sutton" who made speech in which he allud-
ed to the inconsistency of the present. with
some former acts of his political life, particular
ly his presiding in the Democratic convention
at Boston, which nominated John Quincy Ad-
ans for the Presidency, and his voting for him
afterwards in the House of Representatives.
With TO hot ha coiJ bovyavar
much he might noF regret the election of Mr..
Adams, he did not regret having given it, for
it expressed the wishes of his constituents,
whose wishes on that occasion he felt himself
bound to represent But he regretted the
nomination having been originally made in the
convention A: the close of his harangue, he
gave the following pithy and sententious toast.
Honor to aohOm honor is due-Who was the
leader of band of brave, undisciplined and
poorly armed troops on the 9Th of January,
1915, to meet foe of superior numbers and
discipline flushed with their victories upon the
other side of the Atlantic-and what was the
result of that meeting? Let the history of
the times and the journals of Congress and our
State Legislatures answer these questions.
In .Nc,o York, about three hundred persons
partook of the Jackson dinner. From the
toasts, we select the following
BIZ S. Observation-Disclosures Jackson, the cit
izen soldier, who never drew his sword, but to
add laurels to his country, nor his pen but to
illustrate the value of her happy institutions.
This S. Swartwout is one of General Jack
sons confidential friends, the person to whom
he addressed the celebrated letter Just after the
Presidential election, in which he first threw
out inuendoes against the President The
country, we apprehend could well spare all the
laurels which General Jackson added to it,
when he drew his sword and stabbed his relative
in the streets of Nashville, an offence for which
he was afterwards tried in charge of murder !;
and it might well forego such illustrations of
" the value of her happy institutions" as is af-
forded by his order for the execution of Harris
and five other militia men, for leaving the army
after their legal time of service had expired. or
by that for the imprisonment of Judge Hall for
an independent exercise of the duties of his
office. The Generals gasconading letter to
Governor Rabun and his false accusations of
Henry Clay, are also " illustrations" which do
not confer any Every particular" honor on the
country
We must conclude with the following:
By James c. PdrShaH-
Two Hickory posts assundant,
A cross piece dependant,
A strong cord descendant,
And Freedoms Foes at the end ont
The Jackson construction of the term " free
doms foes we take it to be, all who oppose
the General. The idea of the gallows. seems
almost instinctively, to be associated with that
of the General, in the minds of his friends ;
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