Delaware journal., 1828-02-26

derer" The law both of God and man pronouu-
ces, in either case. verdict of ''murder'-Eut
Joab and Jackson would persuade US that it was
merely g air affair of honor !! Dr. Clarke adds,
s'such was the power and influence ofhs efarions
general that the King dared not to bring him to JUS
tice for his crime" 9. Samuel 3, ] 1 How appli-
cable is this remark to the of Jackson Struck
with horror at this atrocious murder, the citizens OF
Nashville signed request that the newspaper.
printed in that town, might be put in mourning, on
this melancholy occasion. Hearing of this design,
Jackson sent letter to the printer, which so rlgh-
tened many of the signers who knew the temper OF
the man. and probably feared for their own lives,
that 26 of them called at the office and erased their
names from the request. " Such was the power
and influence Of this nefarious general that no one
s'dared to bring him TO justice for his crime" He
killed his man--he won his bet which was i've
thousand dollars and part of this same money
may, for what we know, be now employed in pay
ing the 1puges Of aniq'uty to his agents, in this
state
We have seen that David did not dare to punish
Joab for his murder of Abner.-He did not even
dare to express openly his detestation of the deed.
He said to Z" his servants" privately, we may sup
pose, for fear OF the bloody homicide)" | am this
day weak, though snointed King and these men,
the sons of Zeruiah. be too hard for me-" He adds,
says DR.. Clarke, as if afraid to name him, "The
Lord shall reward the dooer of evl according to his
wickedness.' David soon after endeavored to get
rid of Joab, by promoting Amasa; but he too was
murdered by this execrable man-and then the scrip
ture adds, &C Now Joab was over all the host" Com
mentn. on this passage, Dr. Clarke says, g such
was his power at present, and the services which
he had rendered TO the state, by quelllng the re-
beon of Sheba, that David was obliged to contin-
ue him. and dared not to call him to account for his
murders, without endangering the safety the state
, by civil war" Samuel 90, 23. But though
David could not himself punish Joab, he left it, on
his death bed, in charge to Solomon to DO so "Ihou
knowest what Joab. the OF Zeruiah, did to me
how he shed the blood Of IN peace--let not his
hoar head go down to the grave in peace" htngs
q g Sc. True to this last in junction of his father,
Solomon caused Joab to be killed, even at the altar
- to which he had fled for safety. Look now at the
). conduct OF General jackson and see if he does
not too much resemble the bloody man whose crimes
% David did not dare punish, and whose inso.ence
he was obliged all his life to endure. When Jack
n sons arbitrary conduct in Florida before Con-
nj gress the General hastened to Observation-Disclosures
81 surrounded by his military retainers, and in the
IS pomp of war; he paraded the streets of the capital,
,e denouncng vengeance on all who dared to call in
f. question his nfability, and threatening to cane
t. Senators, and cut off their if they resisted! II
" cannot be doubted that his threats like those of Joab
= had their effect. The Senate acted the
It, port of their committee and this of Zeruiah
n marched off in triumph and still lives to boast o
se his having overawed Congress, and compelled
ut Senators to skulk home, in secret, to their
he ears! ssJoab,'' says Dr. Clarke, twas good sol
is der but in every respect a bad man, and dam
IN gerous subject 2Samue19, s. Is not this exact
en- ly true of Jackson? Suppose him President o.
til the United States, with large army at his command
in would our paper constitutions stand a moment be-
he fore him No the liberties Of the people woule
of be trampled under foot by this military despot and
lat the whole country would be transformed into ont
a vast camp, in which military law would alone pre-
se vail Fortunately for u.s. this man of bloodis nov
es- dsarmed and out of power. Shall we then call tn
IL rude old warrior from ''his house in the wilder
his ness" to which, like Joab he has retired, and
ion him with rod of ron to rule free states
W. or shall we not rather rejoice in the tranquit
his which we now enjoy, under the mild sway of tn
ma peaceful and accomplished Adams Let Dr. Clarke
lel our great commentator answer this enquiry ".Ii
ral itary men, says he s'above all Others should ne,
n er be entrusten with any cipH power and shoul
as- be great only in the .fieid' Samuel 3, 1. Th
our is response worthy of enlightened politician
a. and above all, worthy of every minister and ever
- disciple of ''the Prince Of peace" 1t is an answe
un,, which history confirms, and religion sanctions-a
DAD answer which, to the confusion of the Jackse
ur- agents, will be given by the great body OF the r
-. gious
ct. "PEopLE CALLED METHoDIsTs."
t Of
un-
its. Mr. Calhoun in Virgin,a.-The least expected
II no n ron