Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-05-09
tarom The Nsw Hampshire Patriot.
GENERAL JACKSON'S TEMPER.

GENERAL JACkSON'S TEMPER.
17,orv federal and anal gamation paper that has
.,nIished in the country. since the merits OF
peen PIacksou have been SO deeply ieltby the peo-
oe" nlace him before them as the individual
~ htclv to fiji the Presidential chair after the
no'' aloction. has teemed with TRADES upon the
"horr;n~. cruel Jiood thirsty temper OF that dis.
';n,n;.hed citizen. And by way OF example ami
~acnuracement to their allies in this great work oil
hl..t;ns the fame Of the great man, OF whose re-
s".,t;nn Great Britain stands III awe, the last Lon
'u n,,rterly Review. the demi official mouth
r;sce Of the British government, comes out IN
~, ,r thrre paaes of the cnarscst abuse OF Gen.
Ia,L .nn-ouite after the fashion Q. Dinhs, Moore,
Z Co.
ocivc character is his greatest claim to the conn
lanca Of the nation Never was Il man entitled
w he relied on in the hour Of trial who does not
ans.oss that character. In ranging through his
iour life of public services, il !, possible that two
~ ,hrce cases ma, be found where, sitting by our
fire SIDES without knowing thr particular ciicum,
stance, IT the cases, We may De sa''shea III our
mad that his course Of conduct has not been pre-
ci.ey such as We should have adoped--that we
shnuid not have been 50 hasty that we should
b.,r Ielibe, atcd more thar he did. AM! i, this
,hc manner by which the reputation Of public met
!, 10 be sctlrda Is there private 'ndis ldunl ~
Inc nation who does not convict himself Ut similar
imbles Is there public man who does moi stand
in the same relation to the rest OF the world : -
say nothing of Gen. Washington VINO was at
tenpted to be removed from hi, command duiag
The revolutionary war ly the lntlisar- ut lee and
Conway, on charges precisely snsia or OF any
o,her military man, the nature OF whose employ
mcnts renders them particularly obnoxious, to sn5h
8chorces-are there no faults ct temper di.celnibe
4 ii die distinguished civilians OF our county.
Take single instance from that model "i all
perfection, John Quincy Adams: In consequence
|of nross personal aiiront given By this accotn-
|nlished dipiomatist to Conmudore Porter. either
through ignorance or design, which the honn.abc
feelings of that distinguished officer would not
permit him to overlook, without an apology The Or
dinary intercourse of civilized life had become
suspended between them at tine time o. Tie arrival
Of the Nations Guest" at Washington. AT
the leyce at the Presidents house held in his hon
or the eve of the veteran anxiously sought the
nan whose naval fame in Europe was coeXtensive
with that Of our country. iEqliing It Com
Porter was present, he was informed OF the reason
of his absence. The chivalrous Lafayette lnMe-
diatev repaired to the residence OF Com. Porter
md after expressing his regret that he had not
met him under different circumstances, requested
Tie Commodore to accompany him to the Presi
dents house. where he would take charge OF an
arrangement between them. The gallant Commo
| lole, placing entire confidence in the honorable
views of the venerable soldier, asscnted on the
arrival of the two heroes at the house OF Mr..
Adams, what was the department OF that meph',
BLAND POLISHED GENTLEMAN? lie po
teiy chepied his back upon Mfm-hts hands
,pncaed Ills teeth set together, aad ms counte-
aate inlcatire Of any thing bnt conriesy and god
nature. Thl, outrage by the President OF the
.Natga to the guest of the Nation II the palace
Of the .Na.ion, pointed toward, a man whose char
actcr belonged to the Nation in the view OF every
| man accustomed to the decencies OF cnized So
ciey, compared with the conduct OF Cen Jackson
even as stated by his enemies in the case Of Dick
nson, Benton. or Dinsmoor, is like the blackness
Of midnight Gen. Lafayette stated he was nev
| er 50 shocked in hi, life, and Com. Porter lnmedi
aiely left the country under circumstances iami-
/ liar to all. IAllltS.