Delaware journal., 1828-10-21
From the Aiba1y Chronicle.

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From, the albany Chronicle.
A distinguished European traveller, who visited
Our country in 1894, in giving the history of his
tour on his return TO Europe, writes very freely
and unreservedly concerning what he saw and heard
among US, respecting our people, habits, manners,
SC. SC. and particularly concerning the then four
prominent presidential candidates.
IExTRAcrs.l
General Andrep Jacksoa, of Tennessee, is man
of very resolute and despotic temper deter
mined and perseyerng that having once undertaking
measure he will carry it through right or wreng
so absolute that he will endure neither opposition
nor remonsrance. he has Il powerful party in his
favor but his enemies are also very powerful,
and ready to go all lengths to prevent his cleo
ton. He has gone through every stage of poll
tical and active service. He has been successive
| ly Judge, general governor, and senator
He is man of singular energy, decision and promp
litude--a good soldier. and would have been great
captain had he been we'll educated in His coun-
trymen hold him to be the greatest general in the
world but he never has bad an opportunity to
show his generaship. His warfare with the lndi-
ans and his victory 1t NewOrleans, though carried
on with sufficient skill for the occasions, were OF
nature ,nther 10 ,itveiope his talents brave
than as great general. His party give bad rea
son for desiring 10 promote him to Presidency. They
adult tne great aDnty OF hT ADAMS ana MI Cidy,
but thev contend that General Jackson has rival
in the fight Granted, lt.hey please, but what does
e that prove !? In case of war, General Jacksons
services would be wanted in the field, not in the
Presidential chair; and in time OF peace, his talents
as agenera would be useless. Ina time of peace the
d manner of Jackson who is very erect, stiff, tall
d military man. would be less likely than any other
l. of the candidates to make favorable impression
, upon foreigners. II is dignifed, to be sure, and
e conclliatory but then it does not appear natural
is far from being easy graceful. If jackson shonlt
d be elected, there would he thorough revolution il
: the present system of things. lie would do, per
y haps good deal of good bat might do great dea
j. of harm in his throughg going revolutionary and alb
l. soue spirit. His officers would all resemble him
J. SELF his influence would assemble all the rash AM
adventurous material fthe nation about HIM, ant
o. would lead the country into many situation of pc
n ril. who having received the fire of his ad
III versary, where the parties we're permitted to fir
ng when they pleased walked deliberately up to hin
TO and shot him through the heai-(a story that is toll
of and generally belivedn America)--a man who ven
Mt tured to reform the Judgement Of court MARTA
H. and order two men to execution because he though
IN them worthy of death. man who suspended tn
"s habeas corpus aci of his own free will at NewOI
tn leans, and believe actually imprisoned the Judg
IL for issuing wril--a man who imprisoned al
rested the Governor of Florda--invadcd neigh
nts boring territory, of his own head, with an army
at his back--and publicly threatened to cut off tn
he ears of sundry senators of the United States for ha
ing ventured to expostulae with the government
account of his hgh-handed measures, however h
OF may be fitted tor the time OF war, is not very we
in calculated should think, to advance the politic
er. reputation OF interests of his country in time
up peace, &C.