Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-04-08

you, SIR (said friend on Saturday last,
Immediately after the Inauguration,
while he was surrounded by the brilliant
multitude at the white house,) 81 con
graduate you on your retirement. You
are this day more fortunate than your
successor. You are laying down your
cares; while he is taking them UT Il
thank YOU (replied the old man, with
cheeks flushed and his eyes sparkling
with pleasure,) you are right, sir, am
now happy. Hay down my office with
delight am now free from care
But the day before, he declared, that
the mines of Peru would not induce him
remain in this house six months longer.
That the bitterest cup which had ever
been presented to his lips, was when the
second term of the presidency was of.
fered to him, and he was forced to swal-
low it for the sake Of his country 'We
part, SIR (said the old man on Sunday,
to the same friend--but before their
hands were unlocked, he observed with
a great deal of feeling and dignity)-
You Virginians will not do Justice to
my proclamation. | have read the DO
litical writings of your own Jefferson
and Madison, and lcannot perceive, how
the principles of my proclamation, as it
was intended, clashes in the slightest de-
gree with the principles of those illus
trious men, 'We!l, general, does the
authoritative exposition published four
years since in the Globe, express the
principles of your proclama,ionp 1T
does, SIR May we consider it as sub
scribed by the name of Andrew Jack
son?' 'Certainly-certai ply.' We have
no words to express the energy with
which the old man spoke. On Friday
he looked care-worn and oppressed with
public business. On Saturday, when he
appeared at the capitol, and afterwards
at the white house, his spirits were high,
and he looked better. On Sunday, his
health seemed already improved.
He declared that nothing should de-
tain him from witnessing the august spec
tacle at the capitol on Saturday that he
wanted to see the great moral phenome-
non of one citizen, who had been pro-
'scrbed as minister to London, eleva-
ted the presidency, now sworn in by an
other citizen, who after he had been twice
rejected by senate, was now made the
chief Justice of the United States-and
both changes effected by the force of
public opinion in free country.
The very close of his administration
was graced by the recognition of the
Independence of Texas. We can nev-
err forget the effect of the information
which reached the house of representa-
tives about IL o'clock on Friday night.
When it was announced, that the presi-
dent had just sent into the senate the
nomination of Mr.. Labranche Speaker
of the house of representatives of, Lou
isiana) as charge to Texas, and judge
William Smith, Of Alabama, and Judge
Catron, of Tennessee, as the new addi-
tional judges of the supreme court Of the
United States, the news electrified all
who heard it. 1t thrilled through every
friend of Texas and of liberty.
We regret the failure of the curren-
cy bill. We regret that general Jack
son was prevented by his own impress
sions on the sentence of the court, from
doing gen. Scott ample justice--but JUS
tice will be done him. The papers
which had been presented by the court
of enquiry on Monday were returned
by the president for modifcation--the
court to meet at Washington. instead of
Frederick-but the court, thought met,
had no time to act, and they adjourned
over, to Tuesday last-and we cannot
doubt, that the new president will do
gen. Scott justice. This thing will go
right, be assured of it. AS to the cur
rencv bill, and the treasury circular,
there is some difference of opinion among
our friends--bu, we cannot entertain any
serious apprchensions Of the adjustment
Of this question. The opposition will,
of course, attempt to make as muchmis-
chief out Of it, as they can. But we
trust to the good sense Of the president
and the discretion Of his cabinet, to put
matters to rights.
The loss Of the land and the tariff
bills is to be attributed to the waste Of
the precious time of the house by the
sIangwhanging orators. Messrs. Wise
and Peyton and Adams are mainly r.
sponsible for the delay Of the public BIZ
siness. the defeat Of hundreds of impoi.
tant bills, and the falling-of Of the Oh