Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1837-05-05
From the NalionnI IntelIirenoer.

From the National Intelligencer
GEN. JAcKsoN's WRITINes.-Ou read.
ers may remember that we considered the
paper purpoTting TO be the Farewell Address
OF the late President OF the United States as
hardly being legitimate subject for Grill.
cism, but rather entitled, as the closing scene
ofthe Generals political life, to forbearance.
&c This opinion we have not changed, so
far as the Generals responsibility for the ad.
dress is concerned. Considered, however.
as the production of other minds which he
has only signed, it presents itself in a differ
ent point of view. In this light the matter is
placed in an article in the last number ofthe
New York Evening Star, over the signature
of Fl. M. B. (H. NJ Breckenridge, a gentle
man with whose character and talent our
readers are well acquainted) After unmer.
cifully ridculing the thought of the late
Presidents Initiating or likening himself to
Washington, in this matter of the Farewell
Address, Mr. 3. lets us into the following
piece Of secret history, for a continuation Of
which no one probably is possessed of more
ample materials than he-
1.-The Farewell Address is, in all probable
ity, the production of some such father of
country as Amos Kendall, with Just suffi-
cient spice Of Jacksouism, to give il vraisem-
blance. IknOw something about these fare
toeH addresses, having written two of them
Tor him. The first of those was on the occa-
sion OF his taking leave of his command in
the army. The only part of it which was
his, was an uncouh memorandum. contain
ing some illiberal and ungentlemany rehec-
tons on brother officer, who stood hiehin
the esteem Of his country, (Gen. Brown but
who in recent military order, had been so
unfortunate as to speak with disapprobation
OF the practice of whipping in the army; and
this was all be contributed to the address,
The paternal advice to the young officers and
the fne military and patriotic feeling which
breathedthroughth the rest ofitwere altogether
dramatic The other State paper was on
his leaving Florida, where he had displayed
his erceSSice energy for some months as a
military and civil governor You know
said he, what will suit Accordingly.
wrote an address, without single suggestion
from him, and which was signed without
single alteration. The address alluded to
was often quoted to prove the fitness of Gem
eTal Jackson for civil Government, 10 show
his exalted love Of liberty and the 7rbsencs-
Of dangerous ambition in his nature II
was highly eulogised as his production. /
own had some design by contrast, in por
traylng out what government ougAt 10 be.
to express my opinion of what he qcas.n
The incapacity of General Jackson has
become so proverbial, that it would be mere
aifectatlon OF delicacy 10 be silent. Mr. Du-
ane hasdeclared that be has no distinct ideas
on any subject; and Mr. Berrien very sip-
nlfcantly says, that which sign, write;'
meaning that Jackson signs that which he
does not write. AT the commencement of
his administration pleasant anecdote is re-
lated to me by one of the clerks in the De-
partment OF State General Jackson having
received complimentary letter from Busta.
mente, President of Mexico, sent il to the
office with the following laconic endorse
men': MT Van Buren, will reply to the let
ter of General Bustamente qc;tk The frank
ness q soldier The Secretary laughed
hearlily al TINS conclet, as he was neither
soldier nor remarkable for frankness"
So much for Secret History. The conclu-
sion OF the article Of Judge BRAcKENR1DoE.
from which we copy The above, is so forci
Bile and full of political truth that we copy
It, although it is commentary on leading
feature ofthe Farewell Address, from which
we have ourselves purposely refrained.
+" have not sufficient respect for the new
Farewell Address to examine it minutely.--
paper coming from what ought to be con-
sldered an authentic source, claiming the
merit OF paying the national debt for Gener-
al Jackson, because he vetoed few tri1inp
improvement laws, saving at the spiegot
while the bung-hcle was left open, could on
ly be addressed to the grossest ignorance
The writer must have laughsd in his sleeve
al the absurdity of such an idea. He was
catering merely for the ignorance of a man
Tor whom no fattery was too gross, an 10
norance whose inseparable companions. ac-
cordlng to honest Jonn Bunyan, in his Pill
grim's Progress, are darkness, obstinancv.
and eonceit'
There is doctrine asserted, however,
which has been so often repeated by the late
Administration, that it is evidently iavorite
with Jackson, and at the same time of the
most dangerous character Indeed, if il be-
received by the People as orthodox, it win
produce an entire change n the nature ofour
Government For cur representative sgs-
lem, IL substitutes an IMPRAcTIcABLE democ-
Tacy, aud ia effect creates a PRACTICAL MON
ARcHY. 1t is, that the Executive is the rep
resenIative OF the whole People. and Con-
gTess the representative Of the States or dis.
riots, and, as the consequence, a vote ofithe
People IN favorofthe Executive is Construct
ace approval by the supreme power of the
national, although no particular question
may have been submitted TO them to be deci-
ded at the ballot box.
f" II this be true, then the whole frame Of
our government is changed at once But |
conclude It is nottrue. tits not found many
ofour Constitutions, and is, at most founded
upon false construction Of false fact. A
simple democracy can only exist where the
numbers are so small as to be capable Of be.
ing convened in person, 10 hear and deliber.
ate. When this is not the case, thew dele