The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1837-07-22
GENERAL JACKSON.


We have Just finished the perusal Of the
letter written by the ex-President to the
editor Of the Nashville Union being
refutation Of the charges preferred against
him, by Hugh L. White, now a member
of the Senate, and late candidate for the
Presidential chair. Judge White, at one
time was confidential friend of General
Jackson. He was admitted to many of
those treasured secrets, a part of which eve
cry man possesses, But, by some circum-
stance, this connection was Interrupted; and
the whole tenor of feeling between the two
reversed. That Judge White did, and that
General Jackson, did not abuse this recip-
rocity of sentiment, late events have fully
proven. At the great Wise and Peyton in
vestigating Committee, the Judge, by writ
ten declaration stated that he might be com
PEELED to break upon that confidence, and
diyulge some matters which might prove
mpleasantto to the then incumbent. An an
swer to this, exonerating the Judge from
all responsibility, and permitting him to
give unlimited stretch to his penchdnt for
development, was Immediately returned
by the General. This paper, however,
relates more exclusively to that intermed-
ding spirit, which John Bell and his fac
tion, backed by the operations Of White,
delighted to ring in the ears of their bull
dog partizans. Why, Bell never made a
speech without inteflacing it with treatise
upon executive patronage. We advise him,
hereafter, to refer to the triumphant vindica-
ton, which, above the signature ofthe in
jured Jackson, has crushed the frail sup
port upon which he, with the apostate to
principle and recent to the holy feelings of
friendship-had nattered themselves they
were to glide into office. The letter is
long one but ii is good one. 1t brings
to the recollection sense ofthc base and
malignant spirit with which General Jack
son was pursued, throughout his whole
official career-shows the accursed treach-
cry of mere protesting friend; and places
in bold relief, the morbid prompting which
influenced the disappointed, bafled and
dismayed aggrandizers, in their vindictive
imputation. The following is the conclu-
sion of the letter:-Lancaster mteRigncer.
now take leave of Judge White, assu-
ring the country that nothing but an impe-
perous sense of duty has induced me to
make this review of his testimony. Al
though his statements were discredited by
the responsible committee Of the House of
Representatives, whose duty it was to ex-
anime them, they were yet calculated, in
my Judgment, to mislead such of my fel-
low-citizens as may not have seen the re-
port Of that committee, and who may yet
have confidence, as once had, in his char
acter for veracity and honor. | trust that
in performing this duty, l have betrayed
no feeling unworthy Of a becoming sensi-
bility to the injustice done to me.-Being
Withdrawn from political affairs, as | shall
soon be from the cares of this life, can
have no desire to renew the discussion
which have passed respecting the measures
Of my administration of the General Gov
ernment. Of these the country will Judge
impartially, and time will settle their true
character. Whilst live, however, | shall
exercise the right Of every freeman to re-
peal assaults upon my reputation and hon
our as citizen.
However painful it has been to me to re-
fleet that the injustice here done to me
comes from the hands Of an old friend, or
one at least who has himself given the ull-
est proof that my Intercourse with him has
been marked by the most unsuspectihg con
tidence, am yet thankful that it has hap
pened while had the power of exposing
the causes alledged for it. Having done
this, my countrymen must decide how far
ought to be prejudiced by the statements of
such an accuser.
ANDREW JACKSON.