The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1837-02-24

This aud this only, woulG hdNe tePa'u a1e" ~
would have restored 10 then what mas been taken
from them, which alone Can compensate tor itself
'Che I,st mss>age of such President 10 such a
People should have been The "taretcea oil Ia
,be, !. HIS children. II should have been deep in
wisdom, profound 10 its philosophy, hallowed IN
its lessons of virtue, calm IN its tone aud temper
Of reason, eloquent in lis appeals, sublime in its
moral and ne ssionate only in its ieryent affection
Ii should have been the legacy OF Augusius to his
successors, the " farewell address OF Washington
90 his connirvmen.
But thus Is the last annual message Of Andrew
Jackson would, for him and has country, ,hat
il was any thing but wha, it is. And rhy Is II
what II i Gentlemen will pardon me- mean
nothing disrespeetful 10 the Presldent-when
saw they know Il is due to csndcr and truth 10 say
LII is what It is because IL as not ne message 81 az
NJ Aniretr Jackson! They know that, immediatsiy
upon the adjournment of the last session OF Ioh'
yress the President and his Prime Ministers were
dispersed from their duties al the seat OF uovern-
fnent aud from the cares OF public business on
their respective missions to the States OF TINS L
MON. He Of state bore dispatches 10 Georgia,
and THE Old Chief himself" was lugged along
through Western Virginia, over
"Ruis and ridges,
"Aad bridges
Made OF panks
+" In open raaks
10 Tcnpessee and Alabama. 1t is a pity SIR iha'
more Of the people had ne. witnessed ihs bieeu'
tive eectioneefns tour, for then, perhaps, more Oh
the States wonld have followed the example Of
Georei, and Tennessee, neither of which could
b. ssduced or inundated into the support OF
"tbe NAM Tennessee toast SAID the cog =
as well as "the master" | am tod ihat they
carried him about lion for show, and made
him roar ike hon. They had oateehisms pre-
pared for him, and the negoilat'sns OF the mission
were conducted by preeenceried questions ana an
swers A crowd would COLLECTION the highway
or in the bar.fooms, no matter which--ahe sou'e
~vilaCe politician" of the Party would inqult.
- What think YOU, General OF such man y
In a loud tone, much Too sientorian Tor those lungs
which are nov lseersted, the answer fung-" tie
is iratsr, sir" There, there :" repeated the
demagognes 10 the owd-"did you no, bear that =!
"Wh.t think YOU OF another, Gsneral?' +" He Is
a liar. sir ," "Wha, OF another ~ III is a
black .cockads Feasralisl ~ OF another lie
made speech for which he paid some sienograph-
or five dollars" And another was" OF no ae-
count-no account cir, and ought to be seat home
10 nave his place supplied BY a,ore efficient man;
and another was Upon the fence, sir--upon the
fence! ~ But, General, what think you et-Mr.
i,b. srst time Reuben was ever called Mister J
Rsnben NJ Whitney - There is no Just cause
o. complaint against Mr. Whitnsy, sir; be Is as
true patriot az ever was; they are all llars "no
accuse him of aaght wrong, and the ethclai aocH'
ment, prove them to be So" All the while these
responses were repeated BY the descons OF the
service, and the pe Spe were He'd to give heed 10
them. Those who saw the farce and Inc frauds,
gid heed them, did heSO them
Nv friend ar. p told Them that they would
kill hin; taa, there we're too much travel and Ia.
tirue too much standing and talking too much
hustle and excitement tor weak and intFm oiu
man to bear. Bat slill, they showed him about,
In the heat Of summer, and stlI they MADE am
roar. until he frightened the People, Sho al last
began To apprehend be was a lion come to dcvour
their freedom Of elections, and all else they valued
as dear Defeated 10 his mission, he at length
became disguised himself cnagrlned, ana morli'
fed He returned to Washington through ONO,
and hv the G1gandntte route through virginia
again. aud has been SICK and disabled ever since
The lbs OF Tennessee, particularly TIC Hermit
are excited him still more and lhls rene Sed e.
eiienent may nave caused tlat hemorrhage al the
lungs which has been pouring out the carfeut OIL
bis te Al 10 moment since his return has ne
been able 10 write Or dictate a message. lhe'e
has nc been living, 81 Il were, dead lion, Who
cond not even snake the dew drop iron ms
mans." and his couch u lnhrmity has Deen haunt.
e. ~ the Perenn,scs and Cleandefs Of MS palace
as by Vampires. In their hands has ne iaiIen, and
il i because this last annual message" cStIes To
Us and the country reesIug wilh tue tunes OF the
Kitchen Cabinet that Il IS what Is
Whatisn it, The tcrst as well as the last an
pnsl message which Andrew Jackson even ever
/. Eatd n kntu
Houses Of Congress. is vanity and egotlsm-its
protsne hypocrisy, and solemn mockery Of the
good mans applications - the Supreme Ruler Of
the Tolyerse-its sophistic4l nonsense, showing
its ouplie,y 10 foreign Power, and eoncsa!ing It's
real oolicy from ourssves--,ts los, al CAPITA dum
arguments addressed 10 all the prsJudices OF lgno-
rance and passion, TO luslify the most shameless
attacks uOon the currency for the vile purposes
OF licensed depredat0rs the public land'-lts
garjng falls hoods as TO the most important facts
of trade currency, banks Of dePoslte, and hnance
its electionserIng, continually barPing upon an
institution dead 10 fact, and thrice wounded since
dead-its oft repeated homily against one good
bank, and its unbushlng recommendation, 10 The
same breath Of nearly half one hundred bad ans
irresponsible baAks-its dislngsnuous attempts TO
reconcile glaring Inconslstsncies OF The President
on the deposite aud distribution measures-ils
pnful Apologies Ter the disgrace Of our arms by
Deeola-iis bold recon nend4tian OF az increase Of
the standing afuy--i,s unIust attempt TO east cen
s1,e due 10 the errors ana blunders Of the adnia-
i,tration itself upon the shoulders Of an innocent
ss,e officer, and then calling for an appropriation
10 reosjr these same errors which It says are not
iho-. OF tai, Goyernnent-its false claim Of ma
,ional poi e. founded in humanity toward. the ln.
dians--i,, reiterated jesultical recommendation OF
an a,neudnsn, Of the Constitution as TO The eec-
tion Of President, Inch was never meant 10 be
carried into sTsciby the party, or TO be any thing
more than topic with which To preIndcs the peo-
PES minds agalns, an slecton by the House-its
lnpndeni boas, Of the intelligence and patriotism
of the successor, whom Executive patronage and
dictstion have succeeded IN eec'lng--Its shallow