Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-05-03
VI
From H,., National I'"iijgc!Ear.

From '1,& National I&'eUigcac"'.
Oar readers may remember tina: we coa-
>iivre; the paper purpor,inC 10 be the Fare
wei: Address OF tn; late Prc>il ilent Of the
Jn;:cd :>'.:,;>s us hardly being legitimate
subject Cor criticism, but rather entitled, as
the closing scene of the G. CT IS political
lie, 10 Goybcaraucc. SC. TnIs opinion we
have no, change,, 50 far as the Generals
responsibility for the Address is concerned.
Considered. however, as tho production oft
Other minds. wA:cA he has only signed, /
presents Itself in different point olvIew.
In this light thc matter is placed in an article
in the las: number of the New York Even
ing S:ar. under the signature of II. NJ. B..
(H. N. BEAcHrNRIDGE, gentleman with
whose character and talents or. readers are
well acquaintcd.) After numerically ridi-
cu!ing tac thought Of the late Presidents
imitatin. o: lihcnng himself to WASHING.
TON. in this mater Of the Farewell Address,
Mr.. B. lets Ms into the following piece Of
secret history. for continuation Of which
no one probably possessed Of more ample
materials than he:
"rhc Far well Addrcrs is in all p:oba-
billy the production Of some such father OF
his coun,rv as Amos Kendall, with just 4
sufficient spice of Jacksonsm to give Ii
waissmManrc. Ikaow something of these
farerceN actresses, having written two Of
them for him. The first Of those was on
the occasion Of his taking leave of his COM
nand in the amy. The only part Of it
which was his, was an uncouth mcmoran-
dunn, containing some iilibcral and ungen-
tler.aalv reflections On q bro'hef officer,
vino stool high il the esteem OF bis country,
(Gen. BRowH,) but who in 4 rcccntmllltary
order. had been so unfortunate Us to speak
with disapproba;ion ofthc practice OF wmp-
ping in the army; and this was all he con-
tr5utcd TO the address. The patcrnal ad-
vice 10 the young officers, and the fine mil.
tarv and patriotic feeling which breathcd
through the rest Of it, were altogether dra.
matte. The other State paper was on rs
leaving Florida, where he had displayed his
ercessirs energy for some months as mIIit.
arv 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 addres alluded to was of.en
quoted to prove the fitness Of General Jack
son for civil Government, TO show his cx-
alted love of liberty, and the absence OF dan
serous ambition in his nature. 1t was highly
eulogizcd as his production. lown had
some design, by contrast, IN portraymS out
what 4 government oughtto be, to express
nv opinion Of what he ras.'
The incapaciy Of General Jackson has
become so proverbal, that it would be mere
ailGctation of Gcljcacy to be silent. Mr..
Duane las declared that he has no distinc:
IDEAS on any subject and Mr.. BESEIEN
very Significantly says, that which | sign |
wriie;' meaning that Jackson signs that
which he does not write. Atthe commence
mcnt Of his Administration a pleasant an
ecdo:c was rcla;cd to me by one Of the
clerks in the Department Of Sia:c. Gen.
eral Jackson, having received a compliment.
tarv Ict.cr from BUsTAMENTE, President of
Mexico, sent it TO the office with the follow
ipr laconic endorsement: "Mr. VAN BU-
RE-; will reply to the lcrer Of General Bus
.amertc ariih the frantaess Of soldier"
Tie Secretary laughed heartily at this con-
,eit, as he .'was ncithar soldier, nor re-
narkabie for iranlincsS.'
So much lor secret History. The con-
,lusion OF the ,;rticlc ofJudgc breckenridge.
rom which we copy the above, is as torci-
bic and full of political truth, that we copy
t, although it is com m,2cntary on Leading
feature the Farewell Aofress, from which
We have ourselves purposelp retraIned.
Il have not sufficient respect for thc new
Farewell address to examine it infinitely. 4
paper coming from what ought to be con-
s;dcred an authentic source, claiming Inc
merit OF paving the national debt for Gene
raj Jackson, because he vetoed few trihing
improvement laws, saving at the spiggot !
while the bunghole was left open, could only
be addressed 20 the grosscstignorancc. The .
writer must have laughed in his sleeve at
the aoStlrotv Of such an idea. He was ca
.cring merely for the ignorance Of man
for whom 10 tltttcry was TOO gross, an ig-
noranc. whose inseparable companions,
according to honest John Bunyan, in his
Pilgrims Progress, 'arc darkness, obstlnacv
and conccit.
"Thcre is doctrine arsserted, however,
which has been SO often repeated by he
la;c Administration, that it is evidently a ia
yor!c with Jackson, and at the same time
Of the most dangerous character. Indeed.
if it be received BY the People as orthodox,
it will produce an entire change in the na-
.ure OF our Government. For or repre-
ecriq'i~r SrS'cm. Il s!h&tW'eS az ro.nn,.,.'.