Columbus Democrat., 1839-02-23

The callosa power ,,f Great Brilan. With her Ia.
umphau, nav, aud her unvinc,bles of Wellington,
flushed with victory, and trained to p'llage aud
human slaughter, were posted on one side ci The
continent. an Rnumerable hand oi mercenary
>avageS whose JhuSt was for blood, and whose
pleasure sud delight we're concentrated IN tr
barhllous use If the tpm9haWk Aud scnriug
knife, and r combination of Tones, Fed allSis.
and lie eastern moncYrl asSneIMtans oi our own
oola Y. combued To- crush om yuuns Republic
1t q blow snd vet, against this powerful odds,
oui ARMIES wee led 10 victory, glory, and an
honorable peace. Again II Nd be remember
ID the rndlanAhuu whwh wa- ell throughout tho
land, when the msh oi the peoples che'rr IN 1894
was hauet,d oW oi the high seat S~s'rn'd hun.
The elective irauch,<r and the tlaht 81 h-,tnc-
ton (bulwa'k. % our hheIlyl wrre considered
n trampIed upon, aud the voice OF the county
dsregaldrd. THIS, sIr, WAS true. But as To ihr
effect, how short-slghied Is weak man We m-
tie thought then, that there was secret wisdom
at work far superior to the wisdom OF man.
This proydeuual Interference afterwards deyel-
oped itself 70 oul understanding. aud the granh.
cation of every patriot, and every liver OF free
dom aud OF equal rights. The secret consisted
IN teScrvug the man whom zee dssirsd should be
Pros dent then, tor another time, wien there were
dues 20 perform, which, undertake To say, there
was no other man ~ the United States who had
the nerve and the moral courage 10 do Could
we have been gmtted IN our wish 10 place Gen
eml Jackson IN the Presidential char IN 1924,
hls time would have expired giving hun Two
terms) III 1882, lour years before the expiration
of the charter of the Bank of the United States;
the consequence Of which would have been that
the Bank would haze been rechareted, perhaps
for all time, with q capital unlimited and powers
UNLIMITED. Yes, sir, that subsld,zmg aud debas-
lng institution would hive been fastened upon tins
Republic II would have been devourng can.
Ger upon the Liberties OF the people aud ~e,aud
| poSterlly N all ume 10 come, lhe subjects 1i a
great moncyed obhgarchy aud the serls oi a bank
auinclat Bu the Constitution vas saved and
the Liberties Of the county secured, 10y the time
ly interference ot HIM Who holds The destiny Ol
nations at lis will.
While oA On this subject, It viii mol be IN.
proper to notice some ruiiuus cuCun stoncts oi u
uatloual character which seem, not 10 PalIaAe
Of the supervision ai which have been speak
my, at least to have all The characteristics ol re-
tubut,c Justice. | allude, slr, to the rrJccuon ui
The uI,,mgu shed AID talented statesman aud ac'
cUmp,hed gentleman whO nn~ MI, The LAeeu
live chan Oh these LhItcd States. ii Wal be 10.
mcuh,led thai, dung the late Administration
General jackson Nominated, IN The recess OF
tuuglc.s, MARTIN Van Buten munster TO lhe
Cpurl 81 ST. Jamcs, Inc Senate ul the I'M.
ted State, having mtJouly a. lhdl tHne oppos-
ed to the Administration dnd tAe Democratic par
", but since reorncd by the people reJected
he numlnaton, and Mr.. Van Buren, was oil
course called home. NAal followed I Why
The people, the ireunIen Of the country, elected
hIm Wee President Of the Unued States eject,
ed him 10 ne second Office within lheu glii pa-
ced him IN the same Senate, 10 preside over the
same men who, Tor party purposts, narrow pnry
considerations, had rejected HIM. W hat Ut
umph Of principle and OF rclrbnrSe Justce
But the Iaudablc and popular indignation Tor such
base injustice did not stop here. Popual love
and popular confidence, winch he had honestly
earned, gave hln the highest station wInln The
ght Of the American peopIe--a station winch he
Il, now filing with honor 10 himself, dignity to his
Office and 10 the highest aud best interests ol h!s
country.
There IS another little matter, Of the sanie
character winch VIII Ju-t mention.
Ii wlIl be remembered that GehetaI Jackson
no,Guatrd oue Ben. 1appau, ol ONO, 10 ihe ol-
hce o d,.ulu ludgc ui Ohv--as sound Il Dcm.
JrIai and as pune p4irnt a. eva hnoied The
,nLes, aud, Hthh, ni the hrt oIGd vi ldlthtS,
and ni the most unrAteptohauie dtpUIIIn IA.
lhls nomlnallon, Tor paly rurp"se., couiiatt.t
groyelhlg selfish con,Idt lalioIs, ana lor thr ga
llllcalion ul ylndIclneliess which can be IVuno
~ no pafiy except the sWOIu enemies ul Dtnuc-
racy, vas rejected. But what do you think the
people have done, SIR They have placed this
same Ben. 1appan IN the seat OF him by whose
vote the nomination was rejected, and have con
signed hun E"Iug) who yolrd the rtjecIIon TO
perpetual aud everlasting solitude, and The de-
sert irasies Of pdier." These things may not
have been brought about by any proydenual m
terposlllon, bu, they evidently partahe OF That
KIND Of renbulye justice when Is one OF Tie at
tributes Of Providence
have sald that the gentleman from MIssIssip-
pi Mir. Prenliss brought forward the alarm OIL
Belshazzar to portray The alarm ot the President
on hearing of the defeat Of the Democracy OF
New York. thank the gentleman tor The clas-
sical alluslon. Will ny TO make something ol
1t for my purpose.
Sir, the conduct Of the Federalisls IN 1887, on
the reception Of the news Of Their victories III sew
oraI Of The States will well bear comparison with
that Of Sennacberb, and many olbsr tyTants Of
his time, who were mtre scoIlrges IN the hand OF
the Almighty to punish the wickedness aud ,dola-
try Of mankind. In speaking Of the sway 81 biz
power and oi his conqnesls he SAID by The
strength Of my hand have done II, and ny my
wisdom, for | am prudent; aud have removed
the bound. Of the ppople, and nave robbed them
Of Their treasures and have put down The in'
hgbrtanis like valiant man, aud my hand bath
found as a nest the inches Of tie prSpie aud a.
one gsthereth eges that are leit. have gathered
all the earth and there was nome that moved
The wing, or opened the mouth, Oi peeped."
But this monarch, 80 august and ~Re IN his
own eve. how did he appear % that 0l The Al