The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-11-10
GEN. ANDREW JACKSON.-AN mill.


tary mon who hsVs made themselves sequain'
ted with position of the English and American
armies near New Orleans, alter Ihe battle of
the 6,h of January. 1915, are decidedly of the
opinion, that had Gen. Jackson pursued the
British army after their defeat, The chances
were nine 10 ten that he would have destroyed
the whole of them. So satisfied was Gen.
Gains of the certainty Of success which would
attended pursuit, that on his arrival at New
Orleans; on the evening Of he 22d Of January,
and in hls fret interviews with Gen. Jackson,
he pointed out 10 him the brilliant opportunity
he had lost of adding TO his own reputation 81
that Of the nation, without jsOPard'zlng the
safety Of the country
81 saw the opportunity that presented ITSELF
said the General, "apd With perfect knOwl-
edge Of everything attending our respective
situations, estimated the chances 10 my favor
even higher than you do. Success was al
most certain, but would nave bsen attended
with a terrible destruction ofhuman life, and
there was a possibility Of failure! What
would have been the consequences Of such
failurel Would the conquest Of the British
army have rendered the country any safer than
il cow is by their dereall How, then, could |
have JUSTIFIED to rejecting people, even If l
had succeeded, an act which might haVe been
attended with sIch disastrous ettectsl Be-
lleung as did, that the safety OF the country
did not require their capture, would not con-
sent 10 purchase addiuOnal laurels by the sa-
crice OF some eight or Ten hundred OF my tel>
low citizens, who had assumed arms IN defence
ofiher native soil. and not 10 win reputation
for their leader" ... -
Ga relating this anecdote, Gen, Gaines re-
marked, 81 had long known Gen. jackson to
be merilorious, high minded man, never till
then did Iproperly estimate the patriotism
which had marked every act OF his public life,
and taught him 10 despise personal fams.-
An intimate intercourse with him for many
years, has forceIbly impressed upon me the
conviction, that both as public and private
man, he more closely resembles Washington,
that any individual that America has produ-
ced.-American Anecdotes.
WIG CATHEclsM. --"Now, boys; you've got
through the lessons on Biography for the
present; now for The Wing Definitions. Obe.
lsance! What is a tariff
| "ll's a contraction Of the words tear off
sir. 1t means 10 tear of part Of auy thing"
| "Who was The first tariff msnf"
| "David, Sir; because he tore off part Of
Saul's garment when he. was asleep and
didn't kDowit"
"Whal IS the design and effect Of the tar-
ifl"
ITO Tax the people for the support Of the
| Government without their knowing it,"
"What is the policy OF raising revenue by a
high tariffl'
THAT the Wbigs may carry out their re-
trenchment principles by enlarglng the expsn>
dltures Of the Government, without alarming
the people, by letting them perceive where The
money comes from, sir"
"Wbo paw most of the Government expens
ses provided for by a TARIFF"
"Those who consume mos: imports pay
ing duty, sir"
''Does this burden fall mostly on The rich,
or the pooIl'- -Hr-. o..
at falls on the poor, sir; because there
are more OF them to use the articles taxed."t
"Does not the foreign mechant exporting
goods into thie country, bear the loss Of The
dulles on lhem?"
"Why, sir, the cafechise say 80; but guess
it muslbe a misprint, Some articles are tax
ed two or three hundred per cehi; and if the
foreign merchant sold enough lower TO off set
against the duty, he would sell them for two or
three times less than nothing at all! Men
don't often trade in this way, reckon, eit."
"But cannot men have their choice TO be
shaved by The tariff or uOl" ....
"Yes, SIT; they can 60 naked, like Adam,
and eat roast beef seasoned with penny royal,
instead ofpepPer and salt. as Esau DID,"
"But can't they buy Of the manufacturer at
homel" ........
Yes, sir, they can take their choice 10
have their wool pulled by The manufactures,
or shaved offby Uncle Sans tariff sheep
shears; they must be aeeced, any how, by the
one or the oiher--.here's no getting by It,
sir" .... .. r.-.. ...' Pa.
sis that jus'icel' e.s,.a .,s.s
eyes sir-Whg Justice on the "graa
American system'"- ENew York Plebelan.
| MANNERS I'M MIssouRI,-A member eIec c
Of the lower chamber of the Legislature o.
this Slate. was last year persuaded by some