Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-08-02
MlSCELLANEOUs. 4
Gen.ral Jackson as he formerly ra', Gn
as he Hon Is.

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Wha, startling contrast, what spec
,aclc is here presented, compared with
what General jackson once was-,he
shaushiy, self. willed. and 10 those he
liked NOT, an overbcarius man-in oil! ca
ses oftbwauing, or resistance, preierrins
force 10 Discussion, for accomplishing his
purposc-,he lofty Chief Magistrate Of a
mighty people, belnre whom adversaries
quailed and opposition wiihered-the
stern, impc,uous warrior, whose delights
had been
.sThe cannon's roar. the .rumpci's cians,
The rapture ol' TIC STRIFE.
The whiylwind ,houi Of rieiary,
To him, the breath 0fliie,
He who had, with blazing eye aud dis
sen6ed uostril. rushed 10 The reeiing shock
cfccn,euding armies, wiihihe herce cxul-
,arion VI the barlle-,rained war s'eed.
Now, oh, how changed. pale, emacIaied.
feeble, gentle. helpless slnios. as infancy,
md humble ns piciy, bending 10 The pre-
ssnce OF Omnipotence--slands 0 The chief III
nj, hall: his tai. wasted, forms bome from
leaning on the s,nff Indispensable TO sup
nor, his steps, on the verge Of that last
resting. place appointed for sll living
Verify. Marius in exile, reclining on the
ruins Of Carihage, presented not "a scene
more affecting and adronitory.
The mysterious principle of association
here brings fresh and bright upon our
memory The following long,forgolcn lines
of Collins they are iuis:nsically so beau
,i(ul and so apposile 20 the occasion, we
are confident our readers will thank Us for
the insertion.
How sleep the brave. who sink TO rest
BY all their country wishes bles,
When Spring returns, with fingers cold.
To deck with flowers their hal!ow' d mould,
She then shall deck sweeier sod
Than Fancy's fec, bn,e ever ,Eod.
By fairy hands their knell IS runs,
Hyforms unseen their dirge is sung:
There, Honor comes, pigri:a gray,
TO bless the turfthai wraps their clay,
And Freedom shall awhile repair
To dwell q weeping mourner there
II claddeus onr heart to learnt from soms
OF the Ex- Presidents peishbors. lha..since
his return to The Hermitage, his life has,
in all its aspects, been thai OF an excm-
plary christian and from his friends, that,
for many wears before, he had been much
more under the influence Of religious feel
ipgs than tie hosts of libellers and malig-
nan, slapderers that assailcd him permit
ted the world TO believe. Indeed. Jack
sons spirit seems. like Ina, Of Nelson's. TO
have been naturally devotional, uoiwilh-
s'ardiug fearful ou,brcakings, on the part
Of bob. of an opposite character. These
heroes had aaoihsr poius of rcsen! blance :
bo,h were mild with the mild, but with
abe froward fierce as ere.
The faults OF this. eminent man. whose
fame occupies so conspicuous place in
she record OF our counlry's glory, sprung
from the temperament and its unchecked
impulses kept in constant activity by the
rough and s,rongly-murked character ol
the people among whom he passed many
wears oil bis life his virtues, bis eslima'
BE qualities, were .he growth OF his heart
.3iis nobIeness. his generosity and candol
whea unraiiled, his ferven,, undecayinf
affection, for his friends aud devoted love
of his country, still warm with undimin
ished energy The bosom Of the aged he,o
Is il uc, true, that "evenied in our ashe,
live their ,conleG fires ?" And lhese.wi,l
seemingly unimpaired intelligence. 'ha
divine esscace. which survives the "wrecl
of matter and ,'ie crush Of worlds" i
pearly all nov. lefi Of the man who filed
as il waS often said. .the measure of hi
coun,ry's glory"
From retrospect Of The political, com
mercial. aud financial concerns Of The Uni
ted States, during the Presidency of Jack
son. anil To. light wiiirh iitnr ard even:
since ,he rcii,enseni hive ihrown uu rhes
subjects, We have been compelled 10 III
conclusion tha, he possessed far-ish,e
political soeaci,y. aud the attributes OF
great statesman, in much higher degre
than has usually been conceded To him
and tha, Some Of the measures doomed d
greatest mistakes, have been tic graSpiu