The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-08-21
From The Indiana State Sentinel.
LETTER EROM GENERAL IACkSO

LETTER FROM GENERAL JACKSON.
The following letter from Gen Jackson WAS re-
celved lew days since by citizen of this county
AT the quest Of several citizens, 10 whom its con-
tepts were communicated We take great pleasure ia
giving II 10 the public.
HERITAGE, June a. 1874.
SIR:-l am in receipt OF your letter ofthe lh IN
slant and though in bad health myself cannot orego
the pleasure of saying lew words in reply to it,
You iequ' 81 my opinion of The nominations recent
ly made Baltimore by the Democratic party. am
entlfely satisfied with them, and have no doubt, II
| the gentlemen Nominated are elected that the people
viii find their administration true to she old Repub-
lican landmarks, and every way worthy OF their sup
port.
MIR. Polk was raised in my neghborhood and went,
into public he Jetiersonan Dem1crit. TO the
great principle of thai iiustrous reormer of sys-
ten Of Government he has been faithful and
has proved himself on many trying occasions, the
advocate OF popular ghts and The sagauous friend
If the measure. which necessary Ia defeat me
LachInaons of the Federal party. His moral char
s,te Is puTe-hs capac ty for business great-and 10
extraordinary powers of labor both mental and phy
seal, he unies that tact and judgment which re-
qulse to the successful direction Of such an office as
That of Chief Magistrate OF a free people.
With Mr. Dallas am not so intimately acquaint-
ed, but from what know of him when he represent
ed Pennsy wanna IN the Senate Of the United States
and wa charged with high public trusts in var Gus
other important stations at home ND abroad 1t can
not Ne uouDttu ludl lie tQudlIy deserves the conn.
dence and admiration Of the people The favoIs that
have been conferred upon him by the Keystone
Stale, whose citizens ae distinguished for love of Or
der, and for he support only Of what is calculated TO
spread the blessings OF equal laws are uois that he
all The characteristics which are needed in cris
like this 10 rally the sound feelings of the country AT
large
thank you, sir for the solcitude you have ex.
pressed for my personal welfare My race is nearly
run. am now not able TO attend to the duties OF
CORES pondence without the aid of an amanuensis:
but thank God for the privilege yet accorded to me
Of comprehendng the designs Of the Federal patty
As long as live will wan my country against the
success Of Mr.. Gays proposition 10 establish ano-
Their Mammoth Bank 10 break down the security
which the people possess in the veto power given to
the President by the Constitution; TO change the sys
ZEN oil taxation under which we have so long pros
pered, by admitting the principle claimed in his bill
Tor The distribution Of the proceeds of the public
lands and lastly TO prevent the alton Of exas
TO tie United States for II cannot be denied that ms
position this question is utterly al war with the
true interests OF hls country lie saws virtually that
Texas ought not TO be admitted into The Union while
there Is respectable portion of citizens opposed
TO II. On such cund tion 1t Is obvious anne ration
can never take place. British influence had consi
derable ami respectable advocats 10 this country in
our Revolutionary war, and ia our second war with
her. Will 1t ever be without themi Never. As
long there dive rsitles and differences In human
opinion respecting the iorms OF government and the
tights Of the people, such advocacy will be found re-
slstng the advance OF institutions like ours and la
boring TO incorporate with them the features of an
opposite system.
Who does not see that the people of the United
States are competitors with the people OF Eng
land ~ the manufacturing arts, and in the carving
trade Of the world and that the question is soon TO
be, II 1t be not already, whether Texas and Oregon
are 10 be considered as auxIllaries TO American or
British interests Whether these va, and fertile 70
gons are to be settled and worked by our post,rity
blessed by Republican government, or 10 become tn
theatre of BRUSH enterprise, and thus add another
lux to the vast COLONIAL chain by which that great
Monarchy upholds IL Lords and Mobiles and extract,
from suffering millions the earnings OF their Isbors
Nor - the question altered b., tie alleged interes,
of Mexico m The Texas territory. A. far as treaties
are concerned good faith IS not involved IN our dc
SION. II the proposition were to annex Mexdo with
er assent, Texas could not complain But W. all
know that the reSt, argument T. not onl, inapplica-
bic, incapable Of use in the determination of the
question, ellhtr as IT affects Us, Mexico or othef
powers. Texas IS independent Of Mex eo-maje an
by the power oi he arms IN he same sense that We
became independent OF Great Britain She Is inde
pendent OF Mexico m another sense-that is. IN ne
yer having constituted part Of Mexico except by a
compact which the latter has Vi lated and which
compact would never have been formed If the limited
States had performed IT'S duty
But, without pursuing this view Of the subject il
is enough for us to look at the question as IT - prae
NtdH1 PitotuNou W US ltAas Tells she IS aDx.
ious to come into the Union. Being originally part
OF our Union, knowing hat she cannot exist bappuy
as State without tue protection Of our laws Thai
her geographical position, as well as the character
aud interest OF her cltzeus necessarily attach them
To our territory and feeling, as we may well sun
pose she does greater concern for tie tate of our
Tree nsIltut ons than she for those of any Mon
arch she l. desrOus that her rifle lands and o,,,
climate should share the glorious fundamentally
OF cheri-hn5 and maintaining the blessings of free
dom l. TINS taturaf Can II be wfse for US to turn
deaf ear TO her entresty, because Lord Abe deem
and Lord Brougham as British slatesm, ~ choose 10
withhold their consent, and iDduse in yayue appre-
tensions respecting the effect Of the measure nm thir
scheme Of sboIshing slavery shame shame ON
such patriousml Shame on the credulity which can
be duped by such hlmsy pretence
The American people cannot be deceived in this
manner. They Know that the real object of Eng
land Is TO cheek The prosperity of the United States
and lessen their power to compete with England as
naval power, and as growing agricultural man. |
uiaclurlng, and commercial country. They know
lbat LORD Aberdeen, who in the midst Of thousands
ana Thousands OF starving subjects Of the British Mo-
naf,hy, IS more anxious, ought 10 be, 10 tebeyo
the wants OF those wretched people than he can no
10 alter The relation subsisting between the white
and black races OF this country or Texas
Inc American people know this, and they will !
osappont me II they neglect, or rather If thev ner
mt those charged with the administration of TIER
ma Iona interests, TO let Slip the opportunity now Of
Tered OF cemenling their Unlon and promoti,o tho
general causes Of their prosperity and happiness Inv
the annexation Of Texas y
am, very truly,