Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-01-19
POLITICAL.
GENERAL JACKsoNs FIN e.
House. OF REPRESENTATIVES,, JANUARY, 2 1s

HOUSE, OF REPRESENTATIVES,, JANUARY. 9 1914.
The bill for refunding to Gen. Andrew Jack
son tho fine imposed upon him by Judge Hall
with six per cent. interest, being under considera-
ton
Mr.. PEYTON, of Tennessee addressed the
House. Ii was not my purpose (said hel to hlvo
said single word on this subject; i. was my
wish to vote for the bill before the II usc, thu pur.
port of which is simply to refund to Gen. jack
son the fine imposed upon him 10y Judge Hall
without having any debate upon it Whatever l
regret That genlemeu have felt themselves called
on TO Toxic different course and not contentng
themselves with the restoration of the fue Gen.
Jackson, and studied hgh.wrought eulogsns up
on his character, have heaped mountains of abuse
upon the character and motives OF the deceased
Judge. Is this just? Is this right? Is it re-
qured that, in order TO do honor to General Jack
son, we should trumple upon the judiciary, and
PROSTATE this grent bulwark Of our Institutions
ms safest repository OF our liberties, upon which
depend our lives, our property, and the peace and
good order Of society? Is it necessary 10 invade
the sanctuary ard the grave, and byeDa.like dig
up The bones OF the dead, and blacken them oil
over with the rankest abuse the most viiulent vi
luperuon? No. Sir, no! 1t is not. !, for one
shall not do II nor do feel my self called on to
say nught against General Jackson. feel as much
pride IN his military fame az any OF those who
are making SO muchnoise about it. regard his
military fame as national properly, in which
~" h"l uuu every man III tnis country nave an
interest. But am not quite sure that those who
are most active and clamorous about this fine are
,he oes' guardians OF the Generals lane. be-
Ileve that they are mere pretenders that they are
gong Ior themselves and Tor their party, and not
'or zen. Jackson or their country. II this SHIN,
as ',ey ca'' II, on me orght escrciieon OF jack
son has been preying like vulture their vitas,
why huve they not been FESTIVE before now p
Why have they suffered it to remain, corroding,
rusullg ana Ghung IKE cancer INTO The very VI
tas OF Gen. JacKsohs fefne Tor thirty long years,
without an effort to erpnnge 1t /? Sir, you were
J" power WE'VE long years, and not word was
ever hearu apout ms siam. why did you not
then clamor as loud as you do nov, 10 have it
washed out' Your plea is that Gen. Jackson
was ihen III power, and detcdcy forbade that this
Ila''cr should then be agltnted. But what pre-
Tex, nave you Tor your negligence during the reign
OF Mr.. Van Buren? Was delicacy in The way
"eh n'u YOU Iegnru MN as 'he on'y-begoten
o"1a. sI'l VI ''o ueuoi a'i1 'i,a' IL was lhdei-
o".p ,or ''o SUI, !" ac' III oeDaii OF 'ne chhfacter
OF 'ne ia'ler IL seems 10 me that tins was the
o''s' piop.'lous uhlo lcr erasihg ms siam; Juno
was precious; many OF those VINO had witnessed
INC TRANSACTION nad gone down 10 me grave; 9TH
ets were uuiy iohow'ng tneln, anu the memories
~ .no ou' r WIG ua"y eroN'"s n'o'e u"d
more am ana iofge'ini OF the facts ana circun-
stances OF lia' important event. why dld you
eo' "ot 'l'e" pecuuse, s'I you did MOI care one
ns aoou' II. mas AL peen the result OF an affer-
"ousM LOU were lien rich strong, and proud
y'u' foh"ca' capi'e' was az "the iiood," and
~" nueueu '''e a'u OF no suen hunougs' You
are now poor, bankrupt, humble uni' ond like
a uIown''is Ilah you are ca'chhy at slraws. Mr..
Vhh Duteh was mere pol'tica' parasite, branch
VI l'''se'oe' mat owed us elevation, Its growth,
nay us very existence, 10 The tall trunk OF an
aged hickory; ont SO soon as it wns attempted to
transplant II and force It to 1--we upon lis own re-
sources independent OF hickory sap, it shrunk,
OUT 'nat me only mode OF revvng 1t again, and
aes,ofg 10 i's former elerdton and visor, is to
oa'' ~ ''s aiu 'he s'renStn anu support aud sus-
'enaI'cc oi Sne same od hickory. This, sir, is
;ne secre' Vi al ,lis c'amor ABOUT tins hne 1t is
'n'endeu LOT poiHlcai eHect Tor political capital,
ana Tor no o'her purpose under the sun. This, l
regret exceedingly ana 1t IS TO be deeply regret
!eu py me whoe country and especially by the
rue Jriends oil General Jackson.
But, as his friends, or those who have taken it
upon themselves 10 become the peculiar keepers
OF his fame, md The representatives of the feel