Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1845-07-18


to the conditions and circumstances of his adj !
he valued right more than usage I
he reverted from the pressure of established
interests to the energy OF first principles.
We tread on ashes, where the fire is not yet
extinguished vet not to dwell or his career
as President. were to leave ont Of view the
grandest Illustrations Of his magn1aim!ty.
The LEGISLATION Of th3 United States hal
followed the precedents OF the legislation OF
European monarchies; it was the Office Of
jackson to lift the country 0dt Of the Europe
an forms Of legislation, and 10 open to II ca
reer resting ou American sentiment and free
dom. He Wouid have freedom eVeryWhCrG--
freedom under the restraints Of right: freedom
of industry 81 commerce, Of mind, Of unlVer-
sal action; freedom, unshackied by restrictive
privileges. unrestrained by the th!aldOm OF
monopoIies.
The unity Of his mind and his consistency
were without a parallel. With natural Glalec-
tics, he developed the political doctrines That
suited every emergency, with precision ana
aharmony that no theorist could hope to equal.
On every subject III po!itics-l speak but
fact-he was thoroughly and profoundly and
imm0vabIy radical; and would SIT Tor hour6'
and in a continued flow Of remark make the
application Of his principles to every question
that could arise in legislation, or In the inter-
probation of thesconstltutIon.
His EXPRESSION of himself was so clear, that
his influence pervaded not our land only: but
all America and all mankind. They sly that,
in the physical world, the magnetic fluid IS so
d!ffused, that its vibrations are dlScernlblo
simultaneously in every part of the globe
SO it is with the element Of freedom. And
as Jackson developed its dc~'nnes from their
source in the mind of humanity, the popular
sympathy was moved and az itated throughout
the world, till his name grew every where to
be the symbol Of popular power.
Himself the witness Of the ruthessneSS OF
savage life, he planned the removal of the In
dian tribes beyond the limits of the organized
States and it is the result of his determined
policy that me region east OF the Mississippi
has been transferred to the exclusive possess
! sion Of cultivated man.
! A pupil Of the wilderness, his heart was
| with the pioneers OF American life towards the
setting sun. No American statesman has eV-
ef embraced within his affections a scheme so
! liberal for the emPgrants as that OF jackson.
| He longed to secure to the5u, not pre~empuoh
rights only, but more than pre-emtlon nights.
! He I0uIed to invite labor to take possession
of the unoccnpied fields without money and
!
perpetual devotion of itseifby alegi ance 20 its
country. Under the benelicent influence Of
his opinions, the sons Of misfortune, the chill
dsen Of adventure, find ;heir way to the uncut
tiyatcd West. There in some wilderness
glade, or in the thick forest Of the fertile plain
or here the praric5 most sparkle with flowers,
! they, like the Wild bee which sets them the
example If industry, may choose their home,
mark the extent of their possessions by driving
stakes or blazing trees; shelter their l0g-cabln
with bouohs and turf, and teach the virgin
soil to yisid itselfto the plOnghshare. Theirs
shall be the soil, theirs the beautiful farms
which they teach to be productive. Come
children Of sorrow! Won on whom the Old
. Would ffoWns; crowd tear'es5ly to the forests;
! plant your homes IN confidence, for the coun-
try watches over You; your children grows a
round you as hostages, and the wilderness, d
your bidding, surrenders its grandeur or use
less luXuriance to the beauty and lovIlnes5 OF
culture. Vet beautiful and lovely as is this
scene, it still by far falls short OF the ideal
which lived in the affections of Jackson. His
heart was ever with the pioneer; his policy
ever favored the diffusion of independent free
holds throughout the Iaboring classes of oul
land. T 70 be c0nchded neat ooceh.
> British Steam NaUy.-In a recent de
bate III the bf'"Sn honsc OF commons
Sir G. Cockburn made the following state
, ments' The facts when tney sci '0F'n 0
the power ana et"c'oncy Oh 'ne >lc"'n n'''
armament Oh f'"g'a""' are n s'E'N'ns co"
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g same class CT vessels III INC Navy o' ''''
, 0h'.eu o'a'eS
VIVA respect |" nc P"S''.o" OF me ma
oh'nefy III steam 'e'-@'S, "'3 A"n'F"'',
2 were taxing care mat II al '"5aeis 'oF '0
< future the machinery "'nsd De placed a
low as possible IL TIE hoi'' al" nc "o0l'
: venture to say that Ill that respect. on