The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-31

Elevation, have ceased from among U.S. Andrew
jackson is with God He who confessed no au-
thorty on earth but the welfare of his country and
his own convictions Of right, who never turned to
rest while duty remained TO be done, and who new
or asked the support OF any human arm in
his hour OF utmost difficulty, bowed his head
meekly TO the command of the Highest, and
walked calmly down into the grave, leaning upon
The strength Of jesus paused on the threshold of
immortality to forgive his enemies, to yfor our
liberties, TO bless his weeping household, and 10
leave the testimony of his trust In the gospel of the
Crueihed; and then, The fall of Sabbath evening,
passed into the rest which is eterna. His last
enemy TO be destroyed was death. Thanks be TO
God, who gave him the victory through our Lord
Jesus Christ!
ITO say that he had faults is to say that he was
human The errors of a mind SO energetic, in
80 eventful, must have been striking could a
character be subjected to censure more mercless,
than he provoked by policy original and unhesita-
ting, at open war with long-established usages and
dogmas that had grown into upquestioned axioms,
Beref in his early youth of parental guidance and
restraint, educated in the camp and the forest BIZ
vouac, and forced to push his fortunes through
the rough trials Of border-life, we can scarcely
wonder that, until age had schooed hts spirit and
tempered his blood, he was impetuous, sensitive to
insult and prone to use the strong hand. Warm in
his attachments, he was slow to discover frailty in
those he loved, or to accord confidence where once
he had doubted. Graspng, by his untutored genius
cal detail he made, while sure Of just ends, some
mistakes in his methods for the time disastrous
Called to act at crisis when che good and evil in
our national growth had become vigorous enough
for conflict, and wealth and labor like the twino Of
Hebecta wete struggling for the right of the elder
born, his decisions In great but sudden emergencies
were denounced by that efter criticism which can
look back TO condemn, but is blind 70 lead. Com
PEELED 10 resolve stupendous, unprecedented qaes-
tons Of government and political economy, he
lratx Snd Inn h<aN.l IF
difficult sciences. Never shrinking from eny re-
sponsiby, personal or official, he sterny fulfilled
his interpretations Of duty a coordinate branch
of the NATIONAL legislature, leaving his to the
verdict of his constituents; nor did he hesitate to
avail himself of all the means he could extract from
tre letter Of the constitution, to achieve what he
thought was the intent Of its spirit His stern
prompt, and energetic surgery; and, though the
body polite wrthed under the operation; none can
tell, though some may conjecture, the more fatal
consequences his severity averted. If he were
wrong public opinion has since adopted the chief of
his heresies, and there is hand strong enough
daring enough to- lay stone upon another Of that
which he threw down into ruins. But in all this
his heart was with the people, his faith firm in the
suficency Of free principles and, regardless alike of
deprecating friends and ,denouncing opponents, he
held on throughout To one only purpose-thc per-
maneat good Of the whole, unchecked by particular
privileges, and unfettsred by artificial restrictions
TO use his own lofty language IN vain did he bear
upon his person enduring memorials Of that contest
in which American liberty purchased;-in vain
did he since peril property, fame, and life in defence
OF the rights and privileges SO dearly bought, if any
doubts can be entertained of the purity Of his pur-
poses and motives. Nor could he have found an
inducement 10 commence a career of ambition when
gray hairs and decaylng frame, instead Of inviting
to toll and battle, called him to contemplate other
worlds, where conquerors cease to be honored, and
usurpers expiatc their crimes
"But, though there are passages in his life, about
which the most honest have held, and may yet hold,
contrary opinions, there services of his demand
ing the gratitude Of all, and virtues all must delight
to honor Gan we forget that victory, in which his
ready strategy and cohstmmate skill turned back,
by the valor of scarcely disciplined men, the supe-
rior numbers and veteran determination Of foreign
foe from the spoil and dshonor Of rich and popu-
llous territory! the entire success with which he
delivered from the scaping.kne and torture Of willy
and ferocious savages the Florida scttlements-an
achievement which, IN subsequent trials far less ar
duous, no other leader has been able TO initiate. Or
the triumph Of simple 6rmness diplomatic pro-
crastinatng subteties, when, planting his foot
upon wna wa; clearly gn' 70 %
swung round d mighty European empire to pay
it's long-withheld Indemnity for injuries done to
American commerce? And in thM darkest hour Of
our country's history, when narrow SECTIONAL
ism coqnterfeited the color OF patriotic zeal and
Discord shook her gorgon locks and men shuddered
as they saw, ydwning wide in the midst Of our con-
| fcderacy a gulf, which threatened TO demand the
devotion of many life before n would close again,
how sublmely did he proclaim over the land that
doctrine, sacred the name Of Washington--ihe
Union must be preserved! and the storm died away
with impotcnt mutterings. Nor is his glory in this
the less, that he shared it with another and that
other one whose name the appliances of his coun-
trymen have taught the mountains and the valleys
to echo down for far generations, as the gallant the
| frank the brilliant statesman, to whose fame the
highest office could add no decoration, nor disap-
pointment rob Of just claims to the peoples love.
/. was lofty spectacle, full Of rebuke TO party jeal
ousy, and Of instruction to their countrymen, when
Henry Clay offered the compromise OF his darling
theory, and Andrew jackson endorsed the new
bond that made the Union again, and, 40 we trust,
indissolubly, firm.
Remarkable as the contrast is, there were traits
in the TEMPER Of the indon1table old man, tender,
simple, and touching. With what faithful affection
he honored her while living; whose dear dust made
the hope Of his last restng-place more sweet, that
he might sleep again at her sido And, If his heart
seemed sometimes steeled against the weakness of
mercy when crime was to be punished, or mutiny
controlled, or danger annihilated, he could also
i stoop, in his of bloody conquest to take
wailng new-made orphan TO his plying heart
: with the same hand that had just struck down in
vadng foes, he stesdied the judgment-scat, shaken
with the tremors Of him who sat upon IT, to pro-
nounce sentence against him for law violated in mar
tal necessiy and at the height of authority, the
poor man found him brother and friend
"But, oh! how surprisingly beautiful was his
closing scene when the glories ofhis earthly hon
or were fading in the brightness Of his eternal anlic
pa,ions, and his head huInbly rested upon the bosom
Of Him who was crucifed for our SINS his latest
breath departed in the praises of that religion
which had become his only boast, and in earnest
counsel that all who loved him might obtain the
like faith, and meet him in heavenl There was
no doubt of his death; he had prepared TO meet his
God; and when his giant heart tainted, and his iron
fra1e failed, God the strength Of his heart, and
his portion forever Little would all his achieve
ments have won for him, had he gained the whole
world yet lost his soul; but now his fame will sur
yve until time shall be no more, and his spirit is
immortal among the redeemed. The angels bore
him from us--no longer the hero the statesman, the
guide of millions and the master mind of his
try; but sinner saved by grace to the feet Of the
Lamb that was sain--a little child Of God to the
bosom of his Father. My hearers, have you been
his frends' Obey his parting counsel, and by faith
/ in Jesus follow him TO heaven whom you have
delighted to follow on earth. Have you been in OPP