Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-07-12

s hsve high respect for the gentleman nom South Caro-
n. ana would rather smooth than obsuct the path Of his
fame but were my feelings for him much warmer than they
are could not with him more enviabe lot than the
portion Of private and political character which rewarded the
virtues Of the distinguished individual whom have alluded
who was the pride Of his State and the Of his
country Register Of Debates, VI, Pr So7-s.
It was four years after the delivery Of these
speeches, which won for Mr. Mc.ANE high re-,
pute, that Gen. JACKSON did, as "the Union says,
in the very first month of his Administration, APP
point him Minister to London.
Nor was this any matter of surprise for Gen.
JACKSON had not in the intervening space Of time,
any more efficient advocate of his election in either
House of Congress, as we have good reason to re-
member. Nor was Mr.. McLANE the only conspi-
cuous Federalist Of the old school upon whom Gen.
JACKSON conferred the most important trusts at his
disposal. The reader will remember them without
our enumerating them.
I Neither is there in fact any incompatibility be-
tween Federalism and Jacksonism. On the con-
trary, it was the rally of the old Federalists in his
favor (from their hate of Mr.. ADAMs's democracy
which placed General JACKSON in the Presidential
chair Without the aid Of the McLANEs, the TANEys,
the BucHANANs, the WooDBURys, and the HUBBARDs,
heightened Federalists, aided by Mr.. VAN buren,, a
comparatively recent convert to Democracy, Gen.
JACKSON never could have arrived at the Presidency.
Long before the ambition of Gen. Jackson was
awakened to that object, he had attracted the afec-
tons Of the leading men Of the Federal party and
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party, by the advice which he took upon himself to
give to President MONROE, on his coming into Of
fee, to disregard all party distinctions and, in his
disposal Of the public Offices, to look to character
and qualification only. The merit Of this recon-
mendaton-perha the greatest merit in the politi-
cal life of Gen. JAcKsoN-is precisely that which is
least dwelt upon by his numerous and jealous eulo-
gists and for that reason deserves to be brought
plainly TO the public view, at this moment, when
the school Of politicians calling themselves Demo-
cratic" with rancor only exceeding their appa-
rent ignorance of the composition of their own
party, affect to consider the slightest faint of Fede.
ralism as deadly sin.
We shall do no more than cite to our readers the
passage, from under General JAcKsoN's hand, show.
ing what was his opinion of party spirit in gene
raj, and Of the particular duty of Patriot Presi
dent in regard to it. No illustration from our pei
add to the force and beauty ofthese sentiments
EXTRACT FROM LETTER OF GEN. JACKSON
/ TO JAMES MONROE.
/ "Pardon me, my dear sir for the following re
marks concerning the next Presidential term
: they are made with the sincerity and freedom of
friend cannot doubt thew will he received Will
l. feelings similar to those which have impelled me
+ to make them, Every thing depends on the Sc
lection of your ministry. In every selection party
and party feelings should be avoided Now is the
Is time to exterminate that monster, called party
\ spirit By selecting characters most conspicuou.
i for their probity, virtue capacity, and frmness
without any regard to party, you will 90 far to, j
not entirely, eradicate those feelings which, OF
former occasions, threw SO many obstacles in thu
way of Government, and, perhaps, have the plea
sure and honor of uniting people heretofore pc
liticaly divided. The Chief Magistrate of grea
and powerful nation should never indulge In par
IL ~ feelings His conduct should be liberal an
disnterested, always bearing in mind that he act
for the whole, and not part of the community
By this course you will exalt the national charac
ter and acquire for yourself name as imperisha
I bic as monumental marble. Consult no party il
your choice pursue the dictates Of that unerrn
i judgment which has so long and so often benefit
ed our country and rendered conspicuous its ru
1 lers, These are the sentiments of friend they
are the feelings, if know my own heart, of al
undissembled patriot,
i accept assurances of my sincere friendship
and believe me to be, respectfully, your obedien
servant, ANDREW JACKSON.
..The Hon. JAMES MONROE"