The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-11-15

faction viii shake US 10 the centre, his voice
grew tremulous, and the tears flowed down the old
mans cheek sOh God = I've At last exclaimed, with
burst Of feeling he could not control, when the
evil hour comes save the country for which so many
prayers have been offered and SO much brave blood
she'd And then he sent up one general petition, for
his heart was large the wants and the woes Of
the universal world: oh! God of liberty! Halter
of tyranny emancipaie all mankind, and bring on
the day Of universal freedom He closed by AK
ing in subdued Tone for the forgiveness Of all the
sins of his own life They are many, KNOW said
he; but thy mercy is great, and plead the merits
Of thy well-beloved Son.'"
Yes, good old man, thou hadst thy sins--and
who has not May all who loved thee be as sure Of
pardon. Such were the holy scenes enacted around
the altar Of the Hermitage and such we believe to be
the spirit which reigns in the world where he has
gone.
Such was the private character Of the man the ma
on has buried; and be il holy duty to transmit,
20 pure fame, unsullied by the aspersons OF his
foes, to all coming time.
But General Jackson was not only one ofthe lest,
but he was the great Of his times. Filled with
violent and generous passions, he must think and
feel for the masses of his countrymen. Like all
who are sent into the world to work great changes,
he conscious of his power to mould his fellow
men. Nor does Nature ever abandon those In whom
she has reposed the hopes of the world, ill their
work ia done. Heaven commissioned, they are
Heaven-guided; and what, at the time, may seem to
be but the fruit Of accident or caprice, takes place
under the guidance Of that superhuman protection
which 10 70 decide the destiny of the great man,
Il has been often alleged that General Jackson
was not scholar--and we concede it. Neither
was Warrington. But scholarship has little to do
with the mission of such men. The moulding
hand the Cromwells, the Washingtons, the jack
lay upon their times, and upon all generations,
cannot be guided by lights which are borrowed from
study. With Them impulses which are almost infal-
ible are substituted for the cold calculations
over their inteects, the experience of ordinary men
can pour no Illumination. They are sent into the
world 10 give impulse and guidance TO their age, and
their age can neither guide nor instruct them. They
are raised up by Providence for lofty purpose,
and God does not commit their education 10 the
world. Like Moses and John the Baptist, they
are brought out from the wilderness, and, under the
direction Of Jehovah, they lead his people into the
promised land
The scholastic age has gone by forever. Il is no
longer question of any importance to us, whether
spirit can be in two different places, without hav-
ing, during the interval, passed through the inter-
venng space although the learned disputed an
grly about It for three centuries. But universities
have thus far done little for the mass of mon. The
sages of Salamanca at last decided, after learned in
vesiigations, that Columbus was a hereto and
fool-that the earth was fat, and the navigator
abyss il he ventured too far. But while they were
burning out midnight oil over the dusty tones Of
antiquity, the young Genoese was lifting his an
Choir for new world. The veteran generals of
Europe declared that Napoleon was bad soldier,
for he violated every rule Of warfare. But it was
matter Of little importance to the young Corscan
what the books said about the art Of war, while he
was triumphanty marching over ruined thrones,
and his soldiers were celebrating their victories in
the palaces of kings.
We are told that, in the camp Of the brave but un-
fortunate Pakenham, Xenophon and Caesar were
always to be found, and that he enthusiastic
admirer of the epic genius Of Virgil. But these
venerable and beautiful authors of very little
service to him at New Orleans. Such is the stand
ard by which General Jackson il to be tried, and
such will be the ordeal of his fame in coming times
He is already known as far as the name Of Ameri-
ca has gone, and throughout Europe be is regarded
with veneration He is there looked upon as the
grand Representative of the spirit of The New World
At last, full Of honors, and white with the SHOWS of
age this venerable patriarch of freedom has descended
TO the tomb. He has committed hia fame 10 the
American people, and We will guard il forever.
ill., Lei Us erect to him monument ,corfhy ofhis name
The monumental spirit, which has SO long slept
in this country, was awake; and not generation
will GO by before our battle-felds will be marked by
grand and magnificent monuments to perpetuate the
names Of the heroes who sleep under them, to all
future time.
OF General jackson we may use the language of
Powers the sculptor, in speaking Of a monument to
Washington he hopes will one day be erected: 1--WE
we'll know his fame can never die i would ouilivc the
pyramids, without monument or line Of eulogy.
But long succession Of generations is to follow
u.s." (and the stream Of time will sweep to oblivion
the names Of his dctractors and the ISLANDERS that
have been heaped upon the hero's fame,) 'and when
coming generations appear upon the stage for their
brief hour in the sweep Of ages, each one to ask
that distant republic, whose history will then have
grown dim, what monument Of gratitude and Of
love she left for her brave and generous patriot let
them be able TO turn to some colossal structure Of
everlasting bronze.
Like some tall cliff, that lifts its awful form,
swells from the vale and midway leaves the storm;
Though round its base the rolling clouds are spread
Eternal sunshine settles on it, head"
C. EDWARDS LESTER.
New York Nov TO- 18lS