The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-09-29

10 his own; and in America Kendall has char
acter w"rthy The great suhjert al his pen Gen
eral jackson WAS born in March. 1867. of Irish
parents. While yet lad. he entered the army
OF The Revolution. and carried his mnsket through
the war of Independence. The greatest event in
his military career was The proud pergaiive he
enjoyed. at terminating hy one master stroke The
war ~ith England of lSl215. On the banks of
the Mississippi, at New Orleans, he encountered
the veterans of the Peninsula. aud their sprried
hosts were levPlled with The marshy waste which
thpy had polluted by their presence. In panish
Ing the incurs"us &" the Indians his usual fbr,une
attended hln-civillsed skill aud savage vile were
alike broken hriore him.
There grew mp iii America after the second
war with England. muneyed u,unopaly called
The United States Bank. This great machine i'm
The hands oi reckless or negligent men, would il
suffered To exist have long since ieopardized the
| liberties and The prosperity of that country
Jackson was made President, and he overthrew
by an exerilnn of his dariny genius, this danger
nus enorniiy. The factions rallied, and the ava
| rlc'ons c"nsplred againt him; never was a states
man so DATED by the snarlIng emisSaries of has
tard ariSocracy, he stayed not returt or 10 hear
| but working under the fury of the sturm with a
! faithful lew, he swept away this standing army
ct usnrers as completely as he had swept away
the hosts ot Packenham. The public voice at las,
"ds utdiu III MS defence. and he was placed a
second time IN the chair of the Presidents III
his eight year office he gave a new complexion
to American politics, and one which has never
since been changed Even the nominee ot his
opponents (Mr. Tyler) was commuted to the
political faith which he had inculcated.
We cannot here enter at length into the con
sIderatlon oi the varied events of The long life
this Industrious man. We say illustrious. not il
the common place of senseess eulogy but because
we consider that great integrity, without pre-
tension. ambition, withuut seiShness. and success
without arrogance are amongst the best titles I,
that high aPpellalive.
he world has known M man more pure thar
Jackson. America will feel his loss r,nst lnti
mately. But why should not we here, through
out the hero's fatherand give voice to deep regret
and ntterance to our mlancholy pride in the de
parted? The hume which his parents loved-th,
| altar where they were wedded-the last spot q
Irish soil they saw may be unknown, but the FAM
of their reflects back upon their country to
broadly and brightly To be confined to localities
have limits less extensive than this island Eve
IN life he was proud of his descent, and his hear
would glow at the sight of any of Irelands hum
blest sons. While grateful penple-over who's
growth he was watched, for whose rights ne brav
ed death in the field and the fury of n strono
bad faction in ptace-whle they are rendering
due honor Ia his virtues, his services and his ex
ample, some of Ireland. banshed by misrue
VIII, we trust, as a representative of the peopl
OF the hero's, fathers, might mnge in their grei
and claim, as a sad prerugative of his hirthright
to mourn for the Industrious dead Freeman.