The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-06-21
TRIBUTES TO THE MEMORY OF
GENERAL JACKSON.
From the Albany Atlas, June II.

AADO ~ TIE IuEluOhl NE
GENERAL JACKSON.
From the Albany Atlas. June II.
DEATH OF ANDREW JACKSON.
The news of the death Of Andrew Jackson, which
we record to-day, will fall upon the great heart OF
the American people with painful force. And ye
il was not wholly unanticipated In the patriotic
letters to his friends, which have recently gver
to The public, he related to them the symptoms Of
his increasing decay and, watching the ebbing lid,
Of life il fed from him, predicted his approaching
death. He anticipated his dissolution without re-
greet or with no other regret than that he must
to wasch over the destiny Of his country and partic
pate in tho progress Of her greatness. He could
write with calmness and content of the inroads Of
disease, and anticipate the quenchng Of the ligh,
within him, with an eye frmer than others could
muster ~ they read it. -,
Few men In the world-none in the republic
have bean moro remarkable than Andrew Jackson,
or have LEFT stronger impress on the times IN wnicn
they lived He was the last President OF the race
of the revolution. in the perils of which his boy
hood was passed, and by which his character was
framed. The glories of the subsequent memorable
struggle for national independence were reserved FOR
him. To gil the measure of the martial glory of his
of his military career. Nor was his civil life less
auspcious to his country or less repleto with hon
orable fame Few will forget the dismay with
which his elevation to the chief magstracy was re-
gardcd by the aristocrscy of the nation. He had
not earned the reputation off great constitutional
FOUNDER, an astute law advocate, dexterous politi-
clan, and had not appeared TO seek those paths Of
safs precedents, to which statesmen then aspired,
a. the only roads TO public bonors. But he had
shed his blood when boy in the revolutions; in his
manhood no had rendered the highest public ser
vice 70 his country and had cast more glory on heI
history than any other living man. Breaking
through oil rule Of safe precedents the people, with
a nd overvp helyninO pah Gratitude
and love, raised him at to the chief
The irregularty of the act was eminendy distaste-
fnl to the class we have spoken OF. They regarded
it with painful forebodings and never forgave the
military chieftain who was its object.
Yet the two terms of General Jackson's presi-
dency were devoted to the maintenance Of the pub
lie honor and the publication and strengthening Of
the institutions Of the republic and he discharged
this duty with an ability that the trained and school
ed Statesmen around him could not equal, and with
an honesty, courage, and patriotic selfdevotion thai
they could hardly appreciate. His administration
Of the government constituted an era in the history
Of the country, not less glorious to him than his d.
lustrious military career. The veto of the Mays
vile road bill, which placed check on the profigate
system of expenditure on which the general govern
ment had entered, and which it was pursuing with
dangerous haste to fatal end, and the veto on the
corrupt and unconstitutional Bank of the United
States, are acts to which the American people now
look with warmer gratitude, and deeper and
truer respect, than even at the glories of New Or
leans.
II il with no ordinary sentiment Of mourning thai
the American people will hear of the death OF man
80 great and good--of whose greatness, true wis
dom, and virtue, time each day seemed to develop
something more. His honesty, sagacity, strong
heartedncss, and determined will, were always
known and felt by the people for his strongly
marked character impressed itself on the public
mind. But his less obvious qualities, his deep love
of arnaal6ohneQa nf his amhItlOn his
comprehensive ssgacity, his astuteness as leader
his real qualities Of craftsmanship, have been what
they have learned to realize since his abandonment
Of power. The death Of such man closes an era
in the history Of our countrythe era Of the revo-
luton, Of great deeds and heroic men--a story 30
nobly begun and continued, as to inspire deep-feli
hope ofa future not less glorious and benefcent to
humanity.
From the New York Evening Post, June ls
GENERAL JACKSON.
Although prepared to hear of the death of this
great man, people seem yet affected by it with q
shock almost as great as If the event had been un-
expected The grief, Of which many proofs
constantly meet the attention, is UNIVERSAL and it is
gratifying to zee that none of the rancor Of party
spleen or private hate has been suffered to make it.
self manifest. However differing from each other
in their estimate of his political course, all men
SEEM for the tme willing to forget that which gave
them offence, and to remember only that the coun-
try has lost its gallant defender and its great
est man. Under his shadow, how puny does the
present race appear! We all know that were An
drew Jackson alive and in the vigor Of health, we
would be prepared for any emergency and ready
for any crisis. Should the honor and true interests
Of the country ever have required corps of one
hundred thousand men united by one soul, and
ready to every danger and hardship under
one guide that soul was Andrew Jackson's-that
guide was the hero Of New Orleans.
x,thar rxsr mi dand
less dazzling, but equally great with these, the loss
Of which we all deplore. Our correspondent q,
Washington has touchingly alluded to them. All
who lived in that city at that time, can bear testi-
mony alike to the truth of these statements. The
character of the man was in no respect more distin
guished than by the simplicity and frankness of his
department. There was no assumption of awful
dignity; no grave and mysterious bowling; no chill
ling and ungracous etiquette courtier-like affec-
tation Of an interest in your concerns, which you
knew President would not be likely to feel. No
man ever accused Old Hickory of insincerity. In
private life, in his appointments to Office, and all
matters connected herewith he had but one voice.
Capt Tyack's journal gives an affecting narra-
i've Of of the later hours of his life. 1t is just
such narrative as we wish to see. Simple, touch
ing and effective from its truth and the dsinterest-
ed fidelity which il displays; and serving to confirm
what we said yesterday from certain knowledge,
that there was a deep fund Of true religion which
formed the basis of the heros character and which
gave him repentance for any Of the mortal ail
ties Of his life.
From the Harrisburg Union
ANDREW JACKSON
The hero of New Orleans is no more! His NOR
tai part is mingled with the clods of the valley,
whilst his spirit has passed into the presence Of his
Maker. He was sincere and devoted Christian
and his last days have been spent in preparing fol
the brief passage from time to eternity He was
essentially pious man, and a student of the word
of God az it is written in that hottest Of all books
the Bible. He was humble in his desires, and pre-
ferred that his ashes should repose by the side Of
his beloved wife, to being preserved in sarcophngu
Of imperial Rome.
We are not the eulogists Of the dead hero, bu
we feel as the fellow-citizens of great and goot
man who has departed from us in the fulness o.
years and glory, and whose name will be inscribed
on the history Of our republic as second only 4
Washington. He was, like him, a soldier and I
statesman--the leader ofour armies in time Of war
the President Of this free nation in time of peace
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