Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-10-02

friend, II sickness approach, to cheer OF succor!
also was the Camden captive. Is he an orphan whor
death has deprived OF fathers guidance, of moth
er's care! Such, once, was ANDREW JACKSON. Doc
he despair, id his obscurity Saw that ANDREW
JACKSON, IN has obscurity, had despaired, should W
have met to-day, to bring to remembrance his name
to lament his death, to celebrate bis virtues
Ay and there is yet deeper lesson TO be found
IN tracing out the fortunes of the youthful Carolnian
Say that In the bitter cup of adversely there be min
gled some drops, the bterest of ALL of sefreproach
Say, that some orphan youth, left without guide
choose hls course, punges, for time, into the idl
round of dissipation and consumes In pleasures tina
coy and eneTvate, those precious days that ought
store and to steel his mind, in preparation for the du
ties and the struggles of life; and say that at last
his eyes are opened and his better latureroused with
In him to repentance shall he, therefore, despair
and dream, that from an error so fatal there is NJ
path OF return Let him read, that ASDFEw JACK
SON, led off by gay companions, and straying away
for season, from his high destiny, threw book
aside, thought not Of intellectual improvement,
gave himself up To the passing amusements { tn,
hour. Let him, then, read further how from tina
brief dream Of pleasure the future hero ard states
man woke; rent asunder the bands of habit and o
indulgence, broke away at once from his boon com
panions; and amid other scenes, commenced another
life. And let him read, with hope and encourage
ment that the reformation of young JACKSON thor
ough and enduring So if he have listened to the Gree
may has reformation endure
Ii is not my intention to follow out in de-
tail the story of JAcKsoN's eventful life. Fai
ADLER pens than mine have recently been en-
gagged in the task; a task that has become, indeed
the special province of history. but seek to Gull
here and there an incident that may stamp the char
acer OF the man, indicate the high qualities of his
soul, and suggest to grateful recollection, some
thing of the value and extent of his public services
1t is in seasons of storm and of danger, that the
master spirits of this world are distinguished and
lected by their fellows. Such times Of trial, JACK
SON advanced to manhood, over his native land.
The merciless massacre Of Fort Mimms and the
threatened INVASION by the victorious Creeks, of Ten
nessee, aroused far and wde the fears and the splr-
it, of the settlers. They looked around for some
leader equal to such emergency and their choice
fell almost by reclamation, upon ANDREW JACKSON
distinguished, years before, by his gallantry and
ready resource in various petty Indian skirmishes.
Let those who seek the secret of JscKsoNs success
through life, peruse the history of his campaign
against the Creeks. The numbers engaged on either
side indeed small compared to the vast armies
of modern Europe, or the myriads that were led to
battle in ancient times But the qualities of the lead
equally called forth, whether it be millions or
but hundreds, it is his fortune to lead.
The rrepresslbe spirit that gathers strength under
each reverse, the quenchless energy that commands
circumstances, even the most adverse; the fearless
steadiness of soul that shuns risk In good cause
never these high qualities more brightly exem-
plifed than in this Indian war. In vain the incem-
erces of winter in vain extremity of hardship, that
bowed down the spirit and overtasked the powers of
endurance of bis brave but undsciplined troops in
vain the spirit of mutiny, bred by want that spoke
out, bold and loud, within his camp; IN vain the
bravery the craft the perseverance, of the fierce en-
envy without. The genius of one man triumphed over
all Hunger, cold toll he shared with the humblest
soldier. He set the heel of his iron will the spirit
Of ,v.1 -ln1, With
half famished, and held together but by the spell of
his personal influence he penetrated to the very heart
of the enemys country from post to post he pressed
on. And still, in struggle after struggle the
qucring energy of JACKSON prevailed. Step by step,
disputlng inch after inch Of the hunting grounds of
their fathers, did the Indians Slowly retreat; and
when at last death had thinned their ranks that
they had alternative but submission it after
contest in which the courage and the forude of the
conquered best evidence the conduct and galanty of
the conqueror.
The very tone of stern and sorrowful defiance, with
which, when finally subdued the Red Man replied to
offers of peace, may attest his unbending spirit What
more touching or more strongly marking the indoml.
table warrior, than the Indian Chief Weatherford's
reply to JACKSON, when selsurrendered, he stood be-
fore his conquerer, like PoRUs in presence OF ALEX
AMBER, and was offered terms of pacifcation "Well
may be addressed, said he, in such language now.
There was time when had a choice, and could
nave answered you. L have none now Even nope
is gone. Once could animate my warriors to battle,
but | cannot animate the dead. My warriors can no
longer hear my voice. their bones are at Taladega,
Tallushatchee, Emuckfaw and TohoPeka. Whilst
there chance of success, left my post nor
duplicated peace. But the braves of my people are
gone; and now ask it for the remnant OF my nation
and for myself"
1t was pending the campaign against the Creeks,
that the Executive of JAcKsoNs adopted State, dis
couraged by fruitess exertions and despairng when
he found his mandate to raise achievements dlsre
garded, scrupled renew that mandate, under the
dea thathe had exhausted his power in the premises
and wrote to General JACKSON, advising him to with
draw his troops and suspend operations. Then was,
reply to that aint-hearted COUNSEL that the fire of
JAcKsoNs energetic spirit broke FORTH IN all its pow
er.
''Your country is in danger'-thus he wrote to
Governor Bloupt-"your country is in danger; apply
its resources to It's defence Can any course be
plain 7 Will you, at moment like the present, sit
with your folded and your heart at ease, wait
ing solution of your doubts and definition Of your
powers! ~ = ''Is it by empty man
dates that we can hope to conquer our enemies, and
save our defenceless frontier from buchery and de-
vastation There times, when is highly criminal
to shrink from responsibility, or scruple about the ex-
ercise of powers There times, when we must
disregard punctous etiquette, and think only of
wing our country"
There spoke out the browning virtue OF JAcKsoN's
character his willingness to incur any personal re-
sponsibity for his country his utter heedessness of
self. when engaged in the discharge of his duty
One is reminded of anecdote related by Herodo-
tus That historian tells US, that when the throne of
Cyrus was usurped BY the Magi, Darius and mobiles
named Gobryas, resolving to rid the country OF
the usurpers orciby entered the palace and
one Of them. The Magus, having snatched up a
weapon, retreated into distant and dark apartment,
whittier he followed by his assailants. Gobryas
sezed him round the waist, and perceving that DarI-
RETAINED from striking. enquired why he thus
Inactive Darius replied, that he feared in the dark
to wound his friend. "Strike" said Gobryas,
Though you should pierce both 90