Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-07-26

hth urge Weeling. III DnIIlih'Tc, 10 pay tflO-
ute Of rrspec, TO Gen. Jackson's memory, We no.
ticr that several OF our most distinguished states
men were present; the Hon. John Nelson. late
| Attorney General for the United States made n
most feeling and appropriate address in in,r due.
ing Resolutions for the consideration OF the meet.
lug. which we're seconded by Benz. c. Freshman
Esq. who spoke in an eloquent manner. to some
length. Ia the course of his remarks he said:
1--WE are as embed together as a band Of brothers
to do honor t" the M mory # an American patriot
one whose gLry the pride OF our comm IN cnun
ny aud cailous must the hrart o that man be which
knows no ympathy with his IeAotc man, when one ni
the great apostles "f human liberty is stricken down
by the hand GI death II is indeed fortunate sr that
there are men OF such exalted character that the out
mes Of Their history not bounded by party limits;
that there Is enough in Their lives to furnish material
for the admiration and love of their couu1rymen he
y"nd thIt Hhich results from the agiiatjon of b, ful
rs'ons, upon which frerm, are at liberty TO d fer
The American heart cannot be tuIorrd as TO dis.
obey all generous impulses unless they ire first ma dc
/" graduate with parry standards When u great
cEI'ilaIn. military or civic, If l-naY he allow ed the
expre>sl"n falls IN our dsr.we do NJ, stop to inoure
ne complexion oI his party politics bee, with over
flowing hearts, we award him the need of our graft.
'"de Ii is an cnobng sight to witness an American
citizen ever ready pay the sad tribute Of ,e
over the gavcs OF the hero Of 1ppecan.e ana OF \.
Orleans. There us have already aid who,
hy thoi' commanding public services, can lit them
serve hgh above III I'ach Of mere party hosa mas
which are rendered mos, unworthiy to those
whose names are inscribed upon party banners Such
HIr, IL eInn ntly the case with Andrew jackson: his
lame, sir, belongs TO the whole country it has reached
the inrihcst orders of the civilized globe. Byoyrd as
perhaps n" other man has ever BEEN by pnitcll par
y OF which he was the honnrcd head -dulizcd by
cIrce of private icndshe has nevertheless purchas.
ID by his blood, and hy life of usefulness the still
more no lie distinction OF an American patrot-one Of
those iis'rIous uame- = that con never die" Aye
'If--hls country can never forget him:
"Ihe meancst riIl--thc mighicst river
Roll mlnghng with his fame forever"
There are men. sir, whose are called fre hly
to our nds whenever we gaze upon the starry hac Of
"F country, ndcared 10 us by thousand assoc
aud they C"mc to in Whispers upon the V nd,
when stirred by the tutter Of the eagles wing.
We dre standing, sir, it were beside the grave Of
all that moral OF Andrew Jackson; but cven in
his ashes 1--we the ~unted fires here is sir, lin
set t" the power of deaIit may kill the body. but
Juck"n walk among US -
Gold in the dust the perishcd heart may lie.
But that which warmed 1t once die"
The speaker went to enumornte many of
i ha hisinunishod n"te Of III. on II ''-'-
ha>c not space 10 publish, after which he snid: :
=. We behold the old Iicro--him Of the lion ner We
howng his hOiry head, crowned with The iau els aud
prmcd with the civic wrcaths which had been pu ced
uprn il by grateful country meukly befurc the
OF the Great Captain Of sal alton, leaning in an
humble and cont lite spirit with confidence and pous
resignation upon d not made of flesh"
The Bqllianare San, from winch We copy SAYS:
We obServ, d near the stand notwithstanding the
unpleasant Of the Weather, and the Ill health n
der which he hLors the honorable Chief Justice Ia
ncy; and by h'" side Judge Health. Many other Of
our mo-, d,stir gnished Of Loih parties we
caught glance Of amongs the crowd.