The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-01
HoNoRs TO GENERAL JACKSON
Mourn PLEASANT,
charles Couniu. md


| AT meeting held at the above place and tim,
James l.. CurIey, esq, called TO the chair, an,
John l.. Lancaster, esq, was appointed secrelar
The meeting being then duly organized and ps
pared for the transaction Of business, the follows
announcement was made by Mr.. Francis Hayre:
Mr.. CHARMAs: II is with feelings of regret ID
deep, too pungent, for the finite powers Of my q
preston, that the melancholy task has devolpI |
upon me, of announcing to you, and this meetir
the awful fact that the once powerful and all-cbee
ing voice of the ever-memorable and glorious He 7
mitage, is now heard no more, and never will N
heard again; those lips, which have SO often breae
sentiments of the purest PATRIOTISM are foreye
closed, with the black seal Of eternal death; That /
tongue, which has so frequently trumpeed the hal
lowed sound Of unqualified republicanism, is nov
parayzed in the acturnity of the gloomy grave; th
once active and energetic arm, so promptly and 10
peatedy stretched forth in defence of proud Amef
cas- sacred liberties, is now stiff and moioness n
the icy arms Of the solemn tomb; that 1nsubdhed
and soaring spirit never known to quail or fl,er
even in the most trying moments Of terrific danger
is now forever fled from the adored soil il so hero.
ically defended and would have died to in short
the great the good, the brave, the Hustrous Jack.
| son, is no more.
This ostensiblc emblem of nations PRIDE is
now swept from the stage Of existence by the I'm.
errng hand of munifcent Providence---his great
and famous man breahed his last at the Hermitage,
on Sunday evening" the 9Th instant, at about 6
O'Clock. He departed in the full possession Of all
his mental endowments; perfectly resigned TO the
will of his God and Master; full in the consolng
faith of redemption through the atonng blood Of the
slaughtered Lamb on Mount Calvary.
| Is there, then, republican heart in the world
that does not mourn the deplorableoss of Americas
veteran hero; whose whole life, from the cradle to
the grave has been one continued scene Of anxious
care for his countrys interest and future prosperity
with an eye ever single to her elevation far above
the all-sordd principles Of arstocraces and monar-
chies--endeavoriDg by all hgh-minded and honora.
BILE means to place her high and firm upon the inn
movable rock Of eternal hberty' Is there, them an
American ungrateful, so obduratc of heart, en-
trely dead TO all national Justice and honor, mot
| withstandng however widely lie may have differed
with the venerable patriot and statesman politcaly
as not to lament, and feel his very heart bleed at
every pore, for the national bereavement of him
who exhausted all the ardor and fire of his youth
and manhood in defending and maintaining the
very liberties and privileges we now en)oy' An,
if such man dwells within the shores of proud
i America-if such man brcathes the salubrous at
mosphere of free Columbia, that man is hostile TO
our liberties, foe to our free institutions, and un-
worthy the name of the country that affords him
sustenancc. But, no. this surely cannot be; love- I'M
exlingushabe, undying love, for the immortal jack
son, (last saviour of his country,) must, and will
exist in the bosom of every American, until time
shall be no more; whether he be an American BY
OF ny CUOCc LOT UIit, liitl
ed, but patriotic warm-heurted sons of the Emerald
Isle--sweet magnificent gem Of the ocean-who
! have been compelled to flee the Calling yoke
of tyranny and oppression, TO bid painful
J farewell to the dear land Of their naiiti,y, and
, sought on these shores the blessed asylum Of
the oppressed of every clme will unitedy sing ho-
as.-....s the brilliant chief and join, heart and
} hand, in generating the sacred name Of Andrew
Jackson, and perpetuatc his memory until the last
sand in lifc's hour-gass has run down, and their
mortal remains are consigned to the gloomy reposi
tory Of dark oblivion.
i Who is it, allow me to ask, that can for a mo-
ment, recur to the horrid scenes of carnage and
bloodshed enacted in the marshy boys of Florida,
and on the plains of Alabama, where the patriotic
heart and noble spirit of Jackson stood undaunud
and undismayed, amidst the holrd yell Of savage
foe the dreadful roar of cannon and awful clauk Of
arms--where he bcheld hearts Of iron fall. and hu.
man blood in torrents run; and all all for glorious
liberty;-who, ask, can recur to this fact, without
expressing an ardent wish, fervent DESIRE that An
drew Jackson could have lived forever
Who can, for a moment contemplate the brilliant
the unparalleled victory of New Orleans, which has
shed its enervating and invigorating influence over
this widespread and still spreading republic, with
out heaying bitter sigh, and dropping tear Of wo,
for the death of the brave old hero who there so
manfully and successfully defended the liberties Of
his country, and preserved, untarnishcd the virtue
OF her females' OH who is that woman, that will
Jackson, in letters co-existeht with life, to be Of
faced only by the blotting hand Of relentless DEATH
when she reflects that il he that stood between
the virtue of her sex and the lustful passions ofa n
centions host, who had boldly threatened to despol
her of all that makes life sweet, or woman re-
: spectedi
Yes, felow-freemtn, ii was on the plains Of New
Orleans that the hero OF our country immortallzed
his name; 1t was there that, with an almost ncred-
BILE force, did he Pack-in-hams Of England; it was
there he stood, with will of iron, and nerve Of
steel, saying, "Come on ye bold invaders, come;
ana here Is heart must to beat, and an arm
that must be cold in death, you VIGOROUSLY POI.
lutte the soil of this ancient city," And truly dla
they come; and not less truly did brave jackson
make the British blood IN torrents stream,
The republican policy Of his political career .
daily exhibiting its beneficial results. Hence
leave 1t TO the jury of another age, who will doubt
less render an impartial verdict upon the honest and
sincere motives that actuated this dcvoee TO LlOer
I ty's shrine.
Full Of days, full of honors, and full OF his coun.
try's glory, he has sunk, to rise more. Having
completed the mission for which high Heaven COM
. mIssloned him, he closed his eyes in peace, happy
IN the belief of the perpetuation Of his countrys re-
!, publican Institutions happy in the belief that tho
stars and stripes will ever float triumphant IN 'ne
l. breeze,
"oer the land the free, and the home Of the brave
He IS gonc and gone forever. nation moufls'
, nation wceps; and may nation forever cherish
I the memory of a Jackson, whose immortal sPn'
: now, from the bissfu abodes of paradise, waicnss
y with an anxious eye, the future desllnes OF
people he defended to the last hour of his exseu's
;, His monument is each freeman's heart and shoua
the hostile foot of oppression ever again invade ou
= land, and attempt 10 poue the soil that enionVS
= George Washington and an Andrew jackson, NJ
! their names be our motto, and let us rally mnh nn
around the towering tree of liberty, now pro'""
with the delicious fruits of their achievements .i
), The following resolutions were then suon'''''
!, and unanimously adopted
Whereas the melancholy intelligence Of The ge ~ meet
= erai Andrew Jackson has just been announced ~ ~
ing: Be IL therefore ,,.s,sv
Resoired That we do deep, symPathne 49, - M desd
a mourn the loss our country has Just sustained "
. OF General Andrew jackson ,6u
Resoped That in his death IL the unanimous one
e Of this meeting that county y m dates
Il oiis purest patriots, its bravest sodiers It's
!, men, and its brightest ornaments. L. no for
hesolrfd, That the proceedings OF TINS menus Nth
,, varied to the Washington rnion for pnooauon e
= desire that all other papers siendly to the memO
h American hero will copy.
J, JAMES L. CURREY, Chairman