The Arkansas banner., 1845-07-23

 these things; does not see the hand of God the agency of an instrument ordained. me. pared, and guided by Himself?
 l must content myself with the brie(as possible reference to the War with the Semi. holes in l8l7-'18. If the exploits of Jack. son ln this campaign had constituted hi. whole title to military renown, they would have been amply sufficient to place him higl on the roll of fame. How does it enhance the estimate of his former achievements when 1t is considered that the Seminole wa IS scarcely thought of in the comparison; and that Jackson Is seldom named in conneXion with 1t, except by those who refer to it fol the purpose oI denouncing him for the exc cutlon of Ambusterand Arbuthnot! Having named this accident, feel it right to state my entire conviction that, in this. as in every other act of his public life, he proceeded un- der deep sense of what he believed to be the injunction of duty; and duty was ever to nm as theTolce oI Heaven. "AJy God would not have smiled on me,7 lwas his character islc remark, when speaking of this affair. to nm who addresses you,) "had punished only tie poor ignorant sayages, and spared the white men who set them on
 The four has at length come, when Jack son beliFes he may second lime retire to rural occupations, without danger of any further call to engage in the service Of tie onion. The nation is at peace with all the world tte Indian tribes haze been reduced to submission peace reigns ia all our bor- ders, and tranquility throughout the land. lie resigns his commission in the army :; refuses the appointment of minister to Mexi- co, conlered on him by President Monroe. not only because he desires no office of eno- luments or honor, but because he will not countenance, by his presence d the court of lturbIde, the substitution of a monrchy in place oi republic, nor the means by which 1t has been effected.
 Other reasons concur to enforce the step he has taken. Ineessant toll ii the various duties ofhis command-cxposuret 10 the hard ships of military service ia the warm climates ot the South, and especially in the swamps and morasses of Fiorida-haye undermined ills constitution; retirement seems as needful to the preservation of his own life. as it is 10 the happiness of those who have so long been consistent with his feelings, to accept the office of senator in Congress, again conferred on him by his beloved Tennessee, for this honorable and comparatively easy service will still leave him the greater portion of the year an inmate Of the Hermitage.
 But his mission Is yet ended.
 '.Peace hath her victories,
 No less renowned than Wan
 And many such victories he is vet to win. By spontaneous uprising5 of the people in his own and other States, he IS presented to inc nation as a candidate for is highest trust. Though hot at first invested with the dignity, lis three competitors, each long and honor ably identified with the civic service of the Union, are left behind him ia the race. h due time, another contest cusues. He is raised 10 the chief magistrdcy by more than two 10 one of the electoral votes.
 in surveying, from this high eminence, inc hcld al duly to winch lie has D caila6f, he perceiges shat with many la.aign staies we have uHaet etded subjects of dispate, grow .Rs sat qf s.2.lqs t9 justice long deferred, s5l sP9lldals di 0ll coHiatlse tFts4-s., eign of laAle>s violence hieh, in the be- ginning ai this century, disgHee1 and bar bafIzed the maritime wars oi Europe, lie sees that, unless speedily adjusted, they will expose Us to the al ernatye either of sacri- fcng our national honor, or of yindicating by the sword our unquestiorable rights. He resolves that this state of things shall not continue; that noneedless delay, n evasive subtcrluge, shall be allowed; that he will proceed with all possible despatch in the prosecution of his duty, "ashing u0ttiag Htat IS not right, and snbmiHiag 10 nothing HQt $ 3croRe,;n and he believes that, i this course be steadily and wisely pursued, peace will be preserved, and justice be obtained,
 The result shows the sagacity of his con- clusions. One after another, treaties are made and ratified, by which these subjects of irritation, so grave and so dangerous, are all, at length, happily disposed of. In one case only Is there any serious delay: but this is the most important of them all for it is our ancient ally-thc beautiful, the bril- liant France of our own Laiayette-that ne- elects the performance of her duty. Jack son does not hesitate or wayer in his course. He deals with the greatest and most honored, as he would have dealt with the weakest and most humble: he sees to il, that, while the respectful eourtesies due to so distinguished a delinquent are sedulously observed, no jot or tittle of the national honor is lost or com promtted. In the end, justice is secured, the faith of treaties yiHdicaed, the peace oi empires preserved; and France herself, on a fuller understanding of his course, does hon. or, with characteristic chivalgy and grace, to the sieie de fr''-the iron will-ol the stern old man.
 'Ils name through Europe rings.
 Filling each mouth with envy, or with praise,
 And all her jealous monarchs with amaze
 And rumors loud that daunt lemetest kings. and by his energy and renoWn, our national character raised to a height of glory never before attained by the American republic.
 In the meantime, Jackson has been in- yolyed, at home, in conflicts proracted and severe. Fired with the love of democratic liberty, and filled with zeal for the constltu' ton, he pursues systems of policy, and a. doats a course of measures, which bring on violent collisions with the interests passions, and preiudices of men in ditieren quarters of the Union. In the midst of the outbursts of party, produced by these col -;. l. a .. ,., oi ,otoJ h,-o= v51ta pf three tf