The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1845-07-09

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IS hut common hero of his cl,ss-w;,h
Promptitude, energy and valor bn, ~; ban,
sell restrain. without self sacrifice. infan,,J
with the vulgar love of power. and for,,r,InI
ihat lie had country rs well as himself ard
ana party to serve. Washington alone of
me heroes whose history we have, dld ms
tice' loved mercy, and thought more of his
country than Of himself or his parry. Gen.
Jackson continued an ultra parfiz5n In th.
DAY Of ms death. lie is represented Inv H..
letter writers from the Hermitage as L;e,,h.
ing DIVA ard bioodshed almost will bis L.,
breath, tsee his reported remarks n,nn .bc
Oregon question: He died foraettinr tI.r,,
were such human beings as Whies IN h.
thought o; or CARED for by his coun;rv. and
iuil OF personal anib'Osiiy toward his rGI.tic,I
opponents 10 the last. Others then NAV an
plaud all he done-but we cannot. ", feel
Tor his memory as We feel for The neu.otv 81
Napoleon, but We cannot feel that he =, ~
Christian. or that hiS example was anv Thing
but pernicious 10 his country. W. ,L,nH
him for the blood he has caused 10 be >b,J il,
our defence. aLa we bury him with H.. M
ors OF the military, but We have do GIVE Ian
rel for him.
The legacy of PRoscRIPrIoN for o,:,.cr.s
sake which Gen. J. has given 10 his co,u,rv
WILL IN The end destroy this Republic. Ills
/ legacy we call II, because he first. in Is.q
80, began IL. In his day it was fist lr,, lain.-
ed mat Zen Jackson will punish h.. fitrts
and reward his enemies,'' and To the ..,i,tr,-
| I'm no civic victory belong the s,,.;is - In
lS29-3O Jackson first began 10 ~; rrc,
these principles, and he was The frs, r,,.., y h.,
instituted the practice Of making his co,ptrv
and its offices spoil. for which ril;y,,,> era,
to strive. as sladiaiors for prize H.. il Was.
who first converted citizens stiu-cl;., fl, ,
common good into opponents into raiiiz.rs.
INTO Office seekers Cling for Iircc. eroiI
Office, salary, casn. He il was " ha fist held
mp the patronage OF this vast country 10 the
highest bidders. rs Rome WIS held mn L,. ,lr
Preioran Guaids to Iim no had Tie n est
to give for the Imperial purple. NI;r, Gen
Jackson then established his now become.
eUsicm--nay, II species of rommoa E.yv rs
binding as il written in the cons,: :uiion; and
hence, when Chief Magistrate Is TO BE-. elect
ed, the great question with thousands is, NOT
who IS The best man, or who has the hest pri-
clples-but who Is likelicst to succeed and
thereby give us the spOils. The country in
their estimation Is Tor sale once in four wears
Gen. Jackson has established the urincipIc
IL Is now replied, however, to all such iust
remarks as these, 1.-The Wings IN this resnect
are just as bad as the Democrats. BIZ, thct
would not excuse Gen Jackson for the f,taI
legacy left behind him. There il is. anil
whether followed by Wing or Democrat. il -
Just as pernlci0us To the country. His YIN
lence and his passion revoutioniz. d the conn
try in this respect, and his popularity sane
toned the quasi revolution. IL is not I'm.
however, that the Wings are cuipable rs Tie.
Democrats so called. The Whies are snip
ped Of all Offices by Gen. JaeAsun They
were hunted down by him as il they had no
I rights IN lile government, nor privileges ur-
DER H. " men they came into power. ih.y
necessarily protected themselves. and beoai,
the restoration of gently in the fair distrihu-
ton OF places and lower. PEI liaps IL too
many instances, as was Natural lor bnu4n
nature under the long prescriptions the, b1d
suffered. they took more Than their fair share
of the Offices Of Government so much The
more rs Gen. Jack on 10 BE condemned for :,
administering the Government rs t. creafp in
The bosons oil a Iarce portion Of his fellow
citizens tins spirit Of revenge. Nay,tbc Icpacy
OF Cen Jackson has become so fatal thai in
order TO have success or good principles now,
It seems almost Necessary 10 actupon his own
rule, as ia II is often necessary TO make
reprisalS, OF tn burn and destroy in order to
prevent huIning ard destruction. The party
OF the office holders and the Office seekers
has become so strong, from the bad examples
Of Gen Jac- son, That good principles cannut
with impunty ne, lrct Ihem. The Wings.
therefore, who aihcr the example are forced
INTO lis adorlion ty sclfprrserration. Tore
sst Office hold, III power, II becomes ncccs-
sary TO appeal 10 Office seekers out Of rover.
This converts 'hr government itself into -
spOH. Tbs makes u Presidential eIrc-ion
liiie better than r.fe. Sach is rhe result
Of he fatal legacy Gen. Jack on l,f us and
which, all thinking mcu sec. has SOW u The
s"cds u! GisS"'uI'cu in the Rcpui.iic. H. my
Ice long lrirFc hey grow np--wc ursl it vii
bc-bn' "a ic ia. SC seeds are, aud M due Inc
they sill briIc :Drh bitter anal fearful finn.
II aying such views. then. We caurut as.isfin
many respects, great man. without saving. We
reg ard his examples aud his rracticcs. rs "a
civil ruler, most fatal to the peace and pos
perity Of the ccun'ry.-N. Y. Erpzes-.