Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1848-06-15
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the Wabash and Erie canal. In this
Grafton, while contrasting the condi-
ton and prospects Of this country with
the Old World, he says:
81 have stood upon the plain OF
Marathon, he battle field Of liberty -
Ii is si!ert aud desola,e. Neither
Greek nor Persian is there 10 give life
and animation TO the scene. |, is
bounded BY steIiI hills on one side, and
lashed by The eternal waves of the
Egean sea on the other. But Greek
and Persian were once here, and that
Gecayei spot was alive with hostile
armies, who fought The great fight
which rescued Greece from the yoke
of Persia. And have stood upon the
hill o. Zion, the city Of Jerusalem, the
scene of our Redeelner's sufferings and
cruci6xion and ascension But the
scep,rc has departed from Judah, and
its glory from The capitol of Solomon.
The Ass,rian.ihe Egyptian, the Greek,
the Roman, the Arab, the Turk, and
the Crusaders have passed over this
chief place of Israel, and have relt it
of its power and beauty. In those re-
gions OF the East where society passed
its infancy ii seems to have reached
decrepitude. If the associations which
the memory of their past glory excl'es
are powerful, ;hey are melancholy
They are without qualification for the
present, and without hope for the flu
'ture. But here we are in the fresh
ness of youth, and can look forward
with rational confidence to ages of pro-
gress in all that gives power and pride
TO man, and dignity to human nature.
1t is better to look forward to prosper
ity, than back to glory
In the summer of 1S43, General
Cass received the following letter from
General Jackson:
HERMITAGE, July, lS43.
My DEAR SIR Il have the pleasure to
acknowledge your very friendly letter Of the
25th of May last. /, reached me in due
course of mail; bat such were my debility and
affections. that have been prevented from re-
plying to il until now; and even now, it is with
great difficulty that write. In return for
your kind expressions with regard to myself
have to remark, that shall ever recollecl,
my dear General. with great satisfaction, the
relations, both private and official, which sub
sisted between US during the greater part of
my administration. Having full confidence in
your abilities and republican principles, invl
ted yon to my cabinet; and can never forget
with what discretion and talents you met those
great and delicate questions which were
brough; before you whilst you presided over
the Department Of War. which entitled you
TO my thanks, and viii be ever recollected
with the mos, lively feelings of friendship by
me.
But what has endea,ed you to every true
American. was the noble stand which you
took, as our minister at Paris. agains, the
quintnple treaty; and which, by your talents,
energy. and fearless responsibility, defeated
its ratification by France--a treaty intended
by Great Britain 20 change our international
laws, make her mistress Of the seas, and de-
stroy the national independence not only of our
country, but OF all Europe, and enable her to
become the tyrant Oh every ocean, Had
Great Britain obtained the sanction of France
to this treaty-,rith the late disgraceful treaty
Of Washington, so dIsrepu,able to our nation
al character, and injurious to our national safe
ty-then, indeed, we might have hung cur
harps upon the willows, and resigned our ma
tional Independence TO Great Britain. But,
repeat. to your talents, energy, and fearless
responsibility, We are indebted for the shield
thrown over rs from the impending danger
which the ratification of the quintuple treaty
by France would have brought upon u.s. For
this act, the thanks Of every true American,
.and the applause of every true republican, are
yours; and for this noble act, tender You my
thanks.
admired the course Of DR.. Linn in the
Senate, In urging his Oregon bill; and hope
his energy will carry it into law at The next
session of Congress. This will speak to Eng
land language which she will understand
that tee ,ciu not submit to be negotiated out of
our territorial rights hereafter.
Receive assurances of my friendship and
esteem. ANDREW JACKSON.
To the Hon LEWIS CAss.
In the spring of 1874, Gen. Cass, in reply
to inlerrogatories upon ,ha, subject. wrote a let
Ter declaring himself in favor Of the annexa-
ton of Texas.
Ia the month Of May following, the Demo
cratic National Convention met at Baltimore.
10 nominate candidates for President and Vice
President. On the first bslloting General
Cass received eighty-three votes, and contin-
ued TO rise till, on the seventh, he received
one hundred and twenty three votes. Had
another ballot been taken that day, Gen. Cass
would, without doubt, have been nominated
Before the assembling of the Convention on
the following day. Mr.. Polk was brongh. for
ward as compromise candidate. and. after
two ballo;ings. received the nomination.
On the day that the rews OF the nom
ination of Mr.. Polk reached Detroit. meeting
Of the democracy was held. at which Gen
Cass, in an able and eloquent speech, gave his
warmest support to the nomination. and declar-
ed his readiness to enter the contest TO secure
its success In pursuance Of this. he accepted
the invitation of the Nashville committee, and