Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-11-04
THE UNION. Grs. JACKSON, AND crs. TAYLOR.
FROM THE nrcHnosp REPUBLICAN,.

able traits OF character as III its opinion unified
Gen. Jackson for the Presidency. There no
instances OF Gen. Taylor giving way to violent
passion and furious threats of vengeance upon others
with which the Union can garnish its columns and
lift up its hands in horror and dsmay. No. That
gallant man has learned how to command himself
well as how to command others, and has entitled
himself to the proud pre-eminence assigned by Holy
Writ which declares that greater is he who con-
quereth his own spirit than he who conquereth a
city. Not SO with Gen. Jackson, according to the
Richmond Enquirer of July 20, 1924 which thus
spake
"GES. JAcKsoNs QUALIFcATIoSs.-Perhaps some Of
feowcizens may have forgotten the facts which
stated in the following extract 1t is taken from letter to
the Editors OF the National Ineigencer, in 1919, from Mr.
Abner Lacock, then Senator of the United States from
Pennsylvania
sPhe personal invecives INDUCED in in the siricures
correspond entirely with Gen. Jacksons previous obserya
tons in the public tayens and bathrooms Of Washington
for fact notorious and he Denied that these
occasions he vocerous in his imprecaons and violent
his threats of personal vengeance, 10 cutting off the
ears Of some e the members Of The select committee, and
while this subject before the Senate and some
bers o The House Of Representatives who dared anmad
vert upon his conduct, or even to doubt his nfaibity
were menaced in nearly similar manner. /"
Alter giving this extract, the Enquirer proceeds
IN the following judicious and appropriate strain:
" These threats were thrown out at when the
Congress Of the United States investigating Gas they
right and bound do those Gen. jackson
which might have compromised the peace Of the uaton ard
supposed to trench upon the legitimate powers of Con-
gress II these thrown out at such crisisif
this impetuosiy Of temper displayed when General
Jackson Major General in the armies of the United
States what may not anticipate from its indulgence when
he may be armed with the whole powers of the Executive
Government :"
Every one must subscribe to the Justice of the
editors reasoning.
We are happy TO say that the Union has never
brought such charges against Gen. TAYLOR as will
be found IN paragraph which we subioin from
the Enquirer of 1924. Gen. TAYLOR has always
reverenced and obeyed the civil authority he has
never usurped the prerogatve Of war he has never
committed such enormities as are alleged against
Gen. Jackson with such solemnity and emphasis.
An article signed "Algernon Sidney is republish-
ed in the Enquirer of 1924, occupying nearly six
columns OF that paper, with an elaborate exposition
OF Gen. Jackson's offences, which Algernon thus
sums up IN one OF the concluding paragraphs of his
article, which, as will be seen, the Enquirer de-
clares is I" entitled to the most deliberate consider
alton of the reader" Says "Algernon Sidney -
command has aro,cey and systematically made his oun
cN and pleasure The sole rule and guide Of all his actions
he has suspended the erecut Legislature, end judicial
functions Of tie States, soh arbitrary s,oay and assumed
to do SO as Of right; he has insutcd the Ereeutipe of the
United Saies, al tchose pleasure lie holds his commission
spned ITS authority degardd its orders
he has usTDed the high prerogatre Of peace and ua- en-
trusted ty all nations 10 The sovereign authority of The State
AND Rr ORR CONSTITUTION CONGRESS ALONE |;
ne has Gtr2safed The inown cs Of nations and pronuL
gated qeU cde Of his ocs CONCEIVED IN MADNESS on
FOLLY AND wRiTTES BLOOD; he he's, fine VIOLATED
ALL LAWS HUMAN AND DIVINE, AyD VIOLATED THEM WITH
IMMUNITY"
Upon this article the Enquirer has half column
of editorial comments, from which we make some
extracts
"h writer, (Alsernon sidncy,) il should be remember
ed wrote long before Gen. Jackson ever thought Of for
President His structures therefore not the fus ms Of
partisan zeal hostility, and entitled to the mos, delbe
rate consideration Of the reader"
"We do not deny his (Gen Jackson's) patriotism nor bis
ardent devotion to his country His talents in the field may
be equally ndisputable. But is he qualified 10 preside as
the chief executive officer in the Cabinet of nation whose
rights are defined and guaranteed by written constitutions and
In the decision Of this question let the lucid and con-
stulionu views Of A. Sidney be consued Let us not be
Dhocu ny tue naio VI miaIy glory Wmcn snfrounds TIE
warriors brow. Look carefully into character and quaifca
ton into the disposition temper and modes Of thinking Of
him who apres to the first and responsible Office in the
world"
But a statesman, where his claims What idea
has be Of the genius OF free institutions who ( il had
been the last act of his e would have hanged as spies the
'rreleaders Of the Hartford Convention Dsdaning the
forms Of the constitution and tho law he would punish
son by the summary process Of independent courma
ta and that too under the second section of the Of
Congress fer the government Of the army. His short
IN the exercise Of civil power marked by acts which might
well define the whom the people of this Union ought to
droid IN the choice Of President In Florida did he not
imprson accredited Spanish Commissioner land then
noce and insult the Judge who vsny endeavoed to extend
to the prisoner the protection Of The law Of nations and the
law Of the land As Senator in Congress- has he not
ted to impose upon the country tariff Of duties unequal
just odous And did he equivocate and endeavor
evadc the publication Of his correspondence with Mr.. Mon
in unworthy Of the fearless independence Of
his former character Do bis doctrines Of dmdLgamafon,
and his dsnunciaon Of party distinctions bubbes
sort with the settled opinions aud Of the American
people,"
But enough. Does not TAYLOR, even as drawn
by his enemies, look an angel by this picture |!
Yet JACKSON survived it all. He lived to be Presi-
dent and to count the Enquirer among his warm
est friends and advocates. TAYLOR, too, will tri-
| umnh over all onnos;,;on ,nJ HE rnoJo.t 80.