Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-03-01
Andrew jackson.

delivered by Gen. 5Gass at Jackson Hall,
Washington, on the ever 10 be remembered
glorious eight, will repay amply every old
jackson man for reading:
1t is good for Us 10 be here. The Eighth
Of January is g good time, a7d jackson
HAL good place, for the Democracy to
NEE. 10 interchange congratulations upon
the condition Of the party, and to renew
their feally to its principles and its faith.-
[Cheers. ltis good day, for it is the
anniversary Ct one Of the most splendid
victories recorded in the annals of history
of victory no. for conquest. bu. for de-.
fence, achieved by lhe yeomanry Of the
| country over veteran ond disciplined
army. That yeomnnry, unskilled in arms,
unin.trucied in discipline, and unprepared
by their habits for the confinement of a
| camp, met and drove back to the sea one Of
the proudes, armies that ever wen. forth
from England yeterdh soldiers, who had
acquired skill and renown in many bnltle
field in Europe. [Great cheering Ii,
was n lesson teaching al The world the
danger Of invading free people attached
10 their institutions, md determined to
maintain them. [Renewed cheerins.1
1t is good place for il IS Jackson tall
named from him who led his countrymen
to bnit(e and to victory on that evon,ui dny.
| knew him well. Few knew him better
than did. |, is the pride of my life to
have erj ,yed his confidence. shall cher.
ish his memory with sad and sacred pleas
ure ,ill lio in my grave [Grent cheer
ing.] have denl. much win human ma
ture, and under oil circumstances, in tine
four qnarters nis the globe; but never did
NEE, man oil such intui,ive Judgement, of
snch clear sagaci:y. Of such pure prob;,y,
of such unerring intellect, as he whose
memory we admire ard deplore. Great
cheering He was one Of those few men
whom Providence seems 70 raise up for
special purposes in the affairs Of nations.
and 10 stamp their character upon the hiss
tory of the world. Of all the men with
whom have been brought in contact, he
was the wisest and the greatest. Enthus.
ias,ic applause | will TAKE this oppor,u-
niy of doing justice 10 one Of his mos,
prominent characteristics. He has been
called rash mon; but he was as far from
that as hrmness is from rashness. He
never hastily determined upon any great
measure. lie weighed the whole circum-
stances with calm delibero,ion, and turned |
and re-turnej them in his mind, till he ar
rived nt his conclusions. He has tod me
lh1t during this process of consideration
when the subject was an important one, it |
90 weighed upon him as 10 deprive him of
sleep aud rest, almost absorbing his whole
thought. But when he had reachet his
conclusion and formed his determination,
MS difficulty wns over He looked neither
% the right hand nor Ahe left-nsi,her hul,.
ing nor doubting-but wen. straigh, onward
10 his mark.
And thus he went straight onward to the
Bank Of the United States and overthrow il.
Cheers. And had he no, done so we
night this day be under the Governmen, of
hat worst Of all powers, money power.
Loud cheers ] |, may not be uniting
he time onu'P place 10 notice here the reports
which have ntely been in circulation that
,e did not write his own proclamation, and
,nrdly knew what was in it. Little do they
inow him who believed such libel as this.
That proclamation was his own work. /
peak that / do know There was not
entirent in it which he did not carefully
consider and approve. Owing to tho inns
'erfecIion Of language, a more extended
may have been given to some
'ortions of ii than he intended to give him
elf. A large part was the work of his
wn hand. saw The manuscrip, with my
'wn eyes. Loud cheers And he who
eieves that Andrew jackson followed the
end Of my one, either in counsel or in ac
ion, did not know the man whom Provi>
ence in is kindness sent to preside over
is country. Loud and long continued
heering.1