Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-01-11
GENERAL JACKSON.
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We tahe I..- History:
from Col Benton's L. Of General
The second and last term I'd
Jackson's Presidency expired on the =.
of March, 1887. The next day, at l2, he
appeared with his successor, Mr.. Van
Buren, on the elevated and spacious cas-
tern portco Of the capitol, as one of the
citizens who came to witness the inaugu-
ration of the New President and no way
distinguished from them, except by his
place on the left hand of the President
elect. The day was beautiful-clear sky,
balmy, vernal sun, tranquil atmosphere,
and the assemblage. immense. On foot,
in the large area in front Of the steps. or
derly without troops, and closely wedged
together their faces turned to the portico
presenting TO the beholders from all the |
eastern windows, the appearance Of field
paved with human faces-Lhe vast crowd !
remained riveted TO their places, and pro-
fOundly silent, until the ceremony of in
auguration was over. It was the stiffness
and silence ofreYerencc and affection, and
there was no room for mistake as to whom
this mute and impressive homage was rem
dered For once the rising was eclipseG
by the setting sun. Though disrObed of
power, and retiring to the shades of pri-
Yate life, it was evident that the great ex-
President was the absorbing object of this
intense regret. At the moment that he
began to descend the broad steps Of the
portico to take his seat in the open car
riage which was to bear him away, the
deep, repressed feeling OF the dense mass
broke forth, acclamaLiOns and cheers burS-
ting from the heart and hlling the air
such as power ncv-r commanded, nor man
in power ever received. 1t was the attec-
tion, gratitude and admiration of the liv-
ing age, saIuting for the last time great
man 1t was the acclaim of pOsterlty,
breaking from the bosoms o! contemPor"-
ricS. 1t was the anticipation of Euturlty
-unpurchasable homage to the hCrO-pa-
triot who, all his life, and in all the cir
cumstances Of his life, in peace and in
war, and glorious in each. had been the
friend of his country, devoted to her, re-
gardIess Of self Uncovered and bowing,
with look Of unaffected humility and
thankfulness, he acknowledge in mute
signs his deep senSibility to the affecting
overflow of popular feeling. was look,
ing down from side window, and felt an
emotion which had never passed through
me before.
l have seen the Inauguration of many
Presidents. and their going away. and
their days of state, vested with power and
surrounded by the splendOrs OF the first
magistracy Of great republic But they
all appeared to me as Lageants, brlet to
the view, unreal to the touch, and soon to
vanish. But here there seemed To be il
reality-a real scene-a man and the PeO-
ple--he. laying down power and Withdraw
ing through the portals otevcrasting OF time;
they, sounding in his ears the everlasting
plaudits of unborn generations Two days
after, | saw the patriot ex-PreSident in
the car which bore him off to his desired
secIusion. l SAW him depart with that
look OF quiet enjoyment which bespoke
the inward satisfaction of the soul at cx-
changing the Cares Of Office for the reposc
of home. History. poetry, oratory, mar
Bile and brass will hand down the military
exploits Of Jackson this work will COM
memorate the events of his civil admins
tration, not less glorious than his military
achievements, great as they were; and
this brief nOuice of his last appearance at
the American capitol is intended to pre-
serve some faint memory Of Il scene, the
grandeur Of which was so impressive to
the behoIder, and the solace of which
"'I "ceh SO SFatciu' 70 TIC HedIU
OF the departing patriot
Eight years afterwards he died at. the
Hermitage IN the full possession Of all
his iacultles' and strong to the last in the
ruling passion Of his soul-loye Of couu-
try. Public history will do Justice to his
public life ; but further notice is wanted
of him-a notice of the domestic man-of
the man at home, with his wife, his friends
his neighbors, his slaves; and this l feel
some qualification for giving from my long
and varied acquaintance with him. First
his intimate and carly friend-then rude
rupture-afterward friendship and init
macy for twenty years, and until his death
in all, forty years of personal observation,
in the double relation of friend and foe
and in all the walks of life, public and
private, civil and military.