The Yazoo Democrat., 1854-10-18

i JACKSON.
s'The first man in resolution and in the
community in which he lived, he did not so
muchrise to the command of the warlike
troops, that focked to the first standard un.
furled in the young settlements, as the COM
mand naturally came to him so, by native
allegiance to greatness, the weak in distress
and terror turn, through instinct, for safety
to the strong. Putting himself at the head
of bis raw recruits, he moved upon the Indi-
an camps and conquered, as easily as he found
the enemy. His work was as thorough as
swift. He did nothing by halves. A war
with him was nearly an determination It
was always a complete destruction of the pow
er of the foe. He took no security from an
enemy except his prostration. He closed
the war at New Orleans by one of the most
signal victories, everything considered, upon
record But to do this, he assumed powers
and responsibilities from which Nelson might
have shrunk. But the event sanctifed the
means, If those were indeed equivocal. Ar
buthnot and Ambrister were hung in Florida,
Notwithstanding the verdict of court mar
tial; and the Spanish flag was no protection to
those, who, under il, t,concocted designs against
his country. His military career was short
but brilliant. Without any military training
or education, he discovered talents of the first
order for arms, and brought raw malitiamen
to the strict subordination of the regular SER
vice. He was rigid discip1inarian. lie toll
Grated no license or disobedience in the camp.
He could sit beside sick soldier all night,
and share his last crust with him as with a
brother; and shoot him the day after for
sleeping on bis post.
"Jackson was an enthusiast not flaming
zealot but one of the Ironsides. He was
built of the Cromwell stuff, without Crom
wells religious fanaticism. He had but lit
tie federation for human weakness. He was
incredulous of impossiblities. He was no
patient hearer of excuses. Before his -irre-
pressible energy difficulties had vanished, and
he could not see why it was not SO with 9th
ers. He could not see why the Seminoles
could not be driven out of Florida into the
sea, as easily as he drove the Creeks INTO the
Coosa. The spirit of conqueror was his
in double measure. Upon the work in
hand he concentrated all his powers, girded
up his loins, strained every muscle, and put
forth every energy of mind and soul and
strength. He had no thought of failure
The world around was blank to him except
Al Al al, IL. L I
meat and drink, and air and light were the
only instruments for success. Nothing was
too costly an expenditure no such word as
fail. Accordingly, there was no such thing
as failure in his history. The man who, ri
sing from a sick bed with broken arm in a
sling, could place himself before company
Of insurgent soldiers leaving the camp for
home, and, holding pistol in the bridle-
hand, threatened to shoot down the first man
that marched on, had nothing to learn of hu
man audacity. Men Of nerve qiailed before
him, as towards quail before men Of nerve
When the storms of wrath passed over his
fiery soul, there was something as terrible in
his voice and n1ien, as in the reused anger of
the lion. The calm resolution Of bis placid
movements, in its still and collected strength
conveyed an idea of power in repose, like
the sea, broad, unfathomable, majestic, await
ing but the storm to waEen its tides, and lash
its waves into the sublime energy, that hurls
on high and against the shore the armaments
upon its bosom.
"He was ever the same. He did not rise to
passion or fall back into Iassitude The same
even port Of firm, calm, dignifed composure
marked bis bearing, when the gusts of pas
sion did not disturb his serenity. His air of
command was not broken by any familiarity.
Serious and earnest in small things and great,
There was no time when impertinence could
break in upon his dignity, or feel itself tolera-
ted by his condescenson. Whoever looked
upon him saw one whom it was better to have
as friend, and whom it was dangerous to
have for an enemy lie required of his
friends an undertaking fidelity; he freely gave
what he exacted. He could excuse or was
blind to everything in a friend except disloy-
lalty to friendship; that with him was the
lunpardonable sin"
CLAY AND JACKSON.
i Though the circumstances ofthe two great
rivals were 50 alike at the outset, their paths
.ldiverged in after life. The war with Great