Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-01-09

ally sided with Jefferson; Knor vilh ,Han1il1on!.
Their deliberations generally rssuitedio q aeA0
lock, the discussions ending whers 3hey beCons
The presiding viii, the SLOW -pondesings nnes
sive, patient, prudent slmost unGTing4 jubes
Snent Of the august chief turning tho soalesrr
The Judgment H. must be coffessed, naueuy
s,ded, with concilialing modiAcations, when
possible, with IIamilt0n,' ~ ~ s$e ~,
After giving Washington sdecisiOn an
the side Of Hnmillon's system, ths' sb:l'
thor thus pronounces the opinion0 81 pol:
terily on the differing systsms ofsths si-.
yals: rs szsrg Il sassss , - f,ssr
1.-THE objections then urged 10 the nnapcisr
system OF Hamilton are now, with most Of the
other matters o! opposition to the nnt Admi1.
istration, generally considered Insoupd. &p1t
Of them seem TO us at this day NJ almost iac:
tious; seme Of them nearly puefiic. The oh.
jections TINT the funding system led 70 specu.
lstion; Tint the scrip Of the Government had
SINK below par, and, therefore. ought not to bo
paid up in full, surely were answered By the
words Of the bond. The Government after I
having pledged its faith 10 pay these debts, wnS
bound to pay them in full, according 10 ~
contract. II was nothing to Il what was tho .
contract between assgnor and nssjgnce, whit6
The policy, at that time, Of meeting promptly !
its obligations, was even more clear than ifs
justice. Nor was the objection to assuming
the debts Of the several States, incurred in tho
common war and for the common benefit, bet
ter grounded; the objection, namely, that some
of them were not judiciously contracted, and
to n want of precision as to the amount AMI
direction of the appropriation. The general
charge, true or not, that the money TO be dis.
bursed and the Offices connected with the 'sys-
tenn, would or might be made the means OF
buying up partizans and corrupting the iegisla.
tlire, would have applied, probably to any sys-
TEN; and is, at best, more an objection on
to the particular object which proposed to dis
pense it."
Surely, as Jefferson Quilted the Cab.
met, appealed TO the people, and was
elected on his own grounds Of opposition
TO the policy Of Hamiton's measures, We
must conclude that the cotemporaneous
verdict Of the nation was on the side Of
Jefferson (; as Jackson, then Of the JET
ferson party, resumed in his own admin.
istration, the war on Hamilton's system,
-fisading national debt, creating ma.
lional bank, a Paper currency. protec. Z
live tariff and as all those issues were
again decided in favor Of the views orig.
nally promulgated by Jefferson. and no
party has since renewed the controversy
i may be fairly considered as settled en-. !
!irely by posterity, as we'll as the gener.
alton coeval With its origin, against tho /,
viow given in the passage Just quoted
[ndced the sn;ritej summary or resnlta
.LI Z.
'Wen !" .no o"hoaeu Pu'as.oP"s,
which ore presented the cnatacters Y
Jackson and Clay, and their political
conseouences. make manifest that the
!, a ,,n s,,rcolo vyb;ch or;o;nated in ths
Pa.v o'e2u u':,. os III .h.;.
measures Oh Hanli'oh' ehoeu WIN .ne.s
catastrophe. 81 a.
JAcrsoN-"Tbus passed from the world one
NJ tha most ren,orL ehle men who. In ali the
oenero,;ons NJ mankind. ever made his mark
Hnon his noe II Is vain 10 deny to Jackson 4 J.
t;t,c to GREATNESS. He achieved rreag thirss.
and won a succession of splendid tziumphs,
uueaualed in the history Of any man, save one,
of his generation. He achieved them, not BY
the force Of accident. but because Of the power
within him. tits idle 10 discuss the abiilties Q.
the merits Of man, VINO, IN dinerent, ana
these the highest, departments Of numah en-
terprlse' succeeds mol IN one depaIMent q ~
one measure, but in oil departments ana IN az
things, throughout long succession o. yeam
and OF struggles against the gteatest anu moss
various oppostion; oucn successes .vo nyt
come by chance: bat II we wiz no. s.Ae nv
general concluAon' icy Us LOOK 70 psFucuiais:
What did he accomplish! lie iaisso nlnseIt
in profession, OF all others. tue ieas. sui'ee =
to his genius, at time OF !ile' when, men q
real merit axe only preparing themselves iof
local distinction, to the offices of Attorney zen.
eral and Of Judge: and when the scene chan'
ged from peace to war, ne rose al once 70 inc :
post Of General, and, IN few months, won
the most brilliant successes ana lne prlgntest
laurels Of the war, and placed himself side by
side with the great captains Of the world. ne
took his seat IN the senate OF the uniiea States.
He was soon the strongest candidate oefore the
people for President, bearing the pam from
the veteran politicians and established states
men Of the country. Defeated in the House
bythe politicians, he turned defeat into victory,
and established upon it sure and lasting A.
cendenev. He was lifted by the strongest tide
Of nersonal popularity 10 the first Office Of his
country. and held power against an opposition
,onre nnv,,erfnI Than aver before assailed an Ad.
,,;n;st y,t;on Tsnt he aid much more than tbis:
ma ;s,,nrasssd lie name and character nnon fhs
S onnn.rv ,,aoye deenIv than anv man. the father
o " h;s conntrv M oniv ercented. ever did bsfc,s
y, " f.,r ,inH liz, H.. gave q fresh sn1 swatsnsr,