The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-05-18
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with Mr.. Macon was historic. Their names went
together in fife-live together in death-and are
honored together, most by them who knew them
best. With Mr.. Tazeweli, his friendship was still
longer than that with Mr.. Macon, commencing in
boyhood, and only ending with life. So of many
others and pre-eminentiy Of his neighbors and
constIluents-ihe people of his congressional dis
trct-atfectlonate well faithful to him elect.
ing him, they did, from bo, hood to the grave
No one felt more for friends, or more soci-
ious and anxious at the side Of the sick and dying
bed. Love Of wine was attributed TO him and
what was mental excitement was referred to deep
poIatons. 1t was great error. | never saw HIM
affected by wlne-not even 10 the slightest Gepar.
ture from the habual and scrupuIous decorum of
his manners. His temper naturally gay and
| social, and so INDUCED when suffering Of mind and
body permitted. He was The charm Of the dinner
table, where his cheerful and sparkling wit delight.
ed every ear, lit up every counenance, and d.
tained every guest. He was charitable; but chose
to conceal the hand that minisered relief. have
often him send liltIe children out to give to
the poor.
He was one Of the large shareholders of Virginia,
but dISllked the institution, and when let alone
opposed its extension. Thus, in 1903, when as
chairman of the committee which reported upon
the Indiana memorial for temporary dspensation
from the anti slavery part of the ordinance Of 1887
he puts the question upon statesmans ground,
and reports against it, in a brief and comprehen.
sive argument:
That The rapid population of the State OF Ohio
sufficiently evinces, in the opinion Of your cum
miteP, that the labor of the slave is not necessary
to promote the growth aud settlement of colonies
IN that region Iha: this Dor, dpmonsraby the
dearest of any, ohy be employed to advantage
in the cultivation Of products more valuable than
any known to that quarter, Of the United States !;
and the committee deem il highly dangerous and
lnexpedlenI to impair Il provision wisely calculated
10 promote the happiness and prosperity Of the
Northwestern country, and to give strength and
security to that extensive frontier. In the saIutary
operation of this sagacious and benevolent
tran it is believed that the inhabitants of Indiana
will at no very distant day, find ample remunera.
ton for temporary priyaton of labor and emf
grafton"
He against slavery; and by his will, both
manumitted and provided for the hundreds which
he held But he was against foreign interference
with his rights, his feelings, or his duties and
never failed to resent and rebuke such interer-
ence. Thus he was one of the most jealous Of
the opposers of the proposed Missouri restriction
and even voted aSains the divisional line of thir
ty-six thirty" In the House, when the term
slave holder" would be reproachfulIy used, he
would assume it, and refer to a member, not in
The parliamentary phrase Of colleague, but in the
complimentary title OF "my fellow. Shareholder
And in London, when the consignees of his to-
baccO and the slave factors Of his father, urged
him tc berate his slaves he queted their intrusive
philanthropy, on the spot by saying, " Yes you
buy and set free TO the amount Of The money you
have received from my father and his estate for
these slaves, md will set free equal number"
In his youth and later age, he fought durls; in
his middle life, he was against them a1d, for
while. would neither give receive a challenge.
He was under religious convictions to the contra.
ry but finally yielded (as he believed) TO argu-
ment OF his own. that duel is private war, aud
rested upon the same basis public war and
that both allowable when there no other |
redress for in juries That was his argument; but
| thought his rea1 1se came more from feeling than |
reason; and especially from the death of Decatur,
10 whom he greatly attached, and whose duel |
with Barron long and greatly excited him. He |
had religious impressions, and a vein of piety /
which showed itself more in private than in exer-
nal observances. He habtua in his rever- |
pntia regard for The divinity of our religion; and
one of his beautiful expressions that, :: If wo
man had lost paradise she had gained US
heaven" The Bible and Shak kspeare were in his !
latter years, his constant companions-raveIIing
with him on the road-remalnng with hsm in the |
The last time him (n that last |
visit 10 Washington alter bis return from The
Russon mission, and when he was in the full view
of death) heard him read the chapter 10 the
Revelations (ol the opening of the seals) with such |
power and beauty Of voice in delivery, and such
depth of pathos, that felt as if had never heard
the chapter read before. When he had goi 10 the
end of the opening Of the sixth seal, he stopped
he reading, laid the book (open at the placr) on
his breast, as he lay his bed, and began a dis.
course upon the beauty and sublimity of the
writings, compared to which he consd.
cred all human compositions vain and empty
Going The images presented by The opening
Of the seals, he avcrred that their divinity in
their sublimity--that no human power could take
the same images, and inspire the and
terror and sink ourselves into such nothingness
in the presence Of the " rath of the Lamb'-that
be wanted no proof of their divine orig yin but the
sublime feelings which they inspired.
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IacksOn's Night Attack upon the Bril-
tfSE.
We have no design TO write out account Of
the campaign at New Orleans. Our purpose Is
TO vindcntc the night attack of Jackson from The
curious biuEIers the two American writer's haye
made abou, 1t. Mr. Head!y, in bis romance called
the Lille of Jackson, speaks OF the night attack as
a failure and the author of The biography OF Jack
son in 8. Harpers Magazine " says Jackson was
repulsed Ii is shameful that an American writer
should betray such culpabie ignorance of one OF
the most brilliant and useful deeds OF American
arms Can the writer OF either OF these brilliant
have any proper conception OF Inc SUD-