The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-01-11
THE TRIUMPH OF RIGHT.

Permanent fame is better than ephemcral popularity
The from character and right Deeds the other
is based only on the shifting sands of opinion. This
thought brought forcbly to our mind by the late
Of the eighth of January The day the annver
sary of the battle of New Orleans Great numbers of
those who had participated in the of 1872 met in
Washington to borrow enthusiasm from the day. The
full of memories; but the greatest connected
with it the of Jackson His great career was
upon every tongue The old soldiers looked upon the
Capitol where he had been denounced and upon the White
House where he had written his eences and then
to his statue which indicated his triumph. The angry
passions which once famed about him forgotten His
memory is preserved in the hearts of the people Yet
ii far otherwise The Hero of New Orleans was once
under arrest by Judge Hail. His conduct in
the subject of fierce by leading Congress
His conduct in peace s fercely attacked by
his political opponents lie called nsurper and a
rant The Senate the United States charged him with
violation of the constitution Bank rcbehons were cx-
cited against him in the North and revolutionary
mittees proposed to wait him from New York and
Philadelphia, ruth their hands. But none of these
things moved him. lie steered by the compass of his
conscience and looked for guidance the North Star of
Truth Ills sincerity felt by his countrymen and re-
spected His sagaeity also manifest He was
reelected to the presidency with irresistible enthusiasm
lie went out Of office crowned with glory. His Farewell
Address is still read with throughout the Union
s words from the Hermitage when the last sands
of his life running, always potential words with
the American people And when he died the whole re-
public inonrned His career exenpfes strkingy
the safety TO public OF doing always what his
science tells him is right
His Is not the only instance of the kind in American
history 1t with Jefferson The author of the Dec
laraon OF Independence stemmed the tide of bigoy and
intolerance, and was called infdel He advocated free
speech and free press and denounced as Jaoobin
lie kept the ship of State republican tack and edor-
asm poured upon him its choicest walls Oh wrath But
Thomas Jefferson lives yet in the affections of his country
men, and In the applause Of the world of the great
est men in the whole American Pantheon of heroes
James Madison was pursued with bitterness, also
from desccrated pups But the of 1912 rolled on
and closed in honor Its surviving heroes are now glor
onsly remembered. Who thinks at this period-who
thought on Mondayof denouncing il unjust or unne-
cessaryf Who thought then Of remembering James Mad
son as worthy Of halter Was not the theme then--s
not the theme nowof entirely different character
Are not the praises Of that in the mouths Of every
one2 Does not every American rejoice TO do honor Il, its
surviving others and soldiers Did not every patriotic
heart beat warmly In response the noble words with
which the President responded ON Monday to the eoqnent
address which came to him from the convention And