Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-08-22
Onsla lights of the Foreign Legion on the
POPULATION Of Gen. Lackaon.

oA UCns JACKSON
On the third day of the present month,
the leading democratic organ Of Ohio, the
Cincinnati Enquirer, undertook to defend
Mr.. Buchanan against the charge of CON-
plicity in the old SANDER upon Mr.. Clay.
To make good its point. it was necessary
to impeach Gen. Jacksons testimony, which
was done as follows:
"Mr. Buchanan is deemed unworthy of their
support upon the solitary and UNSUPPORTED
EVIDENCE Of priUate letter written so late as
1916, 6y General Jackson, which charges him
with having displayed a WANT OF MORAL ooUR-
AGE IN his conduct, relative to the bargain and
corruption affair. and that, too, az Re teeth of
trd'sk, honorable and unqualified UiHdication
Of Ar. Clay by Mr. Buchaaun himselt.n
1t is evidently the intention of the En-
quirer to set up Mr. Buchanan'S truthful
ness as entitled to more weight than that
of Gen. jackson. 1t proceeds cautiously,
but that is the true import fits language.
Now, we take issue with the Enquirer. The
whole public career of the two men shows
that there can be no comparison between
them in this respect-for whilst that of the
one is marked 10y insncerity, vacation,
and time-Serying spirit; that of the other
is distinguished Tor its boldness, frankness,
and manly courage. 1t may suit the con-
temptible spirit which has infused itself in
to the successors Of the great leaders who
once gave tone to the democratic party, to
exalt Mr. Buchanan's character for veraci-
ty above that of the Old Hero, but there
are thousands upon thousands of his old
line democratic supporters and his old
wing opponents who will receive the new
article Of democratic faith with irrepressi-
bic emotions of loathing and scorn. If
Gen. jackson gave evidence against Mr..
Buchanan's moral courage, his testimony
needs no support" from Others to give it
authority with his countrymen. They know
he would not make an assertion about a
matter which came under his own observa-
ton which was not true; nor upon the tes-
timony Of Others, of the truth of which he
was not entirely satisfied He made the
charge of bargain against Mr.. Clay upon
Mr.. Buchanan's testimony. That testi-
mony was either true or false. If true,
he would have maintained it. But when
the gallant Kentuckian was confronted
with his accuser, Mr. Buchanan quailed-
he did not come out as was expected Of
him" by Gen. Jackson. In the dark, he
poured his poisonous language into Gen.
7 Jackson's ears, induced him to believe Mr.
Clay corrupt, and proposed to fight him
with his own weapons; in the light of open
day, he had not the moral courage" to
make good his revelations, but adopted the
policy of attempting to couciliate both
parties. For twenty long years Gen. Jack
son believed, and died in the belief, that
Mr. Buchanan was satisfied that there was
bargain between Messrs Clay ard A dams,
and he had reason for his belief il the dis
closures Mr.. Buchanan made 10 him, aud
in the crafty willing to wound yet afraid
10 strike" sentences in his letter 10 the w.
S. Telegraph wherein he says:
"Tbe facts are before the world, that Mr..
CLAY and his particular friends made Mr.. Adams
President, aud that Mr.. Adams ilamediatsly
THEREAFTER made Ar. Gay Secretary Of State.
The people oil dra,s their owa Inference from
sHck conduct, and he circumstances connected
rita a. THEY WILL JUDGE or ca Uses
By THEIR EEF'EGIS"
But the Cincinnati Eaqairg is not the
only one OF the foreign legion, that has
made an onslaught upon the reputation Of
the Old Chief. Here, In Nashville, last
Monday night, James Williams, one Of
those wings who have been attracted TO