The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-09-17
~ testimony If General Jackson as to the

tar;,to J, baroajn and intrigue to elect Old f1ck,
orv president. is Overwhelming, and It's pubIl
cation by major Lewis has exasperated some O
the Buchanan organs beyond measure. In this
denlorable dilemma. they seem to think then
only hope Of escape from its crushing power and
influence. is to denounce the author, and the
louisville Courier jealous supporter OF Buch-
anan, is prominent in this work Of OBTAINING the
E..FIero Of New Orleans AS the Old line Jack
i son democrats may feel some curiosity to see
how their old hero is traduced by the advo,
Gates of the intriguing Squatter Sovereign, we
subioin the following extract from the Courier
of the 10Th ut.:
ga private letter written by Jackson, IN 845,
lust before his death, neeonly viIlifying Buch-
anan. charging him with cowardice and false
hood is shamelessly dragged forth to degrade
Buchanan. Tie ntamy Of tile afair rests upon
Jackson for writing this letter, and next upon
those who have brought it to light for political
effect now for the first time. They who heap
opprobrium mountain high upon the grave OF
| Jackson are they who have dishonored him
and degraded themselves by publishing the I'M
fortunate private letter ofthe insanezy gindctive
old tyraat, who in this very letter proved that,
to the last, no touch Of justice or magnanimity
towards an opponent or rival ever entered his
breast, and that his only use for friends was to
make tools of them. IfBuchanan had in 1927,
instead offaithfully giving truthful testimony, as
he did, corroborated Jackson's charges against
Clay, Jackson never would have written his in
famous secret letters Of 1915. = :
owe believe that history conuicts Jackson Of
szandering Clay, and then coaauicts him Of SIAN
dering Buchanan because lie a0ould not pe,jure
limseV BY SUPPORTING the s!anderer against
If any democrats should be displeased at our
opinion of Jackson; if they think we should ad
nit the truth Of cowardly, secret and SLAM
derous letter which assails the truth and moral
courage of Buchanan, only because it purports
to have been written By Jackson; all we have
to say is, they have mistaken our character for
independence and love of truth and Justice, and
their mistake can make not the slightest change
in our convictions and conduct. But we don't
believe there is candid democrat in America
who does not entertain precisely our own opin-
ion of Jackson's secret letter slandering Buch-
anan, which only disgraced the writer''
No greater proof can be brought forward of
the desperate fortunes of Mr.. Buchanan, and
of the INSCRIPTIONS means made use of by his
partisans to prop him up, than to find them
slanderng, vifying and reviling the memory
of Andrew Jackson. Where can you find an
upright American, by he an old line democrat
or whig, who will not believe the statements of
Old Hickory before those of Buchanan and his
hackers put together. No man ever dared to
impeach the veracity Of Andrew jackson.
AS He WAs.-When Mr. Fillmore was ad-
: No.. III
Of 1852 committed the act which
gave the death blow to the whig party, in nom
mating general Scott for the prcsidency-the
rejected candidate for the nomination was, in
the estimation of the democracy, marvellous
ly proper man. Some Of the venal party Jour
mails, which could then, without prejudice to
their interest, afford to vindicate the cause Of
historical truth and justice, saw in him all the /
virtues and qualifications of an upright man and |
a wise and faithful chief magistrate This view
of Mr.. Fillmore and his administration was ta-
ken just previously to the election in 1859. If
Mr.. Fillmore was the man then he was repre-
5ented to be, he is the same now, for he tells
is he has nothing to retract, but is willing to
De judged by his antecedents. That bitter par
izan paper, the Richmond Enquirer, thus spoke
If Mr.. Fillmore IN September, 1859:
''Gcn. Taylor died at the very crisis of af-
airs. The country felt relieved from an awful
agony when Mr.. Fillmore took the reins of gov
threw aside general Taylor's advisers,
ormed a better cabinet, and gave his consci-
nee to other keepers than Seward. The whole
oiicy Of the government was Immediately !
hanged. :
''Ihe compromise measures quickly passed, t
No hai fl.yrt :
al anxiety. 9
Ever since that change the southern wings b
ave become more and more devoted to Mr.. f
fillmore. lie became their chosen leader
lcir special and particular candidate for the t!
resldency. Whilst the north, deserving him, +
'ok up with another who suits their purposes Il
atter, and used him to put down Nh Fill Ia
ore, because he venturcd to brave their in =
gnation. This is all history 1t is truth II
Gen Taylo was born in Virginia, and he 10
as reared in the SOUTH was a large sayehod- re
, whilst Mr.. Fillmore had been educated in 81
ew York, and was proved to hold doctrines -
lceedingy Objectionable to the south. But /;
3w weak the restraints Of education with these b,
en-! The one listening to the voice of adv- ?,
rs into whose souls Seward had breathed the :
bison Of his unholy politics. pursued a policy OF
hlch came near wrecklng this nation upon the tn
oals of disunion; whilst the other, cleansing 1t
e capitol Of lis traitorous denizens, disregard J"
the whispers of early prejudice, and helped be
: the mighty engine OF executive influence to b
net the country and to save all portions from y
Jury and dishonor III
1--WE do not approve of Mr. Filmore's ad- til
in all its policy, but we are free to ell
y that he has made an infinitely better pres EEe
mt for the south than general Taylor did or fo
'uid have done, and we believe there is not a pc
zig south Of Mason and Dixon's line who does =,
t in his heart believe the same thing Ia Ia
Such were tie sentiments Of father Ritche.' do
the Richmond Enquirer, the leading demo iaI
attic journal at the south. What striking In In
ntrast they present to the slanderous illusions b
t forth at the present day by The larger por- phi
n of the small-fry journals in The pay of the -
ice-holders e'o
, by
As the anti-American journals at the south ba
pretending to take great interest in 1.-The ba
hts of the South,' and are exertino them aS
YES to make the pe0Dle believe that tho 1a