Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-09-25
polittral,
Gen. jackson g. James Buchanan.
LETTER FROM FRANCIS p. BLAIR.

'"ioubh Suine OF lleSe par
llsans, uses the shadow of great name to dim
lhe bright original Andrew Jackson. the
enid OF Mr.. Donclson, adopted because a kim
~ MIS- Jackson, is. now induced 10 sign his
name 10 letters given TO the press, detr citing
from the reputation of General Jackson. To
make The attempt elfeciual, The first effort is to
impair The standing of the friends TO whom he
oequea'hed the duty of defending his character,
whenever unjastly assaiIed.
Mr.. Jackson, who thus lends his name 10 this
impians work, cannot be held entirely unac-
countabIe. He is a week minded credulous,
dreamy schemer, forever broodng in silence
over visionary projects, with which he cheats
himself and does mischief to others and when
awakened TO a sense of what he has done, is
sorry for it. He is inofensive, quiet. and well
disposed to do what he is persuaded TO do by
those around him; is very willing to oblige, but
from utter want of judgement, is scarcely con-
scioos of what is right for othe's or good for
himself General jackson had an excessive
tenderness for him. While lie loved others at
tached to him for The ability and energy they ex-
cried in any cause in which he was engaged.
he loved Andrew " more than all. because
le'l Il" his tenderness by his vile, and because
he was helpless and dependent
While Biddie and his Braieus bank wsQed
war npon him-whi'e Ca houn and his Nulifca-
ton conspiracy endangered The Union-while
the giants Clay, Webster and Adams made cv.
cry stop of his administration slrugg gIe-Au-
drew, although in the prime of life and living
in the White House, was rnconsc ous of the
strife, and to those around him seemed wholly
ignorant that there was in all this ANYTHING of
importance. Although was always on famil-
lar and kindly terms with him, and The more so,
as the business of the White House made it
solitude to him, do no, remember that ever
knew him, in the most exciting times, to open
his mouth about o'itcs and now, for the first
time during tho twenty six years. have
known him, he, of sudden is through, out in
Mr.. Bichanan's press as political gladiator. to
strike unconscously the reputation of the faith
er who gave him his fortune, and to destroy The
character Of one whom he thought most like.
y to defend it. Now | hold MIR. jackson in
every sense incapable of copceiving much less
executing this attempt and shall treat it, as
The work Of Mr.. Buchanan and his enissaries
\ They are the interested parties They nave the
motives for The undertaking, and the Intrigue
developed in the 'et,ers having Mr.. Jackson
signature, is 'f piece with all Mr. Buchanan
management.
The preiext for bringing Ar Jackson before
the public as my assaanl is to repel this pass
age given from letter of General Jackson tc
Major Lewis:
" Your observations with regard to Nr. Bu
chanan are correct. He shoucd a spant of NOR
al courage in the affair of the intrigue of Ad-
ans and CIay-did not do me Justice in the ex-
pose he then made, and am sure about that
} time did believe there was perfect underslan-
ding between Adams and Clay about the Pres
idfncy and the Secretary of the State. This !
am sure of. But whether he viewd that there
; was any corruption in the case or no' ! know
not, but one thing do know, tha, he ,cished me
10 combat them NTH their own ,ceopons that
,oas Tel my frinds say if ,Oas elected ,could
make M. Clay Secretary Of State. This. 10
me appeared deep corruption, and repeled il
; with that honest Indignation as (which thought
il deserved"
| knew nothing of this publication. nor
whence the extract from General Jackson's le,-
ter was obtained Mr.. Jackson. and those who
obtained his signature to the following comment
knew that the letter quoted from was not writ
ten to me. nor furnished by me, but by Major
Lewis yet they so directly pointed at me iu
their aninadversion as to make the inference
inevitable 10 others, that it was derived from
me:
." The undesigned as the adapted son erecn.
tor and trusted friend of General jackson, pro
tests most solemuly against this urscrupnlous
use f the prirate and confidential correspon
dence of his father. and he appeals most conf
r IDENTIFY 10 the public To sustain him in this pro
test ; he, himself, was the repository of mos, o
, of his fathers private papers, and has neve
consented to publication of any Of them be
= cause he believes no snch addition can be made
r with justice to the memory of the diseased
unit Il the men who served with him bave passe
: hom the stage of action. II would, howeve,
be unfair to the feelings of those who may hav
been touched by The extracts of full letter
from General jackson, heretofore published, ,
withhold the testimony of tire undersigned, tn;
up to the cose of his life he entertained ft
President Polk and Hon. James Buchanan tn
highest esteem and affection. In many CONVEX
sations during his declining years, when in III
= : full freedom Of freside ease, he spoke freely
: their eminent services and moral worth on n
y occasion did he ever intimate TO his family thu
his confidence in them had abated, or his kind
feelings towards them undergone any change
II is well known to all who were well acquair
P. ted with General jackson, that he clung wi,
Or intense periinacity to the interests of thos
20 whom he regarded as frends-as somewhat d
A pendonts, and whom he had raised up by h
9. patronage Those persons frequently Gas ca
10 and might easily be shown appealed earuesil
Of to him for assistance in advancing their ow
schemes and views, ecen TO the close of b
III life. Whilst suffering undera painful, wi,he
e, ing disease, and earnestly pressed by every ar
he full suggestion, he would have been more tha
IN human if he had not permitted expressions
momentary irritation to creep into private le