Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-08-22


which was to acquit Mr.. Buchanan of any
guilt in the bargain and intrigue affair, and
to show that the charge was base SANDER
and falsehood, for which Gen. Jackson and
his friends were responsible. Mr.. Williams
did not in terms charge Gen. Jackson with
SANDER and falsehood; but he acquitted
Mr.. Buchanan and Mr., Clay, and by nee
essary implication fixed the badge of guilt
upon Gen. Jackson. And democrats, men
who had been regarded as devoted friends
of the old Hero, applauded whilst the
speaker with malicious cunning stabbed the
reputation of the worthy dead! Surely we
have fallen upon strange times! Who would
have thought that the day would ever
come, when such scene as this could be
enacted in the midst of the old friends and
neighbors of Gen. Jackson How it must
delight the federal whig who, in 1874, on
the stump combatted the charge of bar
gain, but did not dare, for Gen Jackson
was live hero then, to attempt to brand
the old chieftain with falsehood, in his com
muning with himself to know that he has
been adroit enough to do that which has
never been done before, and to elicit the
.plaudits of men whom, as the followers of
Gen. Jackson, he condemned, but with
whom, as the friends of the old federalist
Buchanan, he deigns to cooperate!
But this old line wing and Buchanan
pamphleteer, in his cunningly devised at
tack upon the dead lion, although bow
shot beyond his "iittle confederate" of the
Cincinnati Enquirer, has fallen far short of
his old line wing co-adjutor of the Louis
vile Courier. The latter cringes not to the
promptings of crafty policy, but strikes
boldly. he marches up in a direct line,
and with the sabre of whiggery cleaves in
twain the inanimate skull which erst was
the terror of.itS enemies. Read, old line
democrats, and see what the embrace of
the debris of old line whiggery requires you
to tolerate. Hear the Courier 1t says:
A pirate letter written by Jackson in 1S45,
lust before his death, MEANLY VILLIFY-
ING BUCHANAN, charging him with cow
ardice and fasehood, is shamelessly dragged
forth to degrade Buchanan. THE INFAMY
OF THE AFFAIR RESTS UPON JACKSON
for writing bis letter, and next upon those who
have brought it 90 light for political effect now
for the first time They who cheap oppro-
brium mountain high upon the grave of Jack
son." are they who have dishonOred him and
degraded themselves by publishing the untor
tunate pirate letter of TIE INSANELY
VINDIUTIVE OLD TYRANT, 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. If
Buchanan had in 1927, instead of faithfully
giving truthful testimony, as he did, corrobo-
rated ,Iackson's charges against Clay, Jackson
never would have written his infamous secret
letters of 1916! We believe
that HISTORY CONVICTS JACKSON OF
SLANDERING CLAY, AND THEN CON-
VICTS HIM OF SLANDERING BUOHAN.
a
JURE HIMSELF by supporting the SANDER
against Clay. If any Democrats
should be displeased at our opinion of jackson;
if they think we should admit the truth of
COWARDLY. secret and SLANDEROUSl LETT
ter 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,
that they have mistaken our character for in
dependence and love of truth and justice, and
their mistake can make not the slightest change
in orr convictions and conduct. But zoe don't
6eLiece there is a candid Democrat an america
Vho does not entertain precisely our Oicn Opin'
ion of .Tackson's secret letter sLandering Buch-
anaR, " hIch ONLY DISGRACED THE WIKI
TER. Lou. Cour., AUgust Is.
Old line democrats, can you read such
denunciations as these, and repress the
emotions of indignation which they inspire?
Are you prepared, for the sake of advahc-
ing the ambitious aspirations of James
Buchanan, to fellowship with enemies who
thus stigmatize man whom you have ever
regarded as the soul of honor, a patriot
above reproach? Will you not defend the
memory of your rcvered old chief from
these aspersions? We shall not expect this
of those who applauded the less courage
Gus attack of the rcdOubtable Tennessee
old line Wing; but we shall expect it of
those who still cherish a recollection of the
noble attributes and manly character of
him who sleeps beneath the green sod of
the Hermitage. We shall expect it of
those who are not ready to sacrifice all that
IS worthy in public and private character
fortify partizan intrigues, and to achieve
uccess in a struggle for the spoils Of Office.
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