The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-04-23

on GER. JAeKsoN's EaDoRsEMENr.-That He
SCI ry clay and Andrew jackson were the create
Ve and most patriotic men Of their day and gen
ration, is now universally admitted The
y faults--and they were but as .specks upon Il
IL sun-Were all buried with them and are fo
ve gotten, while the memory Of their great al
ii glorious deeds, their ardent devotion to the
az common country, their sincere, ll-pervadi1
I, which stimulated and controlled e
a cry leading political step they took-Will Ia
'g as long as the language; aye, may survive Il
y existence OF the republic they loved so well, al
to fought for 50 bravely.
AS they were honored and trusted by mi
u lions IN their lives, as few men were ever hol
j ored and trusted before, and as the whole matte
a mourned over their translation to the bette
1T land. surely their words written down as the
], stood upon the brink of that stream which d
Vldes time from eternity, should be heeded an
;. respected, and exercise a commanding influenc
IL over their countrymen.
e The other day we gave Henry Clay's er
n dorsement Of Willard Fillmore, penned fe,
: months previous to the death of the grand oil
statesman. 1t was and is noble endorsement
lone that the proudest man on earth would b
# proud Of. At the time, we commented on tia
n length, and in what we deemed appropriat
terms. we reproduce it here and it will bea
' any number of reproductions-for the adyic
, OF the good and great, like pure wine, grow
more valuable with the lapse Of years. Sale
the Sage of Ashland of Mr.. Fillmore:
.sThe foundation ofmy preference is that Mr.
f Fl more has administered the executive gov
eminent with signal success and ability He
has been tried, and found true, faithful, honest
and conscientious .
With the admirers of Henry Clay, the fore
going should be deemed, and will be deemed
sufficient, SO far as Mr.. Fillmore is concerned
All the qualities which constitute a great and
pure statesman, are set forth in few simple,
plain and comprehensive words and accorded
to the American candidate for the presidency.
| A nobler, truer and more exalted compliment
was never paid to mortal man.
General Jackson endorsement ofthe Amer
lean candidate for the vice presidency-An-
drew Jackson Donelson-is fully as strong,
clear and unqualified, asis Mr. CLAWS of Mr..
Fillmore. When the laureled hero of Chal-
mette's glorious plain felt his earthly career APP
preaching termination, he made his last will
and testament. From that will, as published
in the Tennessee papers, we take the subjoined
extract
81 bequeath to my well beloved nephew,
Andrew Jackson Donelson, son of Samuel Don
elson, deceased, the elegant sword presented /
to me by the State Of Tennessee, with this in
juncton-that he fail not to use it when ne
cessary for the support and protection of our
glorious Union, and for the protection of the
rights of our beloved country,
should they be assailed by foreign enemies or
domestic traitors This, from the great change
Inmy worldly affairs of late, is with nv bles-
sing, all can bequeath him, doing Justice to
those creditors to whom [ am responsible. =
This bequest is made as memento ofthe high
'egard, affection and esteem I bear for him ash
l high minded, honest honorable man,
What old friend, personal OF political, of An
rev Jackson--and we may say there are mil
ions living-can read the foregoing, and then
urn to the causeless abuse daily and hourly |
eaped upon Mr.. Donelson by partizan jour .
alists without feeling of ineffable disgust :
tealing over his mind? General jackson had !, ,
nown Mr., Donelson from his infancy; he had J.
cen raised in his family; be was loved as son.
Fhen he grew to manhood he became his con- q
dental adviser; and throughout the presiden- 9
al career of the hero-sage of the Hermitage, :
III OF political excitement from beginning to .
I'd, they were knit together by as close ties as !.
IN bind men. The intimacy did not end there. y y
continued to the last. And, when the old .
aro felt he was nigh unto death, /" having no Il
'operty to bequeath, he left him his blessing L
I'd sword, and endorsed him to the world as y y
"hlgh-minded, honest and honorable man. :,
Is there an individual in this broad land who .
n point to a nobler eulogy or higher en-
rsement than is contained in the brief extract r
Iblished above? If there be, we should like =.
see him singled out for praise and eulogy f.
om such men as Jackson and Clay is worth :;
ore, In actual value, than most political re- f.
tatlons acquired after many years of labor v,
al, misrepresentation, trouble and anxiety. y
AT the death ofgeneral Jackson we presume i.
r. Donelson must have been over fifty years n
age If he was then "a high-minded hon i.
and honorable man." he is now, despite ~
e calumnies Of partizan leaders, for men new e.
If nor;od If lf, GU ST
1t is singular coincidence that the two great IT
Iders of the old parties-who swayed them =,
wa, ior more tl'aii quarter OF century at
,u'u ~" SPEAK from Inc tomp, as IL were, di
d commend the American candidates for the ~
Y hesb oLiCeo HitiliH VIE gllt Oh tne people
the favorable consideration of their coun- il,
men. The extracts we have given amount A.
nothing less, although they were not writ m
to subscrve such purpose. There seems ssr r.
pecial Providence in the coincidence, and,
ybe, there is.
At all events one thing is certain The hon sd
character and interests of the whole coun- va
may be safely placed in the hands of men M
o enjoyed the unbounded confidence and firm MI
'ndship of such men as Clay and Jackson By
this proposition be not correct, we have GER we
My happened upon evil times. ICresc. pc
VENEZUELA the arrival of bark Venus 70,
New York, from Curacao, we have received Al
ices from Venezuela to March In conse- n;e
,nce of serious destruction of property be- M,
ging to the Dutch residents at Vile de Coro, !. ,
the inhabitants of Coro, some six months wi
k, the Dutch naval West India fleet are at n
sent at Laguayra, to demand restitution for me
above damages. On the sailing Of the We he,
they had not come to terms. In the event the
Venezuela not satisfying the above claims, we
Dutch commodore has orders to blockade