Demoine courier., 1856-09-11
From the Chicago Democrat.
BUCHANAN VS. JACKSON.


Old Jackson men Of Illinois read
this.
The following from the Louisville
Courier The leading Buchanan paper of
Kentucky we commend 10 the a,ien,ion
OF the Jackson men Of Illinois. II refers
to the letter Of Gen. Jackson to Mai
Lewis of Nashville Of which the follow
ing is an extract.
| i. Your observations with regard 10 Mr..
| buchanan are correct. lie showed the
want OF mural courage in the affair oi
the intrigue of Adams and Clay
not DO me justice in the expose lie then
made, and am sure about that tine did
believe there was perfecl understand
,"g between Adams and Clay about The
Presidency and the Secretary Of State
This | am sure of. But whether he
viewed tia, there was any corruption In
she case or not. know not. bu, one thing
do knew. that he wished me to combat
Them with their own weapons. tina, was,
let my friends cay IL / was elected |
would make Mr.. Clay Secretary OF
Stale. TINS. 10 me, appeared deep cor
rap,ien. and repealed il with that hon
est Indignation as (which though. i.
| deserved.
A, first. The Buchanan press denied
the exisience Of This leiter--pronounced
II a forgery ard all thai. Bot Inc proofs
OF it's genuineness lhickeneG. and /, was
soon iouhu inpr.sible to question the
genuineBess al this lever, for the orsi.
nal exists in Nashville IN Gen Jackson's
band wiring, and has been frequently
offered to The inspection Of any one who
was curious TO see il M
Now thev hove taken another turn.
and have fallen TO abusing and traduring
the character and memory Of the Old
Hero. We again commend ,hs extract
from the leading organ Of Buchsnar,em
in Kentucky. 10 those who have spurned
such ISLANDERS. in times past:
"A prirate letter written BY Jackson
IN lS45. Just before his death, mean,y
vi'l'fy ing Buchanan. charging him with
COW ardice and fa!sehood, 10 skamelessly
dragged forth 10 degrade Buchanan.
The iniaIny of the affair rests upon Jack
con lor wri,ins this letter. and next upon
those who have brought il 10 light for DO.
riucai effect now Tor The first time. They
who "heap opprnhinm mour,aia hig h
upon The grave Of Jackson" are lhey
who have dishonored him and degraded
themselves BY publishing the uufor,una,e
private letter of the insanel, ,inIlctive
old tyrant. who. in this very letter, prov
ed that 10 the last. no touch OF Justice or
msgnsnimi,y towards an opponent or
rival ever entered his breast, aad that
his only uee for friends was TO make
tools Of them. If Buchanan had in
1927. instead OF giving truthful tes,i.
mony as he did corrobora,ed Jackson's
charges as ainst Clay, Jsckson never
woul! have written hi, infamous secre.
letter OF l645! We believe ,ha, history
convic's Jackson Of slanderine CLAY,
and then convicts him Of slanderinp
buchanan because he would not periure
himself by supporting the Islander aRaius.
Clay. IL any Democrats should be- dis.
pleased at our opinion of Jackson; if
they think we should ADM, the truth Of
eowardly, secret. and slanderoua letter.
which sessils the truth Gnd moral cour
age OF Buchanan. only because il pur.
ports TO have been written by Jackson;
all we have 10 say is, iha, they have
mistaken our character for indene ndence
and love OF IL'h aad justice. aud their
mistake cant make The eighties. change in
our convictions and conduct. But ace
don't believe there is candid Demo
Graf IN .4merica ,oho does not entertain
precisely our orn opinion Of .larkson's
secret letter siandering buchanan which
only disgraced the WRITER"