Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-07-01

and the flult was not in him, but In that
some one to whom it was made known ]
How disgusting the idea
No, this sort of logic won't do. 1t was
natural for Gen. Jackson to reiterate the
facts in l845 which he acted upon in 1925.
These facts authorized him to believe that
corrupt proposition had been made to
him through the iustrumentality of Mr..
Buchanan, and the latter cannot escape the
responsibility he voluntarily assumed by
intimating, through the adopted son of the
General, that the artful suggestions of
others had induced him to use expressions
which were not true and which he did not
himself believe
Nor were these expressions of momen-
tary irritation The facts, as stated by
Mr. Buchanan, were reported by Gen.
Jackson thirty years ago. This is too long
time for a momentary irritation.
Our neghbor of the Union and Ameri-
can must get better card than this from
the adopted son and the only heir and ex-
ecutor, who is standing as a sentinel at the
tomb Of his dear father, protesting against
the publication of what Gen. jackson said
in his own defence. If this defence crimi-
mates Mr.. Buchanan, no protest Of this
sort will relieve him. The question is, did
Mr.. Buchanan make proposition which
Gen jackson considered and declared to
be deep cOrruption?" Gen. jackson
thus stated in his letter to Carter Beverly
and he reiterated just before he died the
same statement.
Now, with all due Difference to the feel
ings Of the adopted son, we must say that
it would be much more creditable to him,
, if he really understood the purport of the
card he has signed, to stand up to the
statements of his "Uenera6lc Father" and not
to be ascribing them to the "artful suggeS-
tons" of others which creeped 'in moments
of irritation" into his private letters This
is the first time we ever heard such imbe-
ciity ascribed to Gen. Jackson, and We
think it comes in wretched bad taste from
one who inherited his property and talks
of his great love for his dear Father
We take leave Of this subject by stating
that Mr. jackson is the nephew of Mrs.
Jackson, standing in the same relation to
her and TO the Gen. that numerous other
nephews and nieceS do He is the twin
brother Of Thomas DonelsOn who now lives
in Philadelphia and was adopted when quite
an infant. Gen. jackson, as is well known,
had no son of his own yet our neighbOr
of the Union and ARlericaN introduces him
to the public as the "only SON." This is
intended for the distant foreign population
which MIR Buchanan hopes to interest in
his support as candidate for the Presi-
dency. We incline to think, however,
that the Black Republicans have the start
Of him and that all the capital expected
from this crushing humbuggery Of the
tenant of the Hermitage, will enure at
last to the benefit of Fremont, the son-in-
law of old Bullion. In the art of hum
bugging old Bullion who received the pen
with which Gen Jackson signed his pro-
test to the Senate will not allow Buck to
be placed in advance of him, in the eStima-
ton of those who may be foolish enough to
believe an adopted son who has been per-
suaded to sign a paper the only effect of
which is to tarnish the fame "of his Gene
rated Father" in order to relieve Mr.. Blu
chanan of the odium Justly belonging to him
as the author of the vile charge of intrigue
and corruption against Mr.. Clay.
We suggest that the artful suggestions
by which Mr. jackson becomes the accuser
Of the man who adopted and educated him,
and then left him his estate, had better be
Withdrawn and the tenant Of the Hermitage
permitted to live as he has lived heretofore
unknown to politics. Ifhe had been at all
qualified to act in such matters Gen Jack
son would doubtless have found it out, and
not have been at such special pains to leave
his fame and papers in the keeping of an
other person. Gen. Jackson gave him his
property to pay his debts. But the other
things within his gift relating to his char
acter and services he took care to will to
others; and we think that posterity will
say that the old Hero was right when
he did so, just as he was right when he re-
PEELED as deep corruption" the propositions
of bargain, intrigue and management pro-
posed to him by James Buchanan the can
didate Of the sham Democracy.