Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1859-01-09

NNlE a. VIII AlfEE AnNFlEM nLIAHH MEA HMEEH
and msrshalshef ehivalry as amid scenes vocal
with the rsjoieinFs Of youth, and ike this, radi-
ant with the chains Of beauty.
He was, indeed, the embodiment Of al he
high qualities with which fancy can invest the
champion II a heroic age Nature seemed %
stamp him, physically, with the attributes Of
leadership, and wen has the artist here caught
the spirit q his llustnous subjects
"mr hont q Joss himself.
An ~ IKE h.rs q threaten ant c1muEnf,
sauan he % hrrsh Mercury
New ngbtet o. a h-rsvrnAsiuE nm.
o1mhlnaton and e trm mixed
Where every 81 dd srta o. - his zeal.
To nre ne Eorld sssuraucs ~ a nan"
And wei did he redeem the pledge Of greatness
which nature gaze. Wen did be fulfill the des
tiny 10 which 90 rare a combination taught his
heroic soul 10 aspire, like the peerless knight
without fear and without repro1ch,1 but on a
loftier and wider arena. He entered life when
the Revolution was giving its first manifesto
tons, as the scattered clouds and low mutter-
ings foretsll the distant bat inevitable and
fearful storm His life Findicated the hour Of
his birth. Ere yet the down Of manhood dark
ened that frm-tet lip, his ardent soul caught
the inspiration for the lofty flight 10 which he
afterwards assembled and the CLEAN Of the
bayonet Of The Toung volunteer in that great
contest Of freedom was but the precursor Of
the flashing swofd which the victorious general
49, - .AA4NA ~ A4E N|AANaA AAAAL "a
battle" But regarded merely as a military
commander, history may rank rome before hin
in he mere art Of war, and others, IN the ex-
tent Of their achievements and the vastness Of
their resources. But az a military chicftain,
his ambition was far above hat Of the 4" con
queung boy Of Macedon.r who sighed for
wider cOnquests, from selfish thirst Of indi-
udual glory far holier than hat Of the Ro-
man who direciei his arms, in the zenith Of his
fame, against the republic he was sworn to
defend Far aobler than the Co.sic3n French
man wit turned the tide Of a revolution which
might have given freedom 70 his country, 20
swell the ehanTel Of his personal fortunes.
No! Andrew Jackson was a patriot as wei a.
a soldier ADD a hero and his whole character
was uttered IN the injunction viii which he
bequeathed his sWord-that n shoIld never Be
uusheathed except in defense Of his country,
nor returned TO its scabbard until its honor
was vindicated. Let the youth q our country
who aspire 10 martial glory cherish in their
hearts this solemn injunction Of the departed
patri0t-let then remember Il amid their ORR
sons when the morning drum-beat echoes the
r~evsille, nor forgst Il when the tattoo tells the
hour Of repuse, responding 10 Il IN their hearts,
10 The camp, the march, the battle, and the
victory.
But the chief greatness, sir, Of him whose
memory We are assembled to honor did not con
sist in his brilliant military achievements. Had
bis career ended with the splendid victory he
achieved at New Orleans, his name would in
deed have descended to P~ostsrity surrounded
with lmpeTishabls renown. But It was IN that
civic career Of which We may now freely speak.
because the passions II aroused and the preju-
dices q engrndere1 are now as still. as the strife
IN which they aruse, and sleep as profoundly as
The mighty chienain in his repose at the Her
mItage- vas ana statesman that he display
"a that greatness Of soul which SURPRISES an
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lelin Washington alone. Il was in that capac-
lty that he eyineed above and beyond an other
historic names.
The unconquer5ble viii and courage never to
submit or yield the more than Spartan firm
ness could confront a frowning Senate and tn
umph over its arrIy Of profound learning and
fearless genius the self-sacrihcing fortitude
which could encounter without fear a tempora-
" alienation Of IL popular heart; the lofty and
devoted patriotism which was prepared toh hazard
all to The a spring s0u-pOsition-power
=ame-ufe itseh-in the service Of the coun-
Try 70 which his heart was bound BY hooks Of
steel and chains OF adamant. Here his char
acter shone in its true light, with an It's native
and varied l~ustre, making its bright impress on
the age, az the mighty cloud ssizss on the sun
beams and Wriiei its record in the rainbow on
the bending hea sens."
OF bis political principles in general, sir, I
viii not speak; but there is one sentiment which
his utterance engraved upon the popular heart.
and we inscribed il on this pedesta-Tbs Fed
ral Uai0n-it mast Be- pnescrrcd. That is a
sentiment . whit4. every patriot viii respond.
10 speaks the veiy soul Of the Constitution
equality Of the Suites. In defense Of that great
principle, patriots from New England respond
70 brethren in the far Southwest, and the dis
tant PACING answers to the Atlantic shore.
Not a consolidated Union-not a great central
900 a.. 80
pure, Of which the States are mere provinces
but the Federal UniOn-a compact between
equals confedtraey Of sovereigns-a Union
which can only be preserved by preserving its
tederative charaeer. Such is the Union Of the
Constitution. Such the Union which the voice
Of the immortal Jackson proclaimed " musf be
preseUed'-and such a Union IS worthy the
lottlest flight Of a. patriots hope, the best pull
sation Of a patriots heart, and the last drop Of
a patriots blood. At this moment. wheE 6srce Z
sectional conflict seems impending, for the pos
session OF the goEemment-when q desperate
sectional faction Is gathering its energies for
the overthrow Of III that is national in Ameri-
can pohics-at a moment Of such thrilling in
terests Jet US here repeat the sentiment a. at the
very altar Of the temple Of liberty, a vow 70 be
registered in heaven@"Th FEDERAL Unioa-H
must Be Preterued.' At such a time they are no
true patriots who seek 10 weaken the energy Of
the people IN defense Of their institutions, opto
iuil them into falss and fatal security BY singing
empty pRans TO the Union, regardless of is
federal character, and silent as the grave as to
the great %FHINcFLE Of the Union, without
which 4 were The iron bond Of slaves; not the
silksn letters Of f'eemen.
o. such false teachers who ignore tae federal
Of our government, well may we *
claim, with the eloquent CaroInian, eWhsnI
hear a northern MIN cry out, the glorious Uuionr
methinks ] hear the hugle blast Of the robber
band; when heir a southern man exclaim
the glorious Unitnp methinks I snuff treason
in the tainted bresze." What indeed. sir, were
the Union without the glorious federstive prin-
ciple q STATE equality, alluded to in the senti-
ment o. ne hero and statesman Of the Hermi-
tage, which once supremely animated it, and
which now wrestes for life in a mighty stug-
gle, Ike a God-liSe spirit encased in a noble
ccntending with the King Of TeTorsl
What were the fairest form Of ideal beauty
nat painter ever dresmpt Of, or poet ever sang
Without The soul speaking from the depths Of
eyes where love 5 T. enthroaed? Whatthe dew
drop, without the beam that sparkies in its
the cloud without the lightning revel-
ing in it bosom2 What the mighty cataract
without the wreathing Of its imperial spray,
md the thunder OF its rushing Waters2 What
ne ocean In one eternal calm, without the bill
oWs that play upon her breast, and the grand
Iymphonies Of thair sublime minstrelsy? What
WV AAr at A6rAAs MNLlUAM IE NLE=LLNluE
which sTarkIes through her fountains,
iances on her STRAINS, smiles amid her flowers,
md wakens the melody Of her birdsT Mature,
indeed, speaks with an eloquent voice, enforc-
ne the sentiment q the sage. Its federative
.haracter IL the very soul and sunlight Of our
constitution Lel Us then, sir, here, on The now
spot as at a holy shrine, renew
M Plighted vowb and swsar-@Tks FEDEHAL
J.i0a-a MUST bsPresrrre5 -
have already detained you, sir, too long. [
- ne add that no day could Be more appro- !
rate for these Ceremonies than the anniyer- \
airy OF The most glorious military achievement p
{ him whose memory we honor ; on which we Z
ave he houored Jresenee Of some Of his gal
M, and now Tentrabie and Feneratsd comrades
, erus-no spot Settsr selected than this rieh ]
nd beautiful city Of which be was one Of the :
'under-aimost ere the wild wood had ceased
, echo the ~war-whoop o. the retreatinx sav- i
e, and on the banks Of the noble river, whose j
beauty and booty" his valor and genius sue
sssfuily defended, nearly half a century ago %
be hero sleeps the sweet sleep d the brave.
le urtuous and tae blest, IN the bosom Of his ,
eloyed Tennessee, by the side Of her 10 whom 4
Il tondest love was Phghted- He sleeps as a
esser he brrvs ~ aak 70 res. :
- ~ their csantryss wishes best
eheu Tri'E sih drvy fingers oot. n
hrturns D. iicdx their hsn1ae "a uoaid. !
81 mere sian dek q srceter sd n
nan fsnys feet have ever trod
~ aan4s uhcen thdir kurn i ruE. p
~ irms ~ seen neir dirrr b suns. -.
ArI freeom shah awhile repair a
- even a~tieeping hermit here a
II here, such Il the triumph Of artistic genius, r
seems 70 start inew 70 life, and the ~sculp-
red marble, mgteiy eloquent, seems almost Il
to speak. lSt us then hope that this =
emenal VIII Be 1erpemaEthaf dis charmed ID
VII be a 81 line at which freedoms vota- p
> win worship in an coming time-that it, n
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ms that the peipls Of Memphis Of this day
ere alive 70 The promptings Of patriotism T; 4,
d Though a Tar distant age may see he grass N
wing in our nos populous streets. and The