Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-07-04
THE DAILY PRESS.


The following story Of General jackson
has never before, TO my knowledge, seen the
light:
When he demanded Of Louis Philippe in
demnity for the spoliation of commerce, the
commercial interest was psnic-struck in ap-
prehension of certain war, and our land was
filed with invectives hurled by the newspa-
per organs of the monied classes against the
great President and his policy. Itwas said
that he was either a blockhead or rufian;
either unable to count the cost of war, or re-
gardless of the waste of blood and treasure;
determined to pursue his narrow and ignor-
ant schemes, whatever the risk TO the nation.
One Of the Justices of the Federal Supreme
Court was about this period taking the great
Eastern cities en- route from his Western
home to the capital, spending some time IN
Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Balti-
more. AS he was known to be intimate with
the President, he was waited upon by many
bankers and merchants of these places, who
urged him TO demonstrate with the General
against the folly and wickedness ofhis course;
representing that our commerce would be
crushed, and that oil our interests would be
ruined in the unequal, nay, hopeless contest
with the great monarchy. They knew, they
said, the belligerent disposition of the French
King, and that his people were not only pre-
pared, but eager for war and the Judge was
implored in the most moving tones, to use
his best powers, as a patriot in adverting the
threatened collision, and to secure the fade
less wreath of the peace-maker. "I H"
Reaching Washington, Just before the com
mencement of the session, when the wal
message was to be sent to Congress, the Judge
called topay his respects to the President and
before long the topic of the day was intro.
duced. "Well, Judge, said the old chief
tain, what do they think of my war policy
in the great cities?" The Judge, who had
really been much impressed by what be hat
heard stated in concise but strong terms, thu
remonstrance with which he had been charged
The President, laughing long and heartily
said, "What fools they areR Opening hi
desk, he produced map of France, and
couple of letters. The map showed at
glance the departments which produced win'
and silk, and ON its margin was tabular
statement, showing the number of the dep
utes in the chamber sent from these, as com
pared with the other departments of tn,
kingdom, by which it appeared that they haC
a strong majority in the legislative branch o
the Government. ....iI..,
One of the letters was from Mr. Living
ston, the Presidents minister in Paris, an
nouncing that he had the honor to forward
with the accompanying map and annexed in
formation, prepared by himself and the
French minister of foreign affairs an auto.
graph letter from Louis Philippe. In this
the King of the French stated explicitly that
he felt the justice of the American President
claim for indemnity, and was desirous tC
satisfy it, but that he was prevented from 81
doing by the impracticable temper of hi
chamber of deputies; that as the Presiden
would see from the map, its majority wa
composed of members from those department
whose industry would be ruined by wa
with the United States, yet that these wer
the very men who refused to vote the supple
to pay the debt. His majesty therefore urge
the President to threaten immediate war un
less the debt were paid, with the assuranc
that this measure would have the desired Ell
feet of alarming the intractable deputies int
more equitable dispositions. The judge there
fore Joined in the Presidents hearty laug
and felt how groudless were the fears, an
how undeserved the bitter denunciation
poured out upon the head of the noble Ten
nesseean. Mlbarn's " Ten Years ofd Preael
eris Life