Smyrna times., 1861-03-07
Gen. jackson on Compromise.

The New York Times thinks that some OF
the extreme anii-compromisers, ofthe not-an-
inch'' school, are much more Mortified at the
mere mention of the word Compromise than
the occasion calls for. II illustrates It's mean
ing by a very homely barn-yard metaphor
suggesting, that the mention of the word has
much the same effect upon them ss red flag
has upon mad bull; without stopping at all
to scrutinize it's character, or to see whether II
conceals the knife of the EGtGdOr or not. they
rush al it with headlong fury, and incur some
risk of striking their heads against very OBJ
stnate stone wall. ANY party in this country
which actually promotes, either by positive eft
forts or by negative indifference, dissolution
of this Union, will not easily keep It's footing
for any considerable time"
10 reading Parton's Life of Jackson, the
other evening, says the Lancaster Express
we were struck with the fact that while Jack
son promptly adopted measures TO vndicate
the honor of the government, assert its power,
and protect its public property, he at the same
time recommended compromise, as the best
I
same time uniting the people more thoroughly
in vindication OF the Union. He did exactly
what Mr.. Buchanan should have done, and
what, he having failed to do, should be done
by his successor.
Lauding Jackson as their favorte hero Just
now, these "not.an.inch" men entertain an
idea that if he were President now, he would
! ius NIL for al i
site a., swear his traditional and emphatic oath,
and PCT down the Sou herh rebellion by force
of arms. They nave vague recollection that
he did something of this kind once in South
Carolina, and they take it for granted he would
do precisely the same thing now. MIR. Lin
coin, therefore, is expected to follow his ex
ample, as they understand it. They forget or
ignore the different circumstances of the two
rebellons, and especially the very striking and
somew What important difference in their extent
The rebellion of 1882, which Gen. Jackson pul
down, involved about t,OOthirdS of the people
of South Carolina. One-,hIrd of her people
were loyal, and were ready to fight for the
Union against the nullifers. All the Fedora
officers, MarshalS, Judges, Collectors, Prosecu
ting Attorneys, &c, kept their places, and The
whole machinery of Federal authority went on
as usual. And outside of South Caroline there
was not the slightest sympathy with nu'litica
ton in a single Southern State. Virginia, N
Carolina. Georgia, were ready to furnish mill
tia enough al an hours call TO put down lnsur.
rection.
Just now, all this is changed. Six States
are unanimous, Geo far as their formal actor
goes,) against the Union,-and not lhopsanC
men could be raised in any OF the Southern
States to march against secession. The whole
machinery of the law is paraly zed, and not ;
writ can be served or step taken to vindicat'
the law in any of the seeded States. These
differences, the Times justly concludes, OF,
, worthy of consideration, and will not be ignored
by sensible men. who have the slightest desir
that the new Administration should act Of
principles Of common sense.
1t is highly important, therefore, that thos
who laud the course of Juckson-and we all, '
none to excel US in admiration of the old hero
exsmple-should understand exactly wha
course he did take in the emergency referre
; Io-Ihe general impression that he was a. gains
all compromise being altogether erroneous.