The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-06-07
From Occasional OF the Press.

What would the Democratic party in its
best days hvae done, If the grave responsible
tiles of such war as this had been reposed
in its hands! Let us suppose precisely the
same case made up against an adversary that
has been made up against the South, aud who
can doubt that policy would be re sorted to
far more severe than the one adopted by the
present Administration We only have 10
pcruse the history of the last thirty years, to
be assured of the truth Of this assertion
The most familiar authority against even
threatened rebellion, is that furnished in the
experience of Andrew Jackson, a Southern
President. Had he not been prevailed upon,
he would have hung John c. Calhoun on
pennsylvania avenue. Those who knew the
inncrmost secrets Of his heart have frequently
related how often he regretted that he had
been persuaded from this purpose. The
jackson school was composed of men who
took the responsibility, and whenever they
did so they were sustained by the people.
In the midst of the violent assaults OF his Oppo-
nents, the favorite motto OF Old Hickory was
that " he had sworn to support the Constitu-
ton, and would execute it according to his
own construction of it, Hence his declara.
ton of martial law in New Orlerns, and his
defiance OF the decision OF Judge Hail.
Hence his fearless opposition to the United
States Bank, in the face of threats and pro-
tests from lawyers and capitalists. Hence
his hanging OF Arbuthnot and Ambristcr. In
his camprign against the British, before tn.
battle of New Orleans, he enrolled and armed
the negroes by thousands, and if he were
now living he would not hesitate q moment
to strike at the shareholders to confscate
heir slaves, to use their labor to relieve his
own troops, and to carry fire and sword into
every community that resisted the Fedcrat
authority. The partlzan who stood in his way
was crushed. The Federal officers who hest
tated to support his policy was removed, and
the member of Congress who refused to give
him his whole hearts approval was sternly
excluded from his presence. One of his boil
dest acts, the removal of the deposits, was
greeted with shout of execration by tho
expounders of the Constitution, and led to
the appointment, first in his Cabinet as Attor-
ney General, and afterwards as Judge of
the Supreme Court, of that very Roger B.
fancy who is now relied upon, in his high
place of Chief Justice of that grave tribunal.
to give opinions to emdarras the Administra-
ton in its present great struggle. Jackson
saw his country in great peril-brheld it
threatened by tyranical moneyed institution
aud. when the lawyers refused to give law
10 maintain his remedy, he made the law for
himselt;-or, as in tho case of fancy, selcc-
ted lawyers to make it for him.
SO much for the real chief of the progress
sive Democracy in his own day and time.-
So much for Jackson when he felt he was
right. What he would do now no honest
man can doubt His heroic soul would kindIe
with indignation at the spectacle of a slave
holders rebellion inspired by the teachings
of Calhoun against the Union which he dccla-
red " must and shall be preserved"