Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-03-29
Colonel Tate's Eulogy
ON
GENERAL JACKSON.


Jackson's Proclamation to- the people of
South Carolina, Mr.. TATE (Columbia)
was called upon for few remarks, to
which he responded as follows;
Mr.. SPEAKER IL concur with the gen.
tleman to whose kindness l ain indebted
for the courtesy of the House, that brief
reference, at least, is due the name aud
fame of the departed patriot and statesman
whose living admonition and undying
legacy we have just been called upon to
thus publicly celebrate.
Near and dear to the American people
is the name of Andrew Jackson. We do
well to-day to turn aside for an hour from
the legitimate business of legislation, to
hear the admonitions and warnings of one
who, though dead, yet speakcth. May
we long treasure his wise counsels, and
practice his wholesome prccepts
Mr.. Speaker, am clearly of the opin-
ion that, had we observed the teachings of
the sterling "Sage of the Hermitage" to
which we have just been listening, our be-
loved country would to-day have been at
peace. 1 agree with my patriotic friend
of Philadelphia--the Hon. Mr.. Dennis
who remarked in his able defence of Gen.
Jackson, upon the 18th OF last February,
when had the honor of offering the res
olution inviting this celebration that An
drew jackson was the second Saviour Of
his country. WASHINGTON we truly de-
nominate the first, and JACKSON tho sec
ond-in which sentiment cordially con-
cur and have no doubt that it commends
the judgment of every patriot in the land.
Such sentiments as those enuucatcd in the
message of Gen. Jackson are full of mean
ing and admonition, and must be cspeci-
ally refreshing to the loyal citizen in these
times of treason and rebellion. We hail
them as an OASIS in the moral waste of
this degenerate world. The best energies
Of his life, and the most powerful efforts
Of his administration, were devoted to the
suppression of rebellion, and the defence
of the Constitution. Obedience to the law
and defence to the Union was the watch
word of Andrew jackson. It was he
who fcarlessly declared, "Tng FEDERAL
UNIoN-& must be prcServsd,' and were
he to day upon the theatre of action, would
no doubt signalizc that determination OF
his purpose with an emphatic "By the
Eternal" Sir, too wish we had such a
man as ANDREW JACKSON.
Mr.. Speaker, thanking Divine Provi.
dence, in the name of Pennsylvania, and
through them Of the world, for the two
first named benefactors Of our race, in the
persons of Washington and Jackson, may
we not confidently trust that, in the mu-
nifcencc Of the same uncrring wisdom, He
has raised up in the person of Gen. Nc
Clcllan, the third "Saviour of our coun>
try"
l am not yet done with Andrew jack
son. lie suppressed nuiliGcmiOn in 1882,
and, if now living, would wipe out rsbell-
ion in 1862. His motto would now be
that of all his followers. "The Consttu.
ton as it is-the Union as it was "
And now, Mr., Speaker, word in re-
lation to our beloved, bleeding, suffering
and distracted country. The fair temple
of our liberties has been ruthlessly assail.
ed by traitorous hands, and the sacred
tombs of Mount Vernon, Monticello and
the Hermitage-tho imperishable heritage
ofour fathers and our fathers God-have
been desecrated by treason's unholy ambi~
ton. Such violators of law and humanity
l hold, would
"Pliagc the palace Of the King OF Kings
And clip the gliding from an angels wings,
Would cheat the living--wrOng the dead,
And rob the orphan Of its crust Of bread"
In conclusion, may we not here, as the
Representatives of one branch of the Leg.
islature, congratulate the loyal people Of
the whole country upon the prospects Of
an early and enduring peace. A peace
that will comprehend the honor of the
thirty four stars of the Union. Black re.
bellion and treason will then be banished
from the land meyer again to disgrace our
country's fair escutcheon.
For them l have neither mercy or sym
pathy, Men who desert the Union, and
attempt to destroy or mar its beauty, have
no claim to its protection and immunities
but deserve its unlimited eXecrations. o.