The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-09-23
An Old Republican Taken Down
-Jacksom'< Views Ott COefcton
Expla q. Adams
yIews-A sharp Hiscussion.


A Democratic friend of ours, says
the Enquirer, who always carries the
documents and is well posted in regard
to national affairs, who does not believe
in this war ''for the Union,' and has
no idea that a voluntary Union of SOW
ereign States can be preserved by force,
without destroying the republican
; character of the Government and rem
derlng it lespotism, had a CONVERSE
ton few days ago with an old Repub-
lican, that, as told to us, is worthy of
note. The Republican is of old Whig
antecedents, and in his day cursed
Andrew Jackson as bitterly as he now
curses Vallandignam. But, like most
of that party, he now finds it polite to
profess the greatest reverence for the
character of the Old Hero and for his
principles. "Oh!" says he to our
Democratic friend, II wish we had a
jackson at the head of our affairs! If
your party would now only carry out
the doctrines of Jackson and Old Tom
Benton nregard to the Union and the
war, instead of those of Vallandigham,
/ would cheerfully vote with and Sus-
tain your organization
Democrat-"Would you, indeed!
You indorse General Jackson as sound
on this war and coercion question:
"Republican-"C Certainly, l indorse
him. Don't Eknow how he put the
| Nullifers of South Carolina down in
1897" .m
Dcmocrat-"1 fear you know but
little of his opinions, and have got
wrong impression of them. Did you
ever read his Farewell Address to the
American people, of March 4, 1872
Republican-'Readit, Yes ahun-
dred times!"
Democrat-"Well, if you have read
it, do you remember this paragraph in
it?"
Ueread:
''But tho Constitution can not be
perverted and the Union maintained
by the mere coerciye powers conhded
to the General Government. Its foun-
dation must he laid in the affections Of
the people, and in the security that it
gives to life, liberty, property and
character. If such a struggle is ever
begun, and the citizens Of one section
of thecountry are ever arrayed in arms
against those of another in doubtful
conflict, let the battle result as it may,
there will be m end to the Union, and
with it an end to the hopes of freemen.
The victory Of the victors would not
secure to them the blessings Of liberty.
1t would avenge their wrongs, but
they would themselves share in the
common ruin.
/ Republican-s'Is that in General
Jackson's Farewell Address," -
Democrat--"Yes, sir. I knew you
were ignorant of it, as wellas most of
your party, who appear to know as
little of the Generals views on this
doctrine of coercion as they do Of
those of the King Of Italy. They are
constantly mlsrepresenting him. You
see that Mr.. Vallandigham is true
and faithful disciple Of General Jack
son. Hajs abeliever in the principles
of the Farewell Address. If he is
wrong, he has been mislea in principle
by the Farewell Address of Andrew
jackson! But he is right, and Jackson
was right. You spoke of Jackson and
! the Nulliiers. How dld he meet that
question? By conceding the justice of
the claim made by the Nu,lifers in
regard to the tariff, and by signing a
i bill that reduced it, and which action
caused the withdrawal of the Nullif>
cation Ordinance! Did Lincoln treat
the Secession question in that way?
| Was not this his doctrine--"it mustbe
put down by the sword, and the sword
alone, to save the Republic?'
! Republican-"Jackson did talk ra-
ther singular in his Farewell Address
and use language that appears to be a
justification of Vallandigham, but |
know of no other statesman Of the past
who has thus committed himself
Dem m7crat-"You do not? Well,
let me read you an extract from the
= address of the competitor of General
Jackson for the Presidency, Hon. John
Quincy Adams, who was the founder
of the Abolition party. In his address
before the Historical Society of New
York, in 1889, after opposing the right
of State secession, he said: @
1 .'The indissoluble link of Union be-
tween the people Of the several States
of this confederate nation is, after all,
not inthe right but in the heart. Ii