Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-01-13

er, the epirit of notification was destroyed
Pity 'tis that when abolition notification spran
up 10 the North, there was not Jackson to tax
the serpent by the throat, that the twin mon
sters might have been buried In q common
grave--twin monsters which, like the withere,
and hateful hags on the barren heath Of Scot
land, have together ooncocted the ll.broth o
this present civil war. Pity 'tis that In thes
dark days the spirit of Jackson, the judiclou
wielder of power, and the spirit Of Clay, the EN-
bodiment of compromise, could not be evoked
from their resting place, again to deliver theil
country from destruction.
| Greater as q statesman, because the states
man is greater than the warrior, the pen might.
Ter than the sword. Greater, because o com.
bination of greater powers is requisite, and be.
cause "in all these struggles Of civil life, q
much higher species Of courage even ls neces.
sary than on the battle. field, as no trumpet
drum, or cannon B!irs the blood, no standard
foats in the breeze TO animate the droopinp
spirlt--but IL is moral frmneas, martyrs
devotion to duty, which must alone sustain, en-.
courage and triumph"
ANDREW JAcKIoN--GREAr As A WARRIoR =
GREATER As STATEsMAN--dREATEs or ALL IN
Ms UEFALTERINa LOVE or COUNTRY.
Greatest, because he was warrior only as
ne was patriot-greatest, because he was
statesman only as he loved his country-grcat-
eat because IL Ia not otherwise
That glory springs, and high immortal deeds;
The public good, the good Of Others, still
must bear fond nature down, In him who dares
Aspire to worthy rule; imperlous honor
ntlll DER the most distinguished lords II most"
That the hero whose memory we celebrate
to night was iniallible, his most enthusiastic
euloglst will not pretend to afim. That he
was at times arbitrary and despotic Is not oply
admitted by bis most partial historians, but is
what we might readily conclude from the cir
cumstances under which he was reared and BY
which ne was surrounded in subsequent life.
HIS faults In this respect, however, were by no
meanslso great as one might be led to suppose
from the conduct of those who In this day pro-
fess to be his imitatore. and who have 90 lately
discovered his heroic character. He did In.
deed, as Ia so often told US, establish military
law and suspend the great writ of civil liberty
within the limits of his military lines. Hisim
itstors have done this not only within mill.
tary llnes, but throughout the length and breadth
OF this great land. Subsequently, though still
surrounded BY victorious army and BY thous.
ands of munifcent and devoted friends, he vim
dicated the majesty of the civil law, by himself
peacefully submitting to the forms of q judicial
tribunal and to the punishment 1t chose to in.
hlct; an act not transcribed by any other 10 his
whole splendid career, in true grandeur or eal.
utary influence. To those who profess to iml.
tate him In the former, bis example In the latter
respect might perhaps well be commended.
was 1t not ever true that when ordinary men
profess to walk in the footsteps of the great,
they are likely to initiate their vices alone.
After all, the signal failure OF thislparty, with
whom he has so suddenly become q hero, In
their profesaed imitation Of him, is perhaps not
to be wondered at. II Ia not the man himself,
but the idea of the man they have always en-.
teftalned, that is before their minds and seems
70 be shaping their course. According to all
their political speeches, documents and records
him In the past, Andrew Jackson,
Instead OF having been, as the Democratic par
ty supposed, patriot, was traitor; instead of
having been great general, was Wh0y iQno. |
raut OF the art of war; instead of having been |
statesman, was utterly unable to frame or de- |
wise measure; instead Of having been forci !
BILE political writer, could not compose a cor. |
rect sentence or spell words of four syllables: |
instead OF having been the most candid of men,
was capable Of and practiced the profoundest
dlssimulation; instead OF having been a law
obeying citizen, constantly defied law and
trsmpled II under foot; instead Of having
been humane gentleman, was an inhuman
savage. .b.sA l-a
You have all seen o caricature Of the old
hero, gotten up by this same party, in which
frantic widows and their orphan babes are de.
plcted in most haggsrd face, the index of
guilty conscience. His breast is prison, through
the bars of which an unfortunate inmate is vain.
ly striving to reach his tuf1e on which are
printed the significant words "Habeas Corpus"
Guns, spears, tents and victims, emblems of
outrage, are pictured and declared to be his
brightest ornaments. Beneath he is ironically
styled the Hero Of t,oO Wars" while In his
mouth are put the Shakspearean words-"Me.
thought the souls Of all that had murdered came
to my tent"
Such has always been the idea Of jackson en-
tertained BY this party, and according to their
IDEA OF him, am not prepared to deny that
they Initiate him very we'll.
Of us well know who have loved and studied
him In the past, and who have gratefully sat at
HE feet and listened to his teachings. II he
had faults, he had them In common with the
best Of Adams sons. II he had faults, they
were ss nothing in contrast with his signal SER
vices, his illustrious virtues. And If we ask
charity from men who give them nothing, let
us extend It to those who have enriched us ard
enriched the ages. cei.iinb .Ns.a
There 10 much of encouragement In the early
life OF Jackson and his subsequent illustrious
career to the young man who Is struggling M
through Ignorance and poverty and hardshfps.
Starting IN life with q few strong natural en-
dowments, without scholastic or professional
training, his only. discipline and education hsy-
Ing been received amidiths trials and dangers
Of early days in Carolina and Tennessee, and
the agitations and perils OF the Revolution, by
the aid of an infexlble purpose and high moral
sense, he Insured to himself victories In the
field and wreathed his brow with civic laurels
Tonight, in obedience to that instinct which
leads men TO pay reverence to their heroes, we
are met to do him homage. As o great.souled
hero, we offer him our worship;-as gentleand
humane man we give him our love. Great as
Q warrior-greater as Ststesman--greate as
a patriot-a genuine man every inch!
cAlef Of the Brave Twas thine 10 WELD
Rsslstless arms In Battlefield
Twas thine TO give the gallant blow.
That struck the lion-standard lowl
Zen as mighty harp with strings ,i
Thrilling beneath the tempests wings, @
DO thrilled the nations soul, when tkou
Trampled the foe beneath thy feet,
And saw victorious DER thy brow m
Unfurled. oolumbia's glorysheet.
Long az Hero's grave shall be
cherished altar for the free--l
All dearer far and more divine
Than Persian orb or orient shrine
Long q the river by whose wave y
Thou leds't the armies OF the brave,
Shall, In the shades Of evening dim,
"a Echo the anthem OF the sea, *, cNs t
u And mingle with ito solemn hymn
The ancient songs OF liberty .
Long as the spirits OF the blest
Shall hover Ger each PATRIOTS sleep