Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-07-24
Jaclksonian Democracy.

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The leaders Of the self-styled Democracy Of
the present day still pretend to inherit the
principles of Andrew jackson, though every
plank in their platform condemns the bright.
est pages in the history Of the old hero Of
New Orleans. A contemporary has taken the
pains to sift out Of their numerous platforms
the following negative principles upon which
they are conducting the political CANVASS
THEY have no positive principles-they pro
pose no reforms, but only antagonism to the
Administration party, whose entire energies
are at present directed towards crushing Out
the rebellion which threatens the life of the
nation.] These principles, or rather waat.
of principle, are five in number, and art
classified as follows:
l. Opposition to the doctrine that the Pres
ident, as military head of the nation, has the
right to make Military Arrests of civilians, in
time of invasion or instruction. ...t
Q. Opposition to the doctrine that Military
Necessity confers extraordinary powers on thu
President as such military head, to oppose
such invasion or rebellion.
8. Opposition to the doctrine that the Fed
eral Government has the constitutional right
by military means, to coerce q State to obey
the laws Of Congress and to remain in ths
Union.
4. Opposition to the doctrine that the Fed
eral Government has the right to compel ths
inhabitants of State to furnish their proper
ton of men and money TO carry ON war tc
which the State authorities are opposed.
B. Opposition to the employment of color
ed troops in the National Army. , vu.
Every one of these measures has ethel
been adopted by Jackson or approved BY
him. t4.a....
l. He arrested Louaillier at New Orleans
for publishing an article in newspaper con
demning his order expelling French residents
and afterwards arrested Judge Hall, of tn
United States District Court, for issuing I
writ of habeas corpus for the release of Lou
aillier. Both these men were loyal; thu
charge against them was simply Of obstruct
ing the military power.
2. After the close Of the war, Judge Hal
caused Gen. Jackson to be arrested and fined
him $1,000, which he paid. In 1874, thu
Democratic party having the power in Con
gress, passed bill refunding to Gen. jackson
the amount of his fine with interest. The
sole ground on which Gen. jackson and the
Democratic party rested his case, was that o.
Military Necessitg.
8. In 1882, he put down the Calhoun re-
bellion in South Carolina, and declared thai
qualification and secession are revolutionary
measures, and not political rights growing
out of our Constitution or Confederacy."
4. In his proclamation against nullifica
ton, dated December 10, 1882, President
Jackson asserts the right of the Federal Gov
eminent to make and enforce laws for the
collection Of supplies from the States for the
prosecution of war. He said:
ut is no answer to repeat that an uncon
stitutional law is no law, so long as the
question of its legality is to be decided by
the State itself; for ever law operating inju
riously upon any local interest will be per
haps thought, and certainly represented, as
unconstitutional, and, as has been shown
there is no appeal. What shows
conclusively that the States cannot be said to
have reserved an undivided sovereignty is
that they expressly coded the right to punish
treason-not treason against their separate
power, but treason against the United States
Treason isan offence against sovereignty, and
sovereignty must reside with the power tc
punish it."
5. In the war Of 1912, he employed colored
soldiers, and highly complimented them at
forwards in a public address, speaking o.
them as possessing "noble enthusiasm which
impels to great Deeds"
Will the whited sepulchres, who claim to
be Jacksonian Democrats, and are insulting
the memory Of that great and good man by
opposing every cherished policy of his life
deny these facts. They dare not.