The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-02-02


Cured during his brief residence as
Governor. Commissioned with the
1 amplest powers, including ali that
Kingly Spain had granted to his pred
ecessors, he soon proved himself ready
to exert them to the utmost; and for
disobediance to one Of his orders,
committed Spanish Ex-Governor to
the calaboose over night. But he soon
more active life, or the calm and
quiet of the Hermitage. In a few
i months he resigned and returned
/ home ;there. as he sincerely hoped to
/ spend the evening of his days in ease
and retirement. Here he had but re-
/ Gently built the new Hermitage-built
it for his wife, he himself believing
that he had not many months to live.
For her, too, he had here built..a church,
Here for some years in comparative
tquiet, he dispensed plain, but abund-
ant hospitality to his numerous visit
ors and friends. His sporting days
were gone.s The newspaper-of books
/ he knew little-an eloquent pamphlet
or speech an old fashioned hymn, or
patriots or social song military mar
/ ratives and adecdotes the cares and
labors of his plantation--these now
made up his daily life for a season at
the Hermitage. Here he was wholly
different parsonage from the stern,
/ impetuous, sometimes raging Jackson
i of the forum, of the hustings, of the
camp, of antagOnism eVerywhere.-
He never spoke an impatient word to
wife, servant or child and under his
own roof, proved himself the gentlest
/ and tenderest of men. Do" There were
two Jacksons," quantity writes biog-
rapher jackson crossed, and Jackson
having his own way; Jackson, his
mastership unquestioned, and Jackson
with rival near the throne." He had
loved his mother living and all his
remaining life .revercd her. dead. He
loved children, and they loved him !;
he loved horses; he ought to have
| loved plants and flowers; he must
have loved pets, every true hearted
man and woman does love them. Be-
! fore a blazing fire, on raw and stormy
night in February, with child on his
| lap, and lamb between his knees,
| Benton found and announced to him
his first hope for military position and
glory.-But foremost among the mild
er yet nobler of his characteristics,
was his delicate, chivalrous, absolute
faith in the virtue of woman. i"I In
this" said one of the earliest and most
intimate of his friends, ",he was dis
tinguishable from every other person
with whom was acquainted And
said Benton, cit was innate, unvary-
ing, self-acting, and including all wos
mankind" Very rare and very, ex-
alted is this faith. Want of it is the
beginning of immortality. There is
no public. and there cannot long be
any private virtue where it does not
exist. Whoever is prompt to suspect
and to assail the purity of woman
dishonors his mother, defsmes his
sister, insults his wife, betrays his
daughter. Unfit to be- an associate,
unsafe as guest, he is not an honest
man he cannot be gentleman /; he is
villain. What double measure of
anathema, shall be meted out to her
who is ever ready to asperse the honor
of her own sex? saf 3a 90
4. Andrew Jackson was not long to 4
enjoy this retirement. And now as
well special and disinterested friends
as selfish politicians, were resolved
that he should be President. Political
considerations at this moment seemed
to require that he should become first
candidate for the Senate of the
United States. He only could defeat
a rival who was his personal and po-
litical enemy. He was elected-twen-
ty-fve members of the Legislature
voted against him, of whom three only
were returned at the next election. In
December, 1928, he took his seat again
in the Senate, twenty-siX years after
his first appearance in that body. And
there was no sch oAing with rage" now.
He served two sessions, speaking
rarely and briefly, voting upon almost |
every question. He was fairly i'm the
field for the Presidency. Entertaining |
the delicate scrupIes of that day, he |
refused to canvass for election, writing |
to confidential friend, 81 cannot do |
il; Iwould feel degraded the rest of
my life. If ever fill that Office, it |
must be by the free choice of the peo-
pie" But his political opinions he |
did not hesitate to. announce. A mem
orable declaration was in these words, |
pertinent equally to the times in which |
we live: :" am opposed to prolong-
ing the payment of our national debt,
and thereby raise up in our country |;
a moneyed aristocracy7 dangerous to
our liberty" Later in. his life he was
chosen President, and during the term
of service, the last dollar of an honest
public debt was paid off. ta'-a a.
! The electoral colleges failed to
choose President, and the choice de-
yolved upon the House of Represent
atives. Jackson had received larger
of electoral votes, larger
of States, and larger popu-
lar vote than any other candidate. He
was clearly the choice of the States
and people. But the Constitution did
not obllge the House to elect him.
Controlled by Henry Clay, but in ex-
srcise of their undoubted right, they
,hose John Quincy Adams, of Massa- {
,husetts. There was bargain and Is
'ale' in the act, but in an evil hour for |
his future political fortunes, Mr.. Clay Q
became Secretary of State under the l
lew Administration. u Nominations / i
,y Congressional caucus were at an t
md, and to be found in the line of c
afe precedents," was henceforth pre- q
destined defeat. r. ."t" C
During this long canvass, extending 4
rom December, 1923, to February, t
S25, Andrew Jackson had made many
riends, conciliating also not few T.
by his calmness, his modera- n
ion, his urbanity. AT the end of the q
ession he returned home and resigned e
lis seat in the Senate. His journey e
restward was a triumphant process "
ion. Politicians had postponed him a
ut he was more than ever the idol of v
he people. They were resolved that Z
e should be President ); and believing e
hat their will had been thwarted, he Il
'as now himself equally determined W
In the very night of his defeat, he W
ad been put in nomination by his "
lends as the Peoples candidate for 81
800. His election was now but q III
uestion of time. Not so thought the la
'iends of Mr.. Adams. Three years rs
unquiet followed, and then cam ct
aign of unexampled excitement and ht
itterness. Never had any man been hi
ssailed as Andrew jackson. Every ju