, 1875-05-30

people will wear gaudy and mereIiclouD orna-
snenta rather than 60 with none at all, We a1e
likely to have continuance OF the aze oi
chromos, with III its evil consequences
ANDREW JACK5oN's ADMINISTRATION.
DIE ADMINISTRATION ANDREW: JAcKsoE's IN IHnE1
BEDRu1uNS FUER DIE ESrw1cEELuHa DER DkXo
Cratic IN DEN VEnE1Sro1EN STAATEH vow AMER1KA
Von Dr.: q. Won HoIsT, Professor al der Untver
situet Freiburg.
It is not a.tteriug to the American peopIe
that the few very good books on. American
politics and the tendency Of American institu'
tona should have e1oanated from the pens o1
foreign writers. No man ever passed better
or more impartial. Or more sagaclous, judgment
on the workings OF our political system thar
De Tocqueville in his Democracy in America :
Aud, since the days Of De Tocquevi1le, there has
been no writer who has treated American subjects
with anything like the abiliry Of the present
Professor Of American History in the University
Of Freiburg, Mr. Von Hoist The best testimony
to the excellence of his book "Democzacy and
the Constitution is, That, although it has been
but very short tino published. it is already a
textbook in tho original in Yale University.
Won Hoist has every qualification to write the
political history Of this country. To philosophio
and scientific cast Of mind, he unites practical
experience OF the working OF our institutions
With MI the proverbiaI laboriousness and con-
scientious impartiaity OF the real German aa~
want. Americans will find much profound
thought on the circumstances thu. surround
them in the work of lIr. Won Hoist. II any
proof Of this ia needed it il furnished By the
pamphlet before us On The Administration Of An
drew jackson, aud it's Significance in the dovel-
opment Of democracy in the United States Of
America Mr. Ton Hoist considers the Admins
tration OF President Jackson as in moro than one
respect The most important epoch in the
history Of this country. We may not
all sgree with him when be says that with John
Quincy Adams the last statesman who for long
time should sit in the Presidential chair loft the
White Houee. With Jackson, the crowd and tie
professional politicians, he says, began their
reign. In Jacksons election be sees tie triumph
Of radical democracy over modified democracy.
The man who had preceded Jackson were men Of
high culture. refined tastes, and Some preten-
sions to the SCIENCE Of statesmanship> Jackson
had not, "a Prof. Won Hoist remarks, leaned the
alphabet Of craftsmanship when ho was recon-
manded by the Legislature Of Tennessee for the
Presidency. Tho Recommendation was a sub
ject Of much ridicule aud amusement in New En-
gland, where people we're still somewhat ideaiis-
tic in their notions oancarninc tha chief of a
great nation. All they knew OF Jackson WAS that
l1e had haen Senator from Tannessea, and TINT in
debate hin voice grew choked with paasiou.
Morally he had no control ever himself; in-
tellectually, he was undiaeipliued. True. he had
been Judge OF the Supreme Court Of Ten
nesaee: but this vaa At a time kwbep il WAS M
important to be IN to the tricks of the Indians.
and to be able to tase good sim st them. II to
be ve1sed IN the law OF the land. The nation in
general Was acquainted with him as q successful
md able General. Yet in tho East It was thoucht
that the people hsd too much good sense to re-
vard with the Presidency the hero Of New Or
leans and Of a few Indian battles,
.,t 1.,,~ao, ,.,, man - thu ,a,,,. n.
a.saea Hitharto t1,.ra cera hnt tvo c,aaa.a ~
The country that sonrht to obtain the unnar hand
in the government.-thee1,v e1,veholdipe arstocracv
in thu sonth and t,,e commercial md nrofea.
a;,n,l .r;atoc,srv. ar bo,,ynao;se in tho Eorth
Tba oroat ,naaa ~ thn neon,a conf;nea thar,.
zs,v.s IN c,,t;no thar votas ror III, cona;dataa
zhc ,,,r,n1 fron, tbaaa c,aaaaa Rrt l. vsa i'm
nosah,s ,h.t t,a a-nar;c.n -,rebs .hou,d not d;s.
,o.-a- t,.t tha ho,1,t- -hor hrd x1,oaa tha ,,,a-
oond.r,no. - ,ouor i, +ha;r ,,.nd. Tha
! s1.as;oar CO. - foradad Az ~. .s.rr,,t;oa
49, 49, nao,,n za.a -,.5a - r,1o. ~ 49,
..rhos - ra,;t;cal ,..aara il WIS n,a;,+ain.d
Hal tbav raro Rnt tba maasa, -, tho
t1na,;c.n o.on1a had navar xat ,asertad their
nov.r Tha onnortnn;tv cana T., +har, 1rith tho
,,naid,cv ~ Andrav 1.craon Thev advocated
,;e e1act,on not "a tba v;ctor;ono Gsnar.1 nnt
Il H.. ,n,n ~ the neon,o --,fa neon,a,a cboico
Mnrh IN tba d;an.v ~ Na, Fns7ana tha
pennsr]r.nia etata convrntion hold m March 4
e7t indoraad Tho non;n,t;on NJ ,ha r,a1;s1a.
n-a ~ Tannaseaa Had thora ro+ haan for,
,na;d,,a. T., VI. f.1a - 10 xa,v r-,h.t1a 49,
r.cl,sou ronld have been elected that year. Rut
hara Sera fonr-Adams I,ckson. C1sv and
,r.uford NeHher Of them race,vad tha con-
ttnt;ona1 majority At a1actnra1 votea. and The
,.ct;nn tbererore dero1ved m tha Hons. NJ
c1av vwas dronned here Jacl.
m h.d receire., 90 votes. and Adams ~ in thu
electoral ColIeeo. Clay east his iufuenca for
Idann- who vns e1ectea bv tho vote at thirteen
tatas to eleven. sgyen Of which last were oiven
Or Jackson .nd fonr for Crawford. Tba aotion