The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-04-07
Andrew Jackson on COnrtIers.

Cry OF WASHINGTON, April %, 1904.
DEAR SIR: I reached this place on
last evening. I have been detained on
NV tourney, since I had the pleasure OF
meeting you, four days by high waters
and an Inflammation in my leg, which
has in q great measure subsidized, but
am not free from pain.
The President is at Monticello. He has
lost his daughter, Mrs. Ebbs. Not
hint who is to be appointed to the gov
eminent of New Orleans. l did not call
to see the President. My reasons l will
concisely state, and leave you to Judge
whether they are not founded upon just
premises. It was not known to me
whether he had made the appointment.
In case 1 waited on him, and the office OF
Governor of New Orleans rot filled, it
would perhaps have been construed as
the call of courtier; and of all three
characters on earth my feelings despise
a man capable of bringing
to power for benefit or office.
And such characters as are capable
of bending for the sake of an Office are
badly calculated for q representative
system where merit alone should lead to
preferment. These being my sensations,
and believing that II call upon him I'M
der present existing circumstances
might be- construed as the act of a cour-
tier, I travelled on engaging my own
feelings; and let me declare to you that
before 1 would violate my own ideas of
propriety would yield up any Office in
in the Government, were l in possession
of Utmost honorable and lucrative.
Win %he choice is to fall on is mott
known here unless to the Secretary of
State. But have reasons to conclude
that Mr.. Claiborne will not fill that Of
fee. have also reasons to believe that
if suitable character can be found who
> master of the French language he will
be preferred. I think that tue proper
qualification for the Governor of that
country to possess, provided it is &C.
companied with other necessary ones.
never had any sanguine expectations
of filling the office; if ] should, it will
be more than l expect But permit
me here again to repeat that
the friendly attention OF my friends.
and those particularly that am conf
dent acted from motives of pure friend
ship to me (among whom l rank you),
never shall be forgotten. Gratitude is
always the commitant of bosom sus-
ceptible of true friendship, and if I
know myself my countenance never says
to man that l am his friend, but my
heart beats in unison with it. Permit me
here, with that candor that you will al
ways find me to possess, to state tina
am truly gratifed to find that your con-
stituents alone are not the only part of
the Union that think highly of your leg
islative conduct; it extends as far as your
speeches have been read, and you are
known as member of the representative
branch. May You continue to grow in
popularity on the basis of your own
merit, and as long as you are guided by
your own judgment this will continue to
be the case. This is, in my opinion, the
only road to lasting popularity; for the
moment q man yields his judgment to
popular within he may be compared to a
ship without its rudder in a gale-he is
sure to be dashed against rock. Accept,
my dear sir, my warmest wishes for Your
welfare. ANDREW JACKSON.
G.. w. CAMPBELL, ESQ.
Richmond Dispatch.