Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-08

traits of character which distinguished
his career as soldier. And the zeal
with which he pursued the bent of his
own mind has given his administration
of the affairs of the government the dis
tinctiOn of being the most successful and
brilliant in the history of the country.
The events of his administration which
more particularly challenge attention are,
indemnity for spo]iations on our COM
merce from France, Spain, Naples
and Portugal; veto of the Maysville road
bill, and also the bill re-chartering the
United States bank; removal of the
Cherokee Indians from Georgia and the
Creeks from Florida the suppression Of
notification in South Carolina; the
war with the Seminole Indians and the
removal of the government deposits
from the United States banks. 1t would
be impossible to do his administration
justice in the limited space we have at
our command. In making demand for
indemnity on France and other nations,
for the injury done our COM
merce, which had batfied all
preceding administrations, General
jackson, while adhering to the studied
forms and courtesy characteristic of dip
lomatic intercourse. took occasion to i'm
press on the delinquent nations the fact
that q failure on their part to meet their
obligations would DE followed by more
energetic measures on the part of the
United States. The firm stand taken by
the president had the desired effect, and
saved the country and the nation the dis
grace of having its interests and author
ity ignored by even third rate powers.
The firm stand taken by Gen. Jackson
in asserting the authority of the United
States over every state of the Union in
collecting the revenue and enforcing the
laws, forms the brightest page in the his
tory Of his administration. The dire con-
signers which nullIfcation would newt
ably lead to, were forcibly pointed out by
him, and, have now passed into history
as part of the events of a subsequent
era in the history of the country which
failed to heed his prophetic warning.
The war waged by President Jackson s
administration on the encroachments of
the United States bank on the preroga-
tives of the people. forms one of the most
interesting chapters in the history of the
country. The contraction of the curren-
cy by the bank to influence the elections
and the removal Of. the government de-
posts by Secretary fancy, followed by
the passage in the senate of resolutions
condemning the presidents action, are
among the thrilling incidents of General
Jackson's second term. The bill equal
izing the value of gold and silver and the
tender of foreign coin of the two metals
was passed during General Jackson's
second term, and after long struggle
resulted in fixing the ratio at sixteen to
one instead Of fifteen and fve-eights as
advocated by Mr.. Clay.
1t was natural that General jackson
should ALLEVIATE men, and invite bitter OPP
position to his administration. Possessed
ofstrong convictions, an honest purpose
and will which could not brook opposi-
ton, he bequeathed to his successor po-
litical differences and animosities which
have had as marked an effect on the po-
litical interests OF the country as the
brilliant achievements of Ibis administra-
ton had in shaping the civil policy of
the government fora quarter of a CEN
fury. He lived to see his public career
vindicated by the ''expurging" of the SEN
ate resolution OF 1884, and after openly
embracing the religion of his choice pass
ed away in peace on the sth day of
June 7Sd5