The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-22
ANDREW JACKSON.
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magnamiiy, II | betTay a weakness IN
referring 10 such matters, you must cd
mit / have good reason for laying my
tribute Of profound respect ard graf
itude on tho altar consecrAted TO his
memory.
Gen. Jacks'n belonged to the Scotch.
Irish race, that | belonged TO. II was
made known 10 him at the time II my
the appointment by my h0nored friend,
Gen, George Gibson, OF tho Army, aud
the suggestion no doubt had its weight,
They, the Scotch Irish, were the men
who, from Pennsy lyania, Southwark
and Westward, hewed down the forest
and "made the wilderness 10 blossom AZ
the r0se." They we're the men who
strapped on their backs, while the crafty
Ind IN, with hia tOmahawk aud scalp
Ing knife, stlll lurked In their n%eighbor-
hood. They were pioneers In the cause
OF liberal education. They were de70lcd
10 the principles OF liberty and self
Government. They furnished neither
traitors nor tories In the war the Reyo'
luton. They believed In the joint In
atrumentality OF the sword and the
Bible. While they put their trust In
Providence, they kept their powder dry,
Ashley have been in the past 80 they and
their descendants will be In the future,
and In all times OF danger and peril,
stern and uncOmpromising defenders OF
their country and Its free institutions.
During my judicial tenn ut Pittsburgh
] was In Washington on one occasion
during the administration OF Mr.. Tyler,
Just q few days before the annual meet
Ing Of Congress. Mr.. Tyler had at q
previous session vetoed Mr.. Clay's pet
measure. a bill recharteriDg the U, s..
Bank. He hal thus broken. with MIR Clay
aud the Whig party, and was anxious 10
make friends Within Democratic party.
Henry A. Wise, Caleb Cushing, George
PrcGt, Of Indiana, and ". ". Irwin,
OF Pittsburgh, all members OF Con-
gress, were MT. Tyler's close and
confidential friends, They cOnsti
tuted what was called the "Kitchen
Cabinet" Twas quite intimate with Mr.,
Irwin. We both lived In Pittsburgh,
Talking one day with him on the sub.
ject, | suggested that II Mr.. Tyler would
pat In his forthcoming annual message
paragraph recommending TO Congress
TO pass an act aud make M apprOpria.
tiOn TO reimburse Gen. jackson for the
amount Of the fine Imposed on him by
Judge Hall at New Orleans, II would be
regarded by the Jackson Democrats as
a gracious act, and would help 10 at
tract to Mr.. Tyler and his admlnistra.
ton their good will. Mr., Irwin ap.
proved Of the suggestion. He Informed
ma shortly afterwards that the desired
paragraph would be In the message.
And no 10 turned out, ! do not say 10
was done nj my instance. But | GER
tainly'had something 10 do with II. The
message contained the desired recon-
incubation. Congress accepted II and
made an appropriation TO refund 20
General jackson the whole amount OF
the fine aud interest thereon. II was
understood that II took d good deal Of
coaxing to induce the General to &C.
cept II, Notwithstanding the fact that
he wal at that time In somewhat
Strengthened circumstances fin lncially.
He always took pleasure In the fact Of
having paid the fine with his own
funds, as Il proof OF his respect for the
laws, and that no upheld the great
American doctrine, that the military
must he subordinate 10 The civil power.
The extent OF my humble agency In the
matter has never tefort been made pub.
lie. Bat II has always been To me a
source OF inward satisfaction, ts IN net
OF duty aud gratitude 10 one, who la
my boyho0d had place ma In a position
OF trust and honor, and had given me
my lrst and best s'0rti In life and IN The
line Of my profession,
with undaunted courage no combined
great ge%ntlenesa and consideration es
peclally toward the unfortunate, the de-
fenceless, the weak, and the oppressed. |
You had but TO mention the name OF
any lady In distress, and all his sympa-
thies were In a moment aroused, ard
his means aud ~ iluence promptly inter
posed In her behalf. He was the soul
OF ~gallantry In its best anu trnest sense.
He apurned everything that smacked Of
maanness or dishonesty. He was strict.
ly upright In all his affairs and all his
dealings, public and private. Whether !
on the field OF battle, or In the dismal !
conflicts In which he hld the misfOr.
tune to be- involved, no exhibited u rare
combination OF aggressive bravery aud
cool discretion. To unworthy PROPOSE
lions no hal the courage 10 say no 10 his
friends a. we'll as his opponents. He
might have been President In 1926, |
when the election deyOly0d on the House
OF Representatives, II he had consented
TO resort TO the process OF bargain and
SALE" ~ was proposed TO him. But he
treated the proposition with scorn. Not
even the priZa OF the Presidency Itself
could allure him from the path of virtue
and honor. Mr.. Hayes was not troubled
with any such ecrnples when no crawled
Into the Presidential chair through the
fifth and slime OF fraud and conspiracy,
and afterwards rewarded with offices In
his gift oil the chief actors In the In
famous transaction.
While In the earlier periods OF his
manhood, Jackson was somewhat wild
and fond OF sport. HIS wildness was such
that II br0u hit with IL no dishon0r, and
left behind no stain OF moral Obllquity.
But that seas m passed away and after
that his life, measured by the strlctest
standard OF morality and religion, was
without reproach. The closing years OF
his life furnished q striking rebuke 10
his 90, r%eligionists, who, when no needed
their countenance and support In a lust
and righteous cause, had stood amongst
tho followers OF mammon, and In the
front ranks OF his defamers. While he
was never q demagogne, no was essen
TALLY a man OF the people. II was with
him a cardinal principle that they (the
great body Of the people, tho buiwark
Df the nation and the producers of It's
wealth, had as good, II not u better title
10 the fostering care Of the government
than the bankers, brokers and various
classes who manipulate that wealth.
The instincts OF h%lsnaturoand his tocial
relations combined TO make him n gem
as we'll as q patriot. He was a
man OF limited education, and not deep.
~ versed In the lore Of state crnft. But
HE stern patriotism, his chivalrous