The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1885-01-09
SEVENTY YEARS AFTER.
In Memory of tho Battle of New
Orlanua.

Orleans.
A largo assomblage, including many
ladies, attended Masonic Temple last night
it being the occasion of the celebration of
the 10th anniversary of the battle of New
Orleans, under the auspices Of the Jackson
Democratic Association.
Many old mementoes of General Jackson
ornamented the platform. including tho
old clock which licked in the Senate Cham
Der when President jackson took the oath
Of office. A number Of Congressman occu-
pied seats upon the stand. Senator Sauls-
bury, of Delaware, was the first speaker
After briefly giving history Of the b tile
of New Orleans and the benofceDt re- Its
which followed the great victory. b de-
clared that it was no more important 'nau
tho victory which the Democratic parry
had recently won at the polls. He pictured
the duties of that party-to reform the
government, to remove dishonest officials
and to retrench expenditures. While he
would not convert Mr.. Cleveland into pub
lie butcher, that gentleman would fail to
meet the just expectation Of the American
people II no did not remove from Office any
man who had dishonesty used bis place.
Senator Morgan, of Alabama, sketched
the life Of Andrew jackson, eulogizing his
great qualities Of mind and heart, and hold
ing mp his career as worthy of emulation
Ny buo NOuuB ihtu VI buO
Representative +. John Ellis, Of Louis
lana, paid glowing tribute to the princi-
pies of government advocated by Jackson,
and congratulated the country that 1t
would soon again be governed by those
principles. He re.echoed the sentiment
that he who had prostituted his high office
for partisan purpose should walk the plank.
And yet it behooved the Democratic party
TO remove this,spoil system from politics.
ar1 NJ al aNun 1ouf oNn
the Importance of the victery of which
General jackson was the hero, which,
though thad been unnecessary, had nerved
the hearts of American soldiers from that
day to this. 1t was the Jacksonian theory
that the Government Of tue United States
found neither copartner nor rivals for itself
among its own citizens. This was not the
theory which had built up tho system Of a
protective tariff, which had for its underly-
ing principle the doctrine Of class legisla-
ton. If mon were not firm enough TO resist
this doctrine, if they were not penetrated
by the truth which Grover Cleveland
seemed to have been penetrated by, that all
public Office was public trust, they could
not comprehend that for which Andrew
jackson struggled.
Further speeches were made by Senator
Vance, Of North Carolina and Representa-
tive Henley, of California.
AL inc ClObe Vi INC lueoUlug bno uoHlOtTb
of the association with the speakers and
invited guests marched to the National
Hotel, where banquet was served Mr..
John L. Norris presided and the invited
guests were Senators Morgan, Vance, Ssuls.
bury and Representatives Rosecrans, Cald-
well, Tucker, Ellis, Murphy, Reagan and
Henley, and Hon. Il. II. Merrick. The
toasts were as follows:
1.-THE day we celebrate" responded to by
Andrew Caldwell, of Tennessee.
Thomas jefferson, the exponent Of Dem
ocratic principles Hon. ]. Randolph
Tucker, Of Virginia.
"Grover Cleveland, our President-elect,
| Hon. r. T. Merrick, of Maryland.
'The Army" Hon. W. S. Rosecrans, Of
California.
1.-THE Democratic party, unlike the Old
| Guard, it can never die; like it, never sur
| renders" Hon. ]. p. Murphy, of Iowa.
| ''The Navy" Hon. B. Mcmillan, of Ten
nessee.
"The principles of American Democracy,
the enduring foundations of republican in
stitutions," Judge ]. W. Clampitt, of ILL
| nois.
"The Press" Judge Il. W. Barley.
'The Jackson Democratic Association"
DR.. Chas. Allen.