The Greenville times., 1889-11-16

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shall, and to which place be finally ap
pointed Roger B. Taney. Of Maryland
The man whose decision in the Dire,
Scott slave case made him famous
badly abused By freedom shriekcrs AMI
applauded By Sontherners
jackson was = man Of extrsordinar,
force Of character. and no period o
American history was marked witt
more stirring incidents or vas more re
Plete with instruction Than was that O
The eight years he was President Of The
United States. from 1883 10 1887. Hs
possessed an active. Astute aud vigor.
Gus mind lie was honest. patriotic
and always personally disinlerested.
lie was profound Judge Of men, and
was always able to control the actions
OF bis associates lie was thorough
Democratic Republican in principle.
lie believed in the reserved rights Of
The State and the people," and in the
capacity Of the American people for self.
government lie acted with indom.
liable courage and in1exible firmness
when in 1882 the country was menaced
BY the insurreclionary nulliiication doe
lrines OF South Carolina aud he openly
threatened to arrest the prominent
leaders. Calhoun among the number.
at Washington City. and subject them
10 prompt punishment should they per-
severe in their insane project While
executive chief Of the nation he never
qnalled any more than he did when he
met the sayagcs in battle. the British
on The plains OF Chalmette. or when he
rushed with uplifted cane upon the
mlnd-diseased English house painter.
Richard Lawrence. on the S9th OF Jan.
unry. 1885, after the would-be assassin
had snapped two percussion horse-pis. |
tolls at him only eight feet distant The
Intention to Nil the President was
brought about through the same innu-
ences which impelled tho lunatic Gul-
lean to murder President Garfield. and
mat was tho extreme partisan views so
strongly presented by the newspapers
and the speecb-makers OF the tima He
permitted no array Of factionists against
lho public authority. either in the dsys
0i the nulliliers or at an earlier period.
whom he arrested agialors at New Or.
cans.
Tho illuslrious hero Of the Hermitage
passed tho last eight years OF his event.
nl iIfe at his own quiet homo in this
'tale, IN peaceful and contented man.
'or lie died juno Sih. is45. at the
.ge oil ~, having been born in tho |
Settlement. South Carolina in |
'6d Of Irish parents. During hi, J
areer he was charged with being A I
yrant' usurper. aud an imperial
espot' because at times he was com. !
'c'ied 10 resort to energetic expedients d
? encompass the peculiar dangers and q
with which he was beset d
hose who knew him. and we have n Q
NV people loft who were familiar with t
y character from personal knowledge. n
" ihat he conycrscd with an easv d
'hi'i'arl's' was always profoundly a
'"r'sons to tho gcntlcr sox, tenderly |.
indfui OF all who came within hIs own "
c'al circle, and that in all Of his pri. n
10 ilie he was invariably kind, oblclng CT
I" polite In his dcmeauor. There A,
're eminent public men,in whose IN. NJ
guy ana patriotism he had no conf. pI
nco' and there were subjects tho men. d,
n OF which would rouse him to n o,
Gu OF stormy Indignation. and in such A
es he adopted n tone and manner TO
! called forth the malevolent epI.,sm., Co
~ foes.-, When assallcd. 40 knew hi,
v to dcfcnd liTm..a. and despite tru
SO who iraduccd aud charged that
songht Third term OF the Presi. cel
'ey' no one supposed that Andrew ha
'Nson was deiiciedt either In inteo. pls
: patriotism. or in a true devotion 10 of
cause OF civil and religious freedom off
wo public acts are recorded i'm. ses
ming the legality Of Jackson's OFF, OF
conduct both Of which ho was con. abl
~ with seeing condemned by the an,
'onal representatives before ho dicd sell
lirSt was the payment by the United ,iv,
ics OF tho fine Of $1,000 for offending sol,
dignity OF Judge Hail, OF New Or. tho
IS during the Tine, Gen. Jackson pay
IN command then and after the bat. uni
Ono Lonillard. n member Of ,hc wa,
cral Assembly had written and his
'lshcd an iuilammatory artIole and
INST jackson aud martial law wo,
ny II was tyrannieal and unneco,. sur,
anu urging the soldiers to 90 ii
O. The general had him impris. fou,
l. Judge Hall issued habeas corpus sup
; ordering his presence in conr, %
general sent the Judge out Of tho Ton
under guard After peace this ind,
Q sat in judgment and fined tbe a M
raj and the lnttcr paid the fine be. mai
ieaslng the courtroom. but pro. fore
q Its illcgaliy After "a wears nos,
United States Senate, by 2s to 20 Cha,
'hc hons" by l5s to 2s, ordered CON,
money refunded. The other caso wh,,
the condcmnatory resolution of tho killo
vi states Senate for dismissing MIR then
le' the Secretary Of the Treasury In,
ecllnlng to remove the money do. lnc !
OF The nation then in the banl msa,
OF these extreme measures Cal. rc,,
Clay and Webster united araips, mr.
son Clay charged. during this chief
ng period, that the country wo. co,,,,
~ lending to an accumulation Of men
'wer IN The hands of one man. and ouir,
ne check OF the United States Sen. brae,
as IKE an idle ceremony, instead now
sa'utary control lie also said cents
ON openly violated the sanction of floor
0"and decisions of judicial tribun. Wash
gre eon'emptuously dsregarded III,
he assumed dangerous power ifcs,
hsk
-, VI Tue United States ful OF
~ ~, ''' constitution or the passe
mi tr,'..' '" upon 'he people to mitag
/ -, - '"e uo'hs from the his re
cr,,;. , jackson aud the we hs
cratic party, Of which he was the now
wledged leader, he having bear viz