The Greenville times., 1889-11-16

? and the debate proceeded, the spect
: tors became excited. and Calhoun sal,
. The day Is gone; night appr0ache
Z and night Is suitable 10 the dark dee
!; We mediiaie." and twas full midnigl
when the final vote was reached Ber
ton relates how Jaekson's enemie
: who had gathered IN the galleries jui
I above him. broke forth with Kisses; ho
! the leaders were arrested and taken /
answer before the bar Of the Senat,
thus checking further expressions {
hostility. This was the night OF Jant
ary l4th. 1881. and Jackson regarde
this as the erowning victory Of hI
civil. As New Orleans had been that Z
bis military lie. he gave dinner t
the expungers, as he called them. an
their wives
A faint outline Of the denuneiation
at the time Of Jackson would be To-
long for this article lie was calle,
tyrant. dcspot. usurper. charged witt
being \ destroyer Of his country's lib
erty. rash. ignorant imbeeile. running in
dustry. annihilating confidence be
tween man and man. plunging an in
nocent and happy people from the sum
NIT OF felicity to the depths OF misery
want and despair His defenders
equally able and expressive men. re.
ported the successes OF his sway In re.
pairing 80 years Of the country's wrong,
from spoliation OF foreign powers. pay.
ing vast sums to idemnify the same; the
reduction OF taxes, the payment Of the
public debt. the removal OF the Indian,
from the Southern States to permanent
homes in the West. the completion Of
tho public defenses. the circulation OF
$4,000. 900 in specie. a spectacle never
before seen. and the admiration OF Eu.
rope, and OF incalculable value to In.
dustry. morals, economy and solid
wealth. the very reverse of all that was
charged by his enemies, who vented
columns OF curses against him. Hi,
admirers claimed that from President
Jackson the country first learned tho
true theory OF the constitution, and that
his entire public career was adorned
with specific acts which illustrated the
intultive sagacty OF his intellect the
firmness OF his mind. and his entire do.
vouon to the public good. So: beneii-
cent and so glorious was his entire
career, that where to begin aud where
10 end, In enumerating his good deeds
would embarrass anyone who might at.
Tempt his eulogy. lie was among tho
rst OF generals and the first Of states.
men. and bis civil competitors shared
he fate OF his military opponents, all Of
Ills assailants being crushed, be thew
oreign or domestic, civil or military.
Iie impressed upon the age In which he
lved the stamp OF his arms, OF hi,
diplomacy. Of his domestic policy. Of his
,onl'ls In u word. his transcendant
merits operated like miracle upon the
In which he acted. and Dos
Gritty credits him with being one Of the
most heroic and successful OF soldiers.
he ablest of statesmen. and a Colossu,
mong the benefactors OF lis country.
'iko the great Washington, next 70
'hom he was tho most conspicuous
ian in our history, his direct line be-
anne extinct at his demise, but he had
iopted two children. the nephews of
Irs jackson, and one OF these. hin
rivate secretary while he was Prasi /,
ont also candidate for YLs-Presidcnt
the Fillmore tlclnwm 1856, tho Hon. /,
ndrew sIssson Donelson, was known
pNhv OF our citizens, as no was . =
ton planter In the Yazoo Delta until d
death a few years ago. and he G
lded with our merchants very largely. D
From MIR. Donelson many rcmins. s.
nces OF the greatest man OF his day I,
ve been preserved. lie told of his
'cablc as well as bis lrascble temper; o
his cordial and sincere reconciliatlons IN
en- after deadly fcuds; OF the deep. p
''ed VEN OF plety; OF his hospitality; "
his passions and his violence; OF his RI
horrence OF debt, public aud private.
now no never contracted any him 10 Il
!, but when ho aided young rels- III
IN a mercantile venture, how he "
d his very home, a palatial one for =
'imc, with part Of his estate, to -
the debt and lived In a log cabin -,
IL he could better his condition. II ~ ~
here that he resided when he led -, :,
troops TO victory at New Orleans nj
their conqueror's home picture sa
I'D perhaps have been as great a in
prise to them as was their defeat pl
10 worked on farm when n lad. ne
,ht in tho revolution at t3 under Or
nter' studied law at IL. practiced At
aided In framing the constitution of pi,
nessee, then a part OF Carolina. was iiv
70 OF law court ut 30, was chosen thl
ajor-gcncral Of militia by enc vote bel
ority. was made commander of tho OF
os in front OF New Orleans, after ,hs mo
tion had been offered to Henry pr'
!, resgnlng from tho bench to 40 4
the place; he fought several duels. WI
N were usual at that time. and "o
d Dickinson. OF this State, in one of W., wv
d was fond of racing sports. being o,, ,"s
yer OF horses. but never participat. 49,, aa,
y other species Of gaming; he re. cro
TO accept the sarcophagus Of an ma
ptian King, sent TO this country AZ 4
ssent' on the plea that republican mai
magistrate should not lie In tba rem
of king. and the massive speci. fort
OF ancient masonry, which re- fee,
nj the decks Of a war-ship 10 be bac
ri and strengthened 10 carry Il. ia win
one OF the chief curiosilies in the hca
II OF n big room on the ground the
OF the Smithsonian Institute, a. gets
'ington City. wor
great love Of country was man. SUIT
throughout his long and event. urol
'reer. The last portion of which he '''''
d at his splendid esiate-,he Her. eu.'
ye-l2 miles from Nashville, where ,...', a
mains now lie and. by the way, wor
I've the ashes OF three Presidents na;,, J,
'eposiug in the soil Of Tennessee E -.
nd