St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-01-04

Andrew jackson Kellar now has, and
which have read. in which he charges
Calhoun to be ono Of the blacklist
hearted. most inscriptions and dan
gerous of men. and yet he was Of tho
same political party and they were fast
friends until rupture occurred while
Calhoun was Vice-Presidcnt under John
Quincy Adams
Jackson had . speech OF Gen. Hayne.
OF South Carolina. printed on satin for
distribution among his friends. 10 ad-
mired it SO much. It was one Of his
first in reply to Webster. in defense Of
the local interests Of the South. and in
vindication Of tho Democracy. Yet
later on he became so great an admirer
OF his ancient antagonist-Webster--
that he thought very seriously Of max
ing him Chief Justice of the United
States. to succeed the venerated Mar
shall. and TO which place he finally ap-
pointed Roger b. fancy. Of Maryland.
the man whose decision in the bred
Scott slave case made him famous;
badly abused by freedom shrickcrs and
applaudcd by Southernera
Jackson was q man Of extraordinary
force of character. and no period of
American history was marked with
moro stirring incidents or was more re-
plote with instruction than was that Of
tho eight years he was President Of tho
United States. from 1899 10 1887. He
possessed an active. astute and vigor-
GUS mind. lie was honest. patriotic
and always personally disinterested.
He was profound Judge Of men. and
was always able to control tho actions
of his associates. He 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 SELL
government He acted with indom-
liable courage and infexible firmness
when in 1882 the country was menaced
by the insurrectionary notification doc
trines of South Carolina aud he openly
threatened to arrest the prominent
leaders. Calhoun among the number.
at Washington City. and subject them
TO prompt punishment should they per-
severe in their insane project While
executive chief of the nation he never
quailed any moro than he did when he
met the savages in battle. the British
on the plains of Chalmette. or when he
rushed with uplifted cane upon the
mind-diseased English house painter.
Richard Lawrence. on the S9th OF jan
uary, 1885, after tho would-be assassin
had snapped two percussion horse-pis-
tots at him only eight feet distant. Tho
intention to kill the President was
brought about through the Same influ-
ences which impelled the lunatio Gui-
tcau to murder President Garfield. and
that was the extreme partisan views SO
strongly presented BY the newspapers
and the speech-makcrs of tho time He
permitted no array Of factionists against
the public authority, either In the days
of the nulliiicrs or at an earlier period.
when he arrested agitators 1t New Or
leans
Tho illustrious hero Of the Hermitage
passed the last eight years Of his event.
full life ut his own quiet homo in this
State. in peaceful and contented man
ner. He died June 9Th. lS45. at tho
age Of Is. having been born IN the
Waxhaw Settlement. South Carolina. IN
1907. of Irish parents. During bis
career he wa charged with being .
tyrane . usurper. and m irpe-iA.
despot, because at times be was COM
PEELED to resort to energetic sxpediens
to encompass the peculiar dangsrs and
difficulties with which he WAS beset.
Those who knew him. and 70 have .
few people left who were familiar with
his character from personal knowledge.
say that he convcrsed with an easy
familiarity. was always profoundly
courteous to the gentlcr sex. tenderly
mindful of all who came within his own
social circle. and that in all Of his pri-
vate life he was invariably kind. obliging
aud polite in his demeanor. There
were eminent public meniin whose in
tegrity and patriotism he had no conf
deuce. and there were subjects the mem
ton Of which would rouse him to
pitch of stormy Indignation. and in such
cases he adopted tone and manner
that called forth the malevolent epithets
of his foes. When assaulted he knew
how to defend himself. and despite
those who traduced and charged that
he sought . third term Of the Presi-
deney, no one supposed that Andrew
Jackson was deficient either in integ-
rity, patriotism. or in . true devotion to
the cause Of civil and religious freedom.
Two public acts are recorded i'm
pugning the legality Of Jackson's Off
cial conduct both o: which he was con.
solcd with seeing condemned by the
national representatives before he died.
The first was the payment BY the United
States of the fine of $1,000 for offending
the dignity of Judge Hall. OF New Or
leans. during the time. Gen. Jackson
was in command then and after Tho bat
tie. One Lombard. member Of the
General Assembly. had written and
published an iniiammatory article
against jackson and martial law.
saying It was tyrannical aud unneces-