The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-06-05

Andrew Jackson was fenelVen week
ago, aud your own kindly suggestion ln'
duees me 10 offer little more about the
glorious old hero,
our late war had q tendency TO throw him
and others, worthy OF immortal remem'
hanoe into the shade, Of course quite
natural, for In this way do historic events
become more and more dim aa they re'
eede and other occurrences Intervene,
There were brave men before Agamem'
nom said the ancient Greeks, and there
we're brave men aud capable command
ers before the late war; and one OF these
was, undoubtedly, Andrew Jackson. He
gained great Victories over the enemies OF
his country and ended disastrous war In
blaze OF glory.
During the late war the directing angels
Of public affairs, In and out Of position,
we're quite successful IN fastening their
systems OF finance and taxation upon the
country and they have had these changed
from time 10 time, 10 aultand satisfy their
graaplng ayaiiee,
When the history Of the Republican
party comes 10 be written, II will show
how great inlquliy accompanied with un.
conaoIonahle ability, may tend to the en-
slayement OF a people, and the ruin Of a
country, Ayaroe enthroned In power
and directed by heartleaa political aagaoliy
backed by the power Of money, may, aa
they have Ia the past, destroy the mos,
sacred establishments, and break through
every barrier Of law and human safety,
But lot ua leave all this baaeneas, and
regard an honest patriot, a patriot who
has been held uplo exeeratlon and con.
tempt for doing hls duty 10 tho people
and 70 his country 40 hla oath required.
No love Of gain sweryed him from duty.
Satan and his satelItea could not tempt
Andrew jackson and he had too the moral
courage Of his convictions 10 dare and do.
10 show that he was an gnoramua,
they say he could not write nor spell the
English language correctly, though he
was q better fpeller than Frederick the
Great, Marlborough, Washington or Ma.
poleon, Hih manuscripts show, however,
that he could and did write eloquently
and with power,
S, @. Goodrich, Peter Parley), writing
from Washington In 1925, tells Of Jack.
son and John Q, Adams meeting al a 10.
voc on the evening Of the day that the
House had chosen Adams for President
and had defeated Jackson, although the
latter waa by all odds the choice OF the
people, Mr.. Goodrich, though Boston
man and no friend OF Jackson, tells how
"gallantly and heartily jackson saluied
and extended hla hand TO Adams, and
how "atllf, rigid and cold m a atatuon Mr.
Adams was, though an old oourtior and
diplomat, "jacAaon'a franlSnosa oapti.
yatod all, while Adama'a ooldnoaa and
distance ropollod all.n
hut General Jackson was rude talkor,
No doubt General Jackson, like Washing.
ton, could Let himself out on occasions,
and speak emphatic. II 10 admitted too
that ho knew Just the time TO do II. Whom
ho overlook bis doaortIng troops who had
started homoward during the Creek war,
haggard and hungry, hla manner, appear.
ance aud language were literally terrific.
lie stopped them though, and brought
them back. On such occasions, II " said,
his ability for swearing amounted 10 u
talent, his yollcya being peculiar and
original. Aware Of his powora,n says
his blographor, "ln this respect ho would
felgn fury he did not feel, and obtain
his ends through tho groundlCaa terror Of
hla opponents. This was particularly the
L.. L. Il assHaN
In 1898 full nlandoring chorus were az.
ter jackson with coffin hand bills and
everything vile, llo was called murderer,
abduolor traitor, ignoramus, o fool, a
crook back u prciendor, otc,, but the poo-
pie elected him triumphantly over John
Quincy Adams, and reelected him In 1882
over Henry Clay, and jackson had the
satisfaction Of seeing his friend Martin
Van Buron chosen his successor, Hurrah
for Jackson
A 10 Jackson In his homo, Mr.. N. p.
Trlgt, his private secretary while Proal.
dent, says! "Thoro was moro OF the wo.
man In his nature than In that Of any
man ever hnow-morO of womAn's ten.
dornosa toward children and sympathy
with them and moro too Of woman'g
patience, OtC.h
Mr.. Trlst also says, "Of course | do
not moan to soy that he was not subject
to anger, could be, and has been q perfect
volcano, though never witnessed any
thing Of the sort ! speak OF what he
habituolly waa.n
Mr.. Trlsi, whose wifo was a grand.
daughter Of Mr.. Jefferson, says that the
latter speaking OF jackson year or 10
before bis death In 1895, expressed sur
prise at General Jnclgon'a polished man
nora, saying, "thoy would have attracted
attention In any court OF Europe for their
polish and dignity
General jackson was n constant reader
Of the Bible and Oliver Goldsmith's Vicar
OF Wnkohold When his negro driver,
Charles, had left his horses and thoy had
run away and hrokon the carriage, Mr..
Trat went In when the General was sny-
carriage Mrs. JnclOaon'a) and this N the
second time and N II ever happens again
will send you back 20 Tonnossoc.n
There was no complaint as 10 theexpensc.
II should bO remembered that Gonoral
jackson had not been In tho service and
In campaigns prior 10 tho Crock war; nor
had ho been educated for tho army at
West Point. Ho had been civilian and
being popular man, had secured prefer
mcnt In tho militia and was unknown 10
fame ~ n military man, and ho was now
past middle life,
Whom nowe reached Tennessee that
war had boon declared In Juno, 1912, jack
son through Governor Blount NJ once Of
fercd himself and his division Of volun.
toora 10 tho government. That fall Jack
son with 1000 OF his mon were ordered 70
report 20 Con. Wilkinson nt Now Orleans.
By the rivers In boats the infantry finally
got 10 Natchoz, General Colroe with the
mounted mon going across the country.
In March camo an order 10 jackson TO
dismiss bis mon. jackson was not the
man 10 dismiss his mon without pny or
means Of transport 800 miles from homo.
Here was responsibility and jackson
did not hesitate, baggage, provisions and
the sick must bo transported and ho im-
pressed wagons nj ton dollars day.
and the service was two months.
officers and Hll were out Of money
and many needed clothing and
shoes. Tho merchants Of Natchog
galantly furnished supplies and the own.
ers OF the teams were given orders on the
qunrtermnstor's department.
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