Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-05

always ~ kent subordinAts IN pe;i tlcs(
power. hut tbs pure American spsrn
hrst came ~ maturity In she broasis q
those settlers Who vorO the descends
ants ct Daniel Boene and hp Surrey
follower. Great Britain - then ws<
foreign community, and they vert
hound ty 20 ties - her. Jackaost
father aud mother had emigratod 4
this part Of the country and Is vS<
here that Jackson was horn. Ma edU
cztien was obtained IN an Indifferent
sort OF uay. He never learned - Writ1
gcod Engiish and va always posf
speiier. Mr.. FBks stated that he hA<
an unpublished letter Of Jackson'o II
which Europe was begun With capisai
l.. AZ the age OF 10 jackson snse red
. laW ONCE. lie was not noted for h,
earnest sppiloAt,en. In fact he vas
roaring, Tolscklnx. game ceckiEg
card playing soyestsr Whe Asbonishse
even thai wild community bs
the amount Of Wild oats he sowed. he
preferred that kind of agriculture to the
dry facts Of law. But . little Law 10
those days went gooo ways. 40 il made
no particular difference. Jkcksap's
personal charactersuck we're largely
those VI the conmnnlty- Mr.. Fisks
gave thorough analysis of the reiie-
ieus and national sentiments Of the
community and explained their effect
an the formation OF young Jackson't
peculiar character Altar Jackson was
admitted 70 the bar be moved ca Mash.
VILE where he soon bad large prsc
tice Ia the courts. Court day there
WAS general holiday. and each new
day produced about as many new
cases rs il settled. Bat Jackson always
proved himself equa! 30 all concitionf
IN which he found himself. In 1895 be
Was member of the convention foB
drafting Z state constitution. AZ the
age Of % be Was elected . member of
congress. There he was one of twelve
extreme republicans who voted against
the approval OF washington's adminis-
tratioB. The Jay treaty with Eualand
and Hamilton's bank scheme furnished
the basis for ms antipathy- He was
next chosen senator, but little il known
OF his record during this period. lie
soon left public hfe and devoted
himself 70 his private affairs.
lie had eminent business qualifca-
tione. He treatei his slaves
well, and his plantation waa
well managed. HIS various fsuds were
discussed, particularly the duel ia
which he killed Dickensep, and the
time he attempted TO horsewhip Thomas
Benton an0 was shot in the shoulder.
Jackson's connection with the Indiau
wars was discussed, his wonderful mile
tary capacity wac explained together
with his wonderful insight into Indian
war methods. His defeat Of the Indian
forces at Horseshoe Bend was chssac.
terized - tho most important Indian
battle fought in this country; as il wss
the last time the Indians were ever able
to seriously menace the nation. Mr..
Fiske devoted considerable time to the
discussion OF the Battle Of New Orleans
and the participants. He analyzed the
military character CT Jackson's sturc v
rifiemeh whose fathers had defeated
Ferguson at Kings Mountain. and
whose children 20 nearly van.
qu,shed Grant ut Shiloh. Ths
battle was the greatest defeat England
ever sustained. and in ne other hattie
ever fought hae there been such die
parity In the loss on the different sides.
The moral effect of this hattie received
careful confederation from the lectur
er. Jackson's course IN Florida va,
vividly prescnted. but not snstsincd
Mr.. Fiske summed mp his analysis q
Jackson's character BY kaying; IL yos
will examine his military life, yon will
sce that he was = man who always
carried his point. and bis election IL
the presidency Must necessarily mark
an era. His election was the frat greai
political triumph of that country which
afterwards formed the strong lsramcnt
that held the north and south togethcl
during the great clssl strife.