The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-09-13

his strength to Adams, CrdW1OIu
was divided, consequently c
Adams was nominated. His first otfi- 6
cial act was the appointment Of Henry I
Clay, as secretary Of state, which was
sufficient evidence to show that COM {
bination was made, defeating the Will
of the people in electing Adams pres
ident. The old adage, ''all things come
to those who watt proved true in this
instance. In 1923 Jackson defeated
Adams by an overwhelming majority,
and Henry Clay's ambition to the high
est office of his country was never re-
allied, his attacks of Jacksons admin
stration fell harmless against those
they sought to injure.
Jackson with the honest character
istics of his life, fought the infamous
United States bank law, and through |
his influence the bill for its re-charter
was defeated, and thus there passed
from existence one of the most cor
rupt institutions with which our country
has been cursed. During his adminiStra-
ton, John C. Calhoun, one of the most
brilliant men America has ever seen in
its legislative halls, advised its state to
pass laws nullifying United States
laws; his state South Carolina) duly
passed the same, but Jackson met the
emergency with such an iron hand,
that even the firm Calhoun was forced
to recede, and thus civil war was
avoided by the firmness and celebrity OF
the President Jackson's advice to
Calhoun and the leaders Of the nullifi-
cation acts was, ''look out, Calhoun, you
are liable to be hung" Which advice
was needed ere the hanging was nee
essary.
Abraham Lincoln like Jackson was
born in poverty, of obscure parentage,
but with the same vigorous and never
failing intellect, raised himself to the
highest pinnacle Of fame. We have al
. ways been opposed to his political
! faith, but his virtues, his ability, his hon
, esty. his success over such opposition
p will ever confirm him in our opinion
o one of the greatest men the nation has
ever produced. TO see man raised
!. under such disadvantages, meeting
:. such powerful men as Stephen A. Doug
las. John C. Breckenridge upon the
,, hustings and coming out victorious
r and leading such men as Chase and
" Seward in his own party shows great
~ strength of character; even this in itself
u makes the blindeSt partizan cOncede
" ability equaled by few public men
" We see country lawyer elected Pres
o. ident of the greatest republic on earth
y rent by dissension, in open rebellion
friends and enemies mixed in one con
w glomerated mass, with grave questions
~ arising with foreign countries. Dip
~ lomatic. word we use in this day t.
ID express action by some leading edito
al representing the United States at
Of foreign court, at high salary, III al
,s insignificant matter, but family eX
IN presses the wise services rendered b
~ Lincoln. 1t was all easy matter fo
,is Grant with one hundred and tiftee
ne thousand men to capture Lee wit
70 twenty-six thousand at Appomato1
oe but not so easy to be almost thorough
M ~ routed at Shilo or Pittsburg Landin
oe by Albert Sidney Johnson, with equ;
of armies. and we have heard Grant con
.as pared to Lincoln. Had Lincoln lister
ed to his councillors and issued an en-
he ancipation proclamation upon assun
are ing the Presidency in 1860, Mlssou
Tor and kentucky would have secede
,cy thousands of men would have sWelle
sh- the ranks of the confederacy; OF
ON seventh of the union army we
of southern men, these would have bee
i'm lost to the union. We have read maj
his histories of the last man, but up
erv date we have not seen solitary mi
of take made by Abraham Lincoln Fro
ex- his cabinet come no dissensions wi
or their chief, from congress no col
"a. plant of executive mistakes could
re- made, from his generals every wish W
,te. command. This green country la
use yer managing corps of diplomats, a
,ew vising upon many questions witho