The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-16

800 ,,. ~. -.,,,1sluru fnagnatum tor an
- g., ss,. etich things OF "A great man
~ rsltinore sun says Of senator
T. German. but surely Outsiders mag
,o.5 them and We commend the ".
lowing article from the sun 10 our i'"'
ers. a., ...,e ~
bist,rv In remarkable letter "hlct
arrears IN the New York Journal W.
the signature Of Arthur Pue "orine mo,
United states Senator from Maryland
appears the following unique ana oilsiN"i
contribution 20 American history
"Ae cverv one will remember, Congress
raesed resolutions condemning General
rsrkson for lis action al New Orleans.
Long after this resolution was oneren
aud PASSED in the Senate offering that
q black border Doe placed around the reso-
luton Of condemnation as II appeared III
the journal Of The Senate. OF course. this
order was carried out and the black Dor
der still remains. Juise Douglas mace
one OF his great speeches in behalf OF the
resolution ordering the border placed
in the journal and defended General Jack
sons course az New Orleaus.'
IL is the first time that VIC remember
70 have seen any reference 10 this remark
able incident Curiousiy, none of General
Jacksou's biographers. no historian "
the United states has thought IL worth
while 10 make mention Of any resolution
ever having been passed by Congress
"coudcmning General Jackson for his ac-
ton at New Orleans" What action?
Certainly not the famous action Of
January z. 1915, commonly known as the
battle of New Orleans. And as there
were no resolutions ever passed by Con-
gress condemning the old hero FOR his
action al New Orleans naturally we
should look in vain for any such eXpung-
ing resolution as Senator German refers
TO ard says 10 Us stlll 10 ho SEEM with
It's black border. on the journal OF the
Senate.
Perhaps the senator has got his history
Of Jackson, together with ideas Of jack
sonian Democracy. just a little mixed in
writing 10 the ournal President Jack
son, ia 1884. was censurcd. not 10y Con-
gross but by hostile Senate for his "ac-
ton relative TO the public revenue" and
the removal OF the deposits from the
United states Bank. In 1877. upon notion
or senator Benton. IL was ordered that
black lines should be drawn around the
record of this resolution I'm the Journal
OF the Senate. and that the words Eek
plunged by order Of the Senate. this 10th
day = January. 1877 should he written
across il. Maybe these are the black
lines which Senator German says ere
main and may le seen 10 this day. All
this however had not the remotest con-
uection with anything that General jack
son ever did at New Orleans, and Ste
phon - Douglas lid not enter Congress
until 1S43.
There is evidently a further confusion
in Mr. Germans mind upon the subject of
Mr.. Douglass speech. which we think,
howcve' We can unravel While neither
Congress nor the country condemned
jackson for any Of his actions at New
Orleans" a Judge IN that city fined him
$1,000 for refusing 10 obey the writ OF
habcas corpus and virtually declaring
martial law. General Jackson paid the
fine and protected the judge against the
indignation Of the people. In lSii-many.
many years after the occurrence Congress
passed "a bin rcfunding & the old Hero
the amount OF the fine. which. with i'm
terest added amounted then 10 s. 200
and il was Mr. Stephen 4. Douglass elo-
qucnt speech i'm favor Of this bin AMI JUS
tiiying General Jackson'S refusal 10 obey
the order Of the cOurt that won the admit
ration and gratitude OF the old General.
We do not like 10 see any one who signs
himself United states Senator from
Maryland get as far and as hopelessly
asiray in his facts as Mr. German has
done on this occasion especially facts OF
history which. as he says "everybodr
will remember" Any Democrat. however.
who in1orses Bryan and the Chicago
platform Will do well to begin by forget
ting all about history. and especially the
history OF Andrew Jackson.