Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-03-02

upon whose dominion the sun never
sets and whose morning drumbeat en-
circles the globe
No such popularity as Andrew Jack
son has been vouchsafed to an Ameri-
can president since George Washington
was laid to rest on the banks of the Po-
tomac. popularity which abides to
this day and which viii continue until
our race has run its course and until
the wide armament is gathered up as a
scroll
For 90 years all of the most serious
and learned arguments of Wing states
men were triumphantly and successful
ly answered by ''Hurrah for jackson z
and assuredly since the morning stars
first sang together no man has better
deserved being hurrahed for than Old
Hickory
Never Deserted a Friend.
Blair completely won the generous
heart of Andrew jackson, which in
itself was a greater honor than could
have been conferred by any patent of
nobility. The insignia of the Order of
the Thistle or of the Star and Garter or
of any other order or of all others ever
devised by the ingenuity of man or be-
slowed by the hand of any king, en-
peror. prince car or potentate. it
seems to me. would not give an Ameri-
can as much pride and pleasure as to be
able to say truthfully. 81 was beloved
Of Andrew jackson If Blair loved
Jackson, the iron soldier repaid that
love in Scripture measure. heaped up,
pressed down and running over Almost
the last letter he ever wrote was to
Blair. at time when the Polk admin.
istration was endeavoring to force him
to sell them The Globe under the penal
ty Of their starting an opposition pa
per. | here quote part of it. so highly
honorable to both the writer and the
recipient and so characteristic of the
former Even at this distant day one
can scarcely read the closing sentence
with dry eyes Wrote jackson
How loathsome it is to me to see an old
friend laid aside, principles of justice and
friendship forgotten, and all for the sake Of
policy, and the great Democratic party divided
or endangered for policy / cannot reflect
upon it with any calmness, Every point Of it
upon scrutiny turns to harm and disunion,
and not one beneficial result can be expected
from it. will be anxious to know the result.
II harmony is restored and The Globe the or
gan viii rejoice; if sold, to whom and for
what? Have, if you sell. the purchase money
well secured. This may be the last letter
may be able to write to you, but live or die
am your friend land never deserted one from
policy and leave my papers and reputation
in your keeping
The parenthesis in that sentence ex-
plains the secret of Jackson's wondrous
power over the minds and hearts Of
men. ''Never deserted friend from
policy. Those be golden words He
might with exactest truth have en-
larged the statement so as to read. II
never deserted either friend or prin-
ciple from policy or for any other reason
whatever
Frank Blair was a soldier of two
wars. He received his baptism of FIRE"
during our brief but glorious conflict
with Mexico being lieutenant in
that small, heroic band of Missourians
who. under Colonel Alexander w
Doniphan made the astounding march
to Santa Fe chihuahua. Sacramento
and Monterey. an achievement which
added an empire to the Union and
which threw into the shade that far
famed performance Of Xenophon and
his TO- 900 which has been acclaimed
by the historians of 20 centuries.
In the civil war he began as a colo
mel. fought his way to a major gen
eralcy and was pronounced by General
Grant 20 be one Of the TWO best volun-
teer officers in the service, John A.
Logan. 1.-The Black Eagle of Illinois,
who married Missouri wife. being the
other In Sherman S famous march to
the sea Blair commanded corps aDd
was considered the Marshal Ney of that
army