Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-23

not strictly start With him. Ih0 en-
tire number Of removals py all the
presidents prior to jackson were only
seventy.four Jackson removed 1000
In one year. The ''spoils system" got
Its name from an utterance Of Senator
Marcy Of New York in the United
States senate in 1881. ITO the victors
belong the spoils.'' Jackson was 4
strict constructionist and opposed to
national banks. It was during Jack
sons administratio that occurred the
famous Webster Hayne debate, in
which Hayne contended that the fed
eral government was a compact en-.
tered into by sovereign states. while
Webster maintained that the consd.
tuition was an instrument Of the gov.
eminent created by the sovereign PEG
pie Of the United States. which estab.
Iished the national ideal. This nation
al ideal was supported by Jackson, for,
when South Carolina attempted to null
lily the tariff by refusing to collect
duties at the port Of Charleston, Jack
sonsthreatened the state with force.
The Mormon church was esta bnshed
by Joseph Smith. The encyclopedia
index contains an interesting article
giving the history Of Mormonism
through It's various legal difficulties.
In 1881 William Lloyd Garrison loom
ed into prominence as an abolitionist.
Jackson had to deal with Indian
troubles In the Black Hawk war and
in the second Seminole war.
In 1886 Texas rebelled against Mexi-
co and established an independent re-
public
In the compiler's sketch Of Andrew
Jackson due stress is laid upon the
fact, too often overlooked. that An
drew jackson had attained distinction
in civil as well as military life before
he was nominated for the presidency.
A metropolitan paper in reviewing
this work said: eve take leave Of this
Invaluable collection Of the messages
and papers Of Andrew Jacksonville
first ever given to the world-with an
extract from his farewell address,
which, as few readers. we imagine,
will dispute. deserves to be treasured
by the side Of Washington's farewell
address"
Van Buren, inherited the panic OF
1887, which had resulted from wild
speculation during Jackson's admins
tration and precipitated by Jackson's
Specie Circular. Right here, in pass
ing, we may cali to the attention Of
readers the splendid article on panics
In the encyclopedia 'rdex volume. and
catalogue Of all the panics, with their
causes. is, given from the first panic Of
1916.
In 1887 the independence Of Texas
was recognized by the United States.
1t was during the administration o.
Martin Van Buren, that the Smithso
MAN institution was founded at Wash
ington, and the article under that title
in the encyclopedia index IL commend
ed to our readers.
The campaign Of 1S41, in which VIII
liam Henry Harrison was elected t.
succeed Van Buren,. was marked by
the novelty Of stump speaking ant
professions. The attempts to bellttlt
Harrison on account of his humble orr
gin were taken up as catchwords, ant
the "hard cider and log cabin" cam
paign became the political hurricane
Of 1S4O."
Harrison's short term gave him littl'
opportunity to distinguish himself
His death was supposed to be due t.
the annoyance Of Office seekers wht
believed In the Jackson spoils system.
Tyler as vice president under Har
rison succeeded to the presidency OF
Harrison's death.
An important boundary dispute wa.
settled by a treaty known as the Ash
burton treaty. negotiated by Lord Ash
burton Of Great Britain and DAME
Webster.
Tyler's administration saw the clos,
Of the Seminole war
DORIS rebellion. which occurred II
Rhode Island. forms an interesting
chapter In the history Of the growth O
franchise. The vote had been given t
landowners possessed Of q certain
amount Of property and their eldes
sons. Dorr. who led the rebellion II
favor OF popular suffrage, was declared
a traitor to Rhode Island, arrested ant
imprisoned. but afterward houeret
when his party succeeded. The stor!
is told in the encyclopedia index vol
ume and the presidential discussio,
cited In chronological place.
In 1912 John G. Fremont, the Path
finder" was sent by the government t,
find the path across the Rocky noun
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