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During ilie period of liis infancy bis f»t'ier *0= removed
ivhmeni for theft is to j luce the culprit’s head
'between the legs of ouo of the biggest boys,
am] each boy in the pit—sometimes there are
twenty —inflicts 12 lashes on the h«iek find
TumpbTvith a cat.”—Ibid. “Instances occur
i:i w hcli children nre taken into these to work
ns 4 veais <>f age, sometimes at 5, not unf.'c-
qoently at 6 and 7, while from 6 to 9 is the - Tennessee. Hr wi* arnem-
ordmarv nge at which tlicse employments ] b ' ero - f , lie convention which framed the Coowtrotion ot
eminence'.”—Ibid. “The wages paid at ; t hat3w« p«ievion»ly to her reception into the CTafcde racy—
commidibc. , -r\ A-r -n _ ! w «a hei first representative in ihe national Congress, and
these mines IS from fc*2 oO to *7 O0 per montn , ^ ^ ajj lie ^ as qualified by was honored by her
for laborers, according lo oge and nbiliiy* and | w jjj, a fieal : ,n the Senate of the Union. The staio of his
this they support themselves. T liey
P ptnuu ut mo --- , .
bv death, and ere he had attained his fifteenth year, by the
decease of his surviving parent he was thrown upon the
world nn unprotected orphan. In the day. of hts hoynood
nnd \outh having become familiar with the story ot hts
counirv’t wroi.es he embarked in the struggle then pend-
for her independence, signalized httnse.f by bia zeal
and devotion to the cause, as well as bv the services he
rendeied. and then exhibited many of those traits or cha
racter which, mote fully developed, adorned and illustra
ted his subsequent cs'cer. The Inw was his profession.
Clause, of the Constitution had been at,regarded or ove
looked. The reserved right, or the States had beenusurp-
ed by act,of Federal legislation, dfstin"
nf a confederated rapub c w rap^dlylos ^ il|#
tire character, and •“, 1 i., ,..,c nn .
r c rr*.w.*liiiaieJ government ns aa» up*
features <u a grand con«..»i!t.,ucu ?
on Ihe subject of internal improvement, soil
trate the truth of lhese_ positions
of the country
r- I
claiming
ently illtis-
Alinost every section
Appropriation tor local
pur oses. for building its roads, fur clean,ng Us rtvera. or
ftnprot-ing is harbors ; and by combinatton of members of
cKrepresenting these various secuona each eager
out of .
work 12 hours n day.”—Ih,rl.
[to UK CONTIM'ED.]
Iflr
Campbell’s Eulogy.
MACON, July 1G, 1343.
Cot. D. C. Cami-belt.—
l)nnr iSiv; As tbf representatives of public reeiu "e
earn-itly request that you will furnish a copy of the eulogy
on Gen. Andrew Jrcfcaon. delivered by yoo on the T3th imt,
for publication. Ir. performing this pleas,ng task oN«w«s
to congratulate yotl vn the ability with winch you fulfilled ;
the ollice assigned to you, and the unanimous expression ot
heartfelt satisfaction elicited by your eddress. It is the
H.acr of like occasions to submit the w ritten address to the
ordeal o the public eye, and we feel assuted tliat by respon
ding to our solicitations you will enter an additional pleas
ure to that which you have already afforded Your fellow-
nitizena, verv respectfully,
SAUL. J. RAY.
R. a. L. ATKINSON,
J. W. A KM STRONG,
JAMES DEAN',
\V. G. SMITH.
S. M. STRONG.
KOBT. COLLINS.
Macon, July I6th, 1915.
Gentlemen : Your note of this day asking a copy of the
address delivered yesterday.il received. To prepare a
eulogv on Gen. Jack.on without illustrating hts character
bv his act,, would be impossible; and so to refer to them as
t o give offenco to no one in a mixed auditory.all will admit
is attended with difficulty. In di.chargmg the duty impo-
•sed upon me. I was determined ns far as I was able to do
justice to 'be .ubject. nnd equally determined to injure the
■feelings of no one. Hnw far I have succeeded others must
determine. The warm expressions of gratification ofinany
of , n v political opponents, and your own approbation induce
me to believe 1 have not altogether failed. The manu
script is at your disposal.
Yours respectfully.
D. C. CAMPBELL.
To Messrs IUv, Atkinson, and others.
EULOGY.
When those whom we have loved and venerated have
been removed frttin this stage or existence, our feelings
prompt us to gather around their graves to shed the tear or
affection, recount their deeds, contemplate thetr virtues,
and stamp their imago upon »or hearts. Impelled by this
dmtite of nature, and in discharge ol a grateful duty, we
have a,sembled to cemminglc our sorrows and pay our tri
bute of respect to the memory of one whom all have »d-
rn red—whom otr whole country has regarded as her
ben-factor —to whom she is indebted for unnumbered and
valuable services — whemshe loved to honor while living,
and whose tnemorv is enshrined in the hearts of her citt-
■ sens. Andrew Jackson, the hero, tho patriot, and the sage,
is numbered with the dead ! Never since the day when
the rain-ad .pint of Washington took its flight fom earth
to heaven, have the American people consigned to the
tomb one. who to the same extent enjoyed their respect.
• their confidence and their aflections. Others have Iiveo
and been beloved, have died and been lamented. Their
craves have been bedewed by a nation s tears, nnd their
IBuaoriea hall-wed by a nations gratitude ; but he whose
loss wr now deplore,irom the peculiar trails of ms charac
ter nnd servu e« of liis life, hns occupied a preeminent
place in the afTectioni of his countrymen. They have re
garded him as the last link in that chain which united them
to that eventful period when their^ fathers threw oft the
yoke of foreign opppression. and this republic sprung into
being. They knew him as the child of the forest, who
unaided by fortune, by family, or other adventitious cir-
cumstanora* relying on his own native energies and impli ed
by the promptings of his own noble spirit, hns successfully
buflatted the storms of a chequered and protracted life,and
rendered his name as imperishable as the institutions of
• his country shall be enduring. Such were the elements of
his soul, the wisdom of his counsels, the deeds of his dar
ing— such his pure and disinterested patriotism, the sac
rifices he laid upon his country’s altars, and such the splen
dor of bis whole career and the glory of its termination,
that they have loved liim with all the ardor of filial nfiec*
tion, and mnurn his lo.s with all lltf tenJ-rtiMS ami sorrow
ihsi llio dissolution of a tie so sacred is calculated to occa
sion. There have been, and still are tnose who are not
hi* unqualified admirers, but his death has ’.tubed in si
lrnce the voice that would arraign or condemn—it ha,
cahued the turbulence of the agitated
homage tu h> great,ie«. Every X ' thr
knell of fit* departure fell upon 1 is car, felt i» n great
min had fallen—one in whom be had a personal concern.
‘ and’with whom his own de«' mies were intertwined. From
eee extremity of this Dni.'a to the other, tire voice of sor
t-css is heard: and everveity. aed town, a ad village through-
• am aes wide treat, has made some public manifestation of
Jk> mins, w c siooM rejoice that this sensibility exists;
,w- umr bimicv ste fad is the illassiinns dead. As they
Tsmticrrd xa At wand mm who fired tor sod
fimitm 11 ir Bsipahlir An fie wait aaaae grooad to hope
if -thr dr* ataal. «wsr anmt wheat the faa'dari o*
nu- • pc! mattnittnm—w brn die wum. «f Waahiac-
rjy, ar „ , u u,m* nMtftm Xadama amk Mwwe shall
ywur uxbr ittar ic da JUMhon citaas-
JT tiaaw rtv' phrntec ait oarwdl ahe aroe
mtt le 'doiMiwi sad praasiaii—df the *
ttr datmarsf Andrew ."io ttaon whelt
■tfiwiwit wiih.loeplaaa vgiinu^'sillikhwa wzwA^Jtzp
. - hw> ts. tap hwliing the gwt vd aw^adwara—g world.
. .. r.-stawelit- otv tlir»t " pnasW ewaths is ute hreitti
wf t - at whr oar. hr diehnec 4y it haw the not H uts
•or opt"*,nmi — Tf oaoh a day .Saf over c—so—farewell, a
dap w.n«v»|i tnwl! tn p-vaaaa; xhe days cf the Republic
-nb.rw —it- ickst sriU hr fooeeer sealed.
1111; i : towu.timtit.-. rsKts; ts see do at the tomb of the
_ ...... •- -mha. i-- --s overwhelmed with grief
«tnr is .fllicted.—
, r .ioted, cur hone*
I had almost said, our wisnea
adoption subsequently, and at successive periods, placed
him on the bench of her Superior Court, and elected him
General c f Division of her Militia.
With the-war. however, of our coantry with Great Un-
tain, commenced a new era in his life; and with it, the ca
reer of his *lory. Before this period, in several cnntitcis
with the Indians, id repelling nnd chastising their incur-
sions upon the western fro .tiers, he had exhibited tie
skill nnd talents of an able military leader. At tne time
i*f the war the whole of the lenitory lying between our
own Ocmulgee an 1 the Tomhigbee rivers—between the ,
Tennessee and Florida line, was in the possession of the |
Greek tiibe of Indian*. Tecnmsch, the celebrated Indian j
hero at the bvt’e of the Thames, instigated, it not by
British authority at least by Bii'i-h subjects. Mu been j
sent to them as a political missionary by the great ijhawnee |
Prophet of the North, and had sown broad cast, the seeds i
of disaffection and tevolt. Urged on by bis intrigues, they
had buried tile calumet of peace, disregarded the obhga-
tions or treaties, thrown off all the restraints of fear, and
in a rage of frenzied madness, by their merciless butche
rie* of their white neighbors, were spreading desolation
every where ar nnd them. General Jackson jhiTiselt .
bavirg advised the measure.) obeyed the call of his Mate,
and at the head of two thousand of the volunteers and
militia of his division, and five hundred cavalry, with Ins
characteristic ardor, entered nt once into their territory to
‘•beard the lion in his den.” Other chieftains in {."Uian ;
wars have lost ihe laurels tli**y had won on ijther tieia^;
but the intrepid Jackson, in the victories which in rapid
succession crowned bia arms—victories achieved amid pit-
vaiiona nn-I dangers, mutiny, disaffection and intrigue, won
for himself laurels as unfading as any that ever crowned a
victoria brow; and is enduring as be rendered permanent
nnd complete the rescue of the bleeding frontier from the
routv! of the war whoop and the butcheries of the tomahawk
and the scalping knife. The history or the battle fields of
Tallushatcbee. Tallndega, Kmucfaw. and the Horse Shoe,
while it will ever record the valor and patriotism ot
the victots, will also attest that they were warriors, n- t
merely for conquest or renown, but in defence of bleeding,
suffering humanity. , , ,.
A* a reward for the important services rendeied hts
cou-.try in this campaign. Gen. Jackson shortly thereafter
received the appointment of Brigadier, nnd on the restgna-
' tion of Gen. Harrison, of Major Generat in the Army pf
the Uni-ed States. The field of service now ***'*•]'*
him. which also proved a field of honor, was on the b lorida
frontier. But without pausing to survey its dangers, its
toils, or its honors, let us accompany him at onee to the
scene of his greatest military achievmenta—of Ins highest
military glorv. . , - .
The British army, flushed with the success that had lot-
lowed their recent attack upon the National Capitnh were
concentrating their forces upon the great emporium of
western commerce, with the view, after its. subjugation, of
penetrating the inletint through the Mississippi river.—.
The city of New Orleans ihry regarded as a place of im
mense wealth, but weak and feeble in her means or de-
fence. Her population composed of people of different
nations, races and colors, they supposed to be discordaut
with each other, nnd not well affected t* the government
under which they lived. Here. then, were assembled
around this beleaguered citv. the elite of the British army,
the invincible* of Wellington, the hnughty conquerors on
inanv a well fought battle*field. Here, too, to meet them,
was tho heroic Jackson. But bow different, inauspicious,
and disheartening were the circumstances that surrounded
him! Mutiny existed in the citv. dissentient counsels and
disaffection pervaded the Legislature nf the Mate, and the
Judiciary was openly hostile to his measures. Destitute
of the necessary munitions of war, without the aid ot an
experienced and well trained regular force, lie was sus
tained only by a band of brave, but raw. undisciplined mil-
itia. in numbers less than half of the force arrayed against
him. So confident was the enemy of success, that it .s re
ported that when in Decembet, the British admiral arrived
off the eity, that he sent his compliments to Gen. Jackson
and notified him that heanlicipated the pleasure of taking
his Christmas dinner in New Orleans. _ So confident, on
the other hind was the heroic General in his own resour
ces, and In the valor and devotion of his cruntrvmen, that
he promptly sent the reply, “It may be *o. but I ^expect to
have the honor of sitting at the head of the table.” To re
count the incidents of the rclrbrated attack on the British,
on the night of the 23d, of the repulse of the28tn of Decem
ber. 18 4. and of the ciowning defence and victory of the
ever memorable 8th of January. 1815, would.be merely to
•tell yon that which you yourselves do know." Such were
the military science and skill here displayed—surb the wis
dom and boldness of his measures, and such the prompt
ness and valor of their execution, that w’th the title ‘-Hero
of New Orleans. ’ they have secured to his name a place
in the records of fame, among the first military leaders of
iv age, and given.-acknowledged by every
We might here follow the victorious chief to other fields
nf his renown—tn his Seminole campaign in 1817, whereon
he won new laurels in the difficult theatre of Indian war-
fa*e. We might follow him hen ns first Governor of
Florida after its cession by Spain, by bis characteristic
energy, he protected the interests of his country from the
wily machinations nf the Spanish authorities who attempt
ed to deprive her of the legitimate fruits tecured to her by
the treaty of cesrinn.
Bot oor time will not permit these excursions. _ »- nen
the war* of his country were ended—when Ilia continuance
ia office was no longer demanned. he resigned hia truat
and retired to the peaceful retreat of the Hermitage.
Ia certain acts of hia military career, aa well »s of his
admiaicration as Oovernorof Florida. Gen. Jackson has
SSL as is well known, received the unqualifiMi approbation
sdcf i tellow citizens. On the contrary, lor these.
, , h# has been arraigned with ail the bitternc,-* of personal
*Ws«l and 1 ptejc.ltce. and w ith all the rincorof political hostility. It
- been alleged that he disregarded the laws and tram-
TO constituent a, an array of nu-
merica! 6 tret^«h coMd^^ed «o ^re^e p,«ge ;
of almost any act, no matter now giaim 0 e
fractions upon tlie national compact. .
One of the first acts of President Jackson s admints ra- j
tion. was his celebrated veto of the Mays*tile mad bill. j
15 v this act. this exercise of a conservative power of the .
Constitution, he at once brought back the letp*^<>-wd«:
irtment of the Government to its legitimate natnoritv ,
r, ikill
• ra'fr
kirstod There bat been no eudi
oof tho ties that bound as to him.
- n t ro down at n^on. We have
tdoaffy, gently, alowly rlrrlined in
E»rei»itv of a auinmer evening. H©
ie horiton? bot in the raditore that
. ari l (fie bright beams he bar
rorld. we have the <or© evidence
e extmgoithed. The tomb Ȥ in-
Ioted over (he mata-rtr hf year*—
t over a Hfe of emir-ant and
i. The fjood (hat he eoold do win
({ore. Hie allotted teak war ae*
be is it true that that Cold unrf
grave he- ceased toexdvf—that he
yeet# has been regarded e# the
em has cessed W diffuse his fight
j ft cNtm - l^>. Mart who like
- ipirh ihte the tfitHlfhtieM nf their
woed their feelieg* and eenfimenf.
, BBS ucr -----
I ; .ed qnder lit. f «fl the coi.sutulton of his country. _ Xhts
ts not the time nor the o.'gce to attempt bis vindication, or
to discuss the grave auil constiliKions! qucHtor.s involved
in these cl a-gcs. I trust, however, i!’ a t I may here be
permitted to ray, in relation to one of them, that if John
Quincy Adams, (by no means, however, an unerring arbi
ter,) when lie penned his celebrated defence. Jugfiying
and approving the execution in Florida, of Ambrister and
Arbuthift. could not find noy thing to condemn—that auch
a d: tovery by any one else, to say the least, will be ex-
iicmely diSen't. I trust I shall also be indulged in re
ferring to a single fact connected with a transaction out of
which the gravest impulatiun against bis military character
has originated, and which exhibits in bold relief bis defer
ence t<
had Hr
i still
Ws.ld L
i the an
/ * a r
:t for
the c
• pin
K It, a
lite authority of la
itvol New Oilcans
ed under martial Is
ml continued *>. Ion
Nec
at tho ti
v. Thi
as the r
ssity
M to l
srv fa
. i .• „ ■
1 whs
JdL
rain, of hi:
Ive in the
i. and I,-.
*v©f di#s
...,i
op lie
il bi
ll- .-1»
may I
and h which
n IrewJackson
in the life he
f hia cinnt in-
HU. Ho lives
itutions which
ti.- handi and
ry of hi. coun-
Dolilical insli-
ami mat, too, l>
le'tetl from pi I
himself fiml sin
The (fmimsl
nl h
opt
lid h
mtlv
ill) di
ed coin
ay lie.
ver die.”
see.
of ci
appily
i. By
ad it
T,-'l
r.i It
Isfc, anJ ,
ample .s<
arrounded
oj c tor its
se 1 liar
All •*'- power# ol
, v !.#•«• «'«1 prr*pica5t;
*i«n, sin<l fenrleiis, itidn
, rlnr»* teristica. “ He
ugkt and felt, that he
of pe
unable
ony .and nrrvzih
1 were of a high
eeption, prompt-
uhat he fe^ined—
poke. Ilis integrity was
ly •inrere and honoat; it *.v.i* the integrityof pn’n-
-#»f mraight f«»rv*.ar.l rectitude—of unbending rrsolu-
,< f»*arl^;'# faithfaliiota, of noble flaring." r J beae
,f charocter which constituted the bn.-iis of his grert-
liio fulcrum of li’.s elevation, and the talisman of his
over the inintia ot other#, in *o:ne often appear cold
epuKivc; but in him. ntcrn anti unyielding as they
united with great simplicity, with all that i« kind, ai d
in*, and snciil in the sympathies and virtues of do
: life, rendered him peculiarly agreeable nod aitrac*
er thi* glance at hi* character and it# glorious rnnsum-
n. the occasion demands that I should give von a
.jve of his life. To dojthis in detail within tlie limits
ed me all must a imit i.s impossible; for t!ie history
life, to a considerable extent, is the history of his
-y fox nearly three-fourths of a century. All that
* done, uill be briefly to advert to some of ir* more
nent incident#, selecting tho*>e most suited to ihe re
nt w# should indulge whi e standing around his
*d tomb and beet adapted to impress upon our hearts
i*ge of bis virtues.
Irew Jackson was bo—> ; n Lexington District. Smith
ns, on the 15th of March, 17C7. H # parents were
the-nselres ihe deie*nd^^t# cf Scotch ancestry.—
fury, but v/lii e tho enemy
-»«», Jsckioti was arraigned
before the durfe* »»f the Circuit Court of the United State#,
for •• - - to il* rr.snrb**v The object of the pro-
ride as ufH MMslltuti'Mml and void (hat
• »» proclalfrierl with the concurrence
r ntnl whir’ll hod contributed to the
u Great excitement pervaded tho
:■ t»i>s r»f the soldier# burned with lion
ing their rhiiT arraigned ns a criminal,
n Judge whoso home had been pro-
by tin* viler of atrangcra, when he
...off |t on thc'firrt approach of danger.
#1 submissively listened to the chargee pro-
i him, and attempted lo’reply. The Judge
#r his defence, and finally, without low. and
without justice, nnd n«;oiiiot justice, as the
vcd. Imposed upon him a heavy fine. No
node to appeal from this decision. The fine
psid bv liim, although the bristling bayonets
mild, if not restrained by his stern authority,
•d and prevented ihe pnyinent. The General
less, withdrew from the Court, when
1 with loud hums hailing him as the
deliverer of their rhv. placed him in a carriage which
they drew themselves.* to bis quariers. where he delivered
to them this brief end emphatic speech:
•• Fellow Citizen# nnd Soldiers! Behold your General
umb*r whom, but n few dn\s ago, you occupied the tented
field, braving all the privations and dangers in repelling
and defeating your country's exterior enemies, under the
rules and discipline of the camp, so indispensable to the
h pe of victory: rules which were predicated upon neres-
•vity a* d which met the approbation o«" every patriot. Be
hold him n w bending under a specious pretext of redress-
in*» your country’s civil authority, which though wrought
igh prejudice, he acorns to deny or oppose, hut cheer-
hat is inflicted on him now that the difii-
h we groaned are removed, nnd the dis
commons you no more to arms. It is
mid pride of nil good inen to pay the just
. tn the guardian of our civil liberie*.—
In► t charge, as in a few days I expect to
leave you: n may .-**ive as a le^on to yourselves and
posterity,** [jVj/iV Jlcs;i^ter % vn!. 8 j?. 216.
Permit m»* to ask yoif, fellow citizens,is this the language
— are these the? acts of one who contemns the law ; c»t* one
tuple under his feci the constitution of his
tbr_ „ . „
fully suLmit-i t'
cullies umler wdi
cipline of the mint.
> I'ifjl"
He
dutv
?*]ll‘c
bo could it
mntrjr 7
With this 1)
cidtttila in Id
i now to fiill
d.cs.. Afti
once more tli
ef and hasty review of the more prominent
military career, the events of his life invite
*/ hirn to ler and different fields of use-
his retirement from tlie army, we find him
honored representative of Ins State, occu
pyirg a sent in die United Suites Senate. While di sell a re.
i responsible post, his name was an
;the dt
•d
ndidat
the
• J fr
dmitiai
cmvnwi
Klcctof.
ever, refu
In the
Presidency. The annum’
irteis an instantaneous and
cordial response. The people spontaneously looked to the
hero of Nt w Orleans as a worthy successor of that line of
revolutionary patriots who the. etofore had filled the l*re*i-
chair. Without any agency on hia par:, in the
af 1821, he received a plurality of the vote# of the
' College. The House of Hepreseutatives, how-
• ratify this expression of the popular will. •
*f 1 P‘28, supported with enthusiam he was <
the Presidential office on the fall tide of popular J
1832 was effected almost with- j
opposition. When he entered upon the
duties of th
nt the
id h
sho
* of th
re-el*
i high i
- 0 jd responsib
of the government demanded at its helm,
one w:i» possessed the qualifications which were emin
ently tlie property ot iii new incumbent. Corruption was
preying on the itals of the body politic. The restrictive
to the purposes for which they had been co.lected. ic
exigencies of the times demanded the act. and it was re
ceived with rapturous applause, especially by the peop e
ortho South, who regarded it as evincing on the pattoi
it# author, the same firmness and patriotism in i he cabine
which hv so often had exhibited in the held. ,
In the same mode ofcoristruing the constitution which ol-
crated appropriations for internal improvement and 110
same pystetn of legislation for the benefit ot the ew a-
expense of the mass. Mr. Adams* protective tariff (known
among us a# the bill of abomination#) had its origin and its
authority. To this .net President Jackson was decidedly
opposed. Po artfullv however had it been constructed, so
admirably was it adapted to minister to the interest# end
political power of thoee upon whom devolved the duty of ns
modification or repeal, and so numerous and vnriou# were
the obstacles thrown in his way.ihu noiwnhatanding bit
acknowledged personal influence, lie found it impracticable
to effect either of these results. From the day of its passage
it had received the almost unanimous opposition of the peo
ple of the South. Impatient of delay and galled by the yoke
of w'hat they regarded as oppression palpably uncoilbtuct-
tinnal and grossly unjuet, a spirit of indignation and resis
tance was aroused which excited in the heart# of the wisest
and purt st patriots in the land, tb* apprehension that the
national vessel would not be able to ride oi.t the impending
storm. The excitement grew more and still more intense.
The po»lentous cloud#became more alarming and gathered
ia still thicker darkness. But Jackson was at the nelm.—
On tho ample fold# of hi# br**ad pennant, nailed to Ir.s mast
head was displayed the sentiment which proclaimed a bke
lii# determination and the object of all his efforts, “ Tlie
Union.it must be preserved.** A fearful struggle ensue!
between the Federal Government nnd one ot our sister
states, which shook to its centre the whole structure of our
political institutions. But the storm passed by, the vessel
righted, the constitution remained unscathed, and ihe Union
was preserved. While the administration opposed the ta
riff act. it also opposed the contemplated resistance to its
enforcement. Although harmony was restored and the re
conciliation was effected by the compromise proposed by M r-
Clay, yet upon the ^authority of that eminent statesman* it
may now be affirmed that if he had not interposed, the re
conciliation would h?\e been affected, and in a manner
more satisfactory to the South, by the passage of Mr \ er-
plank’s bill introduced into Congress under tlie auspices of
President Jackson himself.
I should do injustice to the occasion, to my own,
and to the feelings of n large portion of this respec
table auditory, were I not in this connection to make
some allusion to a series of bold, systematic nnd en
ergetic measures adopted and prosecute-l by the President,
which in their result, in the estimation of not a few, have
entwined around his brow, the richest chaplet with which it
has ever been adorned. He hone»tly regarded the Nation
al Bank which he found in existence not only unconstitution
al but inexpedient and dangerous to the liberties of the peo
ple, * 4 A power behind the throne” which might become
“greater than the throne itself.” It# influence was co*ex-
tensive w»th the Union; its friends were numerous au<l.pow
erful; and its means ol extending the oi:e and increasing the
other were restricted only by the moral principle that mis *t
prevent or impede their use. With these views of itsenar-
acter, situation, nnd tendencies, he determined upon its de
molition. Where is the individual who has ever belore or
since occupied the Presidential Chair, that would ha\e
dared to assume a responsibility so vast and momentous,
that would have embarked upon an enterprise so Hercu.eati
and hazardous; and what is more where is the man who
would not himself have been crushed in the effort it he had
attempted its overthrow ? Nerved, however, by the con
sciousness of rectitude, tba t*‘All the ends he aimed at were
his country's good,” and impelled by a conviction ot duty so
deep and thorough that upon o..e occasion he declared *’ 1
could not rest quietly in my grave if 1 failed to do what I
believe essential to the liberties of my country, wuu a
deliberation, perseverauce and courage all hit own, in the
face of the bitterest denunciations, of the most violent and
virulent opposition, he marched steadily and boldiy forward
to the accomplishment of hts enterprize. He now-attacked
it at one point and then at another;* he now scaled one of its
entrenchments, and then prostrated one of its bulwarks; he
pulled away one of its pillars here and another then*, till at
length he saw the splendid fabric in mouldering ruins lying
at bis feet.
Fellow-citizens, if a National Bank be a National blcs
sing, to President Jackson, it cannot be denied, must be a#-
wvtJ w.vJiA3 ittcuili.ec handjtb^* and such
—for to him, and him alone, belongs the |i«rj
throw. But for him it would have this day existed, and
w'fiuld hive ccntinued to exist, though like the deadiy Upas
it mi^'hi have blighted ad around it, till in some futare day,
in some far distant generation, another qaekaon should have
arisen to arrest its corruption and if not toe late, preserve
hi-country from utter desolation. ^ w .
But without further comment on this topic on which the
wisest and best have honestly differed,let us adveri toother
measures which signalized his administration. Ihe condi
tion of the aborigine# of our country .in tboacaetilcqjgds espe
cially where they were surrounded by a white populaionihad
long been nn object of anxious solicitude v itli tie friend# of
humanity and wiih those who had control.ed the government.
When Mr. Monroe was at its head, after ra.ture celibera-
tion it bad been solemnly determined that as the interests
of the whites would be promoted by the measure, ltd the
happiness of the Indians inos* effectually secured that they
should be removed to the region west of the Miitissim 1,
and there have guarantied to them a permanent hone. Tho
preliminaries were arranged, the lands were obtained.—
But their removal was necessarily to be attended pdth di**-
Acuities innumerable, and obstacles almost insurmountable.
Treaties with the respective tribes had to be male ; their
repugnance to abandoning the graves of their fnfiers had
to be overcome; ibeir new' homes had to be visitcl and ex
plored; and the mawkish sensibility of impertinent fanati
cism, urging its claims ID the sacred name ofbuminity. had
to be met and resisted. Bd! little had been accaipltshed
when Gen. Jackson came into power. The wcak#nd dal
lying policy which had characterized the ndrvrhrt-imme
dijte prcdecesso-, in bis atteinnt to remove the cftC r o-*t*e3
from our own borders is not an unfair exponent of kii nio^ e-
inents in relation to all the other Indian tribes. -He who
nad fought and conquered the Indians in battle* wlo was
known by them as brave and mfagnanimou# in wr, and
kind nnd generous in peace, enjoyed their respect and confi
dence. He warmly advocated the policy «»f their removal;
and it is not too uiurli to say. was the only man who with
tho sanio fneilitv. if at all. could have acjonmlslied it.—
With his invincible resolution nnd untiring induury he en
tered upon the disoblige of this arduous duty, and the
close of hi# administration witnessed its almost entire ,ac-
comidithmcnt.
Independently of the measures already enumerated,the
u lmimMration of President Jackson was distinguished .by
tho entire payment of the national debi, :hat incurred
by the war of the revolution, as'wdl as that of tie war m
which he was so prominent an actor; by themamcemcntof
all the foreign relations of the country to able uni success
ful, that pe«.ce on honorable term# was maintained with all
the nations of the world.' It was especially signalized in
his negotiations wiih France by which that gallanland pow
erful nation was .constrained to render to cur cotntry that
justice which she had so long and perseveringly delayed.—
in no other period of her history, it may be safely affirmed,
has our Republic been more prosperous, made more rapid
strides towards the accomplishment of the high destinies that
await her, or to a greater extent received the respect of the
whoU civilized world But 1 should do injustice to your
courtesy were I Inrger to detain you with these political
renine.'cences. We must now leave this theatre of his
public acts, where he so admirably carried out the will of
the people in his life; and for the last time, accompany him
to the retreat of the Hermitage, where he so patiently wait
ed the will of Heaven in lit# death. Ilis declining years
were full of interest. While they beautifully exhibited the
excellenciescf his character. N ey as beautifully illustrated
the perfection of our political system. Surrounded by his
family, beloved by his friends, honored by his country, his
old age was as serene and peaceful as the morning of his
life nnd maiurec years hail been replete with toils, with
trials, and with perils. Taking no active part in the affairs
of government, his e\e still closely watched its movements,
and his heart still burned with its wonted devotion to that
country he hail so long, so faithfully and so honorably terved.
Upon one occasion, and one only- did h# throw off the re
straints which his position had imposed, and abandon the
course of conduct lie had prescribed for his retirement.—
That gallant band of patriots who on tlie plains of San Ja
cinto had achieved tlie independence of Texas ha i long en
joyed hi# sympathies. Within the last year he nw that
inflict Republic menaced with dangers and struggling to
maintain her national independence. He saw that the Bri
tish Lion had intently fixed his eye upon her rich and ex
tensive territory, and was stealthily stretching forth his paw
to gra*-p it. He knew that her whole domain of right be
longed to his country, and that it was the voice of her popu
lation, that if her lone star could not wave ?n unrestrained
and independent triumph, that its brilliant light should be
added to swell the splendor of ihe American constellation.
He knew the immense value of the territory (but what m<*#t
of all lie regarded) its infinite importance to the integrity,
peace arid perpetuity of the Union. The period, the •• gol
den moment had arrived.” when he perceived the acquisi
tion must be secured or be forever lost
II is countrymen engaged with unwonted zeal in the strifes
of a heated presidential canvass, he believed did not prop
erly appreciate the immense importance of this critical con
juncture. Ii w as tinder these circumstances that the voi r-
r»b!e recluse of the Hermitage, though clad in no robe* of
office, oppressed by the infirmities of nge, and standing on
the verge of the grave arose in the majesty «*f his strength,
to dispel the apathy that upon this subject pervaded the pub
lie rntnd. His voice was heard above the din ol party
strife, warning his country of the impending danger and
marking cut the course which interest duly, ami p;itrioti c xn
imperatively demanned Disdaining the trammels of party,
nnd disregarding even the claims of private friendship, all
the impulses of his hear! were for his country’s welfare —
That voice penetrated the remotest corners of this Union,
lu its commanding accents it was heard in the Halls of Con
gress. It was the voic* of a patriot father, who still retain
ed, undiminished, his influence upon the public mind. It
aroused to action the energies of a people, whom he belie
ved were slumbering over their interests and their rights.—
1 need not tell you the result. To the prudent forethought,
energy and patriotism of ihe venerated patriarch, it cannot
now be denied, our country is indebted for on acquisition
already consummated, which will constitute a new era in
her history as it will in the security of doutnern institutions. (
and die ultimate prosperity of the whole American peop.e.
We have hitherto contemplated the character of Gen,
Jackson aa a man. a patriot, a soldier, and a statesman.-—
There is one other aspect in which it must be presented,
and one too. that in its grandeur and moral beauty as far
transcends all the rest as the interests of eternity exceed those
of time. He was an eminent and distinguished Christian.
F«*r the last six years of his lile a communicant of an evan
gelical church, lie evinced the sincer ty of his profession by
an exh bition of all the Christian oraces with which he adorn-
ed it. Who that knows aught of him during that period that
does not know that he drank deep at
“Siloe’s brook that flows
Fast by the oracles of God,”
that the fires of his mind were lighted with coals front
off the altars of Heaven ? His religion was the religion or
the bible—of the heart: not an inconstant, flickering, fit
ful blaze, but a steady, glowing, brilliant flame, illuminating
Ljs whole soul and distinctly seen and known and felt by all
a round him. His humility was deep and unaffected. His
faith, firm as the Rock of Ages on which it rested. Ills
hopes of Heaven “built upon no work# of righteousness he
had done” but on the cross ef a crucified Redeemer, were
undisturbed by n single fear, unclouded by a simile doubt.
I have said nis humility was deep and unaffected. \\ hen
a few vears since he was appointed a ruling elder—a spiri
tual adviser of the little church at the Hermitage, lie decli
ned the appointment, saying: “I am a young and inexperien
ced Christian. I dare not assume the responsibilities of such
an important office.” He who had dared to assume respon
sibilities, when the destinies of armies, of su tes and of na
tions were at stake, thought so humbly of liis own wisdom
and knowledge in spiritual things, that he would not consent
to be the adviser of the little baud of Christians that with
him were travelling the road to Heaven. I have said that
his religion was seen and known and felt by others. By in
vitation” four years ago, he visited New Orleans to be pres
ent at tlie laying of the corner stone of a monument to be
erected on the battle ground whee his celebrated victor^
had been achieved. On his arrival at the city he was noti
tied that ihe day designated for the ceremony—for the
grand military and civic parade, in accordance with the
usage of that city, was the Sabbath. He instantly replied
to the committee that waited upon him, “The Sabbath does
not belong to me: it is ihe L ird's day, and if you wish my
presence you must defer the ceremony to some other day.”
This bold and Christian rebuke was addressed to the whole
city. It proclaimed liis allegiance to his Maker, his defer
ence to His law. It was felt, for the ceremonies were post-
pnned. One other incident illustrative of the same point.—
A friend now before me several months since, an entire
stranger, called at the Hermitage to pay liis respects to it#
venerable inmate. He spent the d»y iu his company; the
conversation on the partnf the General was principally upon
religious topics. As night approached, ray friend nroie to
bid his respected host farewell. The General with both of
his own,clasped the hand extended to him and with a coun
tenance beaming with kindness and solicitude said: "My
friend I shall never see you acrain in this world, let me say
to you, prepare to meet me in Heaven ” Such was the ear
nestness and solemnity ofhis manner, that the farewell that
was on the lipsof my friend could not he expressed, and lie
•withdrew with the conviction that there was an “Israelite
indeed;” a worthy follower of Him who went about doing
g°°d*
When has the world been permitted to witness such a
brilliant display of the power of the gospel ? Of others who
have yielded to its influence, it has been said that their cow
ard hearts had alarmed their fears; that their intellectual
weakness had engendered their delusions, or that their un
restrained imaginations were the authors of iheirjoy# and tri
umphs. But in this case whodbre Iftzard such a conjecture?
The thought would be preposterous it# expression self con
victed falsehood. Before the towering heigh? of this Chris
tian characier. well may ihe sceptic tremble, the self-rich-
te *us aland abashed and the humble, pious believer tri
umph and adore.
But let us come to the close ofhis eventful life. Let us
gather around his dying couch. There lies his venerated
form; it is emaciated by disease, but the jewel it encases
i* undimmed by its ravages or by the lapse of yejrs.—
His mind clear, calm and collected surveys the past, is con
scious of the present and with joy anticipates the future.—
He knows that tie hour ofhis departure is nt hand. ‘The
Bible.” he^exclaims " the bible is true; upon that sacred
volume 1 rest my hope for eternal salvation ” He knows
that hi# Redeemer lives and that a crown awaits him richer
than all the diadems of earth. His country, that wnicH had
eng <ged hi# earliest and warmest affections still lies near
his heart. He invokes for her the richest, choicest of Hea
ven's blessing#. He calls around him his relatives, friends
and servants, nnd in- strains breathing an inspiration borrow
ed from the world into which be is hastening, he gives them
his parting counsel, his final admonition—Ids blessing and
hia ln«t farewell. A smile lights up his dying countenance.
His soul, if his lips don *t express it, breathes forth the lan
guage of the Christian lyrist,
“ Cense, fond nature, cease thy strife
And let ihe languish into life
. Hark ! they whisper, angels say
Sister spirit mine away.
What is fHis absorbs me quite,
Rttftls mv senses, shut# my sight;
?r?js. r ip j *~~
The wnrMVs ?». it disappear*,
fleneno.op-n, oo mv eves; my ears
Wiih amin!* aeraphic ring
Lend.lenJ your wings. I mnunt I fly,
O grave where is ihv victory,
O death where i. thy sting.”
Thu* lived and thus died the great, the good, (he beloved
and the lamented Jaeks»n
In the graves of the Hermitage reposes hia sleeping dust.
There now exists another Mount Vernon. Thither the
friend of equal rights and of enlightened freedom in all com
ing time, will make tlieir pilgrimage, to rate!) his spirit and
at liis lotnh pay their homage to his virtues. Thither tho
friends of his country will repair to contemplate his glorious
achievements and enkindle in his bosom the flame* of a pu
rer, holier patriotism; and thither loo wilt the Christian go.
that amid the sacred association* of the place and on the al
tar there erected, he may render praise and thanksgivingto
Him who has disarmed death of its sting, deprived the
grave of its victory and secured to mortal man a crown of
eternal glory.
Henceforth, the Hermitage is hallowed ground, hallowed
by tlie residence, now thrice hallowed ns the sepulchre of
him. who in his day without compeer was -‘tlie first in war.
the first in peace, and the first inthe’hearts of liis country
men."
-See Mr. Clay’s letter to Judge Clayton of Delaware.
hast Portrait of General Jnckso-i —A cor
respondent of the Nashville Wh’g Sty#, that
Healy’s portrait of General Jackson, recently
painted for Louis Phillippe, is decidedly the
best ih.it has ever been token of the old hero.—
It represents hint, indeed, ns on the verge of
existence, the complexion bloodless—tlie eye
calm—without fire—without passion—hut not
altogether without "speculation” the form and
figure bent and emaci«t< d—tho countenance
phicid, though much ttltruuk from tlie former
proportions, which gives to the f.tce a more
elongated appearance, and the forehead a little
more relative e eva'ion than appears in the
paintings hitherto made of him. The abun
dance ofhis snnw-wh te hair is most naturally
represented without any precision of adjustment.
Fashion and Pcytona.—The New York
Spirit of die Times aa\s, Fa'limn and Peytona
will doubtless nr ct to fight their battles o’er
again’ next October, both having been tnmpo-
r»rily turned out—Fashion at Mad son, N. J.,
Pe\ mna nt Mr. H.tre s stable*, at the New Mar
ket Course, Petersburg, Vn.
Teza* Cotton.—The cultivation of cotton in
Texas is rapidly on the increase. During the
period between tlie l*t of September last year
and the 1st instant, 28,420 bules ol Texas cot
ton Ivtd been received at New Orleans. Of
this 9-465 hales were brought by sea, and
13,995 by way of Red River.
Horned Snake.—A specimen of this rare
nnd dangerous reptile (which is by many con
sidered as having no existence except in fable)
w.ts recently killed on the plantation of Mr.
\Vm. W. Moore, in this county, about 16 miles
from Tuskeg'-e. A genilemaii who assisted in
killing die snake describes it as having been ho-
twe n Oattd 7 feet long, colored much like the
rattlesnake; having at tho end of the tail h hor
ny spar, resembling in appearance that of a
dang-hiII cock, except that it w as cleft and capa
ble of hieing opened, from which protruded a
sharp instrument, supposed to be a sling.
The serpent above named is believe I to ho
identical with what is sometimes called the
Hoop Snake, from the fact that it occasionally
assumes tlie form of a hoop, and propels itself
forward in that shape. It is to be >egietted
that a specimen of this snake cannot be taken
without mutilation, to be submitted to the ex
amination of naturalists, and ultimately deposit
ed in one of our publ c Museums; And it is hoped
that tlie publication • f this aniele may aid in
producing such a result.— Tuskcgte llrp.
A pood Toatt: "Tht* grave of the upright lawyer : Cu-
jus csi solum, ejus est usque ad ceelum."
TELEGRAPH & REPUBLIC.
Tuesday, July 22, 184.>*
FOR GOVERNOR,
ITI. MLIi ITic.lLLISTER,
Of Chatham.
For Senator of the 20th Dislri't.
A. II. CHAPPELL,
Of Bibb.
The Ceremonies of Tuesday Hast.
The funeral ceremonies in this city ot; Tues
day Inst in honor of General Jackson, were
full of interest and solemnity, and must have
made a deep impression upon the minds of
the large assemblage present on that day.—
Never before if we except the Mass Mertings
of 1S40 and 1844, has there ever been so
large a meeting held on any other occasion in
this city. All party distinctions were for the
time fbrg’ tten in the common desire to honor
the memory and services of the illustrious de
ceased. The request that a general suspen
sion^ business should take place was univer
sally regarded over tho city, and tlie day was
marked throughout with all those evidences of
appropriate and generous proceedings, which,
while they impart to the occasion a character,
imposing and solemn, in the highest degree,
reflects honor upon tlie sentiments and feel
ings of tlie community, cherishes and exalts
p itriotism, and infuses into society its noblest
sp rit and highest charm. Macon in thns hon
oring the memory of Gen. Jackson, has hon
ored herself. The day was ushered in by
firing minute guns, and ringing the bells of the
different churches. By eight o’cIock the prin-
cipa 1 streets were crowded with the inhabi
tants of the city and neighbouring counties, all
eager to testify their sense of the late berettve-
ment inflicted upon the American people, nnd
to join in swelling the sad requiem of a na
tion’s sorrow, and drop the tributary tear over
the patriot heroe’sgrave. Wecould no tbutad
mire the feeling winch seemed to pervade all,
with very few exceptions. The gratitude
wh ch it evinced, the noble liberality and true
American feeling which it displayed, calmed
down the paltriness and contraction of party
fi-eling for the time, and kindled upon the
heart* of every one not callous to every nob'e
or generous impulse tlie - holier feelings of the
high-born, free, American citizen. At nine
o’clock, the different Volunteer Companies of
the citv, with the Odd Fellows and Masonic
Societies, and a large concourse of citizens
assembled' in Third-sirtet from which the pro
cession was to take up the line of march —
The line was formed, by M ij. J. W. Arm-
strong and-bis aids, G--M. Logan, John J.
Jones, and B. F«>rt, Esqs., and marched from
llieuco up Mulberry and Second-streets to Pop
lar, and up Poplar to the new fire proof Ware
It., ion nf M’- l in it>« fntbiwinrr order :
first, the military escort consisting of the
Macon Voluntecrs r the Bibb Cavalry, and
Floyd Rifles, with fheir flags appropriate
ly draped in mourning ; next the* Generals of
Division and Brigade, with the respective
stafls ; the Colonel and his staff; the Orator
and officiating Clergy; tho citizens generally;
an Urn enveloped in a canopy of black crape
carried on a bier drawn by four horses, at
tended by eight pall bearers in scatfs; a
horse, led by two grooms, properly caparison--
ed ; Soldiers who served umler Gen.-Jackson ;
Mayor and Council of the city ; Judges of Su
perior and Inferior Courts ; Masonic Lodges ;
Independent Order of OJd Fellows ; Citizens
generally.
The Ware House and speaker’s stand had
been previously decorated with all the em
blems of public mourning. Upon the arrival
of the procession and citizens inside, after
aH appropriate and excellent ode from the La
dies and Gentlemen who had so generously and
politely formed a choir for the occasion, the
Rev. Doct. Pierce of the Method's' Episcopal
Church, offered up a solemn and beautifully
impressive prayer. The Orator of the day,
Col. D. C. Cjsmfbf.li,, then rose and pYonounc-
ed an Oration which was well wrthy of tlie
theme and the occasion. The Address occu
pied about an hour and a half in its delivery.
At its conclusion the audience were dismissed
with a benediction from the Cletgynun who
opened the ceremonies, and the different Mili
tary Compan es, with the Societies, and citi
zens generally retired. We c mnot omit to
mention in connexion with the impressive
seei es which the city presented on that day —
particularly, the beautifully arranged mourn
ing arch and waving festoons that spanned
the street from the store of George M. Lognn,
Esq. to the New Fire Proof building on the
opposite side of the street. The procession
passed immediately under it on its march to the
ware hnitso. It added greatly to the appear
ance of the mourning pageant as it passed,
and reflected much credit upon tho taste, public
spirit, and patriotism of the gentlemen who de
signed it. Wecaunet, we are sure better ex
press the sacred sentiment of public gratitude
evinced by our fellow-citizens on that day for
the great man, whose fame for his renowned
achievements in peace, and his glorious tri
umphs in war, will live in tlie hearts of his j
countrymen, in holy association with that of
Washington—than by closing this brief notice
of the ceremonies of Tuesday last, with the !
beautiful nnd touching lines of Collins.
“ How sleep the brave, who sink to rest
By all their country’s wishes blest!
When Spring, with dewy fingers cold.
Returns to seek their hallowed niouJd,
She there shall dress asweeter sod
Than Fancy’s feet have ever trod ;
By fairy forms their dirge is sung—
By hands unseer, their ki.ell is rung ;
There Honor comes, a oilgrim gray,
To bless the turf that wraps their clay ;
And Freedom shall awhile repair
To dwell a weeping hermit there!”
The messenger and Col. Campl»cU>
Eulogy,
The feal .dignity of a public journal is to con.
suit the dignity of truth, and the press that de
grades itself by indulging in captious queru.
lougness, malevolence or personal spleen must
be a reproach to the liberal and enlightened of
its own political friends as well as the contempt
of its opponents. The Messenger has the ri^t
to form its own standards ofdigniiy as well as
of taste. But in justice to its friends, when it
sets up in future to lecture upon either persona!
or political magnanimity nnd courtesy, it; ] a>
bors should be confined to the care of its own
reputation. The very ungenerous, uncalled
for and virulent attack made in the last number
of that paper upon the eulogy of Col. Campbell
can plead no excuse but the prompting either
of personal viudictivenesi or the littleness and
contraction of party rage and mortification that
would desecrate even the grave itself; either
of which should make it the contempt of every
generous or honorable mind : which it was, ev
ery cuudid man, whig or democrat, who heard
the addre33or reads it for himseif, will not be at*
loss to conjecture. And this insideous attempt
to wound the feelingof Col. Campbell and kin
dle old political animosities over the grave of
the departed hero will not correspond with the
editor’s intentions. The address will bo found
in another column and will speak for itself.—.
For our own part, until the Messenger discor.
ered what se-med to be a concerted plan of it s
own to condemn the eulogy in advance, we
heard not the slightest objection raised against
it by wliigs any more than democrats on the
score of its party character. Indeed, instead
of its being condemned on that account, tve
know that soon after its delivery, Col. Camp
bell received publicly the congratulations of
several whig, gentlemen who wotc present, for
having so skilfully and ably managed to avoid
in a task so difficult the expression ofanysenti-
ment calculated to wound in the slightest de
gree the feelings of those of dissimilar views,
Tho Messenger asserts that a more decided
party speech was never delivered in Macon—
will that paper specify its objections? if it does
not its-charges must be considered asfalseas
they are ridiculous. Do they lie against the
allusions made by Col. C. to the history of the
Tariff, the Bank, or Texas questions? for it
cannot be that they rest upon the reference
made by that gentleman to the self-confessed
treachery of Mr. Clay to the South on the
compromise act that has become part of the
public history of the country and wi : l be men
tioned in the same way by every impartial his
torian—and even reckless and servile as ihe
Messenger is in defence of that man it can nei
ther justify* or excuse itself for its unmanhv
ungenerous, and uncalled for attack upon tho
eulogy of Col. Campbell by any such plea.
** Wiiat may tliis mean, Iloralio?”
The whig press at tlie North with only one
exception, that we have seen—the New York
-Courier ami Enanirer—and wp talas ibis oc
casion for ourselves and in behalTof the South, to
thank that journal for the honorable- stand it
has taKen on this subject—nre denouncing the
letters of Ex-Governor Hammond, of Soudr
Garoiina, on the subject ol southern slavery,,
in-the most unmeasured and malignant terms.
Tho following specimen we clip from the Cats-
kill (N.-Y.).Messenger:•
OCF* Gov. Hammond, of South Carolina,has been wrttiR$
a ■series of* letters to Mr. Clarkson, of England; the object
of which is to prove that slavery is a divine insntobes,*
and the very essence of pure democracy! lie further
declares, that the integrity -of the constitution and theur.;:*.
is a secondary matter to the* preservation of this b!ei«i
institution! The holder of these sentiments is Cotnott-
der irrChief of the "Gibraltar of Democracy,” a hich-pries:
of Locofocoism, and of course, a Texas man. anc! an
lender of the “area of freedom/*
If we are not mistaken, (.in’d if wfe arc ire
would bo obliged to the Republican, the Re
corder, the Enquirer, or our neighbors uptfe
street, to set us right, there is some sigafr”
cunce iu this almost simultaneous attack maie
by the whig press of the North, upon southern 1 ,
institutions. What does it mean?- Is tiieslave- I
ry question to be made the busis of a netv po'
liticul movement? Do the routed factions who'
opposed the annexation of Texas on tire ground
of slavery intend rallying their scatteieil
forces upon that question? We would in the j
snmc connexion, respectfully ask our whig co* j
temporaries, why it is that not one of you I
at the south, have published the letters of Gov- 1
Hummond. Are not your readers equally iu* t
terestud with those of the democratic journals- j
in the great question upon which Gov. H. h u
so S'gnaily triumphed in argument over foreign
and domestic abolitionists. How do you ex
cuse yourselves for this omission? How CO
you neglect to publish them and puss uncoc-
demned by you countrymen ?
Indifference to our own rights, if it doe* not
justify dangerous aggressions upon them
othor's, generally leads to it One encroach
ment creates another. They accumulate,
if they do not become law, they very soo ;
constitute a powerful moral influence which
is equally omnipotent. The question ofs! Jfe ‘
ry here at the South, is not tlie cause of la C‘ j
tion, or of party, or of any individual—bet
tho common interest of every citizen—
whatever may be tlie event of the present
warfare waged by its enemies against it. 1,11
time that we ail had shown them anti
world what our future position will be in any and
every emergency. The Texas question ff35
overwhelming to those who opposed it. ® al
iis disasters were trifling compared with th 05 '
which must overtake the political party tna*
makes the slavery question the basis ol lt!
movements. Like the hosts of Pharaoh up CJ
the funeral waters of Egypt, tliere will n° l i
one left to tell the story of his comp ail ‘* ci
fate.
Eulogy on llie late Gen. Floy**'
* ftM
The eulogy on the life and character c
late Brig. Gen. Charles R. Floyd,
ill be pro
nounced by Muj. Win, F. Law, to-duv at
Roman Catholic Church in Savannah.
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