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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 »§ 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. t.T»