Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 18, Number 33, Vincennes, Knox County, 22 September 1827 — Page 2

hat i it, t pray you, that exposes Gen. Jackson to the poicriptive denunciation cf, being a military chieftain"? I will tell you, fellow -citizens In a period of grat national peril, when a powerful and veteran army threatened an important city of the Union ; the key of the whole western country with capture and deso lation General Jackson, recently taken from the walks of urivatc life, destitute

of a regular military education having I Konu.. uoftt nhnrr rfrlnrl in thp. refu- I Ukkll UUV w mvi O I lar army but impelled by an ardor ot pa- l

triotism,in which no mansurpasses mm, constitutes a talent lor governing human oi kir. nuams anu mr. v-iay, as tmuanimated bv a courace which fears no affairs with wisdom I would say, that ited in the last election, it will go far-

consequences, and sustained by that exalted genius which eminently qualifies him for command rushed forward to the point of danger, and overcoming difficul- I ties, which, to any other man, wouia nave i been insurmountable treason within and a superior army without achieved one of the most signal ana gtonous vicionca that is to be found .on the records of military history. And is General Jackson, by only a few years of military service, because they were thus signalized, to be disqualified for civil office? Are we to be told that the glory which he achieved by sustaining eves y privation and braving ev -' ery peril, renders him dangerous to public liberty, because it has made him the object of a nation's gratitude ? In fact, Gen. Jackson has served his country much longer in a civil than in a military capacity has for more than ten years ceased to hold a military commission, and yet we hear the high dignitirics of government denouncing him as a dangerous military chieftain. Where arc his soldiers, and who are they ? Of the regular army, John Q Adams is Commander-in-chief the soldiers of Andrew Jackson, arc the fiecfile. So much, fellow citizens, for the charge brought by Mr. Clay against Gen. Jackson, for saving his country. There arc some minor objections which I should be very glad to answer, but on such an occasion I will not so far tax your patience. Some one in the crowd here signifi canMv pronounced the name of Amur's tkr! in an audible tone of voice, which was evidently intended for the ear of Mr McDufiie, and was thus promptly noticed by him. "I I hear a voire exclaim mbrister ! As I presume it is from a constituent, it shall receive the most respectful attention. I thank vou, Sir, for that word, it furnishes . -mr with an occasion to vindicate General I Jackson against one of the many charges brought against him, founded on the most patriotic and meritorious acts of his life Who, then, was A min ister, and whit were the causes of his execution ? He was a British renegado, an outlaw from civilization, who associated himself with our savage enemies, whose known rule of w rfarc was an indiscriminate slaughter of men, women and children supplied them with the instruments of death, and instigated them to carry desolation amongst the peaceful and defenceless inhabitants of our frontiers, contrary 'oall ths rules of civilized warfare. General Jackson made a prisoner of this monster, stainrd with the blood of hundreds of our -helpless women and their infant children. By the principles of the law of nations, he had subjected himself t i the laws of retaliation, precisely in the same degree that the Indians themselves were subject to it. The example of his execution was essential to the protection of the inhabitants of the frontiers, against a mm derous and savage warfare. If General Jackson had yielded to the suggestions of a false humanity, and spared his life, the blood of all the women and children massacred by hU instigation would have rested upon hirn The God of eternal justice and mercy ratified the; sentence which consigned this blood stained monster to a speedy death I will now, with your permission, submit a few remarks upon the relative qualifications of General Jackson an I .Mi . Avlams for the office of chief magistrate. And, in the first place, I uill L,ke occjmoii to say, that, in my opinion, there is no country in the world, in which an erroneous standard is so generally adopted, ior estimating the talents and qualificati. oris of public men. We are almost univei sally in the habit of supposing that a man has talents for governing, in proportion to his talents for public speaking, or fo written composition. And such is the effect of this error, that mere popular declaimcrs and controversial writers, tho' destitute of sound judgment and solid un derstanding, have acquired, in the estimation of many, the characters of great statesmen. If I were called upon to graduate the human mind, I should say, that the htightest order of human intellect is that wich exhibits itself in action ; the next, t,at wurh exhibits it c 1 T in public speakti ,5" ; .'.ml the next nnd lowest of 'he three, thut which exhibit! itself in writing.

General Jackson h pre-eminently distlnguished by the first; Mr. Clay's rcputation is founded almost entirely on the second ; and Mr. Adams's exclusively on the third. Public speaking, being more immediately connected with human action, is a much more certain indication of effective talent, than writing merely ; and accordingly I regard Mr. Clay, though little more than a popular declaimer, as

having decidedly better talents for governmcnt than Mr. Adams. In a word, if ' I were called upon to cletine what it is mat when our country is surrounded with difficulties, and a orisis is presented in her affairs from which it is important that she should be speedily extricated, the I man is nest quannea to ruie tier destinies not who can declaim most eloquently I upon her distresses not who can write, I alter months of deliberation, the most phi- J losophical exposition of the cause of her I embarrassment but he who has the I judgment todecide with promptitude what I is the remedy that will save the Republic, and the energy to apply that remedy sue cessfully, whatever obstacles may be in posed by foreign lot ce or domestic treas on. Such is the man I should designate as qualified to fill the highest executive office ot the Republic, and such a man, precisely, is Andrew Jackson. Tho friends of Mr Adams rest his claims to be continued in office principally upon the fact that he has been almost all his life in office already. I certainly have nodispo sition io under-estimate the value of po litical experience. But the simple fact that Mr. Adams has been thirty years in ofiicc, lurnishes but a very feeble pre sumplive proof that he has acquit cd that Kind ot experimental knowledge, which Fits him for the government of this coutv try. What are the offices he has filled during the long period of his public ser vice, what are the circumstances under which he has held those offices, and what are the monuments he has left behind, of his extraordinary capacity to serve his country ? Through the principal part of the period ol' his public service he has been a mere hanger on upon the government, holding its cfficc more for their emoluments, man with the view of rendering any important service to thccountiy In the long course of hi diplomatic service as a foreign mintstci with the ex ception ot the negotiation at Ghent, in which he was associated with four others he has not a single memorial of his diplomatic skill on record, unless w t-rgird as such a memorial, the public di cutren's which shew the enormous amount ot the public treannc which he hasdiawnasa compensation for his services. It is to me a very stiange notion tha a man is to be qualified, to govern the Hepublic, by tesiding doling the prime of his life out of his own country, dnr.cii g attendance, as a resident minister upon a foreign court, and paying homage to the absurd fiivolities of its etiquette. I should not hesitate to sav that trn imrs service in Congress, or in any of the important offices of the government at home wiil give a man a better expeiimtntal knowledge of the constitution ir.d polirv of his country, and better qualify him to fill the office of President tlmn thirty years of service abroad in tlie character of a foreign minister. In witnessing the intiigues and conuptions of foreign courts, a foreign minister crrtninlv does rot improve his knowledge of the char?cter of his own countrymen, and government, however he may improve himself in the refined arts which he basso familial ly witnessed among strangers Indwelling upon the great political expedience of Mr. Adams, his advocates almost invari ably seem to lake it for granted that Jackson has had no experience at all in the civil department. There cannot be a greater error. Through the whole period of his life from his earliest manhood he has filled, in succession, almost all the civd offices known to the constitution of his country. He was a member ot the Convention which formed the Constitution of Tennessee. A Judge of the Supreme Court of that state. Twice a Senator in Congress, and Governor of Florida. There is this remaikablc difference, howeve!, between General Jackson and Mr. Adams. General Jackson, remarkable for his disinterested patt iotism has accepted office, with a view to render the rcpub'ic some service, and has invariably resigned, when he found that from the situation of the country, his services could not be eminently useful. Mr. Adams, on the contrary, has generally held on to all offices that have been conferred upon him, as long as he could, taking special care that the salary, and the expencc of travelling, whether actual or constructive, should punctually and fully be paid. There are some other topics that forci b!y suggests themselves, but I feel so much exhausted by the oppressive heat

produced by the surrounding crowd, that I will close my remarks with a single additional reflection Though the contest for the next presidency, undoubtedly derives much interest from the character,

services and qualifications of the compel ing candidates, it derives incomparably more of its importance from the principics involved in it. For 1 do sincerely ana solemnly ucueve ana ii nwasuic last word I had to utter, I would say it that if the American DCODle ("which Hcav- l I en lorum; snoum rainy me piaunc thcr to undermine the liberties of this country, than any thing that hasoccuncd since the formation ot out government- - It will be saying, to the politicians of the country get power nonestiy n you can hut get power. On the contrary, should General Jackson be elected, the people will vindicate their own ii$;hts, and hold up an example which will be a warning and a tenor to those who might be tempted by the mereti icious allurements ol a not he i- Coalition. v. CS. TOM LIN 8 OX, ( NAKKET street, vixcesxes) P"3 AS just received from Philadtlfthia l and Baltimore anew and very ge ncrul assortment of MERCHANDIZE, CONSISTING OF Spring and Sunnner Din GOODS, An extensive assottmcnt of Hardware. Cutlery, Glass, and Qucrns7vart FRESH GROCERIES of the latest importations, and of the first quality. All af which arc offered for sale at the lowest cash prices. 4-3m May 10, 1327. NEW liOODSr" -::t-:g ;.; 'THE subscriber ha jut icccived a general assortment of British, French $ Jlmeiican ifOBUY GOODS. IIAUDWAIIE & CUTLERY Queens and Glassware, A general assortment of GROCERIES, SHOES & BONNETS. A i.u ie assoi tinent of SCHOOL BOOKS. Three him cited barrels Kenliuwa Salt, Together with an assortment of IRON & PLOW PLATES, All ot which will be sold at the lowest rates for cash. Wm. I3URTCH. Mav 10. IR27. U-3m 1 Ki IT UUU1IS. :::ou::: J. & S 8?.!IT1I f'Jf AVE just received from Baltimore ji. und Philadelphia, a general assortment of Foreign and Domestic, COITUS and IVOOLLES Suited to the present and approaching seasons. Also, A IHNDSOME ASSORTMENT OF Ladies and childrcns Leather and Morocco SHOES, Ladies and gtntlcmens Plaid and Cambiet CLOAKS, (lucenswarc, Glassware, and Hardware, CASTINGS, AAILS,W STEEL, Window Glass. 50. FRESH GROCERIES, 11 EVES, LIQUORS, Wc. HATTERS TR IMMIXGS, SCHOOL BOOKS If STATIOXERY All of which they offer for sale, at prices suited to the times, for cash or any kind of trade and produce in hand, that can oe disposed of. Vinccnncs, Sept. 1827. 4 R. Drown, of Sholts township, Martin county. Ia. one dark sorrel horse, 13J hands high, supposed to be six years old, right hind foot white, a small star in the forehead, branded AL on the near shoulder, is a natural trotter, appraised to g25, before mc RUFUS BROWN, jpm.c. August 30, 1827. 32-3t

fifty Dollars Reward.

iTJ ANA WAY from the subscriber, liJjji; ving near Jackson, two negroes, JACOB about 40 years ol age, very black, pock marked, a little stoop shouldered, jlUUtv limi nv.ii) u iitiit j i guuuiuvi rmd nrofesses to be a Dreacher VEXUS V jacou3 wife) is about 38 years of age, yery biack, common size. I will give rcwarij Gf glO,if taken within this county g20, if taken out of the county, and g5o if taken within the state and delivered t r.,i ;n n,,v ;n;i and inforI If lliv J jw.v.j I " " J ------ roation given me immediately. Wm. spencer. June 1827. 32-5t FRESH MEDICINES. "TPh OCTOf Mc.XAMEE itspectfully Jly i informs the citizens of the Wabash Country, and ihe public generally that he l)as just opened his MEDICINE STORE On Market street, next door to S. Tcmlinsons store, in the room formerly occupied by F. Dickson where he is novr opening Medicines just received. During the month of June, he will receive from Philadelphia, several packages ad- . ditional, to complete the assortment, and y make it ample. In conducting this business, he has engaged the assistance of Da. U'uOLVERrox, which he hopes will enable him to accommodate those whopurchase for family purposes to their cntiie satisfaction; the advantage of correct prescriptions to such, will be obvious. Physicians pui chasing, may be assured of every article necessary in practice, and of genuine quality; none other will be offeted It will be made their interest to favor him with their custom.T;Country merchants may find it to their interest to give him a call, or such medicines as they may want. E Mc.NAMEE Vincenncs, May 15, 1827. 15-tf JCP. WOO LV FAIT ON, respectfully informs the citizens of Vincenr.es, and vicinity, that he has so far recovered his health, as to be able to assist Doctor Mc Namee, in the above business, and tc resume his Practice, which he will do in the employ of Dr. Mc.Namee. J. D. WOOLVERTONV Two hundred dollars Reward. 3ft UNA WAY from the subscribers, S living in Nashville, Tenn. on Saturdjy night the 28th July 1827 two likely Mulatto Fellows, one named WILLIAM or BILLY, belonging to Alexander Porter ; about 22 years of age, 5 ftct 9 or 10 inches high, ofa yellow complexion, a well made fellow has bc.n onboard a Steam boat commandepby Anderson Mdler, from Louisville to Orleans, as a Cook and Barber He took with him a shot gun, and wore crape on his hat ; his clothing cannot be well described they were pretty good. HILLY foimcrly belonged to Moses Grant, near Lancaster, Ky. '1 he other boy is a very bright mulatto named NED, V and sometimes calls himself JAMES EDMOJvDS, belonging to Charles Cooper. Ned is about 18 years of age, stout made, active and quick in his movements, cheek bones prominent, hair not very black, and inclines to curl more than to kink; and when spoken to harshly stammere q lillla A - l 1 . . . . m;o..g nis cioming he has a mixed cloth coatee nearly new, with polished steel or white metal buttons; a bh.ck bombazett coatee and pantaloons much worn; his shirts weie cither Irish linen or common country flax linen. They left the town ol Nash wile on Monday niht the 30th July 1827. We have understood their intention was to descend the river some distance and then make their way across the country to Indiana or Ohio: The above reward will be given for their apprehension and secured in any jail so that we get them, or glOO for either. of them. Thomas Washington, Esq. of this place has also a mulatto boy named WILLIAM, who absconded on Tuesday the 31st Julv; the three intended going together, and 'it is probable they may get in company. ALEXANDER PORTER. CHARLES COOPER. Nashville, Aug. 21, 1827. 30-3m Sale of Watches. A LL n'atc.hci lIiat Iiavc De in the i possession of . n-irirrLESEr for six months, will, if not previously ta ken away, be sold for repairs, on Saturday, the 20th of October next, with a variety of other articles I. X. WHITTELSEY TcspecifaU requests those indebted to him, to mak immediate payment. CASH paid for old Gold IS Silver I. N. WHITTELSEY. Vmecnncs, Aug. 9, 1827. 27-td