. Ridpath's history of the world : being an account of the principal events in the career of the human race from the beginnings of civilization to the present time, comprising the development of social instititions and the story of all nations . olders, and appointed in their stead his ownpolitical friends. In defense of his course,the precedent established by Jeflferson waspleaded. Jacksons accession to the Presidency wasin some measure a revolution, not only in theprilitical, but in the social, tone of the Ad-ministration. Hitherto all the Presidents had 50 UNIVERSAL HISTORY.—THE MODERN WORL
. Ridpath's history of the world : being an account of the principal events in the career of the human race from the beginnings of civilization to the present time, comprising the development of social instititions and the story of all nations . olders, and appointed in their stead his ownpolitical friends. In defense of his course,the precedent established by Jeflferson waspleaded. Jacksons accession to the Presidency wasin some measure a revolution, not only in theprilitical, but in the social, tone of the Ad-ministration. Hitherto all the Presidents had 50 UNIVERSAL HISTORY.—THE MODERN WORLD. been meu of accomplishments. They hadbeen gentlemen, educated and experienced inpublic affairs. They had been promoted fromgrade to grade of responsibility, not only incivil service, but in military affairs as and vulgarity bad been unknownin Government circles during the first fivePresidencies. With the rise of Jackson, how-ever, the under side of American life rose tothe surface. The debonair and stylish de-meanor which had marked the former Admin-istrations disappeared from the Presidentialmansion, and in some measure from the otherdepartments of the Government. Jacksonmade no pretensions to culture or refinement,. DANIEL WEBSTER. and many of the coarse and ferocious elementsof his former life obtruded themselves in thevery seat of political power. It would be er-roneoas to say that all dignity was wantingin his manners and administration. On thecontrary, there was much that was respectable,dignified, severe, in his methods and proced-ures. But his accession to the Presidency was,(m the whole, derogatory to the refinementand culture and propriety which had pre-viously prevailed about the Presidentialmansion. The re-chartering of the Bank of theUnited States was the first issue which con-fronted the new Administration. The Presi- dent took strong grounds against issuing anew charter to that institution. Believing theBank to be both inexpedient aud unconst
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