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Jackson's business at thissime often required
his presence in Jonesltorough, two
hundred miles distant. The only road to
the place was but a half-beaten path, and
led, moat of the way, through an unbroken
wilderness. Sometimes alone, with
a rifle, hunting-knife, and saddle-bags,and
sometimes with companions, he performed
this tedious journey, which was frequently
attended with great peril. Iatrgc bodies
of Indiana, acknowledging no sovereignty
of the white inun, then ruutned unmolested
the vast forests that covered the
fertile plains of Tennessee; and it often
required great care and skill to avoid be
ing captured by them.
On one occasion, as Jackson, with throe
companions, was returning from Jonesborough,
he reached one night, a littlo after
dart, the caat bank of the river Emory.?
Looking across, he saw on the opr>o?ite
side the camp tiro of a large body of
Indians. Immediately drawing back, and
bidding his companions keep silent, he directed
them to turn up stream, and, lenving
the road in different places, so as to
make three different trails, hurry on as
fast as possible. They proceeded in this
way for some time, and then reunited,and
pushed eagerly forward all night and next
day till two oclock in the afternoon. At
length, arriving at a point in the river
where the current was not so rapid, Jackson
resolved to cross. A rnft of tough
logs was soon constructed, on which the
rirtes, ammunition, baggage, Are., were placed.
Jackson, with one of his companions,
was to carry these across first, an<l
then return for the horses, The place he
had selected was just below the toot of one
cataract, and near the brink of another.?
Hut no sooner was the rnft pushed adrift
than it swept rapidly down stream, with
a force the two navigators strove in vain
to check. Finding they were driving steadily
towards the brink of the cataract,
Jackson wrenched loose one of the long,
rude oars he had constructed, and rushing
to the atom, reached one end to the
bank, down which Im terrified compan
iona were running, and bade them seize it
and pull with all their might They did
so; and the raft struck the shore just as
it was entering on the rapi?ls al?nve the
waterfall. Chi being reproved by hi* companions
for his recklessness. Jackson smil-1
oi), and replied : " A mise ia a* good as a
mile. You aee how near I can graze danger.
Como on :?i will save yim yet,"
They continued on up stream, and next
day, croaaing at a ford, reached Nashville
in safety.
At another time, he appointed a rendezvous
with a party with whom he was to
cross the wilderness; hut lieing delayed
by business, lie did not arrive at the place
till they had been gone nearly a day.?
Resolved, however, not to be left behind,
be took with him a guide and travelled
all night, aad early ia the morning eame
upon the smouldering camp fires arouvd
which they had slept, lie was still preeing
forward, when suddenly he discovered
the trail of quite a body (if Indiana, evidently
in pursuitofhis unsuspecting friends
ahead. Nothing daunted be kept on till
he had nearly overtaken the savages. The11
mlutft t)u?n ktMIM klatnuwl .Si.?J
to proceed Airtltsr. Jackson coolly divided
hie provisions with him, and told him
to return. Resolved that kin follow-Crsvelleni
should not perish while there remained
the least chance of hie warning
them of their danger, he continued cautiously
to advance, revolving a thoaaand
schemes how he should circumvent the savages.
Presently he saw the trail turn
jDSto the r%ht> It flashod over him si
once they were endeavoring to get in ad- t
vance, and lay in ambush rer the unsus- t
peering party. He immediately gave spurs f
to his lu>rser and at length, a littlo before 1
dark, came in sight of his friends encamp- t
ed on the opposite bank of a deep and d
half frozen stream. Their fires were al- s
ready kindled for the night, and their v
clothes and baggage spread out to dry.? d
As they heard the plashing of his horse in c
the water,thev snrang to their feet in alann; 1
but at sight of the intrepid young Caroli- s
niun, a joylul shout of welcome went up e
from the whole cnnip. The tidings he t
brought, however, soon dissipated their v
irhulness * rnwl in o tow ' '
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ses were re-saddled, and the whole party t
straining forward through the wilderness. Ii
They kept on all night without halting, a
and when daylight appeared, uiged their c
jaded l>east* to Mill greater speed. The li
day, howevet, was almost as gloomy as <1
the night; the sky was overcast; not a J
lueath of air disturlied the lofty tree-tops
under which they passed, and that omini- c
ous silence which precede* a storm brood- t
ed over the solitude. At length the wel- I
come sight of the log cabins of some bun- l<
ters met their view, and they felt that pro- c
teetion from the Indians and shelter from t
the approaching storm were at last before t
them; but to their surprise and grief, and <1
Jackson's indignation, both weie refused u
them, and they were compelled to push on li
and bivouac in the forest. Jackson, who r
had not slept for two nights, wrapped his ii
blanket around him, and throwing himself c
on the ground was soon fast asleep. Soon s
after the snow begnn to descend, silent ii
and soft, frn tho sleepers, and when the t
young solicitor opened his eyes in the tl
morn mi g, ho found hitnself covered six in- v
ches deep. a
The Indians, when they discovered they h
had l?een baffled in their attempt to get o
in advance, pressed forward in pursuit till v
they arrived at the cabins of tho hunters n
who had treated Jackson and his party so
churlishly. Ileing met witli the same in- a
hospitality, a fight ensued, and the hunt- C
crs were all massacred. li
In these trips from Nashville to Jones- e
borough, Jacksor.'s courage and presence o
of mind were constantly put to proof, and fi
he wont through an excellent training for d
his after career in tho war with tho Creeks, o
At this time he was in the full bloom of h
youth. Athletic, fearless, impetuous ; fill- h
lh! Willi diivnlrir* rrtn'l" "
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succour tho needy, his reputation spread o
fur and wide among the settlers. If a J
hand of needy emigrants from the eastern a
slope required assistance on their way, he
was the first to volunteer to go to their b
aid ; if an expedition was to be fitted our g
against a tribe of mnrauding Indians, he t<
was first at the rendezvous, and first in the a
assault on the hostile towns. Tho sava- n
ges feared him, and gave him the name
of "Sharp Knife," and "Pointed Arrow." c
On one occasion he was accompanying J
a party of travellers from Kashvile to Lex- I
ington, among whom was a lady going to a
join her husband. The intervening coun- 11
ywas then a wilderness, which render- il
it dangerous to travel, except in parties a
of some size. The second night after o
they started the lady was taken so unwell *
that in the morning she was unable to v
proceed. The party, however, had no idea 1
of stopping there till she recovered, and ft
were preparing depart without her. Jack- a
son remonstrated with them against the ii
brutality of leaving a woman unprotected ii
in the wilderness. A son who had been J
nurtured by such a mother as watched h
over his childhood, would never desert a e<
woman in distress, though a thousand h
deaths stared him in the face. To his tl
amazement, his appeals were received with h
cool indiflerence or silent coo tempt; and e:
by their conduct they plainly told him he a'
had better mind his own business. The h
whole nature of Jacks -n was aroused ; his <*
eye flashed fire, and seizing his rifle, he b
levelled it, swearing that he would shoot si
dead the first man who dared set foot in o!
stirrup. Ever}- feature of his countenance w
expressed the determination of his heart, ai
and his well-known character forbade tri- n
fling. They then consented to remain a
day, at the end of which time the lady w
was able to proceed. v<
At this period of his life, an event oc- w
curred which caused considerable excite- s<
incut ai me lime, ana many years atter o
was tiio fruitful source of much slander a
and abuse. Mrs. Donelson, with whom ir
Jack Hon l>oarded, had a daughter distin- y
guinhed for lier beauty of person, and en- In
gaging manners. She had married a Mr, it
lMiards, whose character proved to be b
worthless and vile. After bearing patient' p
ly, lor a long time, his violent out burta of tl
temper, ard made to suffer from his vi- ai
cious course of life, she left, him and return- "
ed to her mother. Jackson and Judge
Overton occupied a cabin by themselves, n
but took their meals with the family of w
Mrs. Donelson. It was, therefore, na ural a
and proper, that Jackson, then a young si
man, should become charmed with the so- n
cietyofMrs. Robards. A reconciliation w
llHVIIIir Wu offlU>tiul lutlu'iUin ll? ?/! it
husband, by Judge Overton, the letter n
came to Nashville, end prepared to eettlo li
down ee e fanner. Hi* jealousy, howev- *
er wee noon eroueed et the intimcey thet h
esieted between Jeokeon end hie wife^nd ei
eeueed maoh un happiness in the family.? y
Jackson l>eing informed of it, changed his
boarding piece, hopingby this means to tn
elley the excitement The state of things, a
however, not improving, he went frankly h
to Mr. Robarda, end remonstrated with a
him on his causeless jealousy. But noth- h
ing could satisfy the susnicioua husband, I
and he abruptly loft, declaring he should tJ
never return. Mrs. Robarda,Indignant at p
the treatment she had received, and the a
implication cast upon her character, re- a
solved that the aeparation should be Anal. Ii
Not long after, teing informed thai he in- d
tended to return, and take her to Ken- 1
/
ucky, she determined to accompany Col- 1
>nel Stark, an elderly gentleman, and his t
ainilv to Natchez, in order to avoid him.
rho Colonel, fearful of the Indians, requesed
Jackson to pilot him through the willerness.
As the latter was almost contantly
called upon to perform this serice
for other travellers and emigrants, he
lid not see why he should refuse in this
ase, and he therefore accompanied tliein.
This was unwise, and strengthened the
uspicions that had already been whisperd
al>out. There is no doubt that he felt
he attraction of a young and fascinating
roman, and it is very probable she pre
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irreu ui? nign-minueu, cnivalric Jackson, t
o her own vicious cruel, and hearties* \
luaband. She ought to have done so at '
,11 event*, but there was never the shadow <
>f proof of criminality, and it would not I
lave been safe for any one to have said so <
ipenly, within a hundred miles of where i
ackson lived.
liobnrds licing confirmed in his suspi- t
ions, by this departure of his wife under t
he protection of Jackson, applied to the i
x'gislnture of Virginia for a divorce?at j
east such was tho report?and Jackson, I
>n his return to Nashville, was told that
he appeal was granted. Kesolvcd at once I
o vindicate the character of un injured la- *
ly, from tho aspersion this divorce cast I
ipon it, and at the same time to show the t
ugh estimation in which ho beheld her? i
trompted, no doubt, too, by his feelings, ?
le immediately returned to Natchez, and (
'fTorcd himself to her. At first she refu- I
ed him, but afterwards, overcome by bis t
m|K>rtunity and ardour, she relented, and t
hey were married in the fall. To some .?
lie marriage was damning proof of guilt, i
irhile others saw in it the evidence of an r
ttachment which had never been sullied <
y any outward improper act- It was one I
f those unfortunate occurrences which r
rould be misconstrued, whatever the tcr- <
filiation might be. t
Hut there was another feature in this *
flair which chagrined Jackson much.? r
hi his return with the bride to Nashville i
c discovered that the act which had pass- i
d the Virginia legislature, was simplv <
ne granting permission to bring a *mi# I
jr uivorcc in ivciuuclty, and not a bill of i
ivorcc. He had married the wife of an- \
tlier man, to whom site was still bound \
y her marital vows. Luckily for him, t
owever, the suit which had l*M?n brouglit T
i Kentucky just then terminated in favor J
f Itobards, and the divorced wife was free. 1
ackson immediately took out a license, c
nd was married over again. r
Thus ended an atfair which has since
cen so much distorted. The meek and r
entle nature of his wife wns iust adapted >
D his impetuous, stormy and vet, frank i
nd generous spirit, and they lived long I
nd happily togethci. <
Notwithstanding the scandal and ex- ;
itement which this atfair had created, <
ackson continued to increase in populari- <
y ami influence. Tennessee had been i
et off into a territory, of which he was ap- i
stinted attorney-general. In 17&0,when
L was erected into a state, he was elected i
member of the convention to frame a *
(institution. The next year he wns cho- I
cu representative to Congress, and the t
car after, senator ol the United States. [
Ic took his seat in November, but the t
illowing April, asked leave of absence r
ml returned home. Soon after he sent I
1 his resignation to the Legislature,which t
nmediately appointed him Supreme j
udge of the State, an appointment which t
e hud not solicited, ami which he accept- s
1 with great reluctaucc. He distrusted s
is own abilities for such a station, being 1
ten but lllirtv-onn faoh Af o/?a '
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owever much he might be wanting in t
rperiencc he possessed sonic ?pialitiea c<- fi
ctly adapted to the rude and lawless in- \
abitanta of the frontiers. One tiling was j
srtain, that law iu his h <nds would n t il
e a mere bit of parchment, nor its deci- o
ons allowed to be disregarded. This was a
f vital importance in a new country, a
here threats and violence often turned I
lide the course of justice, and weakened 1;
sspect for the mandates of law. r
I lis first court was held in Jonesborough ii
here his executiveness was strikingly ue- L
doped. Among other coses to be tried, s
as that of a ruffianly fellow, named lius- (
>11 Bean, who, in a drnnken fit, had cut j)
ff the ears of his infant child. lie was tl
powerful, ferocious villain, and disdain- d
ig to flee, proudly paraded the court- fi
ard, daring the sheriff to sieze him. The d
itter, fearing to approach him, reported s
i Court that ** Kussell Bean would not o
e taken." Judge Jackson, with an ein- fi
hasis now seldom used in court, rebuked
le sheriff, and peremptorily ordered the s
irest to be made, and if necessary to n
summon the potsc eomiMus.'"
Boon after, the Court adiourned for din- J
er; and, in the mean time, the sheriff v
immoned hi* upo**i comilatHt? and ti
mong them the judges themselves. The 1
tieriff, doubtless, thought that they would j
sfuae to obey the aummont, and he v
rouId thus avoid the danger of attempt- L
ig to arrest tliia armed and desperate I
lan. He, however, very much miscalcu- a
ited aa to one of the judges; for Jack- t
on, when the sheriff had finished reading i<
is aommona, coolly repl-ed, u Very well, V
ir, I will attend you, and am that you do t
oar duly? i
Taking up a loaded pistol, he walked 1
o the court-vard, where Bean stood, with I
. brace of pistols in his hands, and a dirk I
a his bosom. Fixing his eye on him, he a
aid to the sheriff, u Advance and arrest i
im ; I will protect you from harm."? 1
lean, however, firmly stood his ground; i
lie sheriff hesitated, not liking the pros- t
eel of a ball throagh his body. Jack- i
on observing the oowardice of the sheriff, ?
Lenity advanced upon Bean, when the I
alter began to retreat. " Stop," than- i
lerod Jackson, ** and sabtnit to the law." t
"be bokl borderer iaataotly threw down i
lis pistols, exclaiming, " I will surrender j
.o you, sir, but to no one else." Jackson
night have spared himself the trouble of
evoking the majesty of the law; it was
tot the law the fellow was afraid of, hut
he man who was never known to Hinch
rom danger or turn back from his purlose.
With such a representative, law soon
>ecame an object of fear, and the turhuent
spirits that had - heretofore deKed its J
lower, were tamed into sumission.
This sudden vet firm decision was one I
>f Jackson's peculiar characteristics. Men
vho make up tlieir minds on the issue of
he moment, are apt to hesitate in a crisis
which includes life and death. Not so :
with Jackson. llis mobile nature was
asily flung into a tumult of excitement; j
nit when there, itl>ccariio as rigid as iron, j
juick to decide, action followed decision, i
is the bolt follows the lightning's flash.
lie possessed another peculiarity not '
:ommonly found among men. His ex- |
Mtements, though so high and terrible, |
verc not transient gleams; but permanent
is the object that eroated tbem. A less j
lardy frame would have sunk under them, i
In 1803 a difficulty occurred hot ween j
lim and Governor Sevier, who was candilate
for re-election. 'Hie ipiarrel was tacen
up by Sevier's political friends, and
nany threats of vengeance were uttered
igainst Jackson. Tho feeling was very [
itrong in Jonesl>oroug1i, and when in the I
all he proceeded thither to hold his reguar
court, a mob was organized, with Oolniel
Harrison nt its head, to tar and foahcr
him. Jackson having been taken
lick on the way arrived with a high fever
ipon him, and, scarcely able to dismount
etired to his room, ami flung himself uj>>n
the led. In a short time, the mob, |
xjing notified of bis arrival, assembled j
mind the tavern. Being told the object j
>f their assembling Jackson arose, nn.l
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hruwing open his door, said to a friend,)
'Give my compliments to Colonel llarri- !
ison, ami toll liini my door is open to re- j
:eive him ami his regiment whenever they |
house to wait upon me ; ami I hope the
Jolonel's chivalry will induce him to leml
lis men, not follow thom.n The hint was
niderstood ; every individual of that moh
veil knew that the floor of that chandler
vouhl swim in hlood with the first attempt
o cross the threshold of the open door.
*fo one liking to be the first to encounter
lackson, the crowd quietly dispersed.?
larrison apologized for his rudeness, and
:vcr after by his attachment evinced his
egret.
Hut not long after, while holding court
it Knoxville, Jackson came in collision
villi Sevier himself. Leaving the Court
ooiii one day, he found the Governor in i
rout of llio building, haranguing in an |
ixeited manner a crowd of men, and swinging
his miked sword about as if cutting ;
ill the heads of imaginary foes. Nosoott r
did the latter observe Jackson approaehng
than he turned fiercely ujkiii him, ami .
id dressed him with oaths ami insults.?
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uiv miiri rviuri^lf ?i?m <? ihiwj iiU'it ui
words ensued. The result of it was, .lack- I
on sent the Governor a challenge, wlii -h j
io accepted, but deferred the time of mee- '
ing so often, that the former at length \
lublished him as a coward. This bp night I
hings apparently to a crisis, and an infor- ]
nal meeting was agreed on, just over the
ndian boundary. Jackson repaired to
he place, and waited two days tor his op orient.
He then wrote a letter stating |
he nature and ground of the <juarrel,and j
et out for Knoxville, determined that it j
houhl bo adjusted in some way or other, j
Ie had not proceeded far, however, when |
ie met the Governor, accompanied by j
wenty tnen on horseback. Halting in |
p?nt of this formidable array, he sent for- |
vard his friend with the letter he had j
repared. The Governor refused to receive I
t, which threw Jackson into a paroxysm I
>f passion. The former was armed with |
brace of pistols ami a sword ; Jackson 1
Iso had a pair of pistols in his holsters,
>ut without thinking of these more dead- (
L* woannna bo no Soulier saw tbo lott.u- i
eturncd and heard the insult that aceoni'anied
it, than he set his cane, which lie
eld in his hand in rest, ami plunging the
purs into his horse, dashed full on the
loveraor and his band. The company
carted to the right and left in dismay, and
lie astounded Governor, seeing the itiadlened
steed rushing full upon him, lca|>cd
pom his saddle to avoid the shock. In
loing so, he trod on his scahhard and
tumbled, lu a moment Jacksou was uj?>u
him, anJ but for the interposition of
riends would have punished hiin severely.
This ended the duel, and the parties
e pa rated, if not good friends at least pcac?.*hle
enemies.
The next year Jackson resigned his
udgeship, and, tired of the turmoil and
exations of public life, bought a farm ten
uiles from Nashville, on the Cumberland
liver, and devoted himself to agricuhural
iursuit8. Beloved by his neighhora?reerencod
for bis inteirritv. decision and
nndnoss?blose<Nl with a wife who fill.*]
its home with supliglit, he passed bis days
erenely, and coveted no higher honour
hau tliat of a successful farmer. Early
n the morning he was out on his farm,
ooking at his stock and superintending
he labourers, and evening found flint envying
the sweets of domestic comfort.?
ilo took more pride in his stock than in
lis crops, and hod an especial passion for
torses. Nor was this strange; he had
icarcely been off the hack of one since ho
raa thirteen yesrs old. The home had
Jeen his companion in long and perilous
narchea, and often the only one, for days
ogether, in the loundloas forest To his
lure feet and courage ho had more than
Mice been indebted for his life, both on
Jie mountain sids and in hreaating the
mptd stream. For forty-eight hours on a
itretch, without food or rest, his noble
deed had borne him, when hard fieset,
and no wonder lie liecaiue attached to him. i
He delighted in blooded animals, and im- [ i
ported many from North Carolina and j i
Virginia. This naturally ltd to trials of |
speed and bottom on tho race course, \
where large sums often changed hands.? I I
This custom, so beneficial in improving the \
breed of horses, but so pernicious to the t
morals of men, led to one of the most pain- s
fill events of Jackson's life, lie hail a fa- \
voritc horse named Truxton, distinguished s
e.i.:. i i
ivji ins *peeo auu enuurancc. a match i
was made between him ami a horse own- t
oil by a Mr. Krwin and his son-in-law, 1 1
Charles Dickinson, of two thousand dwl- 1
lars, with a forfeiture of eight hundred do!- , t
lars, in case of the withdrawal of either si
party. On the course, Mr. Krwin and his <
son-in-law withdrew their horse, and oH'er- s
cd to pay the forfeit. The notes tender- l
ed, however, were not cash notes, and j
Jackson refused to receive theni, claiming s
the right to select from the li.-t in the 1 :
hands of the stake-holder. This was gran* 1
ted, the payment, received, and the affair s
settled, Nut long after, however, Dick- r
inson was told that Jackson had accused 11
his father-in-law of producing a false list, j
This the latter denied, when the author's t
name was given. It was then proposed ' t
to call him in, but Dickinson would not t
consent. Jackson meeting the slanderer ; r
not long afterwards, gave him the lie, and >
list-tight followed. ! i
Notwithstanding all this, either through ;
the recklessness of Dickinson, who was a i i
loose character, a trader in blacks and | i
horses, and a professed duellist ;or, through t
the persuasion of Jackson's enemies, who j
thought this an opportunity of getting rid t
of a man they feared and hated not to he 1 <
omitted, the quarrel was kept alive. So- t
vere and insulting letters were published \
in the papers, and language which e\:.s- i
perated both parties to the highe St degree. I
At length, Jackson was informed that a t
letter charging him among other thing : <
with cowardice was in the hands of the ' i
editor. lie inimcdiately mounted his ! s
horse and in a tempest of passion rode to \
Nashville, and demandeh a sight of it.? j r
Finding his information correct, he rent i Dickinson
a lierce challenge, and demand- j1
ed an immediate meeting. The latter, j t
however, deferred it for a week, and spent , <
the intermediate time in practising at <
Jackson's figure chalked out on a hoard, 1 t
This was hardly necessary, for he was a t
lead shot, and was certain to hit his an- , t
tagonist if he fired. It was arranged that (
they should stand hack to hack, move oil'
a certain distance,wheel and then approach ' t
and lire as soon or as late as either pa'-ty j i
chose. Dickinson had insisted on this mode
of lighting, so as to get the first tire,
or call forth Jackson's before be had ap- i proached
sutliciently near to make it dan- i
gerous. Iiis own practice had heen perfect,
and ho know he could strike Ids an- 1
tagonist at a distance the latter would <
scarcely attempt to tire if he kept cool.? i
Jackson understood this manoeuvre, and <
had made lip his mind to he shot. lb' 1
wore a frock coat on the Held, which he :
threw hack over his shoulders. At the i
Word given they walked away, wheeled, >
and advanced towards each other. S.ion I
..o..- i *?t ii.
unci HMI.WII llll.ll. .l.tVK>OIl SMggCrcll (
u moment as li<? felt the ball ente r liiii],l)Ut I
tin* next moment lie drew his coat around |
liiin to staunch tbc blood, and walking I
deliberately up to bis foe, shot him dead. I
It was a bloody deed, and though sane- |
tioned by the custom of the times, to which I
so many of our l>o$t men have fallen vie- ! I
tims, it was a crime for which no apology | <
should be offered. By nature Jackson ! t
was a man of terrible passions, and in this c
instance they had been aroused into ten- ti
fold fury, b\ the injustice that refused the ' c
reconciliation he sought, and by tbe con- ! a
viction that a sense of injury did not lay it
at tin- bottom of the quarrel, but tbe do- .
liberate desire and determination to take
his life. Tbe friends of I )iekinson were
resolved to provoke him so that lie must
challenge his adversary or leave the eotuitry,
and thus give to the latter the choice
of time and mode of meeting. The plan
was well laid and succeeded lierfectly in !
every respect, except that the ball did not I .
happen to reach a vital spot. It entered ' j
the breast' shattered two of bis ribs, then
lodged in bis side, where it remained f? ?r (
years. Ilej however, mounted his horse i s
and rode twenty inilos before his second j
diecovemi that he had been shot, and then 1
only by seeing the blood ooze from his
garments. He must have lwen in an ex'- 1 ^
traordinary state of mind, to have borne !
all this in silence so long. Were his j ,
thoughts busy with the man lie had slain ? jHad
he left Ins fierce hate on the field {
w here bis enemy lay weltering in his gore, j
and was remorse now gnawing at his j v
hear', and con?eienco whispering in his j
ear " inu -win moot tnat toe again beyond (
the tomb I"
There were rumors of unfairness in the , *i
fight, A*c.; but these <lio?l away, and nu n (
spoke in Astonishment of the steadiness of t
nerve which so severe and painful a wound x
could not even for a moment shake.
Jackson, after somo weeks, resumed his j j
agricultural pursuits, and not long after (
entered as silent partner in a mercantile
house in Nashville. Putting entire confidence
in his partner, he trusted everything j
to his sagacity and honesty. Things \v< nt |
on smoothly for Awhile; but at length it (
wjis discovered that the house was insolvent.
It could not pay its debts by sonic
thousands of dollars. The concern was j,
closed nt once, and Jackson, with that high ^
sense of honor and justice which had so (
often entangled hiin in quarrels among j (
lawless men, immediately sold his fine ,
plantation on the Cumberland, parted with
hi* favourite stock, pawl off tlx* debts of
the house to the last cent, and retired to
a log cabin to begin the world anew.
Prompt to redress tho wrongs of otliors,
as well as his own, ho won tho esteem of
all upright men. Sttch n man is not be
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ncasured by ordinary rules. A positive !
executive character like his must bo aver- |
>?ul I... - I ....
i^v-o iu llVilbCU JUMIV. IlllpCilCll 1>V I
Mission, ho may at time* commit deeds on ,
vhichthe staid moralist looks with horror;
;iit it must bo remembered, too, that ho
vould breast danger, venture liis life foi
lliors, and undergo privations, toils, an I
u fining, from wliieh that same moralist
vould slirink in aU'right. The good in
itch a man must l?' made to balance the
ad. The departures from the common
rack of life from both sides must be taken,
lefore the balance against him is struck. '
Ie must be credited as well as charged in
lie book of common morals before one is
iblo to decide how he stands. This is the
a.ly just rule, and by it Jackson would
tand head and shoulders above most of
hose who have condemned him.
P>y his industry and perse.* vera nee, he
0011 recovered from his embarrassments,
mil became a flourishing farmer again,
laving occasion to go t Natciu*/. after
oine blacks for his |ilantation, he found
it the station of the United States' agent
iinong the Clioctaws, by which his road
>assed, several families of emigrant-, doubled
because they hud no passports from
he < fovcriior of Mississippi. In tin; mean j
inie, the agent was selling thnn provisions
it an exhorhitant i>ricc, and niakiii"- them
York for him at a very low one. lndig- j
unit at this outrage, lie demanded of tho
igent how ho 'laro<l thus to arrest a free
\incriean on tho public road. TaknjUf
tho matter in his own hands, he
okl tiie frightened emigrants to gear up
uiil follow him. The agent lume<l ami
hreatelioil ; but seeing Jackson well urinal,
dared not interfere, lie, however, doermiiietl
to bo revenged on the latter
\ Inn he returned, and armed some fifty
m n to arrest him, unless he eanie forti- '
ied with a passport. Jackson heard of
his, and his friends advised him to procure
>ne ; hui ! e indignantly refused, declaring
t was a humiliate u no American fivetnan j
liould suhmit to. Arming his negroes
villi axes and eluhs, v.hile he himself earicd
a load' d rifle and two pistols at his
addle-how, he approaelied tho station.?
The agent came forth, and a-k< d him
o slew his pasespc >rt. 44 7lint * <y nils on
ircumslaiict#" replied Jackson, as he
aivles.-ly swung his rillo s ? as to hring
hemu/.zle where it could look the agent
'nil in the face. The latter understood
rhut circumstances, and the kind of pass?ort
alluded to, ami wisely let him pass on.
lie afterwards reported the agent to
he general government, and he was rc- I
noved. Ilis hatred of wrong and oppression
was intense, and though his way of
Mending tho injured was not always
trietly Ugnl, it must he remembered that
110 otlu r mode of redress was open to him.
Jackson had scarcely reached home,
when lie received ? letter from troverii?>i
L'arroJI, reijuesting him to act as second,
ii a dm'! between him and a brother of
"ol. Ueiiton. He coul I ma well refuse
dm, but t'olonel 1'. en ton took it unkindly, |
md spoke bitterly of him. A bitter cor- (
vspondence in the papers followed, and j
sometime afterwards meeting at a public j
touso in Nashville, a most desperate, murlerous
fight took place, in which Jackson j
iad his arm broken and mutilated by a j
istol-ball. The estrangement which folowed,
was afterwards healed, and the\ I
M-eaine fast friends.
Through such rough scenes of war and j
order-life, was Jackson trained lor the
ligli responsibilities which were to be pla- |
ed on liilil. lie had not been indifferent
o the oppressive acts of the English gov- |
mmoiit, and his voice was loud for im- |
nediate redress. At length the long-sur- j
harged clouds hurst?war was declared, I
nid the inusteriugof arms was heart 1 over '
lie laud.
irlfrtrh 3lvtirlfLi.
The Cholera Baffled.
lu the very height of the cholera in this
rity last year, viz: the 20th of June, 181!) !
)r, Turner, the chrono-thorinalict, pub- |
ished in New York Sun, an essay, uein- '
iiistrating, by arguments drawn from r. a- j
on and from experience, that the most j
eliable and efheiicius remedy f>r the '
ipideinic is an emetic sufficiently active to
insist the efforts of nature in cleansing the j
ysteni. This was thought at the time i
athcr a bold proposition, ami was taking |
he 'hull by the horns' in deliance of the i
actility. The position lias been well sus- j
ained however. Einctica of various kinds i
lave been employed advantageously in
arioits paits of the con try. The simplest
rorn is that described by otic of our sea aptains,
Capt. 1 Validly, of the pnck"t 1
hip Isaac Wright, in a letter to 1 >r.
Punier, in July last, viz: 'A tablespooniil
of red pepper, in a tumbler of hot wa- j
,er'?ingredients to he obtained in every
veil regulated household. This preserip- i
ion is simple enough, and one concerting
which we are pleased to see it asserted,
hat it has heon used in the western part
>f our country, the only place affording
in opportunity of trying it since its pul?ication,
with the most invariable success,
lint there is something more important
tonncctcd with it than the mere relieving
>f patients. The knowledge that an efficient
remedy exists, dispels all panic?
ivhic.li every one knows is ten times worse
than the mere disease?ano extracts tlio
fangs of a once dreaded monster. The
cholora is now like the plague, yellow fever
and small pox?a toothless tiger.?
NoatKs Sunday Times.
Where a house is well furnished
with hook* nnd newspapers, the children nre
usually intelligent and well informed; but if
there are no books or papers, the children
ijgiivraii*) ii nvi [iroiiijrjiie.
"
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Kailuoad Acuidunts.?Wo have met
people actually entertaining a horrible
dread of railroad travelling, some wiliing
to stay at home mainly because afraid to
ride after the energetic tread of the ironhorse;
while, 011 the other hand, there are
many who complain of five minutes'delay,
and are willing to risk every thing for
extra speed gained by its employment.
\\ < believe it is true that the accidents on
railways are one huudrd per cent, lass
than those inorrcd by coach travelling?
take the average, and we shall find the
number ot death.- below that of the old
coaching system. We think that tho
railway proprietors use nil wholesomo
procautions, and as the public have demanded
high speed, it is not altogether
right or justifiable to blame ufticers of
roads, as casualties are unavoidable many
times. A celebrated Englishman once
properly remarked that a traveller was
disa]>pointed that lie had not arrived at
Exeter from Loudon in throe hours, and
yet complained of the II. II. Co., because
a tyre (lew oil". If the public demand
improvements, a few casualties?and few
they are compared with the traffic?must
necessarily occur. There is nothing without
risk; "if you pri.-k your finger, why
there's danger in it," says Shakspcare.?
Scirntijic American.
Tin: rem. ok Luton.?We must work
if wo wish to win. and labor, rightly understood
, is a pleasure as w el has a duty.
If is hy in bur that we get knowledge, influence,
and respectability It was hy labor
that all the men who are now groat,
in history, for their evil words and noble
deeds, who wrote hooks, built cathedrals,
made laws, and governed people, succeeded.
Let no hoy think honorable labor a
hardship, rather let him regard it as a
necessity, a duty, an enjoyment, and the
true secret of success in life. The late
1 lev. Rowland Ilill was asked which was
the hest means of securing a long life; and
he said, "hard work."?Labor not only
contributes to the length of its life, but
makes useful. Some men ano women
' live, and sometimes live to great ages,
I wit hot. hardly doing anything for there
own happiness or the happiness of others.
Life is only useful in proportion to its being
devoted to the highest uses for mail and
j tiod.
m M n
Ktiikiuzatiux or a Lion.?A most novel
operate a was performed at South Boston,
recently. Francis Alger, Es?p, had in
liis possession at his residence In South Boston,
a lion about six months old, of the spcI
eics known as the American lion, and
brought a short time since from South Ai
morion. This lion, m il I.?-"
! fanner tlinu a nunc of gold and silver.
I . ' ? I
sue, lias grown quite ferocious, and it was
ill i liinl advisable to remove his claws,1which
' were inv ?h nrf?, to jyovcnt him from doing
injury to those w ho might approach his cage. %
To accomplish this end.Or. Charles T. Jacksen
ailmiuistercd ether tc him. At first ho
was quite cross and snappish, and some difficulty
was experienced in getting the sponge
to his nose. At last, however, a soothing
impression was made, and after a pound and
a half had hoen administered, he became
perfectly docile, and slept quietly for twenty
minutes. In the meantime his claws were
removed with a pair of sharp pincers, and
when his lior.ship awoke from his trance ho
found himself deprived of his most formidable
weapons of defence. The lion recovered
his wonted agilitv, and is now as lively as
ever. It is probable that it will be neccssarv
to cut oil'his teeth before he will he considered
a safe pet.? Itozlnti Traitllvr.
Now? ' Now" is the. constant syllable
ticking from the clock of time, " Now" is
the watchword of the wise. "Now" is on
the banner of the prudent. I^-t us keep this
little word always in our mind; and whenever
anything presents itself to us in the
shape of Work, w la the, mental or physical,
we should do it with all our might, remembering
that "now" is the only time for us. It
is indeed a sorry way to get through the
world, by putting off till to morrow, saying,
["Then" I will do it. No! this will never
answer. "Now" is ours; "then" may ncv1
or be."
W. A M. R. R.?We are informed from
private sources, that the passenger train
upon the Wilmington & Manchester Railroad
is now running to Lincliburg, eighteen
miles from Smnterville, making the
length of the road in operation about
thirty-four miles. For the benefit of tho
travelling community, we would state that
tho Stage Line is now connecting with
the cats at Lynchburg, having commenced
their regular trips on Tuesday morning
...... .>n|>iviviuuub nuuncus uie instance
to Darlington by stage ton miles.
\niack liivcr Watchman.
TOC'OKBFOT RaVCIOITY IV BlJTTEH
Moll and '.immer it, and dip into the in ass
a piece of broad thoroughly tosted on both
sides. Very rancid butter may be correct.
1 by melting it in hot water, removing
the scum as it rises, and working it
in a churn with milk, perfectly new and
sweet, arid adding a little salt and pulvcrI
izod sugar.
Wash Fob Tin: Moith.?An excellent
wash for the mouth is made of hnlf an
ounce of tincture of myrrh and two ounces
; of i'cruvian barkf Keep iu a phial for
use. A fov drops in u glass of water are
sufficient.
To Km. Brtta fW Viver.?Sprinkle
thcin with urine. If too strong, it will kill
the vines as well as the bugs. A moderate
dose, diluted with water, will drive
oil' the bugs, and inako the vinee grow
rapidly.
A Mi/ok swamp is of more value to a