Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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r~r mm l a 1J any more. I wai lwcaw Mggg. LAMCAW it to go through I as you suddobi HI.C I. for at that time my I ura to race FrMi It* your kind lottor or f and there ir, M?nt it. nat for* I mat* om Mfwfr Congressman Carolina's < (MMfcont Mate:? 41 r. StfrnMn in i 'opreeeu tatty en an Fnfc ' vg documentary e?td? tag beyond question 11 .irw" Krd* ?a.u * ? II.. : Stevenson s Defense < Claim of Jackson's B e speech ot nath of (he (Mr tfce hs?M of tnutl ot the Indian ""'JSIiiSJ: ''***?* '" tat "Old Hick- leI and ,n5?t of th< r g |I this now eonseeot If JVUlR at the evidence s aLton, in his history iTinpiace son Baid he was t 11ns end that he 1 tyifth parallel, nna till 1784; bi reaervatlon, a did not know wh hirty-ffth paral- there or not. Tl ? Catawba river this new statemex sw 4* we ?a Jrely. Let as look two older bro minute. Mr. Par- bttt two of h \ admits that Jaek- and Joseph Cri >orn In South Caro- Crawford, the lred in South Caro- recollect one at he said Jackson went with hei ether he was bom Is possible Mr hat Is the basis of me where sh< it made, which was can find her there, ware bo mora, the lith ult er nephewB. William brat* with t awford, boob of JameR Jlntrlct tho d deceased. I well of our natic of the matrons that this pieaalnj r was Mrs. Boyd. It teem of the s. Barton can inform pray you, i ? was buried, that T them the as grave. This to me thanks. If I mo Inviting me to cele- tile other be citlsene of my native protect fi upproachlng unnlver?ary Now, I >nul ludepondence. For statement i testimonial of the es- were natl citizens of Lancaster I majority gentlemen, to offer to and 8 ml surance of my heartfelt wuh born It wero In my power, and the 1 (Laughter.) Why no om North CarolinaT he meo that signed this . in the above Invitation ves of thla district, and a of them lived within 1, ? lea of the place where he , und they knew the facte Ivlng witnesses to prove / i?' oftir iuc* ter county, South Cm About fifteen columns type And will be prin uients of About (ire co' issue.) I'AHT | The house in con wbo.le house on the sti ioil had iindor i>Anafi1w ui CM UtUt'BI- " ? ' ?U vmvuai rollua. makes the g-mlle line hen ??? ?e*aP**>fr creek, where they ted in install- . ? ' lumns in each "** corner in ner. cm Twelve MH< dispute. The state lina claimed that it imittee of the "ne an<* fh? state *te of the Un- Mn* claimed that rha Kill road. and atl the i ?f,n iui ?v. uui Tamped up In. 18 e from Waxhnw 9Rid ho was born established a hut he did not V 5, to Oam Cor- i get out belo p Creek, was In oat'h signed by J of South Caro- which he aBserts was a straight tlve cf Lancaster of North Caro- statements in all, It followed the 20 years. But I mans, as * will -* *" - * 59?"that Jackson would bo grei in Sooth Carolina, might collect ;now.'* thom with tha w nine documents, brothers. 1 ofl ackaon. in each of the political lr that he was a na- has afforded, county, 8. C.; 12 ately to yoar t signed by him. In sake for me. i 'arton says he did of my high res it satisfaction that I >othlng cou her bones and Inter my feelings t of my father and their wish. Per you my thanks for traveled and tformatlon your letter upon my tiro Present me afTectlon say that thh lady, kiss my name- poned to s ind accept assurances pleased, gen pect and regard. yourselves 1 Id be inure Krateful to thorn, am than to comply with Carolina but tlio distance to be wholmed. the various requisitions proof. T 10 at homo compel me to settle his i pleasure must be post- fact that ome other period. lio >>oruh tru tlemen, to accept for Hon, put ndlvldually and convey twentieth 1 a proteBt from North would hare been overHut history Is based on he law of estoppel does not torlcal questions, and the rertaln ladles, led on by idltlon and vivid imaginaup a monument In the century does not settle (? R. 1 t.SSt) makl twns for the dopartn ?aerce and (?bor far t ending jaae J#. t?et. K?tpOMf. Mr. Stevea*<??. Mr. getittefne*. ft to am <?1< Iwit receatlf I hare di *a the liut edition af ng approprta- ?how yon by one of eats mf Con- carried It by the pu fce fiscal year threw the James Cr and for other land largely into t Meanwhile the C ohairotaa aad granted n tract of 1 caatroreray, Carolina, and the saj scarerefi that wna granted by Wo the Coacres- Oen. Andrew l*ick? . ? - uui tinuw. to ow them presently, what he had bee bile road, which canvassed the qh awford grant of gays. In answer 1 iorth Carolina, tlon. In his lett rawfords were me4. to Withers land by Sooth was born In me tract of land j hare been told, rth Carolina to whereon James < ?n?, that belnR Ana an fnrth uurw nw oniy Know Your mOBt n told, but he had lostlon. because ho James H- W to the direct ques- j exhibit a p er of August 11. letter and anj poon: and also the ? South Carolina, as exhibited by go on the plantation division of tl Crawford lived." hrary where 1 obedient servant. to those you Andrew JarkRon. for your toni itherspoon, Esq. citlxen of Li hotostattc copy of this heightens r member can see it my part ones next hereinafter have not wei ilng to the manuacrlpt sentiment 1 ie Congressional LI- memory of t the originals are on birth. represent my gratitude wuoru u i lor rocolloctlou of uio as teontli co lucaster. TbiB obligation Mr. Ko d by the consciousness tho genii that absence and time Mr. Ht? ikened the ardor of that Mr. Re which consecrates the view of tl he place which gare tne the gent! not he tie ? ?-? ??- miff Am m iiauy wan oorn in id? eignntury. id uf West Virginia. Will eman yield? iveuRun. I will. >ed of West Virginia. la tie conclusiv? evidence that eman is producing, would in favor of the rules con* II It I n I) I.. nrtlor In^l.l.ll si on at Recorl, the pe the myth that Andrew born on the Mcftemer North Carolina has b< on our Congressional desire to controvert tfi. and ooce for all plac congress and this con il^hce as to the hirthpli rwancat one. tho place on whict Jackuoa wa? wras born. So that plantation in an agreement was i engrafted tho Crawford land. Record and I HOn waa born, accord at proposition waj? ,n North Carol e before the lnK another was ntry the ert- Una. and the map si tee of Andrew "na road as the dl i Gen. Jackson in other words from 1765 until boon up and JacV eached in 1815 the question; he on which Jack- nesscs, and necef ins to one claim cess to the best ina and accord- world?his moth* In 8outh Caro- and his nnclea?a lowed the Caro- to him Is the t? riding line, and transmitted to ua TUB. TBI* wai i. the question had he was addree* ;son had canvassed citizens and lm had asked the wit- Rn<| upend Jul; ;sarlly, he had ac- 0f "your nativ witnesses in the yltatlon was sr, his brothers. Witherspoon, md their testimony Stewart. Nathi istlmony which he perry. Sam 1 No question can inn., i a in ibz?. in 182K 1 m led by a committee of men, rlted by them to comp Your < j 4 with the cltlxen* e district. ' This in- To Messrs signed by Jas. H. etcJno. Nisbet, John The eigne antel Rarber, Jackev Ion are me t. Gibson. Bartlett familiar wit] a r\ m \1 Uoaaav Ge IO UUUUI VU UC| ftCui??T that woul abodlent servant. South Ca Andrew Jackson. Mr St i. Jub. II. Wltherapoon. like Jnrol IrnnKPd ol ra of the above Invlta- t^,nt If I n who were thoroughly corntnlttei ti the birthplace of An- noxt DPrD ci ?nreaslon&I il move that monument to rnlfna? (Laughter.) ovonfion. That would be (?'? wife taking the brazen r Unban?but I will state remain on the printing ? when we bring out the lanent volume of the ConItecord. I Dronown to .lacksM. The controversy aboa Andrew facksna la ma be settled * the erfd en personal preferenc< am a native of North there after I was 21 ] was born and. reared i Irish settlements ab< I that threw the Craw it the birth of j ,jr <nto North Carol which ah on Id Cr?wford house was e?c? and not Ilna- Therefore, n i?. I myself wa# 864 ?P that Ja Carolina; left ln North Carolina, pears of age; tat>"shed and erer: n the Scotch- tllat he was born o >ut 60 miles Pl*n*atlon. There ford land large- he raised as to h ina, though the he was not the m ta Sonth Caro- tales. fhile the claim To complete 1 rkson was born Jackson. I will se H was well es- the report of th fbody admitted mission of Soutl n the Crawford genoral assembly was no dispute gives the whole wvuvo, * WU? is belief In It. and and Wm. Mcl ian to believe fairy set out herew tba answer of ( .he statements of you will note t out as Kxhibit A he is a native e Historical Com- states twice th i Carolina to the ijancaster coun in 1908. which citizens is as t controversy. It t? IWtU, AM. HMDOO/t u> i UMTW JUI ARI Kpnna, secretary. I Instance, as ith their letter and torjr of Sou 3en. Jackson In which lived Just on that they state that haw creek. i of Lancaster, and he lust across at he was born In Masaey, Br., ty. Tlio letter of the between Nor oIIowb: less than a n ,r,,.,ui?, a f- .Tackson wan 'u JUUii o 10Vfai k, (V/I Is shown in Hill's His- J m*k? an < tb Carolina, page 601. corroctly the south side of Wax- Sow. I while Jackson was born wer? ?nlj on the north side. H Bome mor lived exactly on the line Tho np th and South Carollnn 1 wl" cl ille from whore Andrew 1830. horn, an will he neon I fharlontoi effort to nee that history is stated in that particular, am not through, those ' two letters, let me read e. ' it letter of Jackson which te was written December to J. R. rringle, of l. in which he says from where Jackson w have no reason to quest of North Carolina to 1 except that truth fulnei My admiration for the birth would forbid mjr Improperly to take awi rUimg of distinction, tmrerair arose irst In 'as born, and "oout inai- 1 np a??l Lion the claim er the Crawford plat Ms birthplace or South Carolina. ?a of history. Now, in 1813 state of my reached an agreemt - undertaking mission to settle ly any of her e*tended the north< But this con- had on,y been run the mistake and ran !t out to That Knmn.iaDl/.B [>uie was wnetn- contained a photc :e was in North map made by t Lancaster county, the two states is the same staten sot and sent a Mills's and Boyklt > that line, and ferred to and set srn line, which eon's birthplace." about to Tryon land In Lancaster tie Georgia line, map is on file w (static copy of the Sucene Rellly, of Qen. Andrew . In 1820. on which Dear sir: At lent as is found in ablw meeting o i'b maps herein re- caBter diefict , out, "Qen. Jack- bouse on the on the Crawford appointed a coi county, S. C- This you their high ith the historical pubnc services May 12, 1828. bV Mills's A Jackson. relative, so a lar*e and respect- Henlamin 1 f the citizens of Lan- Pit**"* as sa; held In the court I-athan say 6th instant we were R* McKeme; mmittee to express to H. Massey, sense of your many sorting over and In testimonv of Jackson was tlas, and he la a near INUoh s Ii I am Informed, of the Althoup Hassey whom Parton my feellnj ylng he heard Sarah orahle an that Jackson was horn emporium >'s, in North Cnrollna yet prevei Br., is here stoutly as- mcnts frc his own signature that when I ot horn In South Carolina. In 1R31 [oclater, vol. 39 p. 386): ;h It win be gratifying to ;h to nvall inyself of bo favopportunity to visit the of my native atate. I am ited by my official engageim designating the period in seise it. I. in reply to a committee wi mo surrerora it ltnea betweea the pro1 wore directed ?a ITSB < mouth or Liittle River mineton aad ruu to t) parallel of latitude, aa Id waa tfcea to he foil piote the aorthera 11a the? stopped II aiilea ?hJrf*.A?h >.*a?t<l ? leC&tfOfc tb ? * V VVlUUiWUftt riscee. Ther years They adopt a start at the Un? 'rom the stoi oath of Wtl- cr?*k to Gum at Tw he thtrtr-ifth whI<,h put the Oran it that paral- 'a Sooth Carolina owed to com- **** Crawford land e. Bjr error "ot m Pickens's short of the fie<, at a ffreat conl ,M the covernor of Nor! nurtnu iwu commiiitoo in Co ed the straight Parton also state no at Waxhaw wltnenses. James elre lflle creek, dead 50 years, sail rford plantation he were once si* and established the McKemey hou as Crawford's Una and Jackson . That was rati- vras horn in that Terence between says Jackson di< th Carnlirm and ' lumbla, S. C. M'- their appreclat d that one of his request the pi Faulkner, a man puny at a din a that Jackson and on 4th day >eping together at not convenient tse In North Caro- p]ease depignat told him that he ctti8ens of you house- Parton enjoy the pleas it not know, and you win please ion of the tame to And there i ensure of your com- w'ho were 20 ner In Lancasterville born w] ' of July next, and if audience at ] at that time yoa will this commit* e a day on which the eon's nntivlt r native district may come back i inre of your company, hard to con ! accept the assurance was unchalli were hundreds of men inviting 1 years old when Jackson Tourth of Ijo made up that large on June l Lancaster and appointed A necei tee to testify of Jack- He* of m y and invite htm to of the gi ind celebrate it. It Ir had in pi cetva that this aativitv stances, a ?nged if it was untrue. I feel a pr llm to Charleston to a July celebration, he writes 4: tsary attention to the d?y office, must deprive ma -attflcatlon I should have tying, under such circumvinlt to the state of whiefc ide in calling myself a ciU started to complete t found when they got creek that they were 1 of their line. The tint U?e GakurH 1 Which had 144,#60 0 hr^ich would run the po?nt above the thirty OH..4 MWA U m A WAA. WIIM U TTIIUU tUUf I w he line thef the K?vernor or Son to Waichaw November *. 1815. a 1 miles south c Some of y?u m*: s was to run the remark of the Ro radian nation, Carolina to the rot icrea of land. Carolina, line at that Several Members, fifth parallel. Mr Stevenson. < <? iiei an,i were the covemors o ? ^?? vuci cu.y ucsvi %jyts i ith Carolina on hia main witness < it Greenville, S. of the man who y have heard of heard Faulkner so vernor of North to him. ernor of South But let us see about it, nnd whil What was it? himself where h )f course, they there is not a ma f two neichbor- where ho was hnr 'uo "?"???'? ?' of our sincere t>r the truthfulness tcom claimed to hove ' jag ^ iy so and related it Jno John what Jackson said M .. Nathi e he did not know Jacke e was born, still .. SftUi n here that knows Bartli n* hut thprn U no _ _ friendship and es- Recently t men! pat a] H. Witherspoon. North Carol! Nlsbet, cation when Stewart. and then th< miel Barber. the railroad y Perry, to a certain R. Gibson. drew Jackso ptt Jones, that South C here hen been a raonu- Ben > by certain citizens of On Dec ina over the alleged lo- to Joel I ? they eay he was born, as follows ere la a sign pnt up on P- 64): station that you can go if the place and see where An- you. hearl n was born. They say have laid Carolina has never made preserve th ember 9. 183 2, he wrote t. Polnset, of Charleston, : (Rtille's Life of Poinsett, Union Party unite with t and hand tn the text you down, yon will not only the Union, but save our I lini I1BD U?U UWVI1 I UU the eastern ((tie at Its ? had reached Twelve 1 miles below the thirtyand stopped on Gum the state line should t line, therefore. . -S Twelve Mile creek, fownd to be 8 miles tahtlHhni m I>aaI AAraai cmthern point ,nt? Bovereignties, ant Mil? creek 3 er?ior referred to hin fifth parallel 9a^ "I." but he said Corner, and of North Carolina s iave cat that "to the Rovernor o miles above "na-' That was the When it was ducted It. and there \ >!<> , they es- of dlRnity about it. " Wuhaw Stephens. I when the gov- man living who II1 iself he did not er 15 years who? I "the governor told him where 1 ays" so and so that is evidence tl f South Caro- courts of law, beci s way they con- od primary evidoi vaa a great deal to put before you Jackson in 1824 I rhat was it he erspoon. I. DO ved with his moth- jj le mother lins not w m. he was born, and Thj, answer hat is taken in all foIlowB; ause it is consider- Hermil ice. Now. I want <;entlemen: a letter written by to James H. With nnon, any protest i assey. Sr., he was borr McKenna, Secretary, it went on t of Geo Jackson la as llna that An In South Ca June 2. 1I2X. marked on t I have had the pleas- was ever m against it, and therefore native eta i there. Well, In 1820 grace lnt< he maps of South Caro- leaders h tdrew Jackson was born her. rolina and the spot was ( pa he maps, and no protest ade by North Carolina, J The Hew to. from that ruin and di?j which her treasonable iave attempted to plunge rt II in Next Insue. > m?Scml-Wcckly?92 Yew H ft Ui/?k W* <CJpftk*hd the tine rock corner and the G? Twelve Mile creek wa finally until 1816Tou see. here on th line. They were to co parallel, but for some i son they stopped 11 n' nurallitl Thut OC betweeit $bat **1'? 1m corner on Mr. Stephenson, s not settled Ions sitting. when tl ran low, the gover e map is the Carolina is said to me ud to this "The governor of I unknown ren- wishes to remark tn tiles south of the governor of Sout ?<1 until 1765 it is a long time l> Tn 1R24 Jn-ne; Finally, at a of Lancaster. S. tie refreshments exact question. H nor of North and frankly as f< hare remarked. Nashville, . ^orth Carolina Dear Sjr; Your i his exoelleno\ ultimo' is just h Carolina, that I an entire etween drinks " j Q n??i? i H. Witherspoon, f M Mf C., asked him the f e replied promptly f jllows: m August 11. 1824. m I letter of the 24th received. and ali stranger to you, TUT lecfcsu? <53553-^ C\s<V\QJh \ .md m when ther were directe nn-1 finish it In the n Catawba Indian reserv; out here, aa you see containing 144.000 a< and it was understood to be entirely in Sc The line was run ai south Carolina. The >d to co there 'I auchter.1 Now. meanwhile the that was settled, anr jtion was run nn that straight lin< on this man Andrew Jackson wai :res of land Carolina, because r 1 that it wn? that ho was horn on >uth Carolina Crawford's piantatio round that in where his mother II line wag run one of the burning < that was when | perity and that ol 1 the a-rreoniont i ,atly being the dt ? settled i' that I tan^ relation hy s horn in South fQT whom 1 ha(* lohody disputed (,eing raised toge his Uncle James la(ly-8 mother. 1 n that that was wlflh to revisit m ived. That was i once more mingle questions settled j of mv mvenlle il ivoi *u yi WDr your family, your ?3condant of a dismarrlape and or.e a sincere regard, ther?I mean your have had a great iy native state and with those friends lavs who ttirv -till ^ SaVT? R /" IP ORDERQP L mMJ^uzaj^u " ^rr* 2!y^ around that in 1763 T wet re Mile creek, wl here, at which they corner known a? the which is suit estant. Mr. LitUe. Will ( yield for s qneetioaf Mr. Stereo son. C wl gentleman from Kansi and came to and was in direct ii itch ia shown Jackson's great pri established a general just then. Oum corner. Sketch of North cited, pp. l?g, 476. he gentleman Mr. Dunbar. Wn yield? Ill yield to the Mr. Stevenson. 1 mi. gentleman from Ind lane. because of he living, but I sminenee. as a prevented by e1 (See Foote's wpich I bad no Carolina. below now prevented f > opportunity that 1 the gentleman tation of my you would now a [ yield to the 8on8 unnecessary iana. ate: ne*t spring have been hitherto Ireumatances orer control, and I am rom accepting the the friendly Inr!sw citizens through fford for many rea- |P40 t now to enumer- I OU1 may afford me an ?? guarcL ur Bank we viae every know* me 'depositors. We have adopted tl ? firvr fk* V ii if* J. - - ?* - *5 ?d, too ||H tftofl tor protflcuoA oc | icProtcctu Check Syy J Mr. LitUe. The g< "it was understood.'* the gentleman meat stood?" Mr. Stevenson. It v tween the two provii and South Carolina, I Then when they went northern line here, tl sntleman say* Mr. Dunbar. Is I What does that he was horn i by "under- Mr. MoKernoy? Mr. Stevenson, ras apreed be- to that in a n ices of North Mr- Dunbar. Tlx am informed. he was born to make the Mr. James Crawfori lat was to be Mr Stevenson. [t not contended opportunity with at the home of ]tjnR the count hlrth. when it w Yea. end 1 wilt pleasure and wht loment. sol f of the p!eai 3 Kentleman just a!l(i your family at the home or ind offerine up J. son of yours, tha He was born on mo with his nam I bVU my family of via- ofthei :ry that pave m? ? ill afford me much SllOUia ?n I shall avail my- w *ure of seeing you cKcck at your own house cover. a prayer for that t you have honored aUlOUIl e, that he may live raise } J 1U1 un. UHlMt U1 out UCpONUJ r checks may be safeguarded ; i they be lost, stolen, or fall i ith the Protectu Check System for a given amount and by a c\ you can then tear off the < it [like a money order]. No c four check for five to five hu ib bo uiai uk amounc | against being "raised** into dishonest hands. ^ , you can write your r> ^ jtter attached to the C>VO :heck at the desired {Pi heck raiser can then to J odred or ten to one Oe do njtfiing ossible Vrotecl bp thirty-fifth parallel here, and then run art take the thirty-fifth and complete the li the understanding provinces. But when they found they were low the thirty-fifth p miles below the corner clear through Crawford's plantnt rand It and to -Carolina. In a tanan parallel again from Crawford's, ne. That was and grew up with between the he was 15; and I * they got here evidence in a min 11 miles be- show you the myth arallel and 8 McKemey plantatioi of the Indian And any claim any? ion, in Sout* I and bo a blossln t house separate their old nge. whore he lived As to the his mother til' measure answer. *111 give you the South Carolina, j ute, and I wil' at the plantatit came about the Crawford lived. 1. I defy you to the Carolina roi rhere, from Ban- Waxhaw creek; 5 to his paronts In hundri Th stlon asked, I with , T was born in dcpOSll *s I have been told, ifj >n whereon .Tame* q^jj about 1 mile from ad crossing of the left that state In ___ id dollars. esc new Pretectal Checks are tors with checking accounts vot rou are considering opening a c : bank and see this improved ling our patrons. Tk> i supplied to all our thouf cost. Kecking account, call f service that we are uur uositons reservation and they quit and placed a st< two oaks near Wi (See map.) That was In 1772 they took up ran the northern line tawba rirer went, am surrender this piece lay down and croft, the historiar >ne corner by statement made an axhaw creek, not attribute Jacl in 1765. Then to South Carolina this line and years after his deat from the Ca- Mr. Dunbar. Wi 4 rather than yield? of territory lfr. Stevenson. I, down, or anv 1784; was bori ywhere that did March, in the kson's, birthplace truly happy to 1 until 1859, 14 my mother died. h. I. know she di ill the gentleman baring visited th matrons to affor< I can not yield oners with the B ? - i on the 15th of year 1767. I am earn at what house ed near Charleston, at city with several d relief to oor prlsirltlsh?not her son, LL SIXH UHEUK BOOKS FOR BUS riCAL FOR POCKET, DESK, / THE FIRST LANC INESS USE. EQUALLY kND PAY ROLL U8B. NATIONAL E ASTat, s. c. tANK 1 * * * .y ' ' , '