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ANECDOTES OP GENERAL JACK
SON.
- ' 81 AK08 KENBAXL.
Public men oitea suffer great wrong in
reference as well to tbeir private as lheir
public character and conduct, from the mis
representations of (heir political adversaries
frequently aggravated by personal anlmosi.
ties. Individuals of a party who mean io
se honest, a.id would not in a word or
thought intentionally do injustice to a hu
oiu being, often believe, with a too ready
credulity f the assertions of party presses,
political leaders and personal enemies,
thereby becoming accomplices in tho inflic
tion of injuries at which their own con
icienscs.if properly lustrucled, would revolt'
With horror.
Ttie opinions imbibed by a largo portion
of mankind in reference to the temper and
iVd eonduct of General Jackson fn his peV
sonal telatldnsjfu'rntsli a striking illustValton
of these truths. Multitudes there are, Golh
in tho United States and other countries,
who, having received their impressions
without due consideration, from presses
end persons opposed lo him, believe that
distinguished man to be icckless of religious
faith, if hot of morel obligation, ferocious to
temper, and in all, the relations of life a
tyrant, Suchiindividuals. will learn with
astonishment, that this picture is all the re
Terse ol truth: that the tone of Geu. Jack
son's mind during his Presidency was de
cidedly devout; that no man could be more
kind andi indulgent in all his private rela
tions; and that if he be censurable on this
score, it is, for too much forbearence. With
what pain he found himself compelled to
give up his favorable opinion of old friends,
end with what tenacity ho clung to them, in
Many cases, after overy body else pronoun
ced thsm renal and treacherous, was wit
nested by thoso who weto intimato with
him during his administration. But without
touching at present upon any thing connec
ted with his political course, I propose to
give in the present and in some succeeding
papers a few authentic anecdotes which will
tend to correct the erroneous opinion? en
tertained by many as to his religious im
pressions and imputed violence of tem
per. Those who sat down with Gen. Jackson
t his private tibia to break bread; know
with what fervor ho uniformly invoked the
blessings of Heaven upon the" repis't p'ro-vided-by
its' bounty.-- A stranger ebuld. hot
witness the scene without according to the
venerable man before him, who thus bowed
Hi' grey head in humble Buppjication to tho j
Giver of all'gond, a heart sincerely reli
glons; ' ' j
All Will rerrirjtnber,, that toward the close
of hie atlminisiratton the General was si
ticked by a bleeding at tho lungs which
threaled to be fatal. Nor will it be forgot
leiijihat some of , the party presses attributed
this attack (q a violent fit of passion, in the
paroxysms of which they said ho had rup.
tared a blood vf esel, What a contraBt the
real scene presented, I had an opportunity
to learn ffom the', month of an eye witness.
The cruel fabrication had reached the mem-.
ter o.f Hie fyesideqt'e family, and from je'
lips of Mrs. Jackson, tho lady of tho Gen
Genetal'a adopted son, rendeied unusually
eloquent by tho indignation which lighted
up her beautiful faco, I heard the following
narrative: - '
Esther.' said she, 'is in the habit, every
night before he' goes to bed, of calling me
to read to him a chapter in the Biblo. On
that night, having finished his buuiness, he
called me in to perform that service. I read
to him as usual, and having finished the
chapter, received from him' ah affectionate
good, niglit and retired io my bed chamber,
Which5 was in art adjoining room? He theti
called iheservant who usually attended ori
him in his chamber.'and was undressing.
Suddenly1 he called me, and entering the
room 'I found him bleeding at the mouth.
What produced'the attack I know not; but
certain il is, that' so far from indulging in
any outbreaks of temporalis mind Was calm
and devotional, seeking to close the busi
ness of the day by communion with hea
ven.
The practice of reading or listening tea
chapter of Holy Writ and sending up fer
vent aspirations to heaven every night be
fore he retired to iest,Gcp. Jackson bronght
with him into the Presidency. No man
had a deeper Dense of dependence on the
Giverof all good, or a inore einderc and
earnest desire to avail himself of the wis
dom which comes from on high, jn the
discharge of his arduous duties. But it can
not be doubted, that in his devotional fervor
there was mingled a holy and never dyiilg
affection for his departed wife, whose pres.
enco1 was, in his succeptible imagination, as
necessary an irieidenljofsHeaven as that of
the angels. Jft
A portrait of this eaVKbjeft 'of his
earthly affecliouB LjJSjPif hes haniber.
r'Fs iliL.n a"",LJ!1"in:'u?,J eaid. a. lady- j.i'hmi'
in my presence. 'Pretty good,' said he
but not so good as this,' taking a minature
from iiis bosom. ,
On another occasion,calling upon him on
some uigetit business, I was invited into
his bed chamber. 1 found him too ill to set
up. 1 he curtains in fiont of his bed were
open, and he lay with his head somewhat
elevated on, a full pillow. Opposite the
fool of hie bed, nearly touching tho putt,
stood a liltlo table, and on it was the uima
lure of Mrs. Jackson leaning against a smat
Bible and a Prayer Book which had been
hers. It was evidently so placed that he
might, cs he lay. gaze upon the shadow of
those loved features which had enraptured
Ins youthful heart, and contemplate those
virtues which, in old age, and even, death,
rendered (hem dear to the bosom of tho he.
ro and statesman beyond any other earthly
object.
I was not then so thoroughly acquainted
with Gen. Jackson as I afterwards became;
but witnessing this sceno, I said to myself
this mutt be a good man. None other
could entertain so deep, so abiding un affec
tion for a departed companion, however
cherished while living, uovo lifto this in.
all good, all heavenly, nil divine; as nearly
as anything on earth possibly can be; it can
not dwell in a bad heartjit cannot assimilate
with a perverted mind.
I. bad never seen Mrs. Jackson; but from
that moment I pronounced her a snperior
woman. None but a woman of surpassing
virtues could so, fix the affections of such a
man. None other could maintain such a
mind, amid tho enjoyment of glory, tho,
gratification of ambition, the ceres of state,
and never oeasing excitements sufficient to
overpower"and swallow up the kindly affec
tions of ordioary men. None other could
occupy, in'Jife and in death, so broad a
space in the remembrance and affections of
one who in devotion to his country novcr
had a superior. And I could not but regret
that she had not lived,not so much to enjoy
a signal triumph over her own and her
husband's Inducers, as to comfort,
advise, and sustain her devoted
companion in tho midst of never ceasing
toils and'' Vexations, tho heartleasness of
false friends, andthe assaults' of unrelenting
enemies,,
Who that visited 'tho president's houso
during General Jackson's administration
does not remember Jemmy O'Neal, the
Irish door keeper? Join my was kind hear
ted but blunt in his manner; so much -a on
some, occasions as to appear rude if noli
insulting. Often ono might ring the bell
time after time, and no Jemmy make' his
appearance. Time was a particular causo
for Jemmy's apparent rudeness and occa
sional absence. '
Calljng one day upon business.I rang the
bell repeatedly.but no doorkeeper appeared.
As I had done before under like circumstan
ces, I opened the door and walked np stairs
to the President's office. There I found
tho General and Major .Donelson. Presi
dently ho bell rang again.again and again,
'Where can Jemmy be!' said the General.
'Drunk, tnttt likely,' replied Major Donel
son. I, then (stated that I had not been able
to raise him though I had rung until I was
lired.and that this was not the first occasion
Major Donelson then observed, that this
djfHcuty was now of almost daily recur
rencc; thai he had on sovcral occasions,
found Jemmy in his room wholly unablo lo
get to the door; that when not to disabled,
his conduct towards visiters was often, from
his peculiar situation, anything but polite
or respectful, ar.d he expressed his opinion
in very decided, terms, that a more suitable
petson should be entrusted with that duty.
Wtll, well,' the General, 'we cannot
beari: any longer; tell Jemmy he must
Jmd a home eleewhtrc.
Again and again I callod, and Jemmy
still presented his rubicund face at (he duo
often in a plight not befitting his station.
'How is this?' said t to, Major DoneU""
J heard the General tU -you that Jemmy
must be discharged.' 'Yes,' said the ma
'nit?' fi'.fj)as ine irnra time j - iiaa.
received such an order; but on each oeca
sion Jemmy waited on the general in person
w;ae exceedingly sorry for his fault, shed
tears of repentance in abundance, ptomised
to behave tyqr hi, future if ho could be
forgiven'-thjH once,:and pever desisted until
he obtained a promise that he should be
tried a while longer.
And whoever was familiar at tho White
House, will remember Jemmy's red face
and buff voice at the door down lo the tnd
of General Jackson's administration, ever
and anon repeating his fault, and as often
by unfeigned repentance and distress, ex
lortiug forgiveness from his kind hearted
master.
wnii suen irans oi character belong to a
tyrant or a bad mint All that is good in
hum en nature answers, no.
a It is generally known to tho friends of
Gen. Jackson, that lift has committed all his
papers, &c. to the hands of Mr. Kendall,
from whose able hand a biography worthy
of the subject may be expected at no very
distant day. In the mean time, the readers
of the Democratic Review will havo the
benefit ol some portions o( theso authentic
materials, for lite illustration of some of the
most interesting passages in the life of the
great and good old man. Ed. D. R.
TAKiNG'XFUOWADVICE.
A baronet of the last century, whose
mansion was in Yorkshire, was supposed
lobe dead, when the following conversation
took place between his jester or fool, and1
one of his servants:
Servant Our master is gone.
Fool Ah, whither is he gonel
Servant To heaven I hope.
Fool To heaven! no that ha his
am sure.
Servant Why sof
Fool Why, because hoaven is a
not I
great
way off, and when my master was going a
long joumej , he used fot some time to talk
about and prepare for it, but I never heard
him speak of heaven or make any prepara
tion for going ho cannot therefore bo gone
thither.
Tho Baronet however, recoveted,and this
conversation being told him, he was so
struck by it, that he immediately began to
piepare for his journey to that - country;
from whose bourns no '"teller ttorut'
THE NUN'S DOOM.
BY n. BYMMES.
Near tho town of Asporitia in the roman
tic land of Spain, stands a largo square dark
looking house, with nothing to relieve tho
barrenness of the hich walls, but a few
holes with gratings, and which bears tho
appearance ralhcr of loopholes than win
dows, It is scarce strong enough to bo a
prison, nor does it resemble a convent, from
tho absence of eteeple. The supersttuct,
ure. which is in reality however, n nunnery
crowns an eminence at the centre of the
town. There is something so gloomy
about the tower something so full of va
gue and awful mystery, that I shuddered
involuntarily when I "beheld it, and when
sometime afierwatds, I cime to learn one
of the deeds which those gloomy walls had
witnessed, I was almost templed to believe
in supernatural influences, so vague anA
chill had been the emo)jon f urrbr which
I felt beholding that antique building
for the first lime. The story was related
to mo by an old lady, who in her youth
had been an inmate of this convent for
m&ny years. Never shall i forget the
tone and gesture with which she spoke as
follows :
There was a lady in our convent, who,
during the two years that had elapsed since
her arrival, had scarcely exchanged a word,
with any of the other nuns. She remained
constantly secluded In her cell, excepting
when summoned by the tolling of the bell
to join in the devotions of the community
in tho choir. She was shunned and -
od bymostof thenu-'-no"Kenerally 8UP
poseH'U "terrible crimo oppressed her
conscience lor a calm and gloomy despair sa
upon her pale brow, and gave a wild, yet
raelanclmly expression to her beautiful,, arjd
dignified, features. Her, . figure wna, lofty
and noble, but emaciated by sufferings.
Her prayers and religious duties weie o
repeated and performed with unusual for
vor.
Often had I remarked, with feelings of
commiseration, her wasted form thrown in
to an attituded of humble and earnest sup
plication; her pale, though beautiful feature
formed into an expression of iho mosi poig
nant grief; her eyes raised lo Heaven end
dim ned by burning tears. Thus she would
long remain, with her arms crossed upon
tier breast, and motionless as a statue with
the exception ofu convulsive quivering, of
her lips. Suddenly she would throw her
self upon the ground in a paroxysm of des
pair, and sob aloud, pronouncing some inar
ticulale words, as if complaining of hor
t"tal incapacity to quell the fearful tempest
raised within hr breast by tho conflict of
opposed and unconquerable feelings. Again
would she strive to raise her heart to God;
but in vain. Sho found no relief in prayers;
and, in hei ultor hopelessness, finding that
even 'Religion' could not mitigate her tor
ments, she fell exhausted, and she extended
her bosom ar.d invoking death to put an
end to her miserable and wretched exist
ence.
'Compassionating her sufferings, I es
saved lo offer her some consolation. Sho
was moved by the sincere expressirn of my
pity, and peiceived that I also was unfurtu
nate.'
The similarity of our feelings and mis
fortunes instinctively diew us-j towards
each other, and I soon gained hor friendship
and learnt the cauee of her grief.'
Her name was Amelia; she was the
daughtor of the Count B Her crime
had been the forming of a strong attachmet
towards a young officer in tho aimy, aman
of strict honor and principle, but whose
family and prospect were unfortunately be
neath the notice of the prouiid Count of
B , who would have thought himself
disgraced by such an alliance. He forbid
his daughter to speak, to her lover, ot even
to think of him, she entreated, he sternly
repeated his commands and left her; he was
disobeyed; the enraged count brought her to
the convent, and forced her lo take the
veil.threatenins-.if she refused to cause the.
o&oer to be ufaasjnatod. This had delor-
mined her, and saved her lover's life at tho
sacrifice of her liberty and happiness. Fot
two long years sho Had straggled jneffectU'
alld to forget, and to offer to the, God ; to
whom she had concentrated her existence,
heart pure and free from all worldly . affec
tions and regret. But, alast never conld
she succeed in erasing from her heart thai
fond memory of her lover; which notwith
standing all our efforts to the contrary.con
tintied to hold entire possession of her soul.
His image haunted andpnrened her every
where. It was in vain for her toseek con-1
solation in prayer; her thought! would still.
wander away from her God, and dwell npoa
her Jover. And this constant, conflict be
tween lovo and religionthe fond recollee
tions of the past lost to her forev.crlj""1 Mt
torments to which she :-.gine3 herself to
be, doomed for the future was ,the canker ,
which, wore and wasted her form, and
whithercd her strength whilst the burn
ing fever within her breast raged on unaba
ted. 'Months flew, and time but increased her
sufferiugo; all hope had long deserted her.
Ono day, sho remained alone in the choif,
after the termination of evening prayers;
she was, as usual, imploring for metcy and
relief. Her meditations was interrupted by
hearing her name projounced distinctly,
though in a whisper. She listened and
heard it again, sho slarted.Jrose, and looked
down into the church, and remained thrilled-
with emotion,supportod by
r
Jl.rlO'W
hich
she clungt for t.--ttfCognisea by lite gleam
n iivinght' yes eh'e could not be mista
ken ehe recognised her, lover, Fearful of,
detection, helthrew a letter into the choir, -over
tho lattice-work, and disappeared. '
She was weak enough to read'it. It said
that by her father's influence, he, had beea
sent on board, of a vesseli which took. him.
to Havanha where 'he was appointed to a
regiment. He had petitioned in vain for '
leave to rolurn io Spain, and oven for hit -diacharge)from
the eervice. Boll, had been
refused. Unablo to live without' her, he
had, at the last sacrificed every thing, .even
his honor, to seek "her again. Ho. had des
erted, to find heron his arrival in Spain
buried in a convent. He told her that it
was impossible thai God would accept of
vows which force and fear alone had extored
from her they could not be considered as
binding- Ho conjured her.if she still loved
him, to fly with him to a foreign land, to repay
the sacrifice ho had made for her by a similar
sacrifice; and then they would pass; the rest
of their day in retiremen, in peace tv.l
happiness,
He. promised happiness, when nothing,
could exceed the wretchedness of her ex is
tcnee when sho felt that even death itself
would, bo unablo to erase him from her
heart. V it possible that the could re
fuse! 'I assisted them in their flight, which
was cltecled with the greater facility, as
not the slighest suspicion was entertained
of snch an attempt being jn contemplation;
Tho anxiety of avoiding pursuit made them
take to the mountains.. Being unprovided
with a guide they lost their way and wand
ered until the horse that bore (hem fell ex
hausted. They proceeded on foot, and hav
ing at last met with a shepherd, they per
suaded him to guide them. They pursued ',
their weary journcyl and after walking all.
day and all night, their eyes were gladdeu-
ed at the sight'' of the French frontier. A
few minutes more, they would be safel At
this moment they perceived with honor a
detachment of troops that had been dctpat
died in their pursuit, upon the discovery
of Amelia's escape being made known in
the convot.They still strove to go on.strain
ng erery nerve, but their wearied limbs
tottered beneath them. The troops camo
up, overtook and surround them. Amelia's
over diivon to madness by disappointment.
began to use hte weapons furiously in hec
defence, but a'bullet laid him dead at her
feet. Sho then lost all recollection, Urjiou
recovering her senses, Amelia found herself
.again in the convent. Before sho should re-
collect her thoughts, and awaken, front Uio
A