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The Lawt Will and Testament.
O F
Andrew Jackson.
Hermitage, June 7, 1813.
IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN:
J, Andrew Jackson, Sen'r., being of sound
mind, memory, and understanding, and
impressed with the great uncertainty of
life, and the certainty of death, and being
desirous to dispose of my temporal affairs
bo that after my death no contention may
arise relative to the same And whereas,
since executing my will of the 30th of
September, 1833, my estate has become
greatly involved by my liabilities for the
debts of my well-belov ed and adopted son
Andrew Jackson, Jun., which makes it
necessary to alter the same : Therefore
I, Andrew Jackson, Sen'r, of the cocnty
of Davidson, and State of Tennessee, do
make, ordain, publish, and declare this
my last will and testament, revoking all
other wills by nie hitherto made.
First, I bequeath my body to the dust
whence it comes, and tny soul to God
who gave it, hoping for a happy immor
tality through the atoning merits of our
Lord Jesus Christ, the Saviour of the
world. My desire is, that my body be
buried by the side of my departed wife,
in the garden at the Hermitage, in the
vault prepared in the garden, and all ex
penses paid by executor hereafter named.
Secondly, That all my just debts to be
paid out of my p ersonal and real estate
by my executor; fur which purpose to
meet the debt my good friends Geif I. J.
15. l'lauchin & Co., of New Orleans, for
the sum of six thousand dollars, with the
interest accruing thereon, loaned to me to
meet the dbt due A. Jackson, Jan., for
the purchase of the plantation from Hiram
G. Runnels, lying on the east bank of the
river Mississippi. Also, a debt due by
me of ten thousand dollars, borrowed by
my friends Dlair and Rives, of the city
of Washington, and District of Columbia,
with the interest accruing thereon : being
applied 'o the payment of th" lands
bought sf Hiram G. Runnels as aforesaid,
and for the faithful payment of the afore
said recite ! debts, I hereby bequeath all
my real and personal estate. Alter these
debts are fully paid
Thirdly, I give and bequeath to my
adopted son, Andrew .Jackson, Junior,
the tract of land whereon I now live,
known by the Hermitage tract, with its
huts and lauindaries, with all its appenda
ges of the three lots of land bought of
Samuel Donelson, Thomas J. Donelson,
and Alexander Donelson, sons and heirs
of Sovem Donelson, deceased, all adjoin
ing the tract, agreeable to their butts and
loutidaries, with all the appurtenances
thereto belonging or in anywise apertain
ing, with all my negroes that I may die
possessed of, with the exception hereafter
named, with all their increase after the
before recited debts are-fully paid, with
all the household furniture, farming tools,
stock of all kind, both on the Hermitage
tract farms, as well as those on the Mis
sissippi plantation, to him and his heirs
forever. The true intent and meaning of
this my last will aud testament is, that all
my estate, real, personal, and mixed, is
hereby first pledged for the payment of
the above recited debts and interest ; and
when they are fully paid, the residue of
all my estate, real, personal, and mixed,
is hereby bequeathed to my adopted son
A. Jackson, Jun., with the exceptions
hereafter named, to him and his heirs for
ever. Fourth, Whereas I have heretofore by
conveyance, deposited with my beloved
daughter Sarah Jackson, wife of my
adopted son, A. Jackson, Jun., given to
my beloved grand-daughter, Rachel Jack
son, daughter of A. Jackson, Jun., and
Sarah his wife, several negroes therein
described, which I hereby confirm. I
give and bequeath to my leloved grandson
Andrew Jackson, son of A. Jackson,
Jun., and Sarah his wife, a negro boy
named Ned, son of Dlacksmith Aaron and
Hannah, his wife, to him and his heirs
forever.
Fifth, I give and bequeath to my be
loved little grandson, Samuel Jackson,
son of A. Jackson, Jun,, and his much
beloved wife Sarah, one negro boy named
Davy or George son of Squire and his
wife Giney, to him and his heirs forever.
Sixth, To my beloved and affectionate
daughter Sarah Jackson, wife of my
adopted ami well beloved son, A. Jack
son, Jun., I hereby recognize, by thus be
quest, the gilt I made heron her marriage,
of the negro girl Gracy, which I bought
for her, and gave her to my daughter
Sarah as her maid and seamstress, with
increase, with my house-servant Hannah
an her two daughters, namely, Charlotte
and Mary, to her and her heirs for ever.
This gift is made for my great affection
for her as a memento of her uniform at
EBENSBURG, FA. WEDNESDAY, JULY 6,
tention to me an kindness on all ocasions.
particularly when worn down with sick
ness and pain, and debility she has
been more than a daughter to me, and
I hope she never will be disturbed in the
enjoyment of this gift and bequest by any
one.
Seventh, I bequeath to my well be
loved nephew Andrew J. Donelson, son
of Samuel Donelson, deceased, the ele
gant sword presented to me by the State
of Tennessee, with this injunction, that
he fail not to use it when necessary in
support and protection of our glorious
Union, an for the protection of the con
stitutional rights of our beloved country,
should they be assailed by foreign enemies
or domestic traitors. This, from the
the great change in worldly aifairs of late
is, with my blessing, all I can bequeath
him, doing justice to those creditors to
whom I am responsible. This bequest is
made as a memento of my high regard,
affection, and esteem I bear lor Iain as a
high-minded, and honorable man.
Eighth, To my grand-nephew Andrew
Jackson Coffee, I bequeath the elegant
sword presented to me bv the RinV Com
pany of New Orleans, commanded by I
Capt. Deal, as a memento of my regard, j
and to bring to his recollection the gallant !
services of his father Gen'l. John Coffee,
in the late Indian and Dritish war, under j
my command, and his gallant conduct in
defence of New Orleans in 1811 and 1
1815; with this injunction that he wield
it in the protection of the rights secured
to the American citizen under our glorious
Constitution, against all invaders, whether
foreign foes, or intestine traitors.
I bequeath to my beloved grandson
Andrew Jackson, son of A. Jackson,
Tun., and Sarah his wife, the sword pre
sented to me by the citizen- of Philadel
phia, with this injunction, that he will
always use it in defense of the Constitu
tion and our glorious Union, and the per
petuation of our republican system : re
membering the motto "'Draw me not
without occasion, nor sheath tne without
honor."
The pistols of Gen'l. Layfayctte, which
were presented by him to Gen'l. George
Washington, and by Col. Win Robertson,
presented to me, I bequeath to George
Washington Layfayctte, as a memento of
the illustrious jwrsonages through whose
hands they have passed his father aud
the father of his country.
The gold box presented to me by the
corporation of the City of New York, the
large silver vase presented to me by the
ladies of Charleston, South Carolina, my
native State, with the laiye picture repre
senting the unhiding of the American ban
ner, presented to me by the citziens of
South Carolina when h was refused to be
accepted by the United States Senate, I
leave in trust to my s0I1) m Jackson,
Jun , with directions that should our
happy country not be blessed with peace,
an event not always to be expected, he
will at the close of the war or end of the
conflict, present each of said articles of
inestimable value to that patriot residing
in the city or State from which they were
presented, who shall Ik; adjudged by his
countrymen or the lalies to have been the
most valiant in defence of his country and
our country's rights.
The pocket spyglass which was used by
Gen'l, Washington during the revolution-
ary war, and presented to me by Mr.
Custis, having burned with my dwelling
house, the Hermitage, with many other
invaluable relics, I can make no disposi
tion of them. , As a memento of my high
regard for Gen'l. Robert Armstrong as a
gentleman, patriot, and soldier, as well as
for his meritorious military services under
my command during the late British and
Indian war, and remembering the gallant
bearing of him and his gallant little band
at Enotochopco creek, when, falling des
Ierately wounded he called out "My
brave fellows, gome may fall, but gave
the cannon " as a memento of all theso
things, I give and bequeath to him my
case of pistols and sword worn by me
throughout my military career, well satis
fied that in his hands they will never be
disgraced that they will never be drawn
without occasion, nor sheathed but with
honor.
Lastly, I leave to my beloved son all
my walking canes and other relics to be
distributed among my young relatives
namesakes first to my much esteemed
namesake, Andrew J. Donelson son of
my esteemed nephew A. J. Donelson, his
first choice, and then to be distributed as
A. Jackson, Jun., may think proper.
Lastly, I appoint my adopted 6on An
drew Jackson, Jun., my whole and sole
executor to this my last will and testa
ment, and direct that no security be re
quired of him for the faithful execution
and discharge of the trusts hereby reposed
in him.
In testimony whereof I have this 7th
day of J une, one thousand eight hundred
and forty-three, hereunto set my hand,
and affixed my seal, hereby revoking all
wills heretofore made by me, and in the
presence of
Marion Adams,
Elizabeth D. Love,
Thos. J. Donelson,
Richard Smith,
R. Armstrong,
ANDREW JACKSON, (Seal.)
The Good Old Iarty.
God bless the good old Democratic
party ! No political organization of any
country or age can show so glorious a re
cord so free from blunders and crimes,
and so rich in valuable achievements. The
unexampled progress of the country in
wealth and power : and its peaceful, pros
perous and happy condition three years
ago, were the result of its wise and patri
otic policy.
The chief merit of that policy consisted
in the mildness of its measures It was
not advisable to do much. With a young
and vigorous country, an ambitious and
enterprising people, aud a Constitution as
nearly perfect as human wisdom could
frame nothing needed to be done except
to direct the wonderful devclopemonts of
our greatness in safe a constitutional chan
nels. Herein consists the great merit of
the Democratic party that it was al
ways national and constitutional, Rufus
Choate died a Democrat ; yet, before they
called him such, he paid a most eloquent
tribute to the uniform and inllexable na
tionality of the Democratic party. It may
have erred in some of the details of its
measures ; yet we think it was never al
leged that it sought to vi-ilate the national
character; and we refer with pride to the
prominent events of its history, as they
are seen in the light of nature and expe
lien':'1. If the Democratic party had remained
in j ower this war would not have occur
red. The destruction of the Union the
repeated violations of the Constitution
the trampling under foot of civil liberty
and th(! fearful carnage and desolation if
the last two years are the consequences
of our defeat. And the end is not yet.
The dregs of the bitter cup of civil war
are yet to be drained ; and we are more
than ever convinced that, if anything is
saved out of this fearful wreck, the Demo
cratic party must save it.
It is apparent now that the Adminis
tration docs not intend that both the
Union and the Constitution shall surv ive
this war. The Democratic party is equally
determined that they shall. The Admin
istration means to destroy slavery ; while
we mean that the rights of the States shall
remain precisely ;ls they are defined by
the Constitution. We are determined
that such miscreants as Sumner, Wilson
and l'hillipps shall not drag us into a des
olating war, to be prosecuted under the
pretence of restoring the Union, but really
for the subversion of the Constitution.
The time is coming when the Demo
cratic party will be wanted every man.
There are signs that the Administration
intends to break down the sovereignty of
the loyal States, and provoke an .armed
issue with the Democratic party, as being
a barrier in the way of its Abolition
policy. Democrats condemn that policy
as unconstitutional, unwise and wicked.
They will never support it, for its success,
if attainable, would defeat the great ob
ject of their ambition the restoration of
the Union of equal and sovereign States.
They desire to oppose it by the jen and
ballot only ; and we hope they will take
very good care that they are not inv olved
in any false issue. There is some danger
in this ; but safety, "loyalty" and suc
cess consist in patience, prudence and
peace, until we can again secure the di
rection of our wofully mismanaged af
fairs. Man. (.V. ) Democrat.
"What a fine gentleman?" ex
claimed a young lady, when walking out
with her beau, as a slim six-footer passed
" Yes," retorted the beau, who was
rather corpulent, " If he were much finer
we should not be able to see him."
e-y " John," said a doting parent to
her gormandized son, "do you really
think you can cat the whole of that pud
ding with impugnity V " I Wt know
maf" replied the young glutton, "but I
can with a spoon."
ea- The cable destined to connect Eu
rope with America, has now been fairly
commenced, and by this time next year
we expect to announce the preparation
for, if not the actual departure, of the
Great Eastern steamship with the cable
I on board.
1864.
Manifesto or (lie Confederate
Congress.
From the Philadelphia Age.J
We are indebted to a friend for a copy
of the Richmond Witty of the 13th in
stant from which we copy the following
manifesto which has been adopted by
joint resolution of the rebel Congress, de
claring the dispositions, principles and
purposes of the seceeding States in rela
tion to the existing war. It reads as
follows :
Whereas, It is due to the great cause of
humanity and civilization, and especially to
the heroic sacrifices of their gallant army
in the fieid, that no means, consistent with
a proper self-respect and the approved
usuages of nations, should be omitted by
the Confederate States to enlighten the
public opinion of the world with regard to
the true character of the struggle in which
thev are engaged, aud the dispoMtions. prin
ciples and purposes by which they are actu
ated ; therefore.
Ilcsolcc-l Li the Conyeess vf the Confede
rate S'afcs of America, That the fallowing
manifesto be issued in their name and by
their authority, and that the Prei!ent Le
requested to cause copies thereof to be
transmitted to to our commisM. .ner abroad
to the end that the same may be laid before
foreign Governments.
MaXIKKSTO OF T11K CONGIiESS OK COXKI"I-
KKATi; STATUS OF AMKIUOA KKI.AT1VK TO !
tiii: the EXisnxG wak aviiii the i si
ted STATES.
The Congress of the Confederate States
of America, acknowledging their respon
sibility to the opinion of the civilized
world, to the great law of Christian phi
lanthropj', and to the Supreme Ruler of
the Universe, for the part they have been
compelled to bear in the sad spectacle of
war and-carnage which this continent has,
fur the last three years, exhibited to the
eyes of a'Mieted humanity, deems the
present a fitting occasion to declare the
principles, the sentiments and the purposes
by which they have been aud are still
actuated.
They have ever deeply deplored the ne
cessity which constrained them to take up
arms in defense of their rights and the
free institutions derived from their ances
tors : and there is nothing they more ar
dently desire than peace, whensoever
their enemy, by ceasing from their
unhallowed war waged upon them, shall
pirmit tliem to enjoy in peace the shelter
ing protection of those hereditary rights
and of those cherished institutions. The
series of successes with which it has
.leased Almighty God, in so signal a man
ner, to bless our arms on almost every
point of our invaded borders since the
opening of the present campaign, enables
us to profess this desire of peace in the
interests of civilization and humanity
without danger of having our motives
misinterpreted, or of the declaration being
ascribed to any unmanly sentiment or
any distrust of our ability to maintain
our cause. The repeated and disastrous
cheeks, foreshadowing ultimate discom
fiture, w hich their gigantic arm-, directed
agahit-t the capital of the Confederacy,
has already met with, are but a continua
tion of the same providential successes
for us. We do not refer to these successes
in any spirit of vain boasting, but in
humble acknowledgment of that Almighty
protection which has vouchsafed and
granted them.
The world must now see that eight
millions of people, inhabiting so extensive
a territory, with such varied resources and
such numerous facilities for defense as the
benignant bounty of nature has bestowed
upon us, and, animated with one spirit to
encounter ever' privation and sacrifice ol
ease, health, of property, of life itself,
rather than be degraded from the condi
tion of free and independent States into
which they were born, can never be con
quered. Will not our adversaries them
selves begin to feel that humanity has bled
long enough ; that tears and blood and
treasure enough have been expended in a
bootless undertaking, covering their own
land no less than ours, with a pall of
mourning, and exposing them, far more
than ourselves, to the catastrophe of fi
nancial exhaustion and bankruptcy, not
to speak of the loss of their liberties by
the despotism engendered in an aggres.-ive
warfare upon the liberties of another and
kindred people 1 Will they be willing, by
longer perseverance in a wanton and hope
less contest, to make this continent, which
thev so lonu boosted to be the chosen
abode of liberty and self-government, of i
Icace and a higher civilization, the theatre ;
of the most causeless and prodigal r.T.i- j
sion of blood which the world has ever
seen, of a virtual relapse into the barbar-
ism ot the ruder ages, and ot the destruc
tion of constitutional freedom by the law-
lessness of usurped wcr? j
These are questions which our adwr-
VOL. 11 NO. 27.
saries will decide for themselves. We de
sire to stand acquitted before the tribunal
of the world, as well as in the eyes of
Omniscient Justice, of any responsibility
for the origin or prolongation of a war so
contrary to the spirit of the age as to the
traditions and acknowledged maxims of
the political system of America.
On this continent, whatever opinion
may have prevailed elsewhere, it has ever
been held and acknowledged by all par
tics that Government, to be lawful, must
be founded on the consent of the govern
ed. We were forced to dissolve our fed
eral connection with our former associates
by their aggressions on the fundamental
principles of our compact of union with
them ; and in doing so wo exercised a
right consecrated in the great charter of
American liberty the light of a free
people, when a Government proves de
structive of the ends for which it was es
tablished, to recur to original principles
and to institute new guards for their se
curity. The separate independence of the
States, as sovereign and co-equal members
of the Federal Union, had never been
surrendered, and the pretension of apply
ing to inde ndent communities, so con
stituted ami organized, the ordinary rules
of coercion, and reducing rebellious sub
jects to obedience was a solecism in terms,
as we
11
as an outrage on the principles of
luhlic law.
The war made upon the Confederate
States was, therefore, wholly one of
aggression. On our side it has been
strictly defensive. Dorn freemen, and
the deeend;uits of a gallant ancestry, we
had no option but to stand up in defense
of our invaded firesides, of our desecra
ted altars, of our violated liberties and
birthright, and of the prescriptive institu
tions which guard and protect them. We
have not interfered, nor do we wish, in
any manner whatever, to interfere with
the internal peace and prosperity of the
States arrayed in hostility against us, or
with the freest development of their desti
nies in any form of action or line of
policy they may think projcr to adopt for
themselves. AH we ask, is alike immu
nity for ourselves, and to be left in the
undisturbed enjoyment of those inaliena
ble rights of " life, liberty, and the pur
suit of happiness," which our common
ancestors declared to be the equal heritage
of all the parties to the social compact.
Let them forbear aggressions upon us,
and the war is at an end. If there be
questions which require adjustment by
negotiation, we have ever been willing
and are still willing to enter into commu
nication with our adversaries in a spirit
of peace, of equity, and manly frankness.
Strong in the jersuasion of the justice of
our cause, in the gallant devotion of our
citizen-soldiers, and of the whole body of
our people, nnd alxrve all in the gracious
protection of Heaven, we arc not afraid
to avow a sincere desire for peace, on
terms consistent with our honor and the
permanent security of our rights, and an
earnest aspiration to see the world once
more restored to the benificent pursuits of
industry and ot mutual intercourse and
exchanges, so essential to its well-being,
and which have been so gravely inter
rupted by the existence of this unnatural
war in America.
I Jut if our adversaries, or those whom
they have placed in authority, deaf to the
voice of reason and justice, steeled against
the dictates of both prudence and humani
ty by the presumptuous and delusive con
fidence iii their own numbers, or those
of their black and foreign mercenaries,
shall be determined upon an indefinite
prolongation of the contest, upon them
be the responsibility of a decision so ruin
ous to themselves, and so injurious to the
interests and repose of mankind.
For Ourselves, we have no fear for the
result. The wildest pictures ever drawn
of a disordered imagination comes s-hort
of the extravagance which could dream
of the conquest of eight millions of tcople,
resolved with one mind " to die freemen
rather than to live slaves," and forewarn
ed by the savage and exterminating spirit
in which this war has been waged upon
them, and by the mad avovvels of patrons
and supporters, of the worse than Egy
tian bondage that awaits them in the
event of their subjugation.
With these declarations of our disposi
tions, our principles, and our purposes,
we commit our cans; to the enlightened
judgement of the world, to the sober re
flection of our adversaries themselves,
nnd to the solemn and righteous arbitia
tramcnt of Heaven.
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