Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-07-03
JAMES Experimentation.
NO. al
Nashville, Nav 7tb. ],

NASHVILLE, May 7th, 1927.
| DEAR SIR You desired me TO state nv Isno,v-
ledge and opinion of the private character of
General Jackson, it respects his conduct in his
connexlon aud ntemarrisge with Mrs. Jackson
General jackson aud myself have been acauajnt
ed more than forty years, / think Al or 40 wears:
part OF the time lived together and the balance
IN the Immediate neighbourhood of each other
we moved together from North Carolina to this
state, and arrived at Nashville in October, i7Ss
Not long after we came here, was informed
that Mrs. Jackson and her then husband had been
separated Ia the State OF Kentucky. know Cen
jackson had never seen her until this time and
do not think for some time afterwards bout
This time was informed that RobaTds and his
wife were living very unhappily at her widow ed
mothers The public report and oppression I
know, was, that RObards treating her cruelty.
by charges founded in his own jealous imagination
alone.
As to the particular facts which took pIace. that
produced the second separation, l have no know.
ledge of my own; can only speak of what was
the prevailing opinion at the time. But this much
1 can say, with mach positiveness as anv man
can, when speaking Of another, that. from nv par
teuor acquaintance with him, l believe General
Jackson was lat any perio of his life incapable
OF seducing any mans wife from him.
have known Mrs jackson for nealy forty years
No woman, for that time, has sustained a more
irreproacha5le character than che has, hospitsble
kind, and charitable. The evening of her DAYS
was Fastening to close in much peace and COM
| fort.
| do think it was cruel and unmanly to DRAG her
before the public gaze, in the public prints 1T would
take very extreme to justify it,
am very respectfully, Sir, your most obedi-
ent servant,
JOHN M'NAIRY.
No. 3.
r The following is tie ststement of Mrs. Craig
head, widow of the Rev. Thomas g. Craiebesd.
late member of the West Tennessee PIe,bvt erv:
Mr.. CTaghead and myself came 20 this county
about torty-wo years ago; and Mrs DonelsoD,
the mother OF Mrs. Jackson, and family, came and
settled at the Clover Bottom in Dawson county
! Tennessee, the same year With the family of
Nrs. Doneison was well acqnainted--indeej, NY
family had knowledge OF tie Doneson ronnex.
ion Tor about seventy years. Tue whsle family
were respectable, and lived in habits OF intimacy
with Mrs Doaelson during her life, and with Mrs
Jackson nearly forty years. The character OF
Mrs Donelson, the mother of Mrs jackson. was
1 without blemish; and Ter standing IN society was
inferior 10 that Of other lady in the country
She respected religion while she lived and died in
the hope Of happy hereafter.
Mrs. Jackson, then Mrs. Robards yas broprb,
to this country FROM Kentucky by one OF her bro
Tiers, few years after the family had settled them
selves here, in consequence, understood, OF The
cruel treatment Of her husband, who was SAID 20
/ be man of jealous disposition and vicious n bits
This was manifested by the suspicious he enter.
'diheu OF the improper conduct OF bis wife. A the
/ time shs lived with bin, al .he house Of his mo.
| ther ia Kentucky, Attorney OF the name OF
Short, also beaded with The old lady. With re-
gard to The unhappy difference watch took place
between Robsrls and bis wife, il was believed that
u arose from the Circumstance Of Shorts living
| IN the same family with Mrs. Robsrds, emit chow.
/ ing her perhaps little more than ordinary polite
ness Mr. James Brown, my bro her, who is now
al Faris, IN france, came 10 this country shorilv
after Mrs. Robards arrived from Kentuck 3; and.
/ speaking Of her, deeply regretted her misforunes
| He said that be believed her to be cbssie and
viripous woman, aud gave IS a reason for tbiakIng
so, that he intimate with Mr.. Short, and had
eouvessed with him. particularly with respect 10
| Mrs RObsrds- that he assured him IN the strong
est and most solemn terms, Mrs. Robafds was a
worthy, visiuous woman, and'thai the su.picions
OF her husband ssete entirely uni5unfed cruel, and
| ungenerous
! Mrs Robard' af'er having been driven from her
moiher-in-law's, by the crIel rea,ment OF her nus
oand, Capt. RObsrds, lived witb her mother, Mrs
loDeison, several years, and conducted Lersil with
the greatest rroprefy, entirely tbdrswing her
from aH places II pablic aoa.emett. such !,
n'Ns' paFtrs, SC About two yesrs after hs vile