Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-04-11
From the Cincinnati gazette.
GENERAL

From the Cincinnati GGz'tie
GENERAL JACKSON.
''Show me the man that stands freezing in General
Jackson's shadow. show me the man whose blood is
chilled and whose psare sealed 1t the bare mention
of Gen. Jacksons name, and I'll show you unwor-
thy and contemplate wretch no deserves to have
master."-ARNOLD.
The account Of Youthful adventure Of Gen.
Jackson given in the Gazette Of Friday last,
was published at the express call CT ore # his
most earnest supporters 1t is, however, re-
ceived with very bad grace.
The following sentence Is quoted both bv the
Advertiser and Republican: "Lp the summer Of
1870, Gen Jackson prerai'ed mpon The mf Of
Le,cis Roberts Of Mercer county, Kentucky, 10 de-
seyt her husband and Ice ,ciM Himself Ia The char-
acier of a rife"
"The Advertiser says, "this charge we do nd.
vissdly and positively pronounce 10 he faise and
unfounded." The Republican saws, va, he
friends Of Gen. Jackson we unhc,ilalneiy pro
nounce that assertion BASE, wANTo" AND M
LIGNANr FALsEHooD
II cannot be expected that I should enter IN
TO any discussion with those who use such Ian
guage as this. More especially, as it is Gun
ployed at random, aud wIhou, any accurate
knowledge Of the facts to which it relates, /
deem it proper to observe rha' these furious
Roberts, who was defendant in llle case quot d,
and upon whose conduct the jury passed, IS
Mrs. Gen Jackson. This fact Admitted ! am
rp'ised they do not perceive that, by d''uying
the other, they do the lady lille credit, and
Gen. Jackson less.
| have void 10 say 10 those friends OF Gen.
Jackson, who really wish for correct iufprma-
ton. Many have, no doubt, heard. much, IN
! the last week, Of peiso who were ready To
swear that Gen. Jackson did not remove To
! Nashville until 1902, but previous 20 that time
resided in Carolina Hence he ron'd not have
been acquainted with Mrs. Roberts, II 1900
| The value Of all this may be asCert1lned by
turning 10 Eaton's life Of jackson, where it will
be found that Gen. Jackson fifsr settled at Nash
Vile in October, 1888. The rashness with
which assertions have been mad,, On this point
shows how necessary it is 10 be cautious IN list.
ening TO certain gentlemen, when Gen. Jackson
! is the theme of their discourse.
! i did not make the statement above quoted
without careful inquiry into the fac, witch is
sustained by the record Since the publication
was made, ! have seen another recent pubiCa-
! ton, which strongly corroborates its correct
| ness.
Thomas l.. Arnold is candidate FOR Con
! gress in the Knoxville district, Tennessee. He
has recently published, in Knoxville, IN pamph-
| let form, an address TO the people, in which he
holds the following language:
General Jackson spent the prime of his lille
in gambling, in cock fighting, in horse racing
aud has all his life been most bloody 9ueliisE
and to cap all his fraillies, he tore from hus-
band the wife of his bosom, 10 whom he had ioi
some years been united in the holy estate o
matrmonv "These fact, haze nepe'
been denied or even pallla,ed by his most tnthu'
| sias,ic friends On tie contrary, less than two
months ago, heard one of The generals pro
mincnt friends Boosting Of it as an act OF gal
lantry, and said that the general had 'ds9cen no
beris of ike a dog, and had token ms tc.fe
The charge thus publicly made, in Trnnes
see, by a candidate for Congress, under his o"r
proper signature; the assertion tina, II was ne
ger denied, but boosted Of, is certainly wortl
much more than the coarse contradiction, ant
angry vituparation of persons here, who kno"
very iule if any thing abou, it. The Ieir
graph, it must be remembered, does not talk o
denial, but promises explanation. Thus in fac
admitting what is here SO v.ciierously denied