Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1827-05-11
DOMESTIC.



The facts adyerted to as necessary TO complete
an impartia history of General jackson, are OF Ion
standing and OF extensive notoriety II he affair y !
hoaor in which the general deliberately shot Charles
Dickcrson took place in the summer OF 1906. The
record OF that bloody transaction has Tor years oeen
in our possession. We heard II also IN 1916, at |
Piatsburg (yhen we were there in company with
DR. ]. Ramsey, ofCharcston,) from the mouth OF
an officer Of the IT, States engineer corps, then at
that station with all its particulars. lie stated, that
Charles Dickerson threw away his fire, that Gen.
Jackson then advanced, and presented his pistol to
the m us head, and with an oath, bid HIM make
conccs ,ions or die. DCkcrson refused jackson
took down his pistol picked the flint, and presented
il Second time, with similar remarks, and with the
| like effect and after repeating this several times,
| finally shot the on the spot. Several gentle
men in this county. have heard the same story the
last wintrr with all the circumstances attending IT.
| from two wealthy, intelligent, and rcspec able gem
tlemen natives of New Jersey, who now live III
Nashville, and have long lived there They con-
firm with even increased minuteness the account
that we received of the officer. They know Gen.
Jackson well they spoke of the affair of the gene
| raj with the wife of T. Roberts, as well known
fact, that was not disputed in that place and which
the records of court and the verdict Of a jury,
founded on evidence clearly show. One of those
gentlemen was present at the fight between Gen
jackson and the Bentons, at Nashville he also
mentioned the affair of the ground during the
last year that we adycrted to, and of the general
threat to shoot any man who mounted the fence
These gentlemen spoke Of the generals violent AM
ungovernable temper but also stated that he ha'
Q some valuable qualities, as we well know One o
e them served under him in his campaigns, and spol
I highly of him, not only as general but as goo
neghhor, and liberal, and pleasant man, when hi
: temper was not aroused. The names Of these ger
. tlemen in possession, and can at any time
:, had. We then are bound to believe these things
Il be true and Gen. Jackson, we believe, will not d,
h ny the substance Of them And although Gen. Jacl
committed these acts years ago, they are still
n unatoned for Of has life; and they do, in OF
T. humble opinion, utterly disquallfy him for the pres
v deucy. If good morals, if hands unstaned vii
e. blood of an innocent man, shed in cool and deli
tn crate manner, after he was disarmcd in prva
strife if freedom from the charge OF repeated
provoked hostties if innocence of the crime
seduction and adultery, are necessary to quality
q man for the highest office in nations gilt, tn
a, let the friends Of Gen. Jackson, wipeathoee to
he stains from his character before they present hi
IA as pure and spotless for the suppon Of virtuo
m and moral peopiess,sBe lieving these charges,
md we sincerely DO from the mass Of testimony ha
RAJ had upon the3subject, we nerey can, we never q
lie, support him.