Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-11-17

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From the Kentucky Reporter.
JACKSON AND GRUNDY.
/ LETTER 10 lie Editor Of The Commentator
daiea -, Tennessee Oct,-ls27.
DEAR SIR.
WAS in Murfreesboro IN the summer OF
, 1920. regularly atreod d every day he de-
! alterations of the Legis AZURE. paid partic"-
| lar attention To IT'S proceedings II wa the
frs, liz ever saw the repres, nIatives OF the
people in council my curiosity was, OF course,
rXci,cd | was anxious To see what was gong
on Ii was about he middle Of June 1920;
when thu Legislature was convened by ne
Governors proclamation, for the purpose OF
| taking into consideration the EMBARRASSED SUI
alton # the country. as to pecunlary matters.
and to- pass some relief lars for The benefit OF
the good people Of The STATE. The appointed
dav at length arrived; the members all assem-,
bled, with the exception OF Major Conn OF
Sumner County He did not at n! during
the whole session, owing to indisposliion. -
! He died shortly after The ;wo houses were
organized the Governors mess,ge received
and read My whole Thoughts were compile e
/
nv view Their app araute to me was SOL
emn and imposing. 1t was drrinS this session
| of The Legislature th.t TIC Peoples Bank Gas
i, is caIcdl was established he minds Of
| the members of thu Legislature we're very
much divided as to what should ne done, to re-
live the people. Nearly half IF the members
were opposed 20 any kind Of relief laws what
ever. after some time celebrating, the re'ief
parfy fe upor The plan Establishing, Bank,
! 10 be called The b nix Of tn. State of Tennessee
! Tie act as il now stands, or rather the char
ter or The Bark, was drafted by FeHr Grundy
and Jas c. Mitchell, as The Journals will show.
/ 1t was upon this SUBJECT (the establishment oil
this bank that the talents OF the II. r. was
displayed Miller, VIM. Williams and David
wer> the principai speakers opposed to is pas
sage And Gruudy, Mitchell, and Young
were its principal advocat S. was then OF
opinion, ard am sIH, that Miller eclipsed
Grundy, and that Mitchell was his equal
Miller WAS the most sou'.1 and arguneEtalive
Mi chell the most chdste AID flow;ng-but
Grundv the most eloquent The Bill only pass
ed the House Of Representatives by one vote.
In the Senate the opposition had decidedly the
ad rantage in poin' OF talents Iros. l.. VIII
liams, WIN l. Brown two or the fl ST men IN
the state, spoke in opp ton to the passage Of
the law ! Has Of opinion that /. l.. Will
liams made decidedly the best speech that was
made on that suhjeci in Ell her house. Its prin-
oipal supporters in the Senate were a ":
Brown, Lowry, and Huntsman. The vote IN
The Senate on its final passage was ) for and
against it.
thought at the time from wha, could dis
cover. tina, Mr.. Grundy was willing TO go to as
great length, in relief measures, as he called
them, as Mr.. Rowan & his adherent, has done
in X n'ucky; that lie loved to tide upon the
Car of popular favour, and ould like 10 be the
leader Of the popular side, or appear to be so.
He is a man Of the people; has no sentiments
Of his own, if they are inconsistent with t ose
of the multitude; he is always with them -
This is my opinion of the man. do not
think he has speck of political independence
where he is not assured he is on the strong
side.
l, was abou, the passage Of the law estab.
fishing this Bank, that Gen Jackson became
so enraged, with the Legislature, 'ha, Gen.
Purdy's tavern, after the House had adjourned
for the day, n proceeded TO abuse all those who
voted for its establi hnsnt: calling tn m damn
ed pejured sons Of bifches;* and that if they
arere indicted md tried for perjury, Il jury
Of their country Uouid fna them guily l
was moi present at General Purdy's when this
abuse was uttered by the General, but the same
evening, after supper, in oompany With dozen
of the same members, walk d down 10 church,
to hear Mr.. Verdiman from Kentucky preach.
1T is with much reluctance, and after some hesi,a-
ton, that expression very profane and vulgar,
these and others, which follow are permi,tedt to stain
the columns OF thi paper Peculiar considerations
induce, and it is hoped, will excuse, their admission
in this single instance. Although We have no person
al acquaintance with the gentleman from whom the
letter comes, it bears his SIGNATURE the narrative
ries with intrinsic evidence OF authenticity accur
c,' it agrees substantially with verbal reports prev
ousiy- received from other quarters. The offensive
expression quoted we have doubt, the very uord
OF Gen Andrew Jackson; at this particular junctre
1t viii be admitted by ALL that is f and proper, that
he american people generally should be nto MED ,chaf
engshe iadu gss. and Me kind If language he IS in
The habf Of using TO express these feelings This is
apology for inserting the letter, and copying it with
out mutation And We beg leave to rccommenc it.
to the serious consideration OF certain reverend cer
gymen, IN the atlantic states, who, it is said, have de-
voted themselves, even in their pupits to the defence