The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-06-26


> hjin unfit lot The highest evil appointment with
IN the git ofny country and also III my hit
M. have sad thai his " Incorporate tJe and
character had Influenced me long slHce IN tor
ming az nnayornbe opinion Of the moral htues'
OF this nditd dual. 10 convince the community
thai these assertions wstr mol made without
good reasons, NOW design to add ,p,ae
EEMiNISCENCE5,
o., IN E4irari from Catalogue Of General
.tqrkyop's .JHrfniie iadigcrciioto,' btteeen Mt
ages d = and Oh
list General Jaeksons Grst essay al the
Gaiusbnrough bai IN .Ebt Tennessee, WAS
10 pick quarrel with the late worthy aud Ia
nlrnied Col. Eyary-teckson challenges hno,
aud they hght with plstols-bOth missed aud thu
Adtl y cpmp. omscd
q. The Grnris had been hut short tme
esrdinP Ia tennessee ufaf Nashville, before he
had - reueountte with the late Lewis Roberts,
who sRote hls HE against hi.n. and .Iaeks.n
WIS b nnd over 10 keep The pcace by Col Rob
err Neutly. who is now living Roberts had not
then separated rom the present Mrs. Jackson.
! could add many circumstances dhIsratlve OF
this maitcr--but do not wish To- niuro the feel
nfgs of any unnecessarily, especially ~ have
aNuys considered Ms Jackson ever since my
| acquaintance with her IN 1904, as a female OF
virtue and .upreht walk in HE.
| 81 Jackson becomes 4 member Of the con
| veni,eu there lie had mans personal disputes
parIienlaily with his old friend and benelactor
Judge Ino. McNairy, Til, difference lasted tor
noir than Hrteta years, aud WAS sore conilIet
on both sides the Generals abuse of hcNairy
was most utncrablc--hw Just bciOrr thr last
/ presldrntlal election came on all was rompro.
m,sed and yet the Geuelal SAYS To the Rev.
! Do. Ely TIA, he has never been charged with
! hypocrisy.
! 9TH About the wear 1908, Jackson sent u
/ peremptorv challenge 10 tniorc VII. Cooke
| OF Coke, an old man (who vas then, after.
wards senator in Congress) To fight with piS-
iolS--compromsrd
bth. Jackson /, the second to Young 4 Don.
aldsol, The nephew of Mr.. Jackson. ~bo IL hts
| with young Mr. Winston nj the distance Of SIX
feet-ne'ther Of the boys o,er Is years old.
! Waller lnylor, since n Senator IN Congress
vas WINSTON second, aud knows thai the Gene.
raj urged On the fight andwould fix the distance
! he dispute nas SAID 10 be about some act Of
gailautry. | forbear To make comments, but
tbs has always appeared to me a blood Thirsty
! transaction.
/ 18th. Jackson is the hearev Of a challenge from
vonng Thomas Oyertou the nephew oi Judge
! Orcrtnu, 10 the hate J"h, Dic,erson Esq they
! night and Oserton is severely wounded. The
| General told hr. ChIldres, a friend Of DECKER
sony lust as they were siartng 10 the field oil
! baltc 10 call 10y the mechanics shop aud be.
SIP AZ a cpGia for D,cHctson.
| It'll. Jackson - engaged IN the most yindiciiye
| paper WA with thr late Governor Sewer
/ they meet At Knoxville where most violent,
! abusive and shameful conroyersy takes place
! here SEWER abuses Jackson and his wife be.
| lore all thr Legislature Jackson challenges him
they don't agree about the plan OF fgbiug and
no batc cnsurs-1acksnn follows SEWER around
with his friend DR. Nnndvkr folty niles, and
draws his psiuls on him, but no hghmg after all
Slh Jackson at the same tune CddatHgeg the
| Governors Secretary the late Nm. Macklin--
but fuey do not fight
! Oh. Inc Genera turns racer, now about forty
years ofaGc. He mdkcsa rae with Mr. Pur
neil. perfect Virginia Gtuteman. Jackson
| quarrel, With. aud abuses HIM without measure.
loth Jackson and homas Swan Of Virginia
diilcr On tine race tack-high and abusive Ian
gnigc takes pacr--SwAn challenges him and
he tot the hrst time, refuses 10 fight; but tells
swans trend Mr. n. A McNa,ty 10 inform
Mr.. Swan. that he would be la Nashville on Sa-
tuIday aud cane him-Rnd accordingly Jackton
APPEARS with scve al mcn--'he niotnent Swan
apptal ed ~ The diuuer table Jack son fell on him
" III his stuck swan thrrw him of into the
hre placc--the Generals friends soon relieved
INN, and then Jackson drew his big pistol and
told swan 10 defend hlmSet-S~An replied be
was Hnarmed and tbey we're parted.
llth. He General and Nh y. A. McNairv
engage ia a paper war aud IN the end NrNalr,
challenges nln--they meet bat do not fight
l2th. Jackson engages IN quarrel "nh thu
late Charles Dtcke"son about a faes--it becomes
more violent aud they IL ht duel IN Kentucky
tile General kills him whether fairly or 9th
erHlsc the public will be enabled TO Judge byread
| no Ia lafta
ten by the iateDr MAY Who was on The grounc
As General lackson's surgeon. The rAtrac,t
contain eveTt word SAID about the duel in tn,
letters TN, if the General or any of his particu
lar friends doubt their geuumenesS, the Who'll,
letters will be published, together with the Ger
tthcate of the gentleman TO whom they we've q
rgmally written.
ShsHruLE SRPr. Is, 1877
Dear Sir: Yours of The 10Th this moment re
ceved. would advise General Adam 10 wit,
10 some friend IN Washington City aud procnr,
a statement from DR.. CatIett, who was Decker
sons SECOND II tins fellow will come out liz,
a mao Of truth and courage, he s damn the re
patatron OF General Jackson as a man Of honour
at least. General Oyeuon aud my self CONVEX
: sed this matter all over only few WEEKS ago
} OVerton lauFhcd most heartily AT the certhcnt,
he obtained from Catrft chat the duel was fan
and honourable, &c.( II was 3 OF 10 DAYS beior'
Catleit would give II to him, during which tint
OgeTon consulted with me several times, and
= at last advised him 10 bully him ont of II b,
: threats winch succeeded. You must obtain
l true certificate from Callett, before You max,
p, use OF my namr--not because fear the md CT
. i've violence of Jackson--but because my lnfor
= nation comes from uvertan, aud he hayins
Catlrt's certificate would have me IN avery un
J. Pheasant situation. 0verton would certain,
Il sicedr the truth II a statement can be hat
II from either Of them. General Adalr shall have
:, certificate any thing trou he desires touch
ing that, or any other subject, relative To whcl
l. | know any thing
u
n Yours, BE.
Y FRANCIS MAY"
II " NASHVILLE, SErr I'm. 1877.