The Litchfield County post., 1828-09-04

no such crops 10 Oneida county. Farmer
Beardsley has hardly received more than that
sum, since he also retired from the Senate, rs
Former Jackson did.
Farmer Jackson seems TO understand the
art ofraising double crops.
Farmer Jackson lived in his own house land
received of the United States 400 dollars
year for ''Rent Of Quarters"
Farmer Jackson burns his own wood, and
Government pays him 224 dollars year for
keeping his own fires.
Farmer JacksOn's own slaves wait upon
Linn, for which he charges only $40 for
pay"
Farmer Jackson charges only $40 dollars
for clothing his walters, and 292 dollars for
paying them for eating his own hOminy.
Farmer JacksOn's horses eat his own grass,
which costs the United States only 672 dol
lars year for Forage"
Farmer Jackson receives pay as a Major
General, 24OO dollars a year-or almost seven
time. charges eight dollars day besides, as
Commissioner.
Farmer JacksOn's account for "transporta-
ton of baggage" is only 166 dollars for one
year.
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Aids-de- Camp, and Farmer Jackson's Walters
and Baggage Wagons, all go down to the
Choctaw Treaty. For all this Farmer Jack
son charges about 1,4OO dollars for his time
and expense, for about 81 days, and in the
Fuel, Subsistence, Extra RatiOns, and Mai or
Generals pay, go on at the farm house at
home.
All these crops raised by Farmer Jackson,
have been often published from the AgricuL-
tural Transactions of the War Department
the accounts were kept and settled during
that time by Farmer Calhoun, who was then
President of this Society.
Farmer jackson raised crops like these from
1915 to 1921. Let us see then---six times six
thousand five hundred and sixty -four dollars,
(for we leave out the Indian Treaties) thirtu-
nine thousand three hundred and eighty four
dollars in ALL as Major General tor SIX years.
The particulars of all the crops for this time
are worth reckoningup.
Pay for Farmer Jackson. 6 years, S14,4OO
Subsistence for Farmer Jackson, $3.50
Extra Rations for Farmer jackson, 6,588
Rent for Curriers' for Farmer Jackson, 9, 400
FIRE Hood for Farmer Jackson, 1874
Pay for Farmer Jackson's Waters, lao
Clothing for Far. JacksOn's walters, $40
Hay and Grass for Far Jackson's hOr-
ses, 1902
Farmer Jackson lost the title to this farm
when Congress reduced his army but the
next year after, Farmer Jackson was made
Governor of Florida, and had now got to be
"a Captain General of the Island of Cuba"
He has lost the title to that farm too, by an
act of Congress; but, in the mean time, he had
raised one very fair crop in Florida. Farmer
jackson received for it from his Uncle Sam,
sac thousand nine hundred and seven dollars, and
the generous old fellows steward, (Farmer
Calhoun) allowed him an account into the
bargain, of"Sl,O47 SO, for Wines, Liquors,
&C." This was undoubtedly the expense Of
harvesting.
Farmer jackson went to the Senate of the
United States again the next year, when he
Immediately laid claim to Uncle Sans best
farm. that rented for $4,000 year. The
first Jury did not agree, although majority
only could have given a verdict. Farmer
jackson found out that foe out of the taOeive
were in his favor, and he Immediately insisted
that five was majority of twelve, and that he
had been cheated out of the farm. The next
jury was composed oftwenty -four. Here he
had only seu@ in his tavor.and then was non
suited. Farmer Jackson has always consid
cred that his seuen too was a majority of the
whole t,centy four, and that the farm is as
much his at this time, as if he had received
the unanimous verdict of the Jury. The
arguments pro and con are something like
these Farmer Jackson thinks he ought to
have had it for wages, and that he never was
paid enough. The Jury thought he had no
title to it, and that he had been nrettV well
paid. Farmer Jackson thinks that the Jury
ought to have thought as he did. The Jury
think that they have right to think for them
seIUes; but Farmtr Jacks0n's iaacyers at Albany
say that the only law they know which ought
to govern the case was laid down by Baron
Steuben. the morning of the battle of Mon
mouth A Colonel of one of the Regiments
had changed the position of his line. Baron
Steuben observed it as he rode along, and
asked who had ordered it to be done. why"
said the Colonel, thought, sir--" You
thought? sir" replied the Baron, ''what the
d put it into your head that you had any
right here to think for yo~rse!f?"
Unless, says the Philadelphia Aurora, the
milk of human kindness be totally turned and
curdIed by Hermitage rennet, the reader will
be amused with the playful manner in which
the Hartford Mercury fortunes the veteran of
the Richmond Enquirer III the annexed cri.