Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1828-09-16
POLITICAL
REVUE w NO. II.
From the Democratic Press.

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Gansborough bar, he quarrelled with Colonel Evans
challenged and fought him.
IL Soon after he became resident of Nashville,
he quarrelled with Lewis Roberts, the husband of
his present wife, and after violently assa9lting bin,
was bound to keep the peace before Colonel Robert
Weakly.
III. He had dispute with his benefactor Judge
lcNairy, during the sitting OF the Tennessee con-
venton, and for sixteen years after this PERIOD load
ed the Judge with the coarsest and most vulgar
abuse.
w. In 1897 he challenged the venerable Colonel
William Cooke 10 fight with pistols. At this time
Colonel Cooke was 80 intrm, and possessed wihal
vision imperfect, that his friends would not al
low him to fight. This affair was in consequence
compromised.
V. He compelled his nephew, A. Donaldson, a
youth of only eighteen years of age to fight Master
Winston, youth of the same age. 10 render this
transaction the heatless and bloody, he fixed
the distance of firing at only six feet In this shame
less affair General Jackson was the second OF his
| nephew
| vi. General Jackson is the bearer Of challenge
| from Mr. Thomas Overon to the late Colonel John
Dickinson. The General advised Mr.. Cbiidress,
the friend of Mr.. Dickinson as they were starting
for the field to bespeak coffin for his friend. This
heartless prediction was not verified. Dickinson
escaped injury and Overton severely would
| ed.
VII Jackson was long engaged in virulent pa
per warfare with Governor SERVER Of Tennessee.
| They met at Knoxville, where they publicly abus-
ed each other not in the streets but in the presence
OF the Legislature. challenge passed between them
but the parties could not agree on the terms OF the
meeting. There not in this instance fight.
i VIII. Jackson afterwards challenged Governor
Servers secretary, William Macklin. butthere was
!, no fight in consequence Of want Of agreement on
, the terms of combat.
} TX. On public race ground he quarrellcd with
DR.. Purnei,a gentleman of great urbanIty OF man
ners, and abused him in se of profane vulgarity.
which would have done honor to graduate of Bill
lingsgate.
e X. On another occasion Jackson duarrelled on
the the race ground with Mr. Thomas Levan of Vir-
: GINA After much blasphemous abuse on both
sides, Levan challenged Jackson. The General re-
: fused to fight, but informed Mr. McNary the friend
n of Levan, that a certain day he would be in
It Nashville and cane him. Jackson accordingly APP
II peared at the time he appointed, and while sur.
e rounded by several of his bulhes, attacked Levar
y al the dinner table. Levan seized him, and by i
!: powerful exerlion threw the :" Hero,' on the fire
n from which he was only relieved by the exeItion;
|" of his friends.
: XII. General Jackson and Mr.. N. A. McNar,
n quarrel, which terminated in sending and acceptn!
l. IA challenge. The parties met according to appoint
= ment. but did not fight
A XII. General Jackson engages to run horse
= with Mr.. Charles Dickinson, an eminent Lawyer o
f. Nashville, for the sum Of five thousand dollars.
), was said by Dickinson's r.er that jackson won tn
&c the race unfairly For this poor Dickinson wa
n challenged, and arrangements were made to hgh1
ne Jackson reserved his fire until Dickinson had dis
charged his pistol and then, with deadly aim, ape
the bullet drought the heart Of his antagonist. Bot
a before and after the fight he betrayed the most vi
feeling severity To so great an extent did ne Cal
he ry his Unsuitable malice, that he threatened the Iii
~ the editor of Nashville paper, because his p'
OF per promised, by request to exhibit the usual line
IT. ofmourRng which accompany the annunciatlon
the death of distinguished citizen.
pst XIII. He quarrels WITH and challenges Mr.. Da
res idson, respectable merchant OF this city, becau:
ar he resored to legal means TO debt whit
Id. he could not otherwise obtain.
sas XIV. PIE quarrels with, and grossly insults Il
Der venerable Governor Shelby, during the negotiate
len Of an Indian ire atty Independently of the profaI
lb- ty and want of temper, which General Jackson
oy- covered this occasion, his conduct was thong
by the government to be dishonourable.
h a events Governor Shelby died with the avowed OPT
i'm ion, that hundred and fifty thousand dollars
an the public money squandered on this occasie
han either by General Jackson's imprudence or d
ia- honesty.
- XIV. General Jackson, with FIVE rufians, attack
two brothers by the name of Benton who had p
viously served under him in the army The elt
With of these brothers is Senator of the Unit
rn,, States. willappend his statement of thi. wo
hip than savage transaction This statement has ne,
Duff been contradcted.
IDLY Col. BentOn's Statement.
ire; Cn
as .-,,l ' @NN' oEPT' ~, 1870
But A difference which had been for some mon
pee brewing between General Jackson and myself. D
arc duced on Saturday the 4th instant in the town
Nashville, the most outrageous ARRAY ever with