Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-05-15

SIC a INA " ~ fxrfssf Ge6cfed, Thar We
said Secretary Of the Treasury shall vote tor
ne President and Directors OF the said Compa
ny, aceoFdIng to such humber cfShsres as the
United states may, al any time. hold in the
s.oes thereof, and shah receive, upon the said
Stock, the proportion Of the tolls which shall,
from time 10 time, be due TO the United States
for the Shares Aforesaid; ana shall have and
enjoy, 10 behalf of the United States, every
other right to Stakeholder in the said Gompa.
ny"
An attempt has been made, by hue and cry
20 stlfie ali investigation into the morality Of
Isnersi Jackson, where the fame Of his wife
was concerned. But, as the matters to which
We siiude are matters of public record, We see
no reason Why the public of Pennsy lyania should
be kept in the dark about them.
In early ages when mankind were wholly de-
voted to arms; when their opinions On religion
and morals we're a ehsos; then came the tender
zeal OF woman to soften the asperities of his
Character. and by her were early introduced
TIE mid precepts of christianity. In our days,
mothers care 20 ins,i moral principles into
toe minds OF her children, never ceases until
hte IS ex'fnct And IT there be any earthly
monument, before which men are bound to
prIS'rs'e themselves IN perpetual reverence
aud affection, that object is a mother. who has
ana moralit, to her children Whether they
De OF high or of low degree, whether they be
rich or poor, learned or unlearued, all men ar
responsible for the moral virtues, and all men
are, ol them, rendered better fathers, better
husosaos, and better children-L,sten, III q
% the following plain his orr Of facts. II the
parties are justihable, lie, them be justified; 4
hey are censursole, let them be censured in
your charity.
The present Mrs. Jackson was Miss Don.
ALISON. She married Mr.. Lewis R,bards of
hercer then western county Of Virginia
where she rem lowed ald settled with her hus.
band. In the spring o. 1890, she went to re
main, or 10 spend some time, al her mothers IN
tennessee, where Gen. jackson thena young
man, came to lodge. Some time after Mr..
Richards, her husband, came there, and no,
many months elapsed before he became Jealous
ct Jackson. Finally quarrel ensued between
'baRds and Jackson, aud the latter left the
house TO board elsewhere. After continuing
there several months longer with his wife, Ro
bards went back to Mercer county. intending.
as Vt was understood, to return and take her.
But when he Was gone she determined to go
down the river to Nstchz, to some of her
friends, in COMPANY with Col. Stark and his
famiiy, apparently not wishing 10 see her hus
band again. Jackson also determined to &C
company them, as he said, because Mrs Ro
oards wanted friend 10 help project her and
the party against the indians He did accom-
psny her, sndreturued in Nav 1891. On his
return he was informed that Robsrds, in De
cember previous, had applied TO the leg stature
ct Virginia. and obtained divorce from his
wife, On the charge of adnltry. jackson then
prepared to return to hatcher and marry her,
and IN the Course otthe summer went down the
river and returned in the autumn with Mrs
Robsrds as bis wife. Thus matters stood for
near three years, when Jackson discovered
that, the legislature had only acted on the di
vorse, and that the canpt and Jury had cot yet
tried the cause. And they did not try it until
the 9Th Of September 1898, when they found
her "gm!ty ef ad7ifry" and of s'no.p iiving with
Gn0ttsr maa," and thegeuPon they decreed
divorce During all this period. Of between
two and three years General Jackson found he
had been living With another mans wife, and
made application TO Judge overion for his ad
wee on the occasion The Judge advised that
they should marry q second time, which they did
do in Janury 1894.
Having submitted the facts to the public, We
propose one question to the citizens Of Penn
sylvania;--Are they prepared to sanction the
morality of the conduct OF General Jackson.
That no possible doubt should remain as to
she truth of the above statement we extract
the records, both of the Legislature and the
court, and the rames of the twelve jurymen,
together with the certificate of the Clerk OF the
Court --Harrisburg Argus
LEGISLATIVE RECORD.
An act concerning the marriage of Lewis Ro.
oards. Passed the 10Th # December, i7y-.)
Sect /. BE il enacted By the General
assembly, That it shall, and may be
lawful, for Lewis Robards to sue out
of the Office of the Supreme court of
the District of Kentucky, writ against
Rachael Richards, which writ shall be
framed by the Clerk, and express the
nature Of the case, and shall be publish.
ed for eight weeks successfully, in the
Kentucky Gazette; whereupon the
plaintiff may f!e his declaration in the
said cause, and the defendant may ap
pear and plead to issue, in which case,
or if she does not appear within two
months after such publication, it shall
be set for trial by the clerk on some
day 10 the succeeding court, but may
for good cause shewn to the court, be
continued until the succeeding term.
Sect. 2. Commissions TO take deposi.
tions. and subpenas to summon wit
nesses shall issue as in other cases.
Sect s. Notice of taking dispositions
published in the Kentucky Gazette,