Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-01-10


regret, should never be touched, with
out the most urgent necessity. l would
not now refer to il, If I had no. too
much ground to believe that be has
eountsnanced, if not prompted, very
great misrepresentations, which have
first appeared newspapers supporting
his cause and enjoying his particulars
confidence, of circumstances, in:orma-
item about which must have been derlv
ed from him,
My personal acquaintance with Gen.
Jackson commenced in the fall of 1915,
at the City of Washington. Our inter-
course was then friendly and cordial
He engaged to pass week OF the en-
suing summer at my residence in Ken
lucky. Duringthat session, received
letter from him, communicating his
regret that he was prevented from VI
sitting me. did not again see him I'M
til that session of Congress at which the
events of the Seminole War were dis
cussed He arrived at Washington in
the midst of the debate and alter the
delivery, but before the publication OF
the first speech which pronounced on
that subject. Waving all ceremony, |
oalted TO see him. intending by the
visit TO svlnce, on nv part, that no opin-
4 ion, which sense OF duty had compel
I led me to express of bis public conduct,
ought to affect cur personal intercourse.
MY visit was not returned, and | was
subsequently told that he vas in the
habit of INDUCING in the bitterest obser-
vatiqns upon most of those myself a.
mopg the number) who had called in
question the proprety of his military
conduct in the Seminole war; saw
no more of him, except possibly at a
distance during the same winter. in this
City, until during the summer Of the
year 1919. Being in that summer on
my way from New Orleans to Lexing
ton, and travelling the same road on
which be was passing in the opposite
direction from Lexington to Nashville,
we met a, Lebanon, IN Kentucky. where
l had stopped to breakfast. was sit
ting at the door In the shade reading a
newspaper, when the arrival OF Gen.
Jackson and his suit was announced
As he assembled the steps and approach.
ed me, | rose and saluted him in the
most respectful manner. He darted by
me, slightly inclining his head and alb
ruptly addressing me. He was followed
by some of his suit who stopped and
conversed with me some time. giving
ms the latest information of my family
afterwards learnt that Gen. Jack
accompanied President Monroe, in
visit to my family, and par ook of some
slight refreshment a, my house. On
leaving the tavern at Lebanon. | had
occasion to 60 into room where
found Gen. jackson seated, reading
newspaper, and retired, neither having
spoken to the other, and purSued my
journey in company with four or Eve
travelling companions.
Such was the state Of our relations at
the commencement OF the session of
Congress in 1928, the interval having
passed without my seeing him Soon
after his arrival here to attend that ses
sion, collected from certain indications
that he had resolved en general am
nestv. the benefit of which was to be
extended to me. He became suddenly
reconcied with some individuals be
tween whom and himself there had
been long existing enmity. The great
err part of the Tennessee delegation
(all | believe except Dir. Eaton aud
Gen. Cock.) called on me together
early in the session, for the express
purpose, as understood, of producing
a reconciliation between us. / related,
in substance, all of the above circum-
etances. including the meeting at Leba
non. By way of apology for his con
duet at Lebanon. some nf the gentle h
men remarked that he did not intend
any disrespect to me but that he was
laboring under some indisposition 4
stated that the opinions which I had
expressed in the House of Representa-
tives, in regard to Gen. Jackson's mill
tary transactions had been sincerely
entertained and were still held, but
that being opinions in respect to public
acts. they never had been supposed by
me to form any just occasion for private
enmity between US, and that none had
been cherished on my part Conse-
quentIy there was on my side no obsta-
n To