Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1832-09-20
POLITICAL.
From the Harrisburg In,elligcncer.
LETTER NO. I2.
WASHINGTON, January &c, 1882.

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"I promised you in my last, some fur
ther exposition Of the character Of Gene
raj Jackson. will consider first lis
claims TO be thought religious man.
He attends church punctuaIly, and pays
his pew rent, and sometime. asks bles-
sing before meat. ! do not pretend to
Judge OF his heart, except from his acts;
and, as "iaith without works is Dead"
we can only Judge Of mans faith by his
works. i shall not attempt to expose
acts Of ordinary occurrence, as the
ground work for your inferences; but
will select one transaction in which he
was brought in contact with ministers Of
the gospel, and in which the precepts Of
morality and religion were deeply invol-
we'd. You must know, that when Gene
raj Jackson was in the Senate, in 1894
and ., he, with his lady, attended a
Presbyterian church, Of which the Rev.
Mr.. Campbell was pastor MIR. Camp
bell is one of the most eloquent divines
of his day, and the whole city Of Wash
ington will bear testimony to his exem-
plary piety. He expected, Of course,
that General Jackson, on his return to
the city, would take pew in his church,
hence his special anxiety for the moral
character of General Jackson's adminis-
tration, and the motive for what he did,
which l am about to explain. There
resided in Washington, for many years,
highly respectable hysician, DR.. Graz
ven, native of New-Jersey, who was
communicate of Mr.. Campbell's church,
and in all respects, man Of the most
unblemished character and standing
From this gentleman, Mr.. Campbell had
learned that Mrs. Timoeilake, whose
husband had been at sea for more .han
year, had a miscarriage, on which oc-
casion, he had been called upon in his
professional capacity. This fact, thus
known to Mr.. Campbell, in addition to
the general reputation of Mrs. Timber
lake, now Mrs. Eaton, in Washington,
led him to suppose that it was duty to
his own congregation, to the society Of
Washington, and not less TO General
Jackson himself, to let him Know before
Major Eaton was installed into his cabi-
net, something of the character Of tho
woman he had married, lest the example
of such woman, aided by the power and
influence of his high station, might cause
a deep and lasting injury to the morals Of
society. Actuated by these views, Mr..
Campbell waited upon very particular
and intimate friend Of General Jackson,
the Rev. L. S. Ely, then at Washing
ton, and requested him TO make known
to the General, in the most delicate man.
ner he could, such particulars as might
be necessary TO enable him to understand
this difficulty. General Jackson, was,
however, fully aware Of the character Of
Mrs. Eaton; he had heard il from Gen.
Desha, of Tennessee, from Col. Tow
son, and he had boarded hro uiniers al Aer
fathers. Besides, Eaton had written to
him, after he had been invited into the
cabinet to get has adrice about marrying
this woman, whose character was thus ad-
mitted TO be more than doubtful. Gen.
jackson, therefore, knew al about the mat
ter; he wanted no lights from DIR. Ely,
and consequently, whenever the latter
attempted to introduce i, he managed to
avert it. The Doctor, therefore, lcf
Washington without getting an opPortu-
nifty for full explanation. As be was =
jealous supporter Of General jackson,
he suffered not little by The taunts and
reproaches which now met almost every
one Of his supporters wherever they
went, by reason Of the great scandal IN