The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-08-28
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF
GEN. JACKSON.
From ai,eaier's Tour, Cd edition.

TON, NAlcn was Hchc'aliy ftau ny tue nn-
rrican people. Among other additional ar
ticles in the new edition, is the following
one.
ANDREW JACKSON, now Chief
Magistrate of the United States, is ma
tive Of South Carolina, and was horn,
believe. in March, 1867. His parents
emigrated from the north Of Irel md.
Ills father dying when he was young, his
carly education was supcrintended by
his mother, an amiable, pious and wor-
thy woman. To this good woman, the
world is indebted for her coYnsels aud
advice, deeply impressed by kindness
and maternal affection, upon the tender
mind of her darling son. This kind and
exemplary mother died, and left him an
orphan at the early age offourteen years,
without a fathers advice or support
without a mothers tenderness or mo-
Tiers prayers, ard with very slender
patrimony. He had been intended for
the ministry, and educated with that
view, but his mother dying, ho studied
law, was admitted To practice rs an at
tprBey inshis native State, but removed
to near where Nashville now is, in Ten
nessec, more than forty years since,
where hc constantly resided until elect
ed Presidcn, ofth United States, in the
autumn of 1923. BY his industry, fl
deity, uniiring energy and good conduct
he rose TO his present station, through a
long list of high civil offices, such as
nember ofthe Legislature of Tennessee,
and of both houses of Congress, IA Judge
of The Supreme Court, &c.-ile was IA
Major General of Militia almost twenty
years; and covered himself and his
country with unfading laures as Major
General of the United States army in
Indian warfare, and OH the plains of
New Orleans, in the last war with En-
gland. We merely glance an eye at his
public life, before his election as Chief
Magistrate of the nation.
As military man, his fame fills the
prordest pages of his country's history,
vet we prefer TO look into his domestic
lfe,as we saw him on his farm surround
ed by IA family the most amiable--a wife
wit, whom he lived about forty years,
enjoying peace, happiness and prosper
ity-uephews and nieces (for he had no
cllildren) whom he had reared from
their earliest infancy, and educated them
in the best manner, until they were hon
orab!y and happily married. These
he has amply provided for, by giving
each one of them handsome fortune.
His domestic life, was as regular as
the sun--he rose with the first dawn Of
day, the year round--his meals were re-
gulated by the clock. Az particular
hour each day, he visited every field,
where his laborcrs were mt work.
When he arrived there, he usreceiv-
I'd with heartfelt smiles his orders, if
he gave any, were obeyed cheerfulIy, by
those who loved n kind and indulgent
master. Ie was his own and only ov-
erscer, when was there. and he need
ed no other. One man, with horse
and small cart, spent the whole Of each
day in supplying the field laborers with
drink and food the former consisted of
pure water from n cool spring, temper
ed with little old MOnongahela whis-
key and the latter consisted Of good
wheaton bread, excellent haui, and old
cheese. tasted all of them, and so did
Gen. Jackson. The men were dressed
in good clothes, cleanly in their persons,
helthlul and happy as any laboring men
in the Union.
l visited their houses, which were
comfortable ones, where they dweIt IN
families, each one Of which had good
garden attached to it. All they cultivat-
cd here, was there own.
They raised domestic fowls in great
numbers, which they ate or sold, as they
pleased ; and have ate Of these fowls,
and of their melons and fruits, which
Gen. Jackson bought Of them, at high
price, in my presence, aud paid tho mo-
ney r,r them. Returning home from
these tours Of observation on his farm,
the children of his servants, Of both SEX
es, always threw themselves in our way,
to draw forth the kind notice Of their
beloved master. He was beloved by
all about him. for his kindness. paternai
care aud benevolence. Such was An
DREW JACKSON, on his farm, in tho sum
mer Of 1926.
His lady was, in all respects, like him
and the hours spent in this hospita-
BILE family, surrounded, as always was,
by order, peace aud serenity of mind,
listening ia conversation always agreen-
bic ard highly instructive, were among
the happiest Of my whole life
tic was beloved by every neighbor he
had, for many miles around him-with
every one Of whom, convcrsed freely
about him.
lie has infused all his own order, me-
th"d' industry, good breeding and good
sense into all who'iill the Executive Off
ces, from his talented Secretaries down
to the messenger at she door. 1t is a
pleasure to visit these Offices, and to do
business with such men.
Those who are disgusted with the