Piney Woods planter and Amite union literary reflector., 1838-11-10

room know, as you enter the hall, the
hrst door that opens into the drawing
roonsuponyour left, advancing through
it you have in full view upon the wall
portraits of the Ex-President and hiI
deceased consort placed one on either
side OF the chimney. Directly opposite
hang the portraits of Andrew jackson
Jr. and his Lady. Upon the pier ia.
Bile at the head of the room between
the front windows stands bust of Gen.
jackson, and directly over it portrait
of President Van Buren,, the best'I ever
saw. Passth the folding doors and
you see over the pier table at the low
er end of the room the portrait Of our
Minister to spain, Major Eaton, direc-
tly facing Mr.. Van Buren's. Portraits
OF Gen. Coffee, Doctor Bronough, Col.
Gadsnen. and Capt. Easter, are arraW-
gcd in a corresponding manner with
those. in the Upper part of the ROOM
All these specimens of the fine arts, ex-
lcept one, were executed oy your friend
Col. Earle,* whom | consider the best
limner in America. He has portrait
of Col. Benton, nearly completed. that
is perfect Likeness, and looks as thouh
it were flesh and blood possessed of Vi
tality. almost fancied myself again
in the senate Of the United States lis
tening to the thunders Of his clo-
quencc.
Col. Earle is free from the common
fault of arH,ts-hattery. He is true to
nature and puts the 'thing of hfe''
breathing upon the oauya.s lie has
recently given evidence Of greattaste
in another way. You recollect how
the grounds were laid cut in front OF
the Hcrmitage;' well, the avenues now
wind to the house describing the neck
and body of a guitar, the extremity OF
the ueck being the entrance Of the
gate. 1t is certainly an unique dcs-
Iirh and is as beautiful .,nrnmnAa
Mrs. Jackson did the honors OF the
table with ali that care and grace that
characterized her when mistress of the
'swhite house" at Washington. She is
beautiful lady and was so extremely
kind and communicative that Mrs. b.
and myself were delighted with her.
She has three lovely childred to whom
Gen. Jackson is much attached.
The day of our arrival and the fol-
lowing one, conversed great deal
with the Ex-President about banks
politics, and the welfare of Tie coun.
try generally. Col. Polk's Shelbyville
speech had just been read; the Gener.
al was highly pleased wife it; said that
Col. Polk had been tried long time
and was man upon whose political in.
legrity the people could rely; had full
confidence in the patriotism ofthe peo.
pie of Tennessee, and did not believe
they would ever support National
Bank man if the issue were fairly made
| was agreeably surprised to find the
old Hero intimately acquainted with
the local politics Of every section o.
Mississippi; but a mind like his grasp:
and retains every thing. He highly
appreciated our Governor for the check
he gave to the mad career Of our banks
and demonstrated In few words that
staple State like Mississippi grow;
richer the nearer she approaches spe-
Gle circulaation; for, as the price Of oul
cotton is regulated by a foreign maket
the multiplication Of banks at home on
ly increas the expenses of production
without enhancing the value Of the por
duct. He says that all the enormous
profits made by the banks as well as
the great tax which every consumes
pays che extent of his depreciation o.
the paper, are abstracted from the la
Dor of the country: and that the banks
have demoralizing effect upon the
community. The truth of these word:
every Mississippian has become sensi
bic Of, and | trust the next Legislature
will reform the banks and restore or
der, they will, if they obey the wishes
Of their constituents.
The General appeared highly graft
fed that Lowndes and Monroe coun
ties were right, and that old Lawrence
and Covington were still true TO theil
principles.
We left the Hermitage with regret
At parting as the ''GOd bless yO1" Of the
war worn Hero fell upon my ear. snt
the beams of his moistened eve me-
mine. felt that / had received the
bencdiction Of the favored of Heaven
bothin war and in peace. That visi