Southern marksman., 1839-01-08


might the General be enyied his sweet and
happy repose.
neednl speak % you Of the different
members Of the family of the Hermitage,
nor Of The landscape beauties Of the place
as Won have enioyed the society Of the for
mer and feasied your eyes upon the latter. /
We were kindly shown the various valua-
ole tributes to the bravery and talents of I
Gen. Jackson, presented by individuals, +
by States and by Congress at different pes /
RODS of the .eyentful life Of The greatest I
man America can boast All these, TOO,
you have seen. ! he majority Of lhe paints
inqs that now adorn the drawing-room |
think have been put mp since yonr VISIT /
You know, as you enter the hall, the first |
door that opens into t1e drawing room Is
upon your left-cdyancing through it you
have in full view upon the wall, portraits
of the Ex-Presdent and his deceased con
sort, placed one on either side Of The CHM
ney. Directly opposite hangs the por-
traits of Andrew Jackson, Jr. and his La
DIV. Upon the pier table at the head of
the room, between the front windows,
stands bust Cf Gen. Jackson, and direct
Iv over ii portrait OF President Van Boren,
the best | ever saw. Pass through the
folding doors and you see over the pier ta-
bic. al the lower end Of the room, the por-
trait ofonr Minister to Spain, Maj. Eaton,
directly facing Mr. Van Buren's. Por-
traits or Gen. Coffee, Dcct. Bronaugh,
Col. Gadsaen and Capt Easter, are arrang,
ed in a corresponding manner with those
in the upper part of the room. All these
specimens of the fine arts, except one, were
executed by your friend Earle whom |
considerthe best limner in America. He
has portrait Of Col. Benton nearly com
pleted, that is perfect likeness, and looks
as thoughit were flesh and blood, possess
ed of vitality. | almost fancied myself
again in the Senate of United States, list
ening TO the thunders of his eloquence.
Col. Earle is free from the common
faults Of ariists-hatery lie is true 10
nature. and puts the ching Of life breath
ino upon the canvass. He has recently
ciyen evidence Of great taste in another
way. You recollect how the grounds were
laid out in front of the Hermitage; well,
the avenues, now wind to the house de-
Z scribing the neck and body Of a guitar, the
extremity of the neck being the entrance
at the gate. 1t is certainly an uniqe de-
sign. and is as beautiful as uncommon.
Mrs Jackson did thehonors of the table
with all that care and grace that charac-
terised her when mistress of the white
house at Washington. She is beautiful
lady, and was 30 extremely kind and CONS
municative that Missrs. B. and myself were
delighted with her. She has three lovely
children. 10 whom Gen. Jackson is much
attached.
The day of our arrival and the following
one. I conversed a great deal with the Ex-
President about banks, politics, and the
welfare of the country generally. Col.
Polk's Shelbyville speech had just been
read; the General was highly pleased with
it: said that Col. Polk had been tried a
long time and was man upon whose po-
ltical integrity the people could rely; had
full confidence in the patriotism OF the
people of Tennessee, and did not believe
they would ever support a National Bank
man if the issue were fairly made. | was
agreeably surprised TO find the old here
intimately acquainted with the local poll
tics of every section of Mississippi; but a
mind like his fgrasps and retains every
thing. lie highly appropriated our Gov
ernor for the check he gave to the mad ca
reer Of our Banks and demonstrated IN ;
few words that staple State like Missis
sippi grows richer the nearer she approach
es a specie circulation; for, as the price
our cotton is regulated by a foreign mai
ket. the multiplication of banks at hom'
only increases the expense Of production
without enhancing the value of the pro
duct. Hesays that all the enormous pro-
fits made by the banks as well as the grea
tax which every consumer pays TO the ex-
tent of the depreciation Of the paper, ar
distracted from the labor of the country
and that the banks have demorallzlDg ei
feet upon the community. The truth
these words every Mississippan has be,
come sensible Of, and trust the next Leg
islature will reform the banks and restor
order; they will, fthey obey the wishes
their constituents.
The General appeared highly graiIfie
that Lowndes and Monroe counties wer
right, and that old Lawrence and Covint
ton were still true 10 their principles.
We left the Hermitage with regret. 4
parting, as the ':GoD BLESS YOU" of the WI
worn hero fell upon my ear, and the beai
of his moistened eye met mine, | felt To;
/ had received the henediction of the ia
vored of Heaven, both in war and IN peac,
That visit and those parting words WI
long be remembered
L. A. D.
*This distinguished artist died at II
residence OF the Ex.PresIdent On The To-