The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-09-14
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A JACKSON MAN.

The DEMocRArlo REVIEW for September
This monthly is upon our table. IL contains an
excellent steel plate engraving of the Hon. -.
C. Cambreleng. The article on the White
Slavery of England is written with much care,
and but for the age Of some of the foreign ex-
tracts, would be particularly interesting We
copy from the Review the following:
ANECDOTES OF GENERAL JACKSON.
BY AMOS KENDALL
Public men often suffer great wrong in reference
as we'll to their private their public character and
conduct from the misre presentations Of their poi
cal adversares, frequently aggravated by personal
animosties. Individuals Of party who mean to be
honest, and would not in word thought intention
ally do injustice to human being often believe
with too ready credulity the assertions of party
presses political leaders and personal enemies there
by becoming accompces in the infection Of injuries
at which their consciences, if properly instruct
ed, would revolt with horror.
The opinions imbibed by large portion of man
kind in reference to the temper and conduct Of Gene
raj Jackson In his personal relations furnish strk
ing illustration OF these truths Multtudes there are
both in the United States and other countries who
having received their impressions without due con-
sderation, from presses and persons opposed to him.
believe that distinguished to be reckless of re-
ligioas ia tn, if not of moral obligation ferocious in
temper and in all the relations Of life tyrant Such
individuals will learn with establishment that this
picture is all the reverse of truth that the tone of
Gen. Jacksons mini during his Presidency was de-
cided devout that no man could be more kind and
indugent in all his private relations and that il he
be censurable this score, it is for too much for
bearance. With what pain he found himself COM
PEELED to give up his favorable opinion Of old friends
and with what tenaclty he chung to them, in many
cases. after every body else pronounced them vena
and treacherous, was witnessed by those who were
intimate with hun during his administration But
without touching at present upon anything connected
with his political course, propose to give in the pre-
sent and in some succeeding papers few authentic
anecdotes which will tend to correct the erroneous
opinions entertained by many to his religious i'm
pressons and imputed violence of temper.
Those who sat down with General Jackson at his
private table to break bread, know with what feryor
he uniformly invoked the blessings Of Heaven upon
the repast provided by its bounty. stranger could
not witness the scene without according to the
rable before him, who thus bowed his grey head
in humble duplication to the Giver Of all good,
heart sincerely religious.
All will remember, that toward the close of his
administration the General was attacked by bleed
ing at the lungs which threatened to be fatal. Nor
will it be forgotten, that of the party presses at
trbuted this attack to violent fit Of passion in the
paroXysms of which they said he had rupured a
blood-vessel. What contrast the real scene pre-
sented had an opportunity to learn from the mouth
of an eyewitness The cruel fabrication had reach
ed the members of the Presidents family, and from
the lips of Mrs. Jackson, the lady of the Generals
adopted son. rendered unusually eloquent by the in
dignaton which lighIedup her beautiful face heard
the following narrative =
Father" said she, is in the habit every night
beforc he goes to bed Of calling me in to read to him
chapter in the Bible On that night, having finish
ed his business, he called in to perform that ser
vice | read to him as usual and having finished
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night and retired to my bed-chamber, which was in
adjoining room. He then called the servant who
usually attended on him in his chamber, and
dressing. Suddenly he called me, and entering the
room found him bleeding at the mouth. What pro-
duced the attack know not but certain It is that so
far from indulgDg in any outbreaks of temper, his
mind was calm and devotional, seek ng to close the
business of the day by communion with heaven.
The practice of reading or listening to chapter of
Holy Writ and sending up fcrvent aspirations to Hea
every night before he retired to rest, Gen. Jack
son brought with him into the Presidency No man
had deeper sense of dependence on the Giver of all
good, or a more sincere and earnest desire to avail
himself of the wisdom which comes from on high, in
the discharge of his arduous duties. But it cannot
be doubted that in his devotional fervor there was
mingled holy and never dying affection for his de-
parted wife, whose presence was, in his susceptible
imagination, necessary an incident of Heaven
that of the angels
portrait of this dearest object of his earthly af-
81" said lady to him in my presence. Pretty
good" said he, " but not so good as this" taking
miniature from his bosom.
On another occasion, calling upon him some
urgent business, | invited into his bed-chamber.
found him too Ill to sit up The curtains in front of his
b d were open, and he lay with his head somewhat
elevated full pillow. Opposite the foot of his
bed nearly touching the post, stood little table,
and on it the miniature of Mrs. Jackson leaning
against small Bible and Prayer Book which had
L. L.., ,lant five Mo he
he lay, gaze upon the shadow of those loved fea
lures which had enraptured his youthful heart and
contemplate those virtues which, in old age, and
even DEATH rendered them dear to the bosom of the
hero and statesman beyond any other earthly object
II was not then thoroughly acquainted with Gen.
Jackson as / afterward became but on witnessing
this scene said to myself, this must be good
None other could entertain deep, SO abiding an
affection for departed companion, however cherish
ed while living Love like this is all good, all hea-
veny all divine, nearly anything earth pos
sby can be it dwell in bad heart; it can
not assmilate with perverted mind.
had never seen Mrs. Jackson but from that mo-
ment | pronounced her superior woman. None
but woman of surprising virtues could so fix the
affections of such None other could main
tain such hold on such mind, amidst the enjoy
ment of glory the qualification of ambition the cares
of state, and neyerceasing excitements sufficient to
overpower and swallow up the kindly affections of
ordinary None other could occupy, in life and
in death. SO broad space in the remembrance and
affections of who in devotion u his country
YER had superior. And could not but regret that
she had not lived not much to enjoy signal tri-
umph over her own and her husbands traducers as
to comfort, advise, and sustain her devoted COM
panon in the midst of never-ceasng tolls and vexa-
tons, the heartessness of false friends and the
saults of unrelenting enemies.
Who that visited the Presidents House during
General Jacksons administration does not remem-
Der Jenny O'Neal, the Irish doorkeeper' Jenny
was kind-hearted, but blunt in his manner so much
on some occasions as to appear rude if not insult
ing Often one might ring the bell time after time,
and no Jenny make his appearance. There was a
particular cause for Jemmys apparent rudeness and