Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-05-26
TAs Eiiiar Of "a, Globe, at "a. Hermitage.

TAs Bitar Of ths Globe, at fAs Hermitage.
We pabsh, below, letter from Mr. +. z. Blair. from
General Jackson's residence the Hermitage. IL may
possess interest for readers and in fact will be read
with curiosity by ALL The amusing part Is the descp
ton OF the spirit OF pie exhibited by the
cradle Ex-Funcuonay This exhibition reminds Of a
Speech made years ago. in Kentucky by the
trio. but splendidy gifted Thomas f. Marshall Our
DRY OF the passages bearing General Jackson
thus quote in Apostle Mr..
Bsis pathetic OF the present rap,urous piey of
the Hero.
ale has never been through life without antagon
and he has always been victorious His horses always
when he was lie had a with Dickinson,
and killed him. He had u with the Bentons and
cleared them He used up Paekenham and the British
Army New Orleans. whohad gone through
the war OF the Peninsula, without meeting an adversary
who could withstand them for a moment lie hung Ar.
butnot and Ambriste and buled the Senate when called
to account for it, He beat John Quincy Adams in the
for the Presidency and crushed the monster Bank under
the heel of his military boot For the many injuries he
done tho country, il would that rctribuon
due-in the world ii in this. But there
the Hero has proved hard for his enemy for he has
turned Presbyterian. and cheated the Devil HIMSELF
Mr. Blair's letter, from the Hermitage, is follows:
Extracts Of letter from the Editor Of the Globe icrien
from the Hermitage. dated Nay Ii, lSi3.
Preached this place yesterday. having had most pleas.
ant voyage from ST. Louis Nashville The weather was
ne and the shores of the Cumberland in their wdness of
verure and the joyousness OF the wild birds which nchan
ted me with the woods when a young hunter made
me happy in the scene, which conirascd beautifully with
the turbd strength OF the Mississippi drowned bottoms
and naked hills. did read page the Cumberland
and scarcely did anything else ON the Mississippi
Judge Cairon and his kind lady obging enough TO
bring the TO the Hermitage in their carriage. We found
the venerable patriot much better health than expected
lie was out little excursion in his carriage our arm
val and when he returned, he gave welcome as affection
ate as he could have given longabsent To-day
went 10 church together where the sacrament was admin
istered lie the irs lead the way to the table TO
which he was followed by multitude of young men and
did single gray. head nj the co,nmuni
on but his venerable bleached, and bowed one The
preacher who made the boy Us he told me- of
twenty and the minister who oiciaed in the rites MIR
LapslcyO did not he than twenty five ycnrs
old There full church, and greater number fit
tie children in the pews than in church before:
yet there was the most profound quiet and
throughout the ceremony, The remarks Of the of.
hciating minister, while administering the sacrament
were exceedingly impressive, and with singular pro-
pretty and good taste, wholly exempt from the slight.
est ausion TO the striking figure which constased 50
strongly with the young and healthy train led by him
table On our return from the church, asked him if the
house built before the death Mrs Jacksonl He re-
piled that the church built by her and was her church,
that the last time she attended sacramena oc
caon that she was extremely socitous that he should
mite himself with the society," and that he strongly in
cned TO do but that his attitude then before the public
would have subjected him the charge of acting hypocr
cnly which he could bear he detcsted hypocrisy
a. uEs
ed Mrs Jackson when he had left political scene and
his motives longer liable misconsiructon he would
comply with her incinatons and his own, and Join the
church. In the mean time, he would his God with
out assOcating himself with any religious society Al
the close of the Sermon the preacher gave notice that there
would be- at o'clock, funeral sermon young lady
OF 20, whose corpse would be brought to the church
at that hour. He invited the Young particularly TO
attend The General told me- on our wav I,
the Hermitage, that he was too much exhausted TO
attend the funeral service at the church, When he had got
out OF the carriage, he told the driver he must have the
carriage at the door in hall hour He told me he had
upon reflection resolved 90 house of the mother
whose daughter had died. and accompany the remains the
church. He said the mother a widow VINO had sns
ained great calamity in the loss of excellent husband
that she had been badly treated by those whom she had
ghto look for kindness in her distress; and attention
To her, under her present aicon a duty he would at
tempt To perform, however feeble his effort might be- As
soon as he had made slight epast taking the ladies'
of hs family with him, he out and now out in the per
tomance OF this sad office; although from weakness and
shortness OF BREATH he able walk hundred yards
without requiring seat.
Every thing at the Hermitage bears the impress of the
Generals eharaeter-alis large scale, and of useful
and magnanimous caste. The of 200 most
eNuoeTan acres, nearly onehnlf IN fine cultivation and fen
ced with strong oldashoned fence portion Of il with
cedar rails. The house noble country two
sides the columns covering fronts the other two
being adorned with wings containing the dining kch
in, nursery, &c The has two rooms on each sde
OF very large hail. IN which ascends broad winding stair
case The parors twentyone feet square each and
thrown into Paralleogram by foding-doors. The
bedrooms above OF the ze with the parors The
grounds immediately around the house shaded by To-
Gusts, caupa sugar trees, &C. interpreted with cedars
and shrubbery, ahd at tins fragrant
with howers as the groves of orange the coffee plan
tations OF Cuba On one side of the lawn leading to
the house, is the garden which embosoms the
monument which covers the grave of Mrs. Jack
son, and that prepared for himsef-a dome raised on
marble pillars, the foundation Of which assembled by cir
Gle OF steps which make the elevation. On the of
the lawn Is the OTchard and in front a large woodland
(wnose extent cannot be seem for the the
tulip popars lett almost in the state of native dness
m he IL
or rather flood Of lucid cool waters which give peculiar
darkness TO the OF the foliage by which the fountain
and stream oveTshadowed. Everything at the Hermit
iage looks perennia-pepeua; and the old from the
very marks of which gury his person. appears immo
tai Nothing here beals the stamp ostentation and fas
udious tste There easy elegance which impresses
the feeling that nature had done everything and moth
ug and nata the comforts and all beauties that abound
scattered by the prcuse hand OF the
Power which created Paradise wilderness Of spontaneous
bounty and beauty The General complains himself that he
has not cultivated for rural elegance. Everything
about him shows that he has studied landscape
gurdcnng but his farming like his fghiing-or although
not done by rule, IL turns out well.