Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-06-13

lea ched this place yesterday, bavinI
had a most pleasant voyage from st. Lou
is to Nashville. The weather was fin g
and the shores Of the Cumberland, il
their wiIdness Of Verdure, and the Joy
BUSINESS Of the wild birds, which enchan
ed me with the woods when was I
young hunter, made me happy in th'
scene, which contrasted so beautifully
with the turbid strength Of the MissiSs'
ippi, its drowned bottoms, and naked hills
| did not read page on the Cumberland
and scarcely did anything else on the
Mississippi.
Judge Graf on and his kind lady were
obligng enough 10 bring me 10 the Herr
milage in their carriage. We found the
venerable patriot in much better health
than expected. He was out on lit
tie excursion in his carriage, on our arri +;
val and when he returned he gave a vel
come and as afectionale as he could
have given long absent son. To day
we went to church together, where the
sacrament was administered. He was
the first to lead The way to the table, to
which he was followed by multitude Of
young men and women. | did not see a
single gray head at the communication
but his own venerable, bleached, and
bowed one. The preacher who made
he sermon was boy, as he told me, of
I.twsnty; and the minister who officlated
in the Iites, (Mr, Lipsey,) did not seem
TO be more than twenty five years DID,
There was full church, and greater
number Of little children in The pews
than ever saw in church before; yet
there was The most profound quiet and
reverence throughout the ceremony
The remarks Of the officiating minister
while administering the sacrament, were
exceedingly impressive, and with singu-
lar propriety and good taste, wholly ex.
empt from the slightest allusion to the
striking figure which contrasIed SO
strongly with the young and healthy
train led by him to the :able. On our
return from the church, asked him if
the house was built before the death Of
Mrs. Jackson? He replied that the
church was built by her, and was her
church; that the last time she ever at
tended il was sacramental occasion
that she was extremely solicitous that
he should unite himself with the socie.
ty, and that he was strongly inclined 10
do SO; but that his attitude then before
the public would have subjected him to
the charge Ofacting hypOcritically, which
he could not bear, as he detested by
pocracy more than any other baseDess.
But he added that he assured Mrs. Jack.
son, when he had left the political scene,
and bis motives no longer liable TO mis-.
construction, he would comply with her
inclinations and his OWE, and join the
church. In the mean time, he would
serve his God without associatiDg him
selfwith any of the religious societies.
At the close of the seImon, the preacher
gave notice that there would be, at 3 o.
clock funeral sermon over young las
dy Of 90, whose corpse would be brought
to the church ct that hour. He invited
the young particularly to attend. Fhe
general lUld me, on our way to the Her
miiags, 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 that he must
have the carriage at the door in half an
hour. He told me he had, upon reAecr
ton, resolved to go 10 the house Of the
mother whose daughter had died, and
accompany the remains TO the church
He said the mother was widow, who
had sustained a great calamity in the
loss of an excellent husband; that she
had been badly treated by those 10 whom
she had right to look for kindness in
her distress, and that attention to her,
under the present affection, was q duty
he would attempt TO perform, however
feeble his effort might be. As soon as
he made slight repaSt, taking one of
the ladies of the family with him, he
set out, and is now out in the perform
ance Of this sad Office; although from
weakness and shOrlness Of breath, he is
not able to walk hundred yards without
requiring seat.
Everything-at the Hermitage bears the
| impress Of the Generals Character-aT
10 on large scale. and of useful anC
mSgnanimOus caste. The tract consists
Of l 800 most exubeFent acres, nesrlJ
one halfin fine cultivation, fenced will
i strong old fashioned fence, a portion
| Of il with cedar rails. The house is
noble country mansion--On two slde'
the massive columns covering the fronts
the other two being adorned with wing
containing the dining room, kitchen nuT
sery, SC. The centre has two rooms OF
each side Of very large hall, in whisl
} Ascends A =laFge winding staircase. Tit