The North-Carolina standard., 1843-07-26
GENERAL JAcKspN.
EXTRACT of a Letter from Oak Springs nea'
GaIlatin, Tennessee, Jaae Is, Ie43.

- GENERAL JACKSON,
EXTRACT of a Letter from 0ds Springs, near
Gallatin, Tennessee, Jaae Is, Ie43.
To THE SENIOR EDITOR OF THE ENoU1RER
1t is highly gratifying, Sir, to the friends Of
Constitutional Freedom to learn, that yoti have
by a recent association Of your sons with you ia
this audabe work, given US some assurance, that
che Enquirer" will continue TO speak after the
Elder Richie shall have been gathered TO the
Patriarchal Fathers Of, this Great Republic. $50
mote 1T ben l should not have written at this
time. nor asked for place within your columns,
but for recent visit paid ito the great man Of !
the. Hermitage" and certain incidents presenting
themselves while there 1 would remark, tb1t
have long since believed that our common &C untry
has sort ofslegacy, (soto speak, in tn charac-
ters of all her great men, both personally and po-
litically-and the wretch that cap oontumaciously
traduce the good name of one the veterans Of
our glorious Revolution, weIld not be too good
to strike with the asSassins dagger, if the "airty
pieces Of sitcey" were paid in advance.
1t was in the cool OF the day--the last rays Of
the setting sun were diffusing mellow light over
the premises, whep, riding up within thirty PAGES
of the mansion, dismounted, and found the ven.
cradle man, Pa:riarch like seated m front of the
house, as thong he were expecting the arrival of
some friend or stranger. AS | neared him.
he arose, End with extended hand, after moments
pause, be named me-(we had not been thus
favorei for nearly two years and day)--and
with a cordiality, known only to genuine friend
ship, babe me welcometo his house, leading tho
way to an inner apartment There was a sereni-
ty-a quietude in his look--a simplicity and
courtesy in his manner, which always bespeak
the "great brotherman hesitate not to say,
that Andrew Jackson is great in intellect and IN
tegrity as well as in affection and courage--a.
mong the first to see, dare and decide. .Great,
not as a hewn obelisk, but as an Alpine noun.
tain"--for whom the present generation. and many
that are to come yet, will be thankful to Heaven
soon perceived that although Time, the great
destroyer, had shaken him ludely by the hand.
he was gently leaning upon that arm, which has
paralyzed death, and vanquished the grave. The
time passed pleasantly--the hour of offering the
evening sacrifice was come. This great and good
man caused his little household to be called iege.
ther He had 'the Family Bible laid on the
stand" and asked that prayer be made, which was
attempted, (afer suitable portion Of the Divine
word had been read, } all kneeng before Him, whoB
is good eall, and whose tender nlercies are over
all His 'Worss." After prayer, the following
beautiful efusion of the sacred Muse was sung,
descri ptive ot the Temple Worship, and the in
crease of spiritual light at the resurrection or the
Saviour, and on 'the day of Pentecost," and ever
since:
"Come ye disconsolate, where'er We langush,
Come to the mercy seat and prayerfuily kneeI
Come with your wounded hearts, pour your anguish,
Earth hath sorrow Heaven cannot beal
Spirits of Gl,ry fain would console you
Hear We sad mourners what they reveal
Jesus is risen, He's gone before you,
Earth hath Heaven cannot heal,
Joy of the Comfortless, light Of the straying,
Hope when all others die-fadeless and purs
Here speaks the Comforter, in 90 l's name saying,
Earth hath wounds Heaven cannot cure"
Il L L
this old PILGRIM Soldier was seated in his armed
chair, his head gently incining towards his knees
while the gush of sympathy silently suff1sed his
cheeks 1t was tender'InomeEt--a interesting
scene. After some minutes pause--waiting for
the stillng of the waters-it was observed, 'there
is rest in Heaven, and there's our abiding home"
Yes" said he, eand that is best of ali"-point~
ing upward. Oh ! what an example to til" great
and small-to all men, the military, the statesman,
the prince. and the beggar-to our American
youth, in particular. | solemnly declafe hn.0
you, Sir, and through you unto all the world
that although this great man has, for years past,
filled larger space in the eyes of the civilized
nations than any other-and if at this time hewere
to set his foot in any of the great cities of our own
or the European Continent it would be as. the
Htread of an earthquate"-still, cannot imagine
any situation he could 6Il, more desirable, than
the one he at present occupies. that his hfes
setting sun may go down full ofb'd, "like another
sun, risen at mid noonl" When parting, perhaps
for the last time-Gor you must know, Sir, that
that deep cough, and short, difficult breathing ;
all admonish his friends, he cannot long survive,
and may die any hour)--i requested a small favor
of him, which he readily granted. Ii was, that
might have small lock of his HAIR, glowing on
the scar made by the sword Of the haiIglty Brtop,
who smote him when prisoner Of l3 years old
for refusing to do the drudgeryof q servant-i.e.
the cleaning of bis over pantaloons. Il obtained
"a lock of grey growing On the oeTy izedeatdt50n
showing from It's length and depth, and the
asdeetA-d dealing 5Ioae9 What cruel, co1oardfg Il
officer What brGge and manly BogI send
you part of this precious relic. as Fpementoo of
that special Providence that 'snuinbefs the very
hairs of our heads You can hayest done up
in ring or loclet for the females of your family
or in a watch seal worn by yourself or sons -
The chief merit consists in the fact that's grew
on the scar Of the wound which was received in
the struggle for our independence, and that the
head on which it grew, now white with SHOWS of
No, neyert 1 declare, Sir. l would not have
had the captive hero to have cleanedthe dirty
clethes of that brute for the wholeof the British
Indies My mind still hovers around the captive
Ilads--Andrew and his brother Robert, if / mis-.
take notsthe nan1e-and OIL what a mother was
Etheir'sl She, with heart ma gnetized with the
spirit of liberty fearIessly rushed down into the
camp of the enemy, to demand of the Commans
der-in- Chefthe release Of heFtwo sons, and other
lads, who were made prisoners in the war Of In
dependence But alas alasl young Robert was