The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-09-25
From the Nashville Union.
GENERAL JACKSON AND HIS NEIGH
BORIS.
INTERESTING ooRRsspospEscE.

INTERESTING coRREsPoNDENcE.
| A number Of Gen. Jackson's old neighbofs anc
personal friends some lime since determined TO have
made for the purpose, and to present him with an arm
chair SO constructed to render 1t peculiarly conve
nient or an invalid, whose habits were necessaril,
sedentary. The chair itself is plain neat, repub
can piece Of furnilure--just such as II was known
would be most acceptable to The iime-honored vets
ran for whose use II was intended. Alter the chai
was completed, II was forwarded to the General
The ed correspondence shows the kind respect
full and sectonate sentiments of the donors and the
patriotic pous, and resigned feelings, in his retire
ment, Of the philosopher, cbrstoD, and statesman &c
whom the present was transmitted. The correspon
dence, for the sentiments disclosed deserves not only
to be carefully read but TO be preserved and cherish
ed for the perusal Of those who are to come after us
Love Of country next after duty TO heaven is shown
to be the sentiment predominant in the mind of the
sage and statesman of the Hermitage. Long may he
live to cherish il, and to inculcate and impress It's
importance upon the minds Of his countrymen.
The following is the correspondence referred to
LETTER TO GENERAL JACKSON
NASHVILLE, Sept. 6, 1874.
DEAR SIR The Undersigned your neghbors and
friends of Nashville who entertain abiding solicit
tude for the restoration and preservation Of your
health, and for the prolongation of your eventful
life, alike valuable to them and their common coun-
try beg permission to present to you the large and
convenient arm chair which this letter accompanies,
in the hope that it may contribute its mite to aid you
in sustaining the inhrmities which are inseparable
from advanced age.
Though an humble offering it is hoped that it will
be not the less acceptable, inasmuch you must ne
cessary be confined to your room the greater portion
of your remaining years.
The undersigned would tender to you their con-
gratulations on the extra number of useful years
over the allotment of three score and ten" which
an all -xuio haoh hoe ,pd
having, as they believe, TWICE SAVED COUNTRY,
they live in the hope that you will survive to SAVE
THE THIRD TIME, by exercising your vigorous and I'M
impaired intellectual faculties, to thwart the mimi
cal designs upon our southwestern frontier, of the
monarchical powers of the old world
While il would seem to be source of regret that
the beneactors of mankind should ever grow old, or
be at length removed from their sphere of usefulness
is, nevertheless, source of sincere consolation
that the loss of the bene6ciaries is the gain of the
beneiactors.
With American hearts full of profound gra itude
for your eminent services in the field and in the cab
met, and with deep Of the and dearer
relations of friends and neigbbors the undersigned
have the honor TO be,
Very truly yours.
MASON vANNOY,
JOHN CAMPBELL,
r. ARMSTRONG,
/. GEO. HARRIS,
JNO c. McLEMORE,
ROBERT GIBSON,
FELIX ROBERTSON,
J. M. HUGHES
c. C. CONNER,
J. M. SMITH,
JNO. M. BASS,
JOSEPH ANDERSON,
DANIEL GRAHAM,
JOSEPH MILLER,
r. j. MOORE,
IA. w. TAYLOR.