The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-07-25
Erom the Richmond Wig.
GENERAL JACKsoN's RELIGION.


A Reverend and much respected CORES.
examines with critical seventy, /
The claims either preferred by Gen. jack /
son for himself 10 his dying moments, or
by his jealous friends for him, of not only |
diving, but having lived Christian. Mr..
Tynck makes him say in his Diary The
Blbls is true The principles aud statutes
Of that Holy Book, have been the rule Of
nv life, and | have tired To conform TO It's
spirit as near as possible !"
Our Reverend correspondent comparing
these declarations made las he alleged,
bul We hardly believe Gen. Jackson ever
made ,hem) al SO solemn an hour, with
various transactions of his life, considers
them us calculated 10 "pervert the Bible,
10 lower the standard of the Christian
character, and from the great authority
and Influence Of Gen. Jackson's name, 10
inflict a most serious and extensive injury
upon Religion, and he calls upon us to md IN
counteracting their influence These mon
strous declarations he says, having been
circulated by the polilica press, II Is the
duty of Ina political press as far as posi-.
bic TO neutrnlize the poison
Ii may be its duty, but in our case we
should despair Of etftcling any good. None
we suppose, credit the declarations in the
eI,ravagant length Tynck asserts them,
but the most ignosant Of the Loco fncos,
and it would be as easy for us TO pluck up
the Allegheny, ms TO convince any Of the
tribe of their error. We cannot there.
fore, see my good We could effect by pub
fishing the criiiqre Of our Reverend cor,
respondent, or by entering ourselves upon
the subject, AID we are glad 10 have rea-
sons so substantial for declining task so
unpleasant.
That Gen. Jackson thought himself Fl
fuI death, We have no manner OF doubt,
and who shnll have the pres mption 10 al
firm the contrary, or to limit the power oil
God Bu, with our reverend correspon'
dent, we felt disgust n the unlimited re-
Prospective extension Of this fitness, and
the unqualified declaration that he had
made the " B bic the Iule Of his life, who
had Internationally appropriated another
man. wife, shot down a delenceless ad
versary inprlya,e combat, figured II brawl'
and cock pits, and exhibited Throughout
the greater part Of his life, the most storm!
aud ungoverued passions THIS declara
, ton, had Gen. Jackson made il, could bu
! be regarded by his own rational friends o
, dissertation of Religion, and n mocker,
Of the Bible. But we repeat our firm con
e yicliou that he never SAID II, aud that III
e whole presumptunus aud offensive speec
was pu, into his mouth by him who Pre-
o fessed to report his dying observations
. and who thus betrayed the dug Of HIS
n torian, with the silly view Of castIng whr
e his weakness considered glorious hal
; around hi. dying Hero There woul
n have been nothing repHIsive 10 Gen. JacE
if sons protesting willingness to die, and
|. full faith IN the Divine forgiveness:
b. would indeed have been most instructive
8 and edlfying to sinners, aff6rding nnothe
;. proof if any were wanting, Of The powc
+. and willingness Of God to pardon the grea
Il est sinners, If they repeated md believed
e But the Dtarjst spot Nil by making h
. General say what he did nol say, and
d INSERT that he bad made the Bible The ~
!, Of his life and its statutes md commant
= menls the law Of his conduct
II Another correspondent one Of the milk
est Of men snd bes, Of Chrl,tians, say,
Nothing in his (Jackson's) whole carec
4 has shocked me more than some Of his d,
II ing expressions. Ile spoke as if he r,
}. garded himself as the Mediator betwee
n God and his Country"
u That correspondent, we think, viii uar'
= with rs in rejecting the reports Of the!
Il death.bed scenes as spoctyphaI.