The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-07-12
Gen. JacksOn's last Moments

as, moments of this distinguished solder
patriot and statesmen, from ,he Washing |
Union, is furnished by DR.. John N. EssIe
man, Gen. Jackson's family ptysician,in in a
letter TO IT, p. Blair, ard will be read With
deep Interest. l,shews how peaceful and
tranquil was the close Of his evenlGul life, |
snd how bright his hope of blislul heiea
ter. His las. was his proudes,-it was al
christians triumph and his dy ing sentiments
will sink deep into nations hesiu
NASHVILLE, (Tenn) June, ls45.
Dear Sir:-ll is prob able before this
letter shall have reached you, you will have
heard OF The death of our venerable friend
Gen. Andrew Jackson, who departed This
lie on yesterday afternoon precisely al slx
o'clock. Knowing ,ha. you have been
left his papers, and heing well assured that
you have always taken lively interest in
nim while living, and believing you would
be pleased to know something of his last
momenls in life, have though, proper TO
make you this communication, as saw
much of him during his last illness, aud
was present at his death. have been IRE
quen,y in his family, as physician, for sev
ersl years pasG and on my return home
from the east, in ApriI, visited hun il
company with his particular lhend, Gen.
Robert Armstrong. We found him very
feeble aboIng under dlopsicol ELECTION
particularly that form Of dropsy known az
anasarcha. He informed me he had sut-
tered much bodily pain, in consequence o
ihe great rlfusion or swollen CONDITION o
his ,xlremi,ies The cough which hat
hsrassed him SO muah for years, had nearI,
1r quite l,f, him; but his difficulty u
breathing appeared to be increased.
lpreseribed (ur him, and visited him occs
:-.--~il,. La-.a.no.liA- -..>-~~-~-i-.-H-- -
ilo afford him considerable relief, as 1t re
spec,ed his dIopsicsl condition; but hi
system had been so undermined by prev
Gus disease, that medicine appeared 10 haV
lost its impression or effect. The droT
, sical efTusion returned, and was rcquesle
to yisi, him on the lst Of this instant, an
e found him suffering excessively rom 1t
Ids,ension occasioned by the accumulate
e Of water. Immediately tapped him, an
g drew off a very considerable quantity {
water. which afforded him immediate reli
d lie took an anodyne al night, and iniorme
II me, the next morning, that he had passed
t better night than he had done for The la
is six months.
Il Drs. Robertson and Waters were in co
h sul,ai on on the next morning. we aere'
= on prescription, which was admlni'er'
ri and which gave him temporary relief In
/. was all we could expec. TO obtain, cons'
v lerinp his situation. | was sent for again
Saturday, The 9Th instant. The messeng
informed me that The general was mu
n, worse. | hss,sned to The Hermitage. a
found him very much exhausted. He n
Ell great difficulty in respiration, IN con'
auence Of an accumulation Of water IN
-Iches,. He requested that should rcma
with him, as lie was well aware. that
= .ldissoIuion was near at hand. lie ,ook
pn anodyne and expectorant, and appeared
OF pass the first part of The nigh! loIeras
comfortable. He had not been able 10
II. lJown for The last six months. He had
be propped up in his bed at night and
ne his arm chair during The day. On sunu
~ morning the 9Th instant, ('he day on VIII
x he ded,) on entering his room. found h
sitting in his arm chair, with his two ts
lul servants, George and Dick, by his 81
who had jus, removed him from his b'
,pi II Immediately perceived that the hand
nj death was upon him Informed his 8
els khs, he could no, surVlve but few hon
ers and no immediately despatched serv
inp for Msjo, William D. Lewis, The gener'
pe,ldeyole led friend. Mr.. Jackson Informed
l. ,ha, i, was the generals request, that,
the case he grew worse. or was thought TO
ION near his death. Major Lewis should be
i'm lCor, as he wished him 10 be near him iE
er. last moments. He was instantly reno
no, 10 his bed: but, before he could be pla
hen there, he had swooned away. His fan
II .a.uon,s balievin1 him IN ha daad v