Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-09-27
Gen. Jnclson's Marriage,

This event in the history of General Jackson |
has often been alluded to, but the circumstan.
des attending 1t are very little known.
Miss Rachel Doneson, the daughter of Co.
lionel Donelson, of Virginia, had been celebra-
ted for her gayety, ailabilIiy aud sweetness of
disposition. Her father emigrated to Tennes.
see, and, dying, left her orphan. She form
ed an unhappy matrimonial connection with n
morosc, Jealous, and dissipsted character BY the
name of Roberts. who soon abandoned her.
The difficulty was made up. and the welded
pair came together again; soon after which
Andrew jackson became transient 5oarder in
the same house where Roberts and his wife
we're residing. A second rupture soon occur.
red, and Roberts left his wife ard went to Ken
;uckv. Learning that he intended returning
and taking her there, and dreading his inhu-
mani,y and bad treatment. she determined to
seek an asylum in Natchez. beyond his reach.
NatcheZ was the Oregon of America. In the
Spring of l10l she came here with Col. Starke
and his family. At the earnest request of Col.
Starke, General Jackson pIloted his family
through Tue lnuidh country. AIter MS return,
Judge Oycrron communicated to him the as.
| founding intelligence, that he was the uncon
scious cause of the last separation that IT arose
| from Roberts jealousy of him; and the crcum-
stances OF his accompanying Col Srarke, to
! protect him from the Indians, had been seized
! upon by Roberts as ground of divorce, in
| petition to the Virginia Legislature.
The though, that an innocent woman WAS
neral Jackson's sensitive mind mos, uneasy and
unhappy. lie imm edlarely sought out Roberts
and expostuated with hun on the lnju stlce aud
cruelty OF his causeless suspicion; but the in
terview ended IN mutual defiances. At length
news came that the Virginia Legislature had
actually granted the divorce in accordance with
Roberts petition Forthwith, Andrew Jackson
FASTENED to Natchez and offered his hand and
his heart TO the innocent and amiabc woman,
who had been made unhappy by false and
untouuded accusations. lie came to Natchez
to give the world the highest evidence he could
give of her innocence.
Although free to form new connection. Mrs
Roberts declined the prolered offer But An
drew lack son was no, to he outdone. He ad-
dresstd her ia the language Of Ruth TO Naomi
-"En,reat me not to leave thee or 10 remove
=. from following after thee, for where thou goes'
| will 90. where thou lodgest will lodge, thy
> people shall be my people, and thy God my God
where thou diest will die, and there will be
buried" A promise which he literally fulfil
led IN refusin. the sarcophagus of the Empe
ror Alexander Severus, that he might be bure'
Roberts. being convinced that the chivar,
. which prompted the proposal had become assocl
ated with genuine love, accepted the offer, an'
they were married in Na'chcz or its vicinity
and returned tn Tennessee. On arriving there
finding that the divorce had not gone through
ell the forms requi,ed by the laws of Virginia
at the time of their marriage, the ceremo
ny was again performed there.
d NV ExGIAND ScHooI.s-A writer in
@ Southern paper, thus describes the Free School
OF New England:
Il "'rhc poorest hoy in the free schools feels q
r proud as the son of the richest" "iou do nc
i, mean" said Governor Barbour of Virginia, a
ter visiting the superb free school at Bostor
4 which he admired very much shat thrs
/. schools are free I" ''lndced | do" said ia
n committee man. "lou remember the boy tina
got the medal in the class ne have just exam
q med. aud the boy that lost it The first is IN
d son of that woodsawyer there, (polntlng TO
: man who was saving wood in the street, an
@ the second Is the son of John Quincy Adam
" the President OF the United Sjaies,"-The VII
- ginlan started IN astnnstmeEt at spectacl
is like this, and no longer wondered at the pros
a perity OF New.Ens sland,'
: The Pic,yr>r tells the story of snake tina
n swallow ed a mule vice. II kicked It's way o,
e each time, and fualy killed the snake TIL
u mule was brought from the KIckapoo tribe
Is Indians.
Three KINDS OF rooR In this world III
poor are ufthree descriptions, ylz:-The Lord
poor the devl's poor, and the poor devils A
, a general thing, the Lord takes care OF his poo
aud the devil takes care of has; but the 20,
deeds have TO look out for themselves.
II. A SPLENDID TRiuMru OF SCIENCE" said NJ
d, en- boy new lip, which he took from b
~ check"
10, "Ie.,s 20, nothing, pa, saw the ne " doctor 'a'
a. two from our Pattys cheek the other uay' a.
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