The Arkansas banner., 1845-07-09

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 We gave, ill slip lhis morning, the tier of Gen. Houston announcing to tie President the death of the great man ..pho Hrd Hc mca&Rre 2 dis caaH'lyS gtorg.2 We re- publish Gen. IIouston's letter, for there could be no better herald 10 proclaim the close ol bright career, Wfticl! imIaftcd 10 him 70 much of its Ifetre
 II IS nol the in scope ol hurried obituary notice to do justice to such man as Cen Jackson. lis life is volume of his coun- try's history. At this moment lhe nation's ScnslblIlty will be most solicitors to learn someth ng of inc la>t thoughts of inc great mind-the lasttIrobbiugs of he honesthcart, which, fer so many years, have made the public welfare lhe ehieI concern. Ne haze il in our power through the indulgence of an old and esteemed friend of the venerable patfot-palriafeh, to bring his c0Hntrymen to his bedside, and enable them to see how worthy of his lie has been its close
 Capt Hyaels, of the eity Of New York, to whom we asc indebted for tie simple narra- tive of his intercourse with Gen Jackson du- ring few days preceding his death, left the Hermitage on "Wednesday week While thofeh he Wrota out al the request of friend who could not accompany him as he wished OH hjs pl@rmaqe-a diary of the occurrences of lis visit to Gen. Iachsou.- This authentic record of almost the last hours of the Generals life, has been opportunel4 placed at olr disposal, although, when 1t reached tho direction, thc demise of its sub jCct was not anticipated so soon by the wri- ter. We submititt to our readers in lieu ol any remarks oi our own, considering that il Is in ltselfan obituary, worth more than all the panegyric which ii1lI art could lavish.-- It has the recommendation 'f placing one. known chiefly to his eountrymcn as sol dier and sjatesman, in new lighl-s,in the bosom scenes of fife, and under the most trying circumstances. The vast range of the military genius of General Jackson; his crca- tive faculties; his power i'll applying resour- ces; his yigor, vigilance, activity; his stern resolution as q military leader; his sagacilv, his probity, his iifmness; his patriotism as a statesman; making a combination of splcn- did characteristics surpassiRg all his cotcm- poraries iR public lite-cxlinguishcd in ths general oazc the halo that surrounded him in inc retirement ct domestic life. His loi- " DCdiiI9- HIN f'Vt 4FNN- Ills tndBldlllt4ltN Ill his personal commerce among men; the proud spirit which would q k nothing that was not strictly right. and brook nothing that was wrong-lrails in keeping witIl his pnb- lie carecr-had commanded attention to uthc man of the iron will" But the gentle as poets, the humble virtues of the master ol the Hermitage, were known only to its ill., mates and it's intimate friends. In his own house, all were ever indulgcd but hImself.- There; gentleness, affection, and hospitablc kindness attended him at every step, and all were made sensible, that in the comfort and enjoyment of lhosearound i'm his own con sisted, and that no personal self-deniaf was too high price 10 ray for it. The traits ol character so arllessly exhibited in the sub joined letter, show the source of the endear- ing domestic virtues in which the hero and statesman were lost at the Hermitage. The soul of General Jackson, when not called to combat violence and wrong, was made ID of the deepest devotion and inc hindcst sympathics-