American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-06-17

The following letter from General Houston,
published yesterday morning in the Washing
ton Union, extra, was received in this city
through Morse's Telegraph.
HERMITAGE, June s, l845. }
- O'Clock, 2. Nj.
Ma Bear Sir:-In deep sorrow address you
this hasy note. At six O'Clock this evening,
Gen. jackson departed this life. He retained
his faculties to the last hour. lament that
was denied the satisfaction Of seeing him in his
last moments. was unfortunately detained
| in ascending the Mississippi, SO that did not
reach Nashville until half-past six o'clock this
evening.
Immediately procured a conveyance, and
came out with my family, having understood
that the Generals health was exceedingly pre-.
carious, and being anxious to administer, if
could, sCRe comfort, in the closing scene Of his
eventual lie. On my way, few m,es from
the city, met the family physician, who in
1Grmed ne that the General vas no more.
About three hours before his departure, he
oonversed for some time with his family and
took all afSectionate leave of them, &c also of
his domestics. His physician represents the
scene NEST affecting and remarkably touch
ing; that he departed with perfect serenity of
mind, and with full faith in the promises of
salvation through a Redeemer.
have seen the corpse since my arrival. The
veage is mach as it was in life.
The funeral will take place on Tuesday next,
at IL O'Clock, A. NJ. A nation will feel this
loss, as a nation has received the fruits of his
tolls during the best years of his life. Very
truly, your friend SAM. HOUSTON.
JAMES h. POLK.
We received through the Telegraph last eve.
ming, the following official order of the Presi-
dent
WASHINGTON CITY, June l6, l845.
| OFFICIAL. Andrew jackson is no more.
He departed this life on Sunday, the sth inst,
full Of days and full of honors. HIS country
deplo,es his loss, and will ever cherish his me-
mory. Whilst nation mourns it is proper that
/ business should be suspended at least for one
day in the Executive Departments, as tribute
of respect to the .lustrious dead. | according
| ly direct that ths Department Of State, the
Treasury, the War, the Navy, the Post Office,
! the Office of the Attorney General, and the
Executive Mansicn, be instantly put into
mourning, and that they be closed during the
whole dey to-morrow.
JAMES X. POLK.
From the Nashville Banner of The 9Th
obHtAAL JhChsVN LEAD we iCdEi1, Ithl
as our Weekly paper is going to press, tina:
General Jackson died at the Hermitage yester-
day (Sunday, Sth of Gune) at o'clock, P. NJ
He has been in feeble health, as our readers are
aware, fer long time, and bis disease, which
was accompanied by repeated hemorrhages Of
the Lungs, terminated in dropsy.
We understand that he preserved his intel
lect to the last, and that, IN his dying moments,
he requested that he should be buried in an I'M
ostentatous manner and without any Military
parade. His funeral will take place at the
Hermitage te-inSrrow doth instantly at Il o.
clock A. NJ.
We hear that the Mayor and Aldermen of
the town have requested that the citizens shall
meet this afternoon at o'clock to take into
consideration the most appropriate manner of
testfyine their respect for tho distinguished
dead.
From the Louisville Journal
GENERAL JACKSON. The announcement Of
the death of General Jackson will produce a
profound sensation in every section of the coun-
try. The event has long been looked for, and
that circumstance will blunt the sorrow which
the demise of one SO popular could not fail to
excite. For several years, General Jackson
had been afflicted with disease, and, ever since
1910, he thought any considerable proonga-
ton of his life very improbable. He had reach
ed the good old age of seventy eight years,
when he died, having passed through many
long seasons ofexposure and excitement which
are generally considered unfavourable to lon
gevity.
Ofthis very remarkable man it is not our in
tention TO say much at present. IL would be
altogether an ungracious task at such time as
this to undertake rigid analysis of his charac-
ter-to mark its lights and shades-its virtues
and defects-and To stIko the balance. Mel
ther do we intend to wrte tusone eulogy on
General jackson. That we could not do with
out violating the sanctity of truth. Leaving