The Southern journal., 1846-04-04
BY COHEA & CONVENIENTLY
MISCELLANEOUS.
Anecdote Of General Jackson.

al tue Sousu"csts TIC PeoP1c 0e'
light to spin yarns Of Gen. jackson
Of his daring love Of Justice, and the
prompt way he had Of administering
''that article," when he fosnd it neces,
'ary. | was on the Mississippi last
summer, when l heard the following
story, which never having .een in
print, send you for the benefit Of the
readers Of the esprit ofthe Times 8
The General, then Judge jackson.
was holding Court-long time ago
shanlee, sta little village in Ten.
'essee, and was dispensing justice in
arge and small doses, as seemed 10
lin to be required in the cases
brought before him. One day during
Court time, a great bullying fellow,
'(charged with cutting off the ears ol
mis- owD childD armed with sistols
and boviekn'fe, took it upon himself
to parade before the open door Of the
shantee court house, and d-n the
Judge, Jury, and all the world there
assembled, in good set terms.
"Sheriff,'' sung out the Judge in
an awful tone, ''arrest that man fol
contempt Of Court and con6ne him.
Out goes the sheriff, but soon re-
turned with word to the Judge, tha
he bad found it impossible to take the
offender.
"Summons posse, then," said sh'
Judge, "and bring him before me!'
The sheriff put out again, but the
task was too difficult; he could not, o,
dare not lay hands on the man, nor did
any Of the posse like the job any bette,
than he did, as the fellow threatened
to shoot the FIRST "skunk" that came
within ten feet ofhim.
AT this the Judge waxed wrathy, tc
have his authority thus put at defiance
before all the good people Of the vicin
ity, SO he cried out from the Bench
it was literally abench0 "Mr. Sheriff,
,ince you can't obey my orders, sum.
mon me, sir, yes, summon me!'
"Summon you, Judge" exclaimed
the Sheriff amazed.
eyes me, summon me! By the E.
ternal I'll zee what ! can do"
'Well, Judge if you say SO, though
don't like to do it, but if you wiN try
why suppose l must summon you"
'Very we'll said Jackson, rising and
walking TO the door,l adjourn this
court for ten minutes
The ruffian was standinga shor
distance from the Shantee, in the cen.
tire Of a crowd Of people, blasphemine
at terrible rate, and fourishing hi.
weapons, vowing death and destruc'
ton to all and singular who should at
tempt to molest him.
Judge jackson walked very calmly
into the centre of the group, with .
pistol in his hand and confronted him
Nov said the Judge, looking hin
straight in the eye, 'surrender, you in
fernal, I'll blow you through!
The man eyed the speaker for +;
moment, without speaking, and ther
let fall his weapons with the words. -
|"There Judge, it's no use, Civ
in;" and suffered himself to be led OF
BY the sheriff without opposition. HI
was completely cowed.
A few days after the occurrence
the man was asked BY one Of his com
1 rades why he knocked under to on
man, when he had before refused t,
allow himselfto be taken bya who'll
company, and his reply showed tn
estimation in which the daring an
determined spirit Of Jackson was bel
throughout the country.
sWhy,' said he, when he come "
looked in his eye, and by ~ sa,
shoot, and there want shoot in mar
other eye in the crowd, and so say
!, hoss, its absut time to sing SMALL
and so did,"
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