The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-09-14
Anecdote of cen. Jnckson.

In the year 1911, Gen. Jackson had occasion
to visit Na'chez, in the territory of Miss for The
purposeof bringing up number Of blacks, part
Of whom had become his property in conse~
quence ofhlving been security for friend and
the remainder Were hands which had been EN-
Aoyed by newphew, in the vicinity Of that
place, The road led through the Country inhab-
tied by the Chickasaw and Choctaw Indians, and
the station Of the agent for the Choetaws was
upon it On reaching the agency, he found
seven dr reigta faia1s 1s.ss el eatgra1ts,sa saad TIVE
menbersof the Mississippi legislative cOdRcii
detained there, under the pretencence that it
was necessary for them to nave passports from
the Governor of Mississippi. One Of their
number had been sent forward to procure hem.
In the meantime, the emlgrantS were buying
corn from the agent, at an extraYagant price,
and splitting rails tor him at a very moderate
one. Indignant at the wrong inflicted on the
emigrans, he reproached the members Of the
council for submitting to the detention and
asked the agent how he dared to demand a
pass from free American, travelling, on a
public road, The agent replied by asking,
with much temper whether he had pass.
Eyes sir replied the GeHeral. Il ways
carry mine with me; am free born Ameri-
can citizen, and that is a passport all over the
world. He then diercted the ehigran.s to
gear up their wagons and il any one attempt-
ed to obstruct them to shoot them down as a
highway robber Setting them the exam'
pie, he continued his journey regardless oil the
threats of the agent.
After concluding his business, he was in
formed that the Agent had collected about
fifty white men and one hundred Indians tc
stop his return, unless he produced passport
Though advised by his friends to procure
one, he refused to do so, stating thatno Amer
lean citizen should ever be subject to the in
salt and ihdignity of procuring pass to ena'
bic him to travel the public highway in hi
own country. Lkepall travelling among TIL
Indians at that time he was armed with a brace
Of pistols; and having added rife and anoth
er pistol, he commenced his return journey
When within few miles Of the agency he
was informed by friend who had gone for
ward to reconnoiter, that the agent had his for
ees in readiness to stop him. He directed hi
friend to advance again, and tell the agen
that il he attempted to stop him, it would b
D.
at the peril Of his life. Hethen put his black
r in order, and armed them with axes and clubs
at the same time telling them not to stor un
less directed by him and il any one offere
> to oppose them, to cut him down. Ridin
: by their side, he approached the station whe
! the agent appeared, and asked hun whethe
D he meant to stop and show his passport. Jack
$ son replied, THAT depends upon circumstar
a ces, am told that you meant to stop me b
= force; whoever attempts such thing will nj
n have long to live; and with look that was nc
I to be mistaken, he prasped his bride with
firmer grip. His determined manner had sue
9 an effect that the agent declared he had no il
!, tention Of stopping him and he and his par
Z were suffered to pass on without further me
or interruption. He afterwards repo
n ted the conduct of the agent to the goverer
II ment. aud he was dismissed from his agenc