The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-08-08
NUMBER 2S.
Anccdotc OF General JACKSON.


In the year of 1911, General Jackson had
occasion TO visit Matches, in tho ierliioty of
Mississippi, for the purpose of bringing up u
number of blacks part of whom bis prop
erty in consequence Of having boon security
for friend, aud the remainder wcre hausls
which hadabccn employed by nephew, III
the ncishborhood OF that place. Tho road
led through the country inhabited by tho
Chickasaw and Choctaw Indians, ard tho
station OF tho agent for the Chociaws was
upon it: On reaching the agency, he found
seven or eight families of omigrants, and
two members of the Mississippi legislative
council, detained there, under tho prelence
that ii was necessary for them to have pass
ports from The Governor of BIissippi. one
OF their number had been sent forward TO
procure them. In the meantime. tho emi
grants were buying corn from The agent. Mt
all exlravagant price and splitting rails for
INN al very moderate one. Indignant, at
the wrong inflicted ON the cmigrapts, he re-
ptoached the members of tho council for.
| submitting 10 the detention, and usked ihs
agent how he daredto demand pass from
free American, travelling OIL a public road.
The agent replied by1asking. with much
temper, whether he had pass eyes, sir.n
replied the geuoraL "a always carry miLa
with me: l am freq born American citi
zen and that is passport all over the
world" He then directed The emigrants to
gear up ther wagons, and IL any ono at,emp..
ted TO obsGuct them, to shoe, them down, as
a highway robber. Setting thom tho exam.
pie, he continued his journey, rcgardisss OF
the threats OF the agent.
Alicl concluling'his business, no was In.
formed that the Agent had collected abous
fifty white men and one Hundred Indians,
to stop him.on his return, unlesshe produced
a passport Though advised by his friends
to procure one he refused TO do so: STATING
that no American citizon should ever, b.,
subject TO the insult and indignily Of proca.
ring pass, to enable him TO travel public
highway in big own oountry-Like all sray.
ellers among the Indiana. ut that time, he
was armed with brace Of pistols and hav.
Ing added a rifle and another pistol. bs
commenced his return journey. When with.
in few miies Of the agency, he was inform
cd by friend who had gone forward to r..
connoiire, tha; The agent had his force IN.
readiness to stop hlm.--He .diroc,ed his
inoi1i.o advanco as,ain, and tell the agent
thai II he attempted 10 stop him, Il would be-
at the peril Of his life. lie then put his.
blacks In order, and armed them with axes
and clubs; at the Same lime telling them not
TO stop unless directed by him, and il any
one oiiere'L4o oppose thoin, tocut him down.
Riding by 'deir side, he approached the sta
iion, when the agent appeared,s and askei
him whether ho meant 10 stop ami SHOW h.
passport jackson replied, "That depend.
upon circumstances. am told that vo
meant 10 stop me by force; whoever q.
templs such athng will not haye long Ia
1--we; aud with a look that was not TO be
mistaken, he grasped his bridle with a frn.
er grip. Ills determined mannor had suel,
an effect that the agent declared ho had no
iitenllon oil stopping him, and he and hi;
party were suffered To pass on without fur
'her moestation or interruption Ho after
wards reported the conduct of the AGENT 10.
the government, and he was dismissed from
his agency