The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-01-22

IN illustrate The character of lhai remaik-
able man. Mr. Rises lrlls us that il was
not only his fortune In b.. . paionized BY
Andrew Jsrkson." bni il Was also hi> gus.d
luek 10 knaw more about his writings and
doings during the last thirteen years nf has
life han those most near and DEAR n him.
Afler lhus presenting his rrrsls nIials. lie
proceeds as follows: Bah. Saa.
1T Is so generally known that General
Jackson was man WIN. above sll 9th
ers. took responsibility in peace or in
war. that iisf word brings 10 ilp minis af
The people ef This country his name al
mnsi a. certainly as the leiIers whirh spell
IL. Bui il is MOI so well known that / Q
made others take il in times of profound
peace. ! know il well. lie made ne
lake il. and that made me know him so
well. Tie occasion for making me take
il was. his annual message got onl from
The Offices of The Na.ional Iniellig ncer
and The United States Telegraph briorr u
was sent 10 Congress. soon after came
into The Glnhe Ofice-the first session 0f
The iwenty-lhird Congress. I believe-ani
afterwards. az long as he was Presiden,.
he gave all his messages 10 me 10 have
printed. with The almonliion: I will hold
you responsible. sir. il that message gets
oni hefore Congress is ready 10 receive
il. Don't lei any person not even one
OF my Cabinet oficers-have a copy Of
il before send il To Congress-
.The printer prints from the rough
drafi Of The Presidents message. and Of
ten gets part of The copy before the mes.
sage is completed. ! invariably went af-
ter the copy and took The proofs back to
the President myself. which gave me an
opportunity Of knowing all about who
wrote and who were consulted about them.
II has been said. and is no doubt believed
by many. that Gen Jackson did not write
his messages. Neither he nor any other
: President ever wrote those parts Of their
{ messages which showed the condition of
the several departments. They are writ
. ten by the heads Of the Departments res-
z peclively. Nearly The whole Of The bal.
: ance of Gen. Jackson's messages was in
! his hanl writing. The proclamation
g which was intended 10 carry onl his me-
/ morahle toast, the Union must be pre-
n ser, ed which was uttered as a rebuke
|. to notification. when il frs, showed IFS
U front d, The celebration Of Mr.. Jefferson 8
d blth day In Washington, was rewritten
II by Mr.. Livingston. then Secretary Of
i State. Mr.. Blair, who saw the original
i paper, has frequently told his friends that
!, he thought il better than The finished pro-
n luclion. and not liable 10 The objections 10
n some Of The principles advanced in the
e latter. II was Gen. Jackson's invariahle
!, practice 10 put down in writing every of
d fetal paper which he submitted 10 The
: public. lie was, however, alwavs will
e ing TO admit suggestions aud permit al
a ieraliaas where he thought them improve.
IS men,s.
it IL will relate an anectlo,e, or incident,
: which will lead Ia correct conclusion as
J; to who wrote Gen. Jackson's messages,
$ and, also. who attended to them after they
h were written.
: "When went after the annual message
J. which demanded of the French King
i Lanis Phillipe) The indemnity due to ci,l-
$ zens of the United States by the French
If Government. ! found Major A. ]. Dor
a nelson, then General Jacksons private
it Secretary. and clerk belonging TO the
: State Department. lMr. Derrick.) com
d pairing the copies 10 be sent to both
b branches of Congress with the rough draft.
a General Jackson was walking the floor
!. some twenty OF thirty feet from them
: smaking his pipe, paving no attention TO
!. the reading, as thought. When they
read thai parl Of The message which press.
n ed the demand in The strongest terms,
S Gen. Jackson said: Donnelson! stop
s there. that is mol as ! wrote IT, Major
e Donntlson made a siammering reply, say
' ing: General. The Cabinet had meeting,
e and agreed 10 soften This little - and then
c he attempted TO read on. evidently very
i agltated. Gen. Jackson again said 10
e him: Donnelsen! stop there; THAI is
f no, as wrote IT, Major Donnelson made
= stammering reply, saying: Gen., The
!. Cabinet had d meeting, and agreed 10
t soften this li,lle.' | cannot alter il in
e time for Congress, and Mr.. Rives is here
Y waiting Tor the message: and if he does
: moi gel il. shortly. he cannot have il prin-
: led in time, aud continued TO slammer on,
f reading II.
Y General Jackson then stamped his foo,
1 on the floor. and said in loud voice: Il
# say, stop! and pun that as wrote it.
# don't care for the Cabinet, nor for Mr.
! Rives and Congress waiting. Ii shall b,
t as | wrote it, Major Dnnnelson ther
opened his table drawer. and took from i
the slip which he had cut from lh,
message. and insered it in the place o
The alteration made by the Cabinet.
|. have both the original and the alteration
d | believe, filed away, bui with so NAM
a other DaDers thai cannot find them ron