Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-02-01
ANDREW wJ.CKsON.-ISTERESTiNG
"REMINISCENCES.

One OF the productions whlcn lhe pIlhuuS
controversy between Mr.. Richie and Mr..
Rives has rescued from oblivion, is speech,
delivered some years since by Mr. Rivrs be-
fore the Democratic Association, in Wash
ington city. Among other personal reminis.
cences, it contains two or three anecdotes
Of General jackson, which cannot fail TO be
read with the interest which attaches to eve-
ry thing that tends to illustrate the character
of that remarkable man. Mr.. Rives tells us
that it was not only his fortune to be "patTon-
ised by Andrew Jackson" but it was also
his good luck TO know more about his wri-
tings aud doings during the last thirteen
years of his life than those most near and
dear TO him. After thus presenting his Gre
den,ials he proceeded as follows:
at is 80 generally known that General
| Jackson was a man who, above all others,
took responsibility in peace or in war, that
word brings 10 the minds of the people OF
| this country his name almost rs certainly as
the letters which spell it. But 1t is not so
well known that he made others take 1t in
times Of profound peace, know ii well. lie
! made me take it, and that made me Know
him SO well. The occasions for making me
take il was, his annual message 40, out from
the offices of the National lnlellgencer and
,bs United State, Te,ecrayh before it was
con-, ,o Concress saor after came into the
| Clobe o,rca tho frs, session of the twenty
,hird Conarcss I bclisye-an& afterwards, as
lor,, A. no vos President. he cave all his
r,oss,oos IN me 70 have printed. with the adj
-,..;,i,,,. Il ,riu loIj yor re.norsihle. sir.
e .h,, ,ro.s,rc ,ra,s ont before Congress- is
r.odv n receive il. Don't let any person
m, owe, ore Of nv Cabinet cGjcers-hava 4
conv or if hefors I send it 10 Congress-
t.'The pr;ntcr prin,s from the rough draught
Of the Presidents message, and often gets
rart of the copv. before the message is com.
Dle,ed. inyarable went after the copy and
took the proof back 10 the Presider, myself,
which gave me an opportunity Of knowing
all a5ou, who wrote and who were consulted
about them. Ii has been said and no doubt
is believed by many, that General jackson
did not write his messages Neither he nor
any other President ever wrote those parts
of their messages which showed the condi-
tion Of the several departments. They are
written by the heads of the departments res
peclve!y. Nearly the whole of the balance
of General Jachson's was in his own hand
writing. The proclamation, which was in
tended 20 carry out his memorable toast, 'tha
Union must be preserved, which was uttered
as a re5uko to notification when it first show
ed its front, at the celebration of Mr.. Jefier.
sons birthday in Washington, was rewritten
by Mr.. Livingston, then Secretary of State
MIR. Blair, who saw the original papor, has
freouently told his friends that he thought il
better than the finished production, and no
liable to the objections to some of the princi
nles advanced in the latter. 1t was Genera
Ia,lso,;s inv, HE nractice 10 mt down II
u,,i,irr ,verv official naper which he submit.
ted IN the ppblic, He was, however, al
,c,rs ,r;I;oo ,o admit snroes,ions and ner
a,t .r,o-,,;,os u.ber. bo ,hornh, Them i'm
nr,.o,,or,,
~ am -.,,,o -, ,,ocl,io or ;rciIer,
r.bicb ,ir load 70 q, correcr conclpsioo n. +,
,,ho vro,, C.,eroI l,cksou,. ,ncss,res, and
ar,, ,,bo ouarleJ +, ,bor of,or fhev wer,
,,,-;,,.o
:.vybo, wont after the ANNA, messap,
,,l,ioh 3,,,oJ,I of tho F,srcb kim uoni
ph;,;rDo\ ,b. irla,r,i,v dine to c;,;ysns q
tho Iraitcl States NV the French Govern
,rent. found Major A J. Dopelson. ther
Ico,or,l T,cyso,;s nrivo,e Secretary and
,r, c. D,.,-,-.ou,
o,.'" no T', =
| -. ta,h h..nahas O. Conc,os, ,ri,b IN
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'O's' "'''7D'. .I';..m r,a, r.ar
'ae iio0' 'o'''' '"'"'9 " '''''! 80, ,,,,,;a ,,
'hen s"'oNi'S HIS PIPE, P"l'"7 w WIZ - ,h
10 'he 'e'o'"s' as ''''"7'''' ...,'.-l
read that part OF the message ""'0" P'esse'
the demand in the strongest terms, Genera
I,ckson said Donelson stop there. that
=, nr,;or D,,.,,so, rorl;o
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