The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1852-06-23
BiagrapbiraIl 5ketrb.
a..r- From Sdrtain Magazine for July.
AN DR. E W ] ACKS0N.
BY J. T. HEADLEY.

,uw The spirit of faction is always unjust
and often cruel. A spotless character
and life Of self sacrifice and devotion
to others, cannot allay its resentment, OF
shame it into honour. 1t was, therefore
doubtless, well for both Generals Harrison
and Taylor, that they fell on the threshold
of their political life. They had already
experienced enough ofdetraction and in.
justice to convince them Of the untiring ha.
tired of party spirit. General Jackson not
only asted the bitter cup which an unjus,
opposition presented to his lips, but drank
it to the dregs, during the eight years
of his stormy presidency. But now, each
succeeding year that sweeps over his
grave, obliterates some Of the marks Of
fTmer struggles, and former hate, and
retouches thUse halfeffaced lines which
grateful nation had traced TO his memo.
ry, and which will be read with pride and
love, when the animosity that obscuretl
them shall be remembered only to be
pitied and condemned. ~. =. .....
Z In, l765 q transient vessel modestly
crept into the harbour of Charleston, hav-
ing on board number of emigrants, who
had fled from persecution in the old world,
\ to find shelter and repose in the new
Among them was Protestant famil,
from the moth Of Ireland, by the name
I cf Jackson. Like all the Protestants from
that section Of Ireland, they were des-
cended from the Scotch, who came over
TO settle on lands confiscated by the En-
giish government. This family consisted
(of Andrew jackson, his wife, and two
lsons, Hugh and Robert. The father was
ithe youngest Of four sons, and thougkun
accustomed TO the management Of a
large, wild farm, resolved to leave land
torn with civil dissentions, and vexed and
outraged by English injustice, and make
for himself home in the distant colonies
of America. 5gaEl l1aditr- ~.
He was accompanied by three of his
neighbours, who, with him, disliking the
low lands near the coast around Charles.
ton, passed north, TO tiie borders of North
Carolina, and settled in wild remote
spot, OH the Wsxhaw Greek. Two year.
after, March 18th, ,l787, Andrew Jackson
the subject Of this sketch, was born. The
father lived but short time after the birth
OF the son who was 20 bear his name
and render IL ..2a.ostEs, .esrisg The dis
coDsolate widow TO struggle with the dif
ficulties that attend the settlement of 4
new country. saa 131. " .y1aT
ia. The property left 10 the family, wa
small, but by the energy Of Mira. Jaeksol
and her t~0 older eons, u was made {.
yield comfortable Subsistence. Such
another as watched over the opening exis
tence Of the fatherless Andrew, is seldom
given to children. Like the mother Of tn
young Napoleon, she was gifted with
strong intellect, while, in the strictness q
her religious principles, Rxedness Of pur
pose, and fearlessnes Of heaYt, she resem
Died the old Covenauters, from whom
she descended. Had she lived in thos
trQebious times Of her church when IN
swords Of ClayeFhouse was making tn
hills OF Scotland ruddy with the blood {
Its children, she would have been anon
the first 10 resist the oppressor, even at IN
cost OF her life. From her, Andrew a,
rived bis daring spirit, infeSible win, tir,
leas energy, aud hatred Of oppression. :
Tile history Of both her Irish and scotc
ancestoss, had been one Of wrong AN
cruelty inflicted by English power. e.
!. as she recounfed The past TO her Kstenin
child, deep aad permanent impression
were made that no change Of circumstar
ces or times could afterwards obliterate.
Whether there was something abo,
the, hes youngest born,--in bis fash,