Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1853-10-01

give an instance Greatly in contrast with his sup
posed character, and worth more than a long dis
course in showing what that character really was
arrived at his house one wet chilly evening in
February and came upon him In the twilight sitting
alone before the fire, lamb and child between his
knees He started little called servant to remove
the two nnocents to another room, and explained to
me how it was, The child, had cried because the
lamb was out in the cold, and begged him to bring
it il-which he had done to please the child--his
adopted SOM then not two years old The ferocous
man does not do that and though Jackson had his
passions and his violences, they were for mon and
enemies-those who stood up against him-and not
for women and children, the weak and helpless,
for all whom his feelings those of protection
and support His hospitality active as well as
cordial embracing the worthy in every walk of life,
and seeking out deserving objects to receive it, no
matter how obscure. Of this | learned characte'
ristc instance in relation to the of the famous
Daniel Boone. The young man had come to Nash-
vile on his fathers business, to be detained some
weeks and had his lodgings at a small tafern to-
wards the lower part of the town. General jackson,
heard of it-Sought him outbound him, took him
home to remain as long as his business detained him
in the country saying, "Your fathers dog should
not stay in tavern where | have house, This
was heart and had it from the young man himself,
long after when he was state senator OF the Gene
raj Assembly of Missouri, and as such nominated me
for the United States Senate at my first election IN
1S20--his name Benton Boone, and named
after my father. Adherence of debt, public and
private dislike of banks and love of hard money
love of Justice and love of country, ruling pas
sions with jackson and of these he gave constant
evidences in all the situations of his life Of private
debts he contracted none of his own, and made any
sacrifices to get out of those incurred for Others Of
this he gave signal instance not long before the
of lS2-seling the improved part of his estate,
with the best building of the country upon it. to pay
debt incurred in mercantile adventure to assist
young relative, and going into Lighthouses in the for
est part to Ee5in new home and farm He
living in these rude tenements when he vanquished
the British at New Orleans; and, probably, a view
of their conqueror's domicile would have astonished
the British officers much their defeat had DONE
He was attached to his friend and to his country,
and never believed any reportto the dscredit of 9th
er, until compelled by proof He would not believe
in the first reports of the surrender of General Hull
and became sad and oppressed when forced to be-
lieve it. He never gave up friend in doubtful
case, or from policy, calculation. He firm
believer in the goodness of experimenting ProVl-
dence, and in the eventual right, judgment and JUS
tice of the people. have seen him at the most deS
perate part of his fortunes, and never him
in the belief that all would come right in the end
In the time of Cromwell he would have been puri-
tan.
The character of his mind was that of judgment,
with rapid and almost intutive perception, follow
ed by instant and decisive action. 1t thatwhich
made him general and President for the times in
which he served. He had vigorous thoughts, but
not the faculty of arranging them in regular. COM
position, either written spoken and in formal pa
pers usually gave his manuscript to aid friend,
or secretary to be written over-often to the loss
ly expressed, and without effort writing with rap
id pen and never blotting altering; but Carlyle
says of Cromwell, hitting the nail upon the head
he went. have great deal of his writing now,
public affairs and covering several sheets of
paper and no erasures or interlineatons anywhere.
His conversation like his writing, vigorous
flowing current, apparently without the trouble OF
thinking, and always impressive. His conclusions
were rapid and immoyable, when he under strong
convictions though often yielding minor points,
to his friends And no man yielded quicker when
he convinced perfectly illustrating the difference
between frmness and obstinacy OF all the Presi-
dents who have done me the honor to listen to my
opinions, there one to whom spoke with
confidence when felt myself to be in the right
lie had load to carry all his life, resulting from
temper which refused compromises and bargains,
and went for clean victory, or clean defeat, IN
every case. Hence, every step he took con-
test, and it may be added, every contest was vic
tory. have already said that he was elected Ma
jor-General in Tennessee-an election which so
much afterwards depended-by vote. His APP
pointmcnt in the United States regular army
conquest from the administration, which had twice
refused to appoint him Brigadier and disban-
ded him as volunteer general, and only yielded to
his militia victories. His election President was
victory poltcians-as was every leading event
of his administration.
have said that his appointment in the regular
army victory the administration, and it
belongs to the inside views of history and to the il
luSratlon OF government mistakes and the eluclda-
ton of individual merit surrounding obstacles to tell
how that Twice passed by togive preference to
two others in the west, General Harrison and Gen
cral Winchcstcr) once dsbanded and omitted in all
the lists of military nominations, how did he get at
last to be appointed Major-Gen 1t was thus
Congress passed act authorizing the President to
accept organized corps of volunteers. proposed to
General jackson to raise corps under that act and
hold it ready for service. He did so and with this
corps and some militia, he defeated the Creek Indi-
ans, and gained the reputation which forced his ap
pointmcnt in the regular army l drew up the adj
dress which he made to his division at the time, and
when carried it to him in the evening, found the
child and the lamb between his knees. ! raised
regiment myself and made the speeches at the gen.
eral musters, which helped to raise two others,
sisted by small band of frends--al feeling conf
dent that if we could conquer the first difficulty
master the first step-and get him upon the theatre
of action he would do the rest himself This is the
way he got into the regular army, not only unselec
ted by the wisdom of government, but rejected by
tia stone rejected by the master-builders-
worked in by an unseen hand to become the corner
stone of the temple The aged men of Tennes-
viii remember all this, and it is time that history
should learn it. But to return to the private life
and personal characteristics of this extraordinary
man.
There was innate, unvarying, seifacting delica
cy in his intercourse with the female SEX including
all womankind; and on that point my personal OBJ
servaon (and my opportunities for observation
both large and various enables me to join in the
of the belief expressed by his earliest
friend and most intimate associate, the late Judge
Ovcrton, of Tennessee. The Roman general won an
of honor by act of continence; what
praise is due to Jackson, whose whole life CONT