The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-10-12

ire of action, he would do the rest him
self. This is the way he got into the reg.
ular army, not only unsolicited by the
wisdom of government, but rejected by it
stone rejected by the master builders
and worked in by an unseen hand, to be-
come the corner stone of the temple.
The aged men of Tennessee will remem-
ber all this, and it is time that history
should learn il. But to return to the pri
vate life and personal. characteristics of
this extraordinary man.
There was an innate unvarying, self
acting delicacy in his intercourse with the
female sex, including all womankind; and
on that point my personal observation.
(and my opportunities for observation were
both large and various,) enables me TO
Join in the declaration Of the belief ex-
pressed by his earliest friend and most in
innate associate, the late Judge Overton
of Tennessee. The Roman general won
an Immortality Of honor by one act OF
confluence; what praise is due to Jackson
whose life was continent! | repeat: if he
had been born in the time Of Cromwell he
would have been a puritan. Nothing
could exceed his kindness and affection to
Mrs. Jackson, always increasing in pro-
portion as his elevation and eliminating
fortunes drew cruel attacks upon her. |
knew her well, and that more exempla-
ry woman in all the relations of Gfe-wite,
friend, neighbor. relative, mistress @:
slayes-never lived, and never presented
a more qniet, cheerful, and admirable
management of her household. She had
not education. but she had heart, and a
good one; and that was always leading
her to do kind things in the kindcst man
ner. She had the Generals own warm
heart frank manners, and hospitable tenn
per, and no two persons could have been
better suited to each, lived more happily
together, or made house more attractive
to visitors. She had the faculty-a rare
one-of retaining names and titles in a
,hrong of visitors. addressing each one
appropriately, and dispensing hospitality
to all with a cordially which enhanced its
value. No bashful youth, or plain old
man, whose modesty sat them down at the
lower end Of the table, could escape her
cordial attention, any more than tho tilted
gentlemen on her right and left. Young
persons were her delight, and she always
had her house well filed with them--cleyer
young men-all called her affection ately
Aunt Rachel" was young then. and
was one of that number. owe to early
recollections. and 10 cherished convic
,ons-in this last notice of that Hermit
aee-to bear this faithful testimony to the
memory of its first and long mistress-the
loved and honored vile Of a great man.
Her. greatest seulogy is in the affection
which he bore her living. and in the sor-
row with which he mourned her dead
She died at the moment of the Generals
first election to the Presidency, and every
one that had just petition TO present or
charitable request to make, lost, in her
death. the sulest channel to the ear and
to the heart Of the President. His regard
for her survived and lived in the persons
Of her nearest relatives. nephew OF
hers was his adopted son and heir, taking
his own name. and now the respectable
master of the Hermitage. Ano,hernephew
Andrew Jackson Donnelson, Esq, was his
private. secretary when President. The
Presidential mansion was presided over
during his term by her neice, the most
amiable Mrs. Donnelson; and all his con-
duct bespoke affectionate and lasting re-
membrance of one he had held so dear.