Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1854-12-08

A correspondent Of the New York Tribune
furnishes very interesting sketch Of an inter-
terview held with Gen. jackson, at the Hermi-
tage, a few weeks before his death. We select
from his account few incidents, which forci-
bly, illustrate the characteristic individualisn
Of that remarkable man:
"We found Gen. jackson very feeble, unable to
leave his bedroom, coughing great deal, and ex-
pectorating with difficulty and pain. He was sit
ting in his large arm chair dressed in his old cam
let wrapper, cloth bootees, his high shirt-colar
with the edge turned down, as usual his long
'silyer-gray hair well combed back a Bible and
Hymn-b book on the table by his side and the smoke
gracefully curling from long Indian pipe in his
hand. 1850 g, $50 s-v d5ss .ge
"As we entered, he greeted US cordially and
embraced Gen. Armstrong afiectionately, and then
addressed his friend in these words: Last Tues
day ] came within moment OF choking to DEATH
sir--I thought was gone, sir--upon my honor,
sir--When the Almighty takes me, sir, He will do
it suddenly, sir, shall go In a moment sir-I shall
choke to death, sir
He inquired most aiiectionately after bis
friends Blair and Rives;' expressed an anxious
solcitude that their paper should be the organ of
the new administration, and added with impusiye
earnestness Polk will rue the day he dispenses
with their editorial services sir; and the Demo
cratic party win lose its energetic unity sir with
out their political sagacity and direction, pre-
diction that was soon afterward fully verified" !.
"OfMr. Van Buren, he said Il have great con-
Rdence in his democracy, sir. He is.a good Dem
ocrat, sir but when he wrote that anti-Texas let
ter advised him, c0nfidentially, to prepare for
defeat He was not up to the spirit Of the times,
sir. Still l have faith In his Democracy
" Commodore Elliott had presented him with
sarcophagus, that his mortal remains might be de-
posted therein. The commodore's letter was upon
the table and read. He expressed himself compli-
mented by the offer, and said the letter must be
kindly answered, and then, drawing himself up in
his chair, he expressed himself, with an impulsiye
energy, as follows:
90 But, sir, to think that I, Andrew jackson,
who have always been Democrat, would permit
my body, sir, to be buried in q thing made for
kings and empeEors, Is preposterous, sr--prcpos-
ferrous, sir. 1t would be setting pretty example
to the Democratic party, sir, mean, the laboring
Masses sir; for II il among this class sir that all
the honesty and virtue are to be found. There may
be a few exceptions, sir, but very few. What an
example, sir, for Andrew jackson to be buried
thus! No, sir; will have no pomp or show, but
will be buried deccnty, In my garden, where have
prepared a place, by the side Of my revered wife,
and these would be her wishes could she now ex-
press them, sir. u
sin all the domestic relations, as husband, guar
dian, and master, General jackson was eminently
affectionate and faithful, kind and forgiving. He
also made public profession Of an abiding faith in
the saving influences of the Christian religion, and
was member Of the Presbyterian Church His
own triumphant success in life, however had been
SO identified with what he called Democracy, that
he regarded and complained Of the clergy as ariso
Gratis. Clergymen had called upon him to admin
lister religious consolation, and to reconcile and
prepare him to die, and he complained that they
do not come to pray NTH me, but for me, sir as
though was afraid and not prepared to die, and
did not know that am at the very gates of death;
their intentions are good, but they arstocrats,
SIR
speaking of political revolutions and changes,
and particularly that Of 1910, he said There is
Providence in all these things, sir--the Almighty
permitted the people to become crazy and run
wild in 1910, sir, and elect good old Harrison
then the Almighty took him to Himself, sir, that
Tyler might save the country by his vetoes sir
yes sir, those vetoes saved the country sir, and
Harrison was removed by Providence to that end,
sir. There was Providence in all this
HE expressed the highest confidence in, and
admiration Of, Daniel Webster. He said Web
ster is not the mere party politician, but he Is the
greatest Of American statesmen, sr-he Is for the
Union, now and forever, sir, and has always been,
under all circumstances, for his country his whole
country, and nothing but his country
" He talked much and affectionately about Col
Benton and insisted that he was injured mentally
by the bursting of the cannon on the Princeton,
on the 2sth of February, 1874 He said: BEN
ton is not the Thomas H. Benton he used to be-
that conclusion on the frigate Princeton injured
his mind sir--he never would have taken the
stand he did, sir, about Texas, had he been in his
right mind, SIR"