The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-01-24
RAyENNA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY "a, 1856.

ocrat, Sir--he only opposed Texas because
his mind was deranged-but his bill which
was added to the joint resolutions, was the
thing, Sir--it was well considered--it made
the admission sure thing, for in case Tex
as did not except, then Polk could negotiate,
and majority OF Congress could approve,
Sir, without any two-thirds Endorsement Of
Senate. Yes, Sir, Benton, in that, was
himself again. All, Sir, he is good Dem:
ocrat." ''.'
Such is faithful report Of a few of the
sayings, Of Gen, Jackson, few weeks only
previous to his departure to
"That undiscovered country, from whose bourne
No tray eller returns" t'' iG@ .''
And those sayings are only reported that
best illustrate his characteristic individual
ism--studiously emitting wIIntever might be
personally or politically offensive to any
one.
In the Hall Of the Hermitage mansion
was fine painting, representing the Revo.
luton in the City of Mexco-the American
Minister, Poinsett, standing upon balcony,
out.holding the American fag--boing the
same picture presented to and refused by
Congress. There were also in the Hall the
busts of Woodbury. and Livingston.
In the drawng-room, over side-door
was lithographe likeness of Amos Ken
! dali /; at the head of the room was Il portrait
of Martin Van Buren,, and around, the por-
traits Of General Jackson and his wife, and
his associate officers in the wars. On one
miror-tabe were the resolutions of the Lou
isiana Legislature, about relunding "that
line," handsomy cngrosscd and framed ;
and on another table a pair of pistols given
by General Washington to General Lafay-
cite, and by the latter to General Jackson
also the long dueing- pistols of the "Old
Hero" On the center table was u small
woodcn pitcher, with silver bands and lid
made Of the elm tree under which Penn
made his famous Indian Treaty; also a sil
yer cup, Pre- tscntcd by Martin Van Bur n
the god father to Andrew Jackson, Junior
the son of uu adopted son. Under thu
table was British bayonct, found on The
battle ground Of New Orleans, in 1874
around which the roots Of Il tree had grown
The furniture was substantial and com for
table, but neither prctcnsons nor gorgeous
The Generals bedroom was plainly tu
we'll furnishl d, with portraits OF himself nnt
wife suspended over the mante-piece--i
long -stt named pipe, with silver bow !, in one
corner, and an Indian pipe and war-club il
, the other,
His plantation WIS we'll fenced ard vel
| cultivated by about fifty field bands, VIII
wtro we'll cared for. IN large green pas
ture were several favoritc old race-horse
| enjoying their otiUAa cum diynltate. Th
celebrated Hermitage Spring, several roo
in c;rc,in rance, is near the old log house
, still standing, in whiyh the General and hi
, household resided Ior many years but tn
present mansion is quite hLlI L mile from tn
; spring, from which the water is traDsporte
| in small tubs upon "niggars' heads" plac
; ed upon a shelf in the back piazza, an
, thirst aloyed by drinking from gourd,
Such were some OF the homc-surrounding
Of the man who has left perpetual recor
of himself whose name will live as long t
our history shall be preserved and read.
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