Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-12-26
a,ecsose Of General Jackson.

Atithe southwest. the penpie delight 70
sn;n Yarns of Gen. Jackson; OF his daring love
of ;ust;ce. and the prompt way OF administer
mo {. thai article, y when be found 1t ncce ssa-
70 T was on the Mississippi last summer.
when heard the following story. which, hav-
inc never seen in print. | send to you for the
benefit of your readers
Tho General. then Judge jackson, was
holding court-long time ago--in shantee at
= little village in Tennessee, aud dispensing
iustics IN large and small doses. as seemed 70
him to be req quired in the eases brought before
hi,n. One day, during court, great b'i.k-
ing fellow, armed with pistols ap3 powie-
knife, took it upon hiinsslf @ parade tefore,
the open door of the Saantee Geart House aad
d-n the Judge. Jury, and I'll there assem-
bled. in good set terms
Sheriff, sung out the Juige IN an awful
tone, arrest that man for contempt of Court
and coufne him"
with word to the Judge that be had found it
impossible to take the offender.
Summon posse, then" said the Judge,
and bring him before me-"
The Sheriff put ont again, but the task was
too difficult; he could not, or dared not lay
hands on the man, nor did any of the posse
like the job any better than he did, as the fel-
low threatened to shoot the first g skunk
that came within ten feet of him.
at shs, the Judge waxcd wrathy. to have
his authority put at defiance before all the
good people of the Ticinity, so ne cried out
from the Bench, Git was literally bench,) }
Mr.. Sheriff, since you can't obey my orders,
summon me. sir, yes. summon me y
. You, Judge !" exclaimed the Sheriff.
amazed
Yes. me, summon mel BY the Eternal !
I'll see what can do. y
..Well, Judge. if you say so, though |
don't like to do it, but if you will try, why l
suppose must summon you +"
:. VerT WELL" said Jackson, rising and
walking TO the door: 4 adjourn this Court
ten minutes.
The Rufiian was standing short distance
| from the Shantee, in the centre of a crowd OF
people, blaspheming at a terrible rate and
| liourishing his weapons, vowing death and
destrlc ion {, all and singular who should at
tempt to molest him.
Judge jackson walked very calmly into the
centre of the group, with pistol in his hand,
and confronted him =
| Now" said the Judge. looking him
! straight in the eye, - surrender, you internal
william, this instant or, by the Eternal, II
| blow you through p
The man eyed the speaker for moment
without speaking, and then let fall his weap
/ ons, with these words: There, Judge. It's
no use, give in, ;" and he suffered himself tt
be led off by the Sheriff without opposition
He was completely cowed.
A few days after the occurrence, the mar
was asked by ore of his comrades why h,
| knocked under 10 one man, when he had be
fore refused to allow himself to be taken bv
whole company. and his reply showed the es
tination in which the daring and determined
spirit Of Jackson was held throughout th'
country.
Why" said he. s.whcn he came up.
looked him III the eye. and by -. say
shout. and there wasn't shoot in pary othe
eye in the crowd. aud so | says TO myself
says boss, its about time to sing slnall-an'
so L did"