The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-01-24
NEW SERIES.-----V0L. l, NO. Is.


We found General Jackson very feeble,
unable to leave his bedroom, coughing
great deal, and expectorating with difficulty
and pain. He was sitting in his large arm
chair, dressed in his old cnmlet wrapper,
cloth bootees, his high shirt.collar with the
edge turned down, as usual his long, "sil-
ver-gray". hair well-combed back ; Bible
and hymn book on the table by his side, and
the smoke gracefully curling " from long
indian pipe in his hand.
AS we entered, he greelcd us cordially
and embraced Gen. Armstrong affectionatc.
ly, and then addressed his friend in these
words; =" Last Tuesday | came within a
moment OF choking 10 death-I thought /
was gone-upon my honor, Sir-when the
Almighty takes me, He will do it suddenly
II shall 60 in a moment shall choke to
death, Sir. ..r r.... =,
He inquired most aflectionately after his
friends Blair and Rves," expressed an
anxious solicitation that their paper should
be the organ of the Administration, and ad-
ded with impulsive emphasis {: " Polk will
rue the day he dispenses with tEeir editorial
services and the Democratic party will
loose its energetic unity, Sir, without their
political sagacity and direction "a predic-
/ ton that was soon after verified.
! Office.seekers had become impatient for a
participation in the official provendcr, aad
Gen. Jackson was daily annoyed by impor-
| tunties for aid and assistance and he said:
1" | am vcxed aud annoyed every day by
everybody about Office. They can't wait
they are teo inpatient. | tell them TO keep
! quiet till the Senate adj urns, and then Polk
will BEGIN
! or Mr.. V4n Rurcn, be said: Il have
grcut confidence in his Democracy, he is a
good Democrat, Sir--but when he wrote
that Anti-Texas let,cr, advised him, coufi
IDENTITY, to prepare for defeat. He vas 40
up to the Spirit Of the times. Still | have
faith in his Democracy"
Commodore Elliott had presented hin
with asafcophagus, that his mortal remains
might be deposited hcrein. The Commo
dore's letter was upon the table and read
He expressed himself complmcutcd by the
offer, and said the letter must be kindly an
swered and then drawing himself up in hi'
chair, lie expressed himself, with an impul
sive energy, as toll KS: But, Sir, to thnl
that |, Andrew Jackson, who have alwsy,
been a Democrat, would pofmt my body tt
lie in thing made for kings aud emperors
is prcpostcruus- --prcposterUus, Sir. ltWoul'
be setting pretty example to the Demo
cratic party--I mean the lubofing masscs
: Sir, for it is among this class, Sir, that al
the honesty and virtue are TO be found
there may be a few exceptions, but v'ry few
What an example for 4 ndreW Jackson to b
buried thus No, Sir, will have no pom
or show, but will be buried decentIy, in III,
garden, where | have prepared ii place b.
I the side Of my reyercd wife, and these wou
be her wishes could ohe now express thrm.
: Politically if not personally, Genera
| Jackson dislikcd Bale Pryon, as is wei
known. Mr.. Peyton was the U. :. Dstric
: Attorney at New Orleans, and had prosecu
, ted as dcfaulter, one of the Jackson Office
: holders. Gen. Armstrong read the copy &
f on official letter, directing Pcyton to dscon
| tinue the suit. Whereupon the old her
remarked with significant gusto, " Yes, dis
continue, and Jimmy Polk will dis-con-tin
ue Bale, tor, and that right speedily, Sir.
+, In all the domestic relations, as HUSBAND
Y guardian, aud master, Gen. Jackson was en-
$ lnenty afft etionate and faithful, kind an
: forgving. He also made puplic professio
. OF an abiding faith in the saving influence {
, the Christian religion, and was member {
d the Presbyterian Church. His own triurn
d phant success in life, however, had been S
. identified with what he called Democracy
: that he regarded and complained of the che
u gy as aristocrats. Clergymen had called upo
0 him to administer consolut ton, and to recol
cile TO prepare him TO die, and he con
e plained that they" do hotocome to pray wit
$ me, bul for me, Sir, as though was afra
Y and not prepared to die, and did not kno
d that am at the very gates of death the
IS intentions are good, but they are aristocrat
81 Sir" l' !" -t#a 4raa
n Speaking of political revolutions ar
/ changes, and particularly that of l840, /
o said" There is q Providence in all thes
l. things, Sir--the Almighty permitted The PEE
: pie to become crazy and run wild in lS4
l. Sir,annd elect good old Harrison; then Il
n Almighty took him to Himself, that Tyl
1t might save, the country by his vetoes---ye
,f Sir, those, vetoes saved the county, al
r Harrison was removed by Providence to tn
l. end. There was providence iu all this
l. He expressed the highest confidence
Of and admiration Of Daniel Webster.e +
Ii said, "Webster is not the mere party POI
Is tician, but he is the greatest of Americt
ID statesman, Sir--he is for the Union, no
Ii and forever, and has always been, under a
rs circumstances, for his country, his who
country, and nothing but his country"
" lf He talked much and aAectionately. abo
o. Col. Benton, and insisted that he was inju
mi ed, mentally, by the bursting Of the cannc
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