The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-19
who u andrew ]. Don..son ,

From sRs Nashville (fsin baaner. Jaiy IL
raj mst.k-s in regard 70 Major Doaesou. Major 10
lot the adopted Of Gen Jscssoa AZ ssssd oy that
c6rresponcsnt IL hs the ownsr Of tAs H.rmitsgs
Similar mistakes In other papers having sstzed
upon BY various oenocrstlc journals turnsnog
TO Major Doneson, been turuispeo by with
tie facts stated below, with view correchoo Of
facts viii the add,t,s oa purpose Of sho ~tns
wfetper tter~ be anytime in the pvsts Off sal r-sa
ton. ssi existed oetwsau Gen Jscssse and D,msef,
~ wbicr any true and genuine Jackson democrat OF the
prsseet day would 10 likely 70 snssr
- hsjss iosins his father NJ early period Of ha
He, o'c' me an iDmAts VI tbe smuy Of len. Jackson
Who watched hs souca'ion - iashsr aud
70 Wet Point where he raduated IN 1917 received
t0e OF iaeutssant in the corps Of Ensne.r
pttoG then assigned u tboss only VINO obtained the
Fret hcrers Of the institution Major D. oedsrsd
buiid fort on the SABINE bat detained 1t Ns~ Or
tsEe ny special order from tee War Deeartmsns and
lefmt-o TO JOIN the staff Of Gen. Jaoksoa ali de-
camp In tbts caeacty he ~th tue Geo~rAt dartng
that territory trsm spain and t. capacity he served
Cen Jackson AZ long the latter tus army
MsJor y. coon after resieusa his commssiou, for N
purpose OF PraociSg Jaw being ic~osed 20 90 ate
attending course OF Law lectures IT tue Trsnsylvani
Universi'y He then formed parturr.hip with this st
perioo General Jackson came Q proa.insut oSudidat
for the fres,dsLcy, end Major sss,n became q
o.r Of bis family It the Hermitage, ia order assist
The more eh'ctuAly IN deteDding bH csute. He t,us
hvsd With General Jschson untL che fall OF 1924 when
Vas suppcted that the House Of Rspressutaav es
~ vote received by general Jackson Major ID nAvias
thin married and settled One plantation adjoining tns
Hsrmitsgr continued from that situation TO vocats
tire claims Of BE friend and guardian TO the high Office
OF Prsicept Of the United states.
The election Of 1928 resulting in the choice OF General
jackson by large popular vote, Major d compusnce
WITH the tsrnsst sBtray OF the Gsueral coussotsd
actss his Private Secretary position he abAn
dored except At short intervals when his private bust
ness CO leo bin % Tennessee.
Bstr D. after thu c.ose OF Gen Jacksons Pre- idsncy
rtrtc 70 farm where his relations with tbs General
CONTINUED 10 b. OF the c0nden at that
they bad been from the earliest p.rod OF his Infancy
lie bad declined gh Offices from Doth Gen Jackson add
VIZ. Van Bu,eD; but In 1874 he yielded yictts
ten OF Gen Jack.on accepted the missoo Of OhArge
cA1airs 10 Texas which terminated by the agree
ment 81 Texas accept tho terms of alton pro
pcttd BY the nitAc States He after yards
ADMINISTRATION OF MIR fotA sppoosd nistsr to the
Court OF Prussia and when the revolution Of 1848 broke
cut, be transferred 10 Frankfort tho Maine
stAt Of tte central pc estabshsd by thu Cor man
STATES, where he eonr ued until he recalled by Gen
Taylor, on the ground that that Power lt-y
realize The expectations which hSd been formed Of It's
in6ueuce on the policy OF the Europsrn States.
Gen. jackson the protector OF his youth his FREUD
and guardian through ~ and received 81 ways from
int itve and affection which due to father He
his aid oe-csmp during the latter portion OF his
military career his privats secretary from 1884 1884,
and TO the close OF his life his confidential TREND having
tho fietst to his papers aiding him
dan Of business from his declining years.