Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-08-30

His proposition was that we should release the
lien on the remainder Of the estate for the $l4 900
of the oan that be might sell il TO pay his other
debts. knew that bis extrication rom old debts
was only TO make way for new ones, sn1 therefore
preferred using the lien on his property to secure
&c for the benefit OF himself and wife during their
joint lives. Their only daughter is married to
rich and very respectable gentleman-one son is
provided with an appointment at West Point-the
other nearly grown and educated. BY saving one
half of the Hermitage, tract and all, the servants
for the family for term Of lives likely to last some
forty years, and putting beyond the power OF Mr..
Jackson to waste it on his hopeless schemes, the
steady increase In the value OF the real property
made more rapid by the State improvement OF the
adjacent portion, together with the increase OF ser
wants during the lie estates, would make It easy TO
return the original advance, and leave behind q
considerable inheritance Instead, therefore, OF
giving up the property bound for our debt, to pay
other debts OF Mr.. Jackson, if that were possible,
and assist him in new career of speculation IN
iron works. lead mines, &C., we thought it best to
act on our own perience of his capacity and the
opinion of gentleman of Nashville aud one friend
ly to him, from whom we had this hint
He (M Jackson thinks that surplus coming from the
bonds will pay all bis Outstanding debts but whether he Is
tell he knows more about his
Affairs than chd and not able to attend to them much
better than one.
follows to the Hon. Cave johnson, who had inter-
ested himself with me in getting General Jackson's
grave given to the guardianship of the State, and
seemed also to share my anxiety 70 provide for the
| family
| SILVER SPRINGS, May g. 1856.
am anxious to see Mrs. Jackson whom
the General loved WELL and for whom feel on his as
we'll her account great interest, well and Sc
curey provided for. ia ked the matter over with Mr.
Rives to-day and told him was willing contribute my
Of the effect the obi and he ad he would
the whole Of his property under our trust buying
holding in the hands Of trustees first for the ben
eft of Mrs Jackson and himself and then to be subject 70
debt it shall have been paid. am lawyer
and know how uch trust could be created, but
idea H. through means by which We still have lien on
the properly to make oft future support for them during
their jin ves then the payment Of what may be
due US, the whole to their heirs. am ready
my part sink portion OF what might to Of the
fund.- and this BY release but do think this
thing than much thrown away for other debts
| would emerge to take the property.
| 1 wish you would have q talk with I" thi:
subject and he and think thing useful be done
in this way hope you will sound Mrs jackson as to the
scheme proposed. sndf she and her family think well Of it.
they may persuade Mr.. Jackson to into it. Let
hear from you about this matter. Your friend,
| This letter was received about the time that my
| letter to the NeS York meeting appeared exposing
| the conspiracy of Mr.. Calhoun with Mr.. Polk and
| his followers to destroy the organ set up by Gen
Jackson at Washington. end install that of nui6cs.
ton in its stead. Mr.. Buchanan and his colleague
and especial friend of the Cabinet were both impI
| Gated in this original movement, which embodied
| the South in a sectional party to command the
| North. did not suppose our political warfare
! would have the effect to break the truce between
US, which had for its object the care of Gen. Jack
| sons remains and his ado 3ted attachments
/ But mistoOk my man. Mr.. Buchanan's colleague
! seems to have embraced the opportunity which
| his introduction into the concerns of the Hermi
tage gave him to attack me from that quarter. In
stead of answering my letter OF charitable ntents
| and consulting with the family and the attorney
and Mr.. Rives and myself as to the best form of re
| lief the first intimaton had of changed feeling
on the part of those was laboring to serve wa
the insdious letter signed with Andrew JacksOn's
! name charging me with breach of trust for publish
ing Gen. Jacksons correspondence without authOri
| ty. ny name was not, at hrst mentioned, because
| those who assailed me knew that the mmedat,
subject OF complaint (the extract from Gen. Jack
sons letter incupating Mr.. Buchanan about the cor
rupt bargain he proposed) was neither written Il
! me nor published by me. This not being noticed
! by me was followed by another signed Andres
! Jackson, denOuncing me, by name, as the violato
OF Gen. Jackson's confidence and the rights which
| his adopted son asserted over his papers.
| How my good friend Andrew, whose last Letter K
me siusiou of gra itude, was brought to thi
| point, can ouly conjecture. Inever gave him al
! unkind look unkind word, or did an unkin,
! thing TO him any of bis fImy.
/ If the new friends for whom have been throw
/ away and nv kindness rejected, make good out o
! their own means, the hopes they may have inspired
! shall rejoice in it for the sake Of Mrs. Jackson
! who is of the most lovely and excellent of he
! sex. She administering angel" to Gen. Jack
son during all the years of Illness and anxiety whic
after bis retirement from the Presidency closed hi
| life. +. P. BLAIR.
| SILVER SPRING, Aug. Is, 1856.