Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-07-01
AMERICAN ELECTORAL TICKET,
TUESDAY, JULY /, 1855.
GEE. JacksOn's Adopted son and Mr..
Buchanan.

Buchanans
The Union and American, after a pom
pous description of visit from Mr.. Jackson
In which be talks as boastfully about crush
ing those who have published letters from
Gen. jackson, explaining important events
OF his life, as Mr.. Buchanan once did about
ffty-four-forty, in the Oregon negotiation,
suddenly introduces card from the gen
tleman himself, which we venture to say will
crush none but those engaged in its manu-
facture. " TIE only son, The heir, the ezscu-
tor Of Gen. Jackson, the tenant of the Hermi-
tGge, standing as 1t acere a sentinel at the
tomb" is brought on the stage to protest
against the publication of letters addressed
not to him but to Others, and intended to
protect the fame of the writer.
1t is remarkable that the Union and
American did not think to tell its readers
that this adopted son has already sold the
bones of Gen Jackson for State bonds, and
that so far from being q sentinel at the
tomb, he has surrendered to others the
home that was bequeathed to him. 1t is
remarkable also that the new patrons
of this tenant of the Hermitage forgot
to mention that he was not allowed to re-
tain the papers of Gen. Jackson which were
necessary to defend his character In
letter dated Hermitage. April 9th, l845,
Gen. jackson says to Mr.. Blair: "This
may be the last letter may be able to write
you, but live or die, | am your friend, (and
never deserted one from policy and leave
my papers and reputation in your keeping"
1t appears also from the last will and teS-
lament of Gen. Jackson, that he was great
ly involved by his liabilities for the debts of
his adopted son, on which account he left
him his whole estate, in order that these
liabilities might be paid.
So that after all this parade of interest
for the fame and reputation of Gen Jack
son, this potency Of the adopted son to
crush those, who desire to defend his men,
DRY, amounts to nothing The papers ne
cessary to this defence are expressly with
held from him, and the only power left to
the adopted son was that of wasting the
estate, which we suppose has been very eff
fectually done, or the State of Tennessee
would not now be the owner of one-half of
the Hermitage.
1t is all humbuggery, therefore, to talk Of
a protest on the part of this gentleman,
against the publication of any Of Gen. Jack
sons correspondence with himself or other
people Gen. jackson thought more of his
character than he did of his estate, and he
knew full well from thorough acquaintance
with the man who became his heir, that he
had not the capacity to decide upon what
would be proper to be done with papers or
documents necessary to his vindication when
his memory should be assailed
This only son and erecHtor" has, there
fore, been grossly imposed upon when he
has been induced to put his name to the
card published by Mr.. Buchanan's mana
gers here. They knew full well that his
name was a mllity, so far as the reputation
of Gen. Jackson was really involved. But
they know that the days of humbuggery
have not yet passed away-that there was
possibility of deceiviug the people at a
distance, who might be led to believe that
a pompous declaration of a man styling
himself the adopted son of Gen. jackson,
would receive some consideration.
This trick ought TO have been held back
little later in the race for the Presidency
1t cannot help "ten cent Jimmy" now
that the people can have the opportunity
of knowing the true character of the simple
tenant of the hermitage This tenant, or
this sentinel at the tomb, if you prefer
n can say nothing which can have the
slightest weight in the vindication OF Gen.
JacksOn'S fame, when it is in contradiction
with the papers or documents in the hands
of Mr.. Blair. or with the letters written
by the General 20 other persons possessing
his confidence and his respect.
No stronger proof could be adduced of
the wise forecast Of Gen. jackson in with
holding his papers from his adopted son,
than the ignorance be displays in the card
10 which his name snow signed in order TO
bolster up reputation Cor Mr. Buchanan.
According TO that card Gen. Jackson was
an im6ecile, allowing himself TO use expires
sions IN private letters which were not
true. This is the real meaning OF the fol-
lowing sentence ,ehilst suffering under
painful, lcltheriRg disease aud earnestly press
ed By erery artful Suggestion, he 'oould hare
BEEN more iham hHasaH Il he had Hot Pcrmitied
expressions Of pOasHtary irritation 70 eroeP
INTO pirate ietfers and tde taa'A Of thar s1-
preston tsas not IN hia' trho 'erote, ba rather
IA them he universally trusted"
This sentence must have been penned
from the "artful suggestions Of those
more deeply interested IN the game than
the "crushingD tenant Of the Hermitage,
for he could never have invented so Vicari-
Gus and delicate a mode ofexplaining away
the charge Of bargain. and corruption.
When Gen. jackson made the charge, 10
must have been communicated TO some one