Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-12-12
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This is collection OF Sketches which have
appeared from time 10 time, in the various
publications with which the late Jonathan
r. Kelley has been connected. During life
he Travelled throughout the country cSten.
.iycly, and was engaged in various employ.
mcnis, giving him large experience, and
placing within hi. reach an abundance Of
material ror his lively aud humorous sketches.
Ills writings are Issued in this form Tor the
benefit Of the family, which has been lsrt
in stnightenci circumstances We copy
from the volume a sketch Of the youth VI
Andrew Jackson
"ltisa most singular, or at least curious
fact, connected with the historic, of most
an eminent men, that they were Icnicl-hy
thc drcrrc' OF stern poverty, or an alI.vis'
pr,,iirnc,-ihu.e facilities and udulsrnccs
supposed 10 be 5, ,ss'utlaIly necessary ror
tho future succ,s. and prosperous arcccr OF
Young men, but acted as milestone, t.
sharpen and develop their truc temper :
Tho f,ci 5, very vivid in the carly history Of
NnlrrN Jays.lu--l name that, like that ol
the great, g,llikr Washington, mustsur,iyc
the wr,yk of matter tho crush of worlds,
and. passing down the vista oi zach 'ucc0s-
.iyc asr, brighter AND moro glorious, unto
lhosc generations yet To come, when time
shall have oblite'ated theasreriiirs of pnrti.
,an feeling, and learned To deal most gently
with the human irail,Iss Of the i.las,rious
dead.
Andrew Jackson. senior, cmi,raiod from
Ireland IN 1906. with hrs wife and two boys
Hugh and Robert. both very young they
landed at Charleston, ; c., where Jackson
found employment a. a alorrr, and contn-
ned 10 work thu, ror several years, until,
pu..s,-I uf fcw d,H,r,, De- went go ihc
interior oC thc state aui bought htasmalI rlac'
near Wa1haw. About thi, time, 100, IN.
Ir,w Jackson. Jr, was born, and during
a., mex, ycar-hy ,ha time ihe infant could
lI.p ,bc name ct III, rar,nt-tbo father ON
,,rs %! ic,er and died. Mr.. jackson, len
with tire, small children, IN an almost wild
country, whore nothing but toll Of severe
and arIuous kind could provide a suhs,s.
truc,, was indeed IN most rri-,uus situa-
iiuu. Bui she arTelr. o. layo hoon = wo.
man ul 900 ordinary temperament. c'uuS",
aud pcrsg,,raucr. Tor she continued ch,rg-
fully the work ls.t hcr-rarins her boys,
and preparing them l'r the stations In lie
thry mrsh, De- cd.,uucl toGll. Mr.. Jackson
was woman ur somr information, aul "a
strong advocate for the rights aud libgrtir7
Of mon. as, % is ,.il, she not cnly gave her
boy, their fr,, rulimeui. Of an English oil
ucauun, bat often iululg'l in glowing lee.
turc. to them 0f the importance Of insillllns
in their hearts and principlr' an unr,lrn.iuc
war against rump, power, and circumstance
OF moulryhul governments and institutions
She lcl them a. know that thcy were born
frrc and equal with the h,,t of tho earth,
auI that that position was {, Doc their hrri-
t,.s-maiutaiurd even at toe peril uf lii'
AMI property and hcw well hc learned
th,-r ,hiulric Lessons, the couutrymrn ot
Anlr.v Jackson need not nlw hr told, as it
was czrmpliGcl in every Iasc OF bI' whole
history.
Hugh, Robert and Andrew, were now
the vl,N's bop, aui treasures Hugh and
Robsrt were her main dependence ia working
their little farm, and ANDREW, never very
robust r,r,1u, W., clsly sent 70 tho best
schools ia ,h, ngishblrh,,l, AMI much carc
taken by hi. mother 10 have him AZ least
educated for profession - thc ministry.
rhi, resolve wa. more rsrhaTs decided upon
from ,lc naturally stern, cun,cmrlati'c, and
GA,l PRINCIPLES OF young jackson asat The
early age ul fifteen, hc was by nature we'll
prepared fur the scene, hcin: enacted around
him. AMI in which, even those young as
himsslr, VIZ, called upon u take an active
part. Thiswi, in the days Of the revolution,
when the weak in numbers Of this continent
were about to try the ,rPsrim1i ot living
lrcc and independent, ana establish the fact
that royalty was an imposition and hum
bug, only maintained by arrogance and
ppmp a, the poin, Of the bayonci.
"Tho British bad begun the war-alrcady
had the echoes OF Banker Hill, and the
smell Of yillalnogs saltpctrc,' invaded and
aroused the quiet dwcllers in the woods and
wild, Of South Carolina, aud the chi,alric
spiri, iha, has ever characterized the men OF
the Palmetto state, at once responded to the
,ocsin OF Glriy. II was with no slight de-
gree Of sorrow and aching Of the mother :
heart, that she saw her two sons, lligh and
Robert. shoulder their muskcts and join the
SPARTAN band that assembled at WaShaw
Cour, house. But she blessed her children
and gave up Der holy claim Of a mother :
love. lor the common cause Of the infant ma
ton.
"Cornvallis and his army crossed the lad-
kin. Lord Rawdcn, with a large force, took
the town of Camden, and began a dcsolation
Of the adaeen, country. Being aprri'cd oi
A rebel force in arms at WaXhaw, he im.
mcdiatcly dispatched a company Of dragons
with u company Of infantry, to capture or dis
per,c the rebels. About forty men, in
cludug the two boys Jackson, were attacked
by these veterans OF the British army, but
aided by their true courage, good cause,
and perfect knowledge Of the country, they
rnyn the inraders bot recention. and many