Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-05-02
Anecdote of General Jackson =.

found it necessary. l was on the Missis-
sppi last summer, when heard the follow
ing story, which never having been seen
in PRINT. I send you for the benefit of the
readers OF the Spirit Of the Times.
The General, then Judge Jackson. wal
holding cnurt-Iong time ago-in shan.
tee at iule village in Tennessee, and
dispensing justice IN large1ADd small dose $
as seemed 10 him 10 be required in tn e
case before him. One day during court,
grea, bulkIng fellow armed with pistols
and bowie knife, took it upon himself to
parade before the Shantee Court House
and d-n the Judge. Jury, and all there
assembled, in set terms.
Sheriff, sang out the Judge in an awful
tone. arrest that man fer cou,emp OF Court
and colfae him
Out goes the Sheriff, but soon returned
witt, the word to the Judge that he had
found it impossible to take the offender.
Summon posse them said the Judge
and bring him before me.'
The Sheriff pu, out again, but the task
was too d flicuIt he could not, or dared
not lay his hands on the man, nor did any
Of the posse like the job any better than
the did, as the fellow threatened to shoot
the first skunk that came within ten feet
OF hm.
AT this the Judge waxed wrathy. to
have his authority put at defiance before
all the good people of the vicinity, So he
cried on, from the bench, it was literally
a bench) Mr.. Sheriff, # You can't obey
my orders, summon me, yes, sir, summon
me :
You, Judge! exclaimed the Sheriff, in
amaZ9.
'Yes, me, summon me By the Eternal
iii see what | can do!
Well, Judge, if you say so, though |
don, like 10 do ii, but il You will try, why
| suppose I mus, summon yen.
Very we'll said jackson, rising and
walking to The door, I adjourn this cour,
| ten minutes
The rufii,n was standing a shor; dis
tance from the Shantee, III the centre Of
. crowd Of people, disappearing a, ter
ible rate. and Furnishing his weapons
vowiur death and destruction to all and
singular who should attempt TO modest
him.
Now said he, looking him straight in
the eye, surrender, you inierna, william.
this very instant, or by the Eternal. III
blow you through =
The man eyed the speaker for me-
ment without speaking, and then let fall
weapons with the word: There, Judge.
its no use, give in, and suffered himself
to be led of by the Sheriff, without oppo-
slion. He was completely co"ed.
a few days after the occurrence, the
man was asked by one of his comrades
why he knocked under TO one man, when
he mad before refused to be taken by
whole company: and his reply showed
the estimation in which the daring and
determined spirit OF Jackson was held
throughout the country.
Why said he,'when he came up, |
looked him in the eye, aud by II saw
shoot, and there wasn't shoot in nary other
eve IN the crowd, aud so says to myself,
saySl, hosS. its about time to sing small
and so did'-.SpirH Of The 7imis.
The Wife's Commandments.
! |. Thou shalt have no other lte bnt me.
2. Thou shalt not take into thy house.
any beautiful brazen image, to bow down
to her. or serve her, for | am a jealous
wife. visiting, &c.
| 3. Thou shalt not take the name of thy
wife, in vain.
/ 4. Remember thy wife, to keep her re-
specially.
5. Honor thy wife's father and mother.
6. Thou shall, no, fret.
7. Thou shalt not find fault with thy
dinner.
! 8. Thou shalt not chew tobacco.
| 8. Thou shaft not be behind thy neigh.
Dor.
! 10. Thou shalt not visit the rum tavern;
thou shall, not covet the tavern keeper 5
rnm, nor his brandy, nor his gin, his whis.
key, nor his wine, nor anything that is be-
hind the bar of the rumseler.
IL. Thou shalt not visit billiard saloons,
neither for worshiping in the dance. nor
the heaps of money that lie on the table.
And the twelfth commandment is, thou
shalt no, stay out later than nine o'clock
at night. Platform.
Mr.. Buchanan is now placed fully,
squarely and irretricvably upon the
inaugura,ed by Judge Douglas.
This will rritate and aienale many men
who intended to support him. under the
pretence that his views in reference to
the Nebraska Bill were not knon. Who
ever supports him now. must face all the
odium of that measure. This will be
mortfying and distressing to very many
and especially to certain very "respecta-
bic" very "conscrratire" very and "Sa-
tionar Wings. who were hoping to find
shelter under the Pretended antiquities
Of Mr.. Buchanan's posi,lan. Ambigu-
ties no longer exist. The Slidell letter
has ended all that.
| IfMr. Buch anan had been at home, he
would not have permitted the publication
of the Slidell letter. He intended to oc-
cupy precisely the position given to him
by the ten column article Of the Pennsyl
,a,;,, aid IN h,ino in tho Snuth nv ,,rs.