Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-02-06
ANECDoTE OF GENERAL JACKSON

ANECDOTE OF GENERAL JACKSON.
At the south west the people delight
10 spin yarns of Gen. Jackson; of his da-
ring love of justice. and the prompt way
of administering "the article" when he
found it necessary. was on the Mis-
sissippi last summer. when 1 heard the
follwing story, which, never having
seen in print, 1 send you for the benefit
Of the Spirit ofthe Times:
The General, then Judge Jackson,
was holding court-long time ago-in a
shantee at little village in Tennessee,
and dispensing justice, in large and small
doses as seemed to him to be required in
the cases brought before him. One day
during court, a great bulking fellow.
armed with pistols and bowie knife, took
it upon himself to parade before the open
door of the Shantee Court House and
d-n the Judge, Jury, and all there as
sembled, in good set terms.
"Sheriff," sung out the Judge, in an
awful tone, ''arrest that man for con-
tempt of Court and confne him."
Out goes the sheriff, but soon returned
with 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 put out again, but the
task was too difficult /; he could not, OIL
dared not lay hand on the man, nor did
any of them like the job any better than
he did, as the fellow threatened TO shoot
the first skunk" that came within ten
feet of him.
AT this, the Judge waxed wrathy, to
have his authority put at defnance be-
fore all the good people of the vicinity,
so he cried out from the Bench, tit was
literally bench, "Mr. Sheriff. since
you can't obey my orders, summon me,
sir; yes, summon me !"
You Judge !" exclaimed the Sheriff,
amazed.
"Yes, me, summon me By the Eter-
nal !! I'll see what can do %
"Well Judge, if you say so, though
don't like to do it, but if you Il try, why
1 suppose must summon ysu."
Every well," said Jackson. rising and
walking to the door. 81 adjourn this
Court ten minutes"
The rufian was standing short dis
tance from the shantee, in the centre oI
a crowd ofpeople, disappearing at ter
rible rate and Aourishing his weapons,
vowing death and destruction to all and
singular who should attempt to molest
him.
Judge Jackson walked very calmly in
TO the center of the group. with pistol
in his hand, and confronted him =
"Now,'' said the Judge, looking him
st aight in the eye, surrender, you in
fernal villain, this instant, or by the Eter-
nal, I'll blow your through"
The man eyed the speaker, for a mo-
ment, without speaking, and then let fall
his weapons, with the words: "There,
Judge it's no use, give in. ''and suffered
himself to be led off by the Sheriff with
out opposition. He was completely COW
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 had before refused to be taken by a
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 h" came up.
| looked him in the eye, and by, 1
saw shoot, and there wasn't shoo' in nary
other eye in the crowd, and so says to
myself, says 1 hoss, it's about time to sing
small-and so / did,"