The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-03-14
lNlusrloE no aENERAL JACKSON.

presidency winch does the ankest injustice to General
Jackson The language used by General Call reported
and circulated in the kuow-nohing papers land amongst
Others the Republican Banner published at Major Dond,
sons residence in Tennessee is as follows:
Mr Call continued bis rks and said that Mr., Der.
eson orphan boy reared by General Jackson and
his aid decamp from the time he graduated at West
Point lie knew him TO be OF the highest honor and
capacities worthy any position that might be assigned to
him No knew of the past administrations, who
had been President, than Mr.. ID. He his aid
war his private secretary and confidential friend and
vaer The speaker finished his remarks by saying that A.
personally of the fact o General Jackson Tea.
more indsbsd Mr.. Doason for s bran Of ii,
odAaiai@tration than TO any other huing man."
There are two or considerations which worthy
of note in this connection General CALL in former days
had been honored and trusted by General jackson as
member of his military family Most of the members Of
the Philadelphia convention had been the bitter foes Of
General Jackson in past political contests And, finally
Major Doneson present. heard the remark which de-
tracted nuriousy aud unnsy from the reputation Of
his great benefactor himself thereby made the nomi
nee of his beneaotors nvetcratc enemies and accepted tho
nomination without word indicating his dissent from the
injurious and unjust remark of General Call There
too many living witnesses who vindcate the memory
of General jackson (E indeed ii needed rndicaon for
any true friend of his feel his account We
doubt not that if il is deemed necessary, vndicaon will
be made by such Cass, Houston Eaton, Blair,
Lewis Rives &c. which will be triumphant the
reer of General Jackson glorious In regard to Major
Donelsons present position, il is enough to say:
GLOW sharper than serpents tooth ii is
To have a thankless child"
We wish to be distinctly understood as offering OBJ
lection to the which Major Donelson and his friends
are making of the fact many years assoca-
nd from,
evidences of friendship and confidence General jackson
bestowed political consequence upon many who
proved unworthy of his avors What object that
Major Doueson has proved himself exception That
we may not be accused any wish dim the lastre re-
aected upon his from that Of General Jackson,
insert late letter in which Major Donelson corrects The
report that he is "the adopted som of Old Hickory but
announces that he is his "nepbew" 1t is matter of
consequence but the fact is that Major Donelson really
the nephew of General JacksonS wife, But we let him
speak for himself
SrR referred to in many places the adopted
General Jackson Permit to ask that you will give this
insertion in columns in order that the mistake
may be corrected. The adopted of General jackson
bears bis name, and is living at the Hermitage.
The General my uncle, and my guardian and friend
from my infancy to his DEATH
The mistake doubtless originated from the fact that the
General in the habit Of addressing his son. and
that long and intimately associated with him.
his aid de-csmp from the time entered the army until
he left aud his private secretary throughout his presden
cya confidential relation which interrupted
long as he lived. rv -s,
arm, very respectfully, your obcdicnt servant,
A. J. DoNELs0N. 70
As we find in Major Donelsons home organ, the Nash
vile Banner the remarks made by his special friend and
endorser the Rev. W. G. Brownow upon the occasion Of
his nomination Philadelphia, insert them the best
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nominee any of evidences Of his great
merits which his claims to the vice presidency based
After the nomination Of Major Donelson announced his
friend and neighbour tho Rev. Mr. Brownow according to
the report OF his remarks Major Donelsons home organ
edited by A. A. Hail. esq, who lannon's in past times
first friend and then the opponent of General Jackson
and 10 later days the editor for short time of the
Of Gen. Taylor, spoke rs follows;
Loud cries we're now made for Brownow, Of Tennessee
On taking response stated that his speech
this would be- like all his speeches. short and sweet
Ike roasted aggot For seventeen years he bad performed
the dreadful service Of editing political paper and he could
that connexon that h paper had the largest crcus
any political paper in Tenneee He had fought hard
aud long for the whg party but he bad fit to leave that
organization Why, with Willard Fillmore to lead and
,C josh. Gidangs behind hin, could carry State
But with this large patriotic, greasy Tsnnessean (pontng
Major Dopelson,) the Pierce party win be ancenden
tai nothing lie should home with the determination to
jump higher aud 9aau louder than any in Tennessee and
would open the ball at Knoxville Monday next Zap
pause aud laughter. had been understood arranged
Major Doueson would be put tho ticket with Andrew
Jackson in big letters, and Doneson invisible, (AsDanw
JAcKsoS ID and then the old-ne democrats would
think Old Hickory had life again He then pro-
posed the party should dsperse, having done the good
work"
With these preliminary remarks give place TO the
following from that sterling old Jackson paper the Penn
| sylvanan;
"DoNELsoS sLANpENISo THE pEAp-The proceedings OF
the know nothing convention recorded In Tuesdays En-
auirer present remarkable statements The nominee
for the vice presidency, under first impulses said that
he LEFT the democratic party ; but at the suggestion Of
whr who did wish the candidate to that posi-
ton corrected him. and induced him adopt the language
OF his promper, that the democratic party had left him.
He asked BY Andrew opponent and
revlsr Of Old Hickoryfwhere would General jackson be-
IL alive In the present eontestr The reply Of Dopeson, Of
course, was With the American know nothng) partyP
base SANDER But the assertion Of General Call, that
Major Douescn had been the adviser of General jackson du
ring his ADMINISTRATION calls for explanation II he
thereby that any the which distinguished the
administration Of old patriot hero and statesman
proposed by Donelson be allowed deny the state
nent because the only publicly known in which he
dared Interfere with the Generals Judgment and action
| ia recorded by John G. Rives as follows;
The 20 President Jackson, which referred 10 the
French indemnity oencd In ts language BY Donelson
and Others who wanted the and Judgment OF the Pres
dent Mr. Ryes brought it back In print and II read
10 the General Stop Donesou said Jackson that not
as put e: how is thisT why, General replied Donel
son, in great confusion, the cabinet bad meeting and