The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1857-05-16

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,setjesl, Nssoil sth Anecdotes + Re-
markables Men, The following chapter.
therefrSn, relating to General jackson, will
pec.s interesting, and givoan IDA afithe
style Of the work:
| saw for the FIRST time, at ball given Ut
the Baltimore Assembly IN 1916, n honor %
1.-THE hero Of New Orleans, the stern, inteiiec-
ltual counsenadce; and whes lighted up ~ .
/ smile. full Of benignity and benevolence,
the never to be forgotten features OF Gen.
| eral Andrew jackson.
! An incident eugrossed the attention OF
all--the mail then required six - eight
hours to track its weary way from the capl-
taol to Baltimore. Ri &s13 gsss BIZ
Dawn,s early light was just gliding the
horizon, when Il was announced that Gem
eral Lacock, Of Pennsylvania, had that day
moytl, in the Senate resolution censuring
| in stron4terms, the execution Of Arbuthnot
a' Ere flashed Indignant frd the eyes of
the hero patriot.
aBy the Eternal, will have the rascaps
ears off before twenty-four honrs," then,
/ with O bland and courteous smile, he said to
the managers, sswill either Of you gentlemen
be 50 kind as to order me carriage to take
me to Washington ~ !,
1 His urbane, coul seous manner was forth
with resumed, when he discovered the trepi-
4 dation created by his ferceness, and he re-
| NAMED until the close of the ,tete.
| had many interviews with.him in WASH
ineton during the Congressional contest for
ne, Presidency. Interlopers would force
themselves into his presence, telling him that
Mr.. Clay sand the greatest danger to be APP
pretended tie the Republic was the accession
of military chieftains to power. Hereplied
| that the real danger to the Republic was to
| be apprehended from political demago gues.
| remarked. ssDonot. General, permit your
self to be excited by designing men,"
Another wonld come in and imperatively
ask, elbow is the election going, General q
to which be sternly replied, 81 know moth
Iing about it; / don't read the newspapers,
but If may be permitted to judge fron the
decline in the number Of visitors, my pros
poets Of success diminish in an equal ratio.
When elected to the Presidency, up to the
period of his arrival at Frederick, he ex-
pressed the most friendly feelings towards
Mr.. Adams; he sent kind messages to HIM,
stating the season was soinclement he hoped
he would not remove his family from the
White House. until mild weather-that he
was an old soldier, accustomed to rougher
quarters, was now alone in the world, and
could be comfortable any where.
The manifestation of those kindly feelings
appalled, his numerous disinterested, devo-
ted friends. On one days journey his mind
was poisoned agaist Mr.. Adams by the IN
ssnuation that Mr.. Adams was the real editor
of the --, in which the sacred name OF
his wife was grossly slandered. s.z...... +
The chord was struck it vibrated in dis
cord through his frame; the fell bosom OF
fparty prescription commenced; the doctrine
that s'to the victors belongs the spoils'' was
consecrated. and has been the watchword
ever since. .. H., r .st.....-.
+ One solitary exception was made in favor
Of James Beatty, of Baltimore; but not
permitted to be consummated. Captain
| Isaac Phillips, worthy and respectable
officer Of the navy, had been peremptorily
dismissed by the elder Adams for permit
ting British frigate to muster On deck the
crew of an American sloop- under
his command to impress British subjects.
He applied to Gen. jackson to appoint
him to Office in consideration Of his peYsecu-
ton by.the elder Adams, and told him that
| the gentleman now holding the appointment
! of Navy Agent at Baltimore, had held it
many years. ''That proves him worthy of
con6dence," said the General. 81 then told
him.. says Captain Phillips, ''that he was
rich and did not require the Office. ''Then,"
replied the hero, she has no inducement to
be dishonest''-the General all the while
calmly smoking his pipe, his feet resting on
the mantle piece. ''lwds now," says the
Captain Sin despair, and resolved to make
one last desperate effort. 81 have an aged
wife," he pleaded, ''we are fast declining
into the valley Of the shadow of death in
! wretched poverty; this little Office would
give us the comforts Of life, and sweenten
our downward path to the tomb" The
General dropped his feet to the floor, laid
his pipe on the table, called for pen and
ink wrote note and handed it to Captain
] Phillips. ssIIere's an order for your APP
pointment; take it to the Secretary Of the
Navy. II this little Office is not necessary
to the comfort Of its possessor, and will
make your aged wife and yourself happy,
you shall have it." -. ......t h
81 carried it, said Captain Phillips, s'to
| Gov. Branch. He said, '.Thank God, you
are too late; Mr.. Beatty has been RECON-
x .i,'... 90. ~. ~ ~
1rienas Oh the administrator, as an o,hcer
Sl s.Iics inlegri.y' anu oi ihoela.isaoie m
uustrs III every respect W. nomination VI is
now oeiore the senate Oh me oni.eu s'ates;
you are VOC id,e "ont recali ~ l
returned 10Y 70 .he lfsSiaehs anu tDlu nun .he
Jesuit Result. ne , won recall II! men, oy the
hternai, ! Will WI. secretary, ~, MI up
noHilia.ion iot Cap,aih Lsaat fhilhps car
~ ~ the S 1 ehanper' reGau tne
non nomination VI Games nsat,s' ana SUBSTITUTE
s,'a' u n, isaac !sn Fnll!ips, IN lew minutes
ouRl' fniiiiPs received ais COMMISSION.
ne presented nimseil 70 uo'' hranch TO
receive hs lns ~ anu 20 express ms
srathuae lor 'he appointment. You owe
me Ho'hlns, saiu Inc governor; y qua al
IA my poNsi 20 pTssen1 It, oeneral jack :.
sun Is oinhlptten.; ne ruies IN ana over aii."
: Ia. aiseinsalsneo s.a'es MAJ Lewis Nc
Eahe' Mhoih nrst knew as chairman o. the
Conln,.'ee OF ways ana means, then Minis
yer 10 England, tnen secretary OF the Irea-
surg s , .nen secretary OF oIa'e, winning the
cGnna h ana resPec. q an VINO associated
competent to iudge the ability of Others
averred that Ten Jackson w,s q create,