M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-12
miscellaneous ArtitIts.
Meeting OF Gen. Jackson and J..
q. Adams at President MOnrOe's

Meeting OF Gen. Jackson ana j,
q. Adams at President MOnrOe's
LeVee.
The following account Of the rem
contre between Andrew Jackson and
John O.. Adams, at President Mon,
.roe's levee, the night after Adams' cleo
ton over Jackson for the Presidency
by the House of Representatives, is
taken from Peter Parley's 'Recollec-
tiOns of his LIFETIME
l shall pass over other individuals at
present, only noting an incident which
respects the two persons in the assem-.
bly,, who, most of all others, engrossed
the thoughts OF the visitors: Mr.. Ad-
ans, the elect, Mr., Jackson, the de-
feated. 1t CHANGED in the course Of
the evening that these two persons, in
volved in the throng, approached each
other from opposite directions, yet
without knowing it. Suddenly, as
they were almost together, the persons
around, feeling what was to happen,
by q sort otinstinct, stepped aside and
left them face to face. Mr.. Adams
was by himself; Gen. Jackson had a
large, handsome lady on his ARM
They looked at each other for a mo-
ment, and then Gen. Jackson moved
forward, and reaching out his long
arm, said-'How do you do, Mr.. Ad-
ams9 l give you my left hand, for
the right, as you see, is devoted to the
fair ; | hope you are very well, SIR
All this was CALAMITY and heartily
said and done. Mr.. Adams took the
Generals hand, and said, with chilling
coldness--'Very well, sir lhope Gen.
Jackson is we'll p 1t was curious to
see the western planter, the Indian
fighter, the stern soldier who had writ,
ten his couutry's glory in the blood Of
the enemy at New Orleans-genia.
and gracious in the midst Of o court
while the old courtier and diplomat
was stiff, rigid, and cold as a statue
1t was all the more remarkable from
the fact that, four hours before, the for
mer had been defeated, and the latter
was a victor, in a struggle for one G.
the highest objects ofhuman ambition.
The personal character Of these two
individuals was in fact well express
ed in that chance meeting the gal
lantry, the frankness and the hearth
ness Of the one, which captivated all ;
the GOODNESS, the distance, the self
concentration of the other, which re-
PEELED all. A somewhat severe, but
still %accute, analyst of Mr.. Adams
character says: Undoubtedly, one
great reason of his unpopularity was
his cold anti pathetic manner, and the
suspicion of seltishness it suggested,
Or at least added greatly to confirm
None approached Mr.. Adams but to.
lie never succeeded--he new
err tried to conciliate.'
l recollect III anecdote somewhat
illustrative of this. When he was a
for the Presidency, his po-
litical friends thought it advisable that
he should attend a cattle show at Wor
Mass, so as to conciliate the
number of influential men who might
he nrnscnt. Accordingly he went,
and while there many persons were
introduced to him, and among the rest,
4 farmer of that vicinity--a man Of
and responsibility. On be-
ing presented, he said:
Mr.. Adams, | am very glad to see
you. My wife, when she was a gal,
in your fathers family you
were then a little boy, and she has
told me a great deal about you. She
has very often combed your head
well, said Mr.. Adams, in his harsh
way, Il suppose she combs yours now!'
The poor farmer skunk back like a
Iashed hound, feeling the smart, but
unconscious ofthe provocatlon.