The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-01-08

The election of Major John Z. BrSkin-
ridge to the Vice Presidency, has made him
nm ohjec, " sufficient interest tn the whole
nation, to correct false statements relating
10 himself or his friends which might other.
wise pass into the public mind as true, and
his own nature on the o.lmr hand, would
shrink from applause, founded on fabulous
claims. II YOU will allow me. win correct
some errors of both those sorts which ap-
pwr,d lately In the Journal " Commerce,
| In ,rausicn, letter, dated Laxing,on, KY,
October 30, and viii add short state.
men, containing the ffuis about the remark.
able young man, which may, possibly, pre-
vent future misrepresentation, ,--'or, u hast,
may interest the puhlic, .-
II il no, true that hc ever taught school.
I, IL not true that ho commenced I'm, friend
less II Is no, true that both his parents
died IN his infancy, this mother a,H lives,l
II il not true that he was educated ou means,
any part Of which was earned by himself
II Il not true that rich uncle befriend~l
him, and then abandoned him bccaua hc
was u iemocrat, Thrw is NOT ono wdid oi
truth IN all this Aud the uncle probably
alluded 10 In the statement In u manner 80
injurious while he never did, nor ever hal
occasion TO do much for Major DrckiD.
ridges father, the late Joseph Caheii hrcck'
inridve, most emiae0i ctisen of kcnum'ky
ded at an early age, in ls23. leaving his
only son, John, M infant not quite three years
old and leaving several daughters and u
young widow who was n daughter of Dr,
Samuel stanhopc smith. of New Jersey, q
gmBd.lauehier of DIR, John Witharspoon,
VI Revolutionary memory, and lnoal III.
semlnni Of the great John Knox, thr Scotch
I'll he graduated n, the College Of Danyille
Ky. under the care of his brotber-inaw
Dr John e. Young, then and now President
Of that College which h. did when nhoa,
seventeen years old he was supported by
his fathers mother. That venerable lady
now nearly eighty years Of agr, was kfi a
widow In carly Ilt by the death Of that
John Brcckinridge who WINS ~ distinguished
q header Of thr old Democratic party, In tho
days of Asiams and Jefferson. ani has de-
voted all her subsequent life and all her
ample forine, to nets Of generosity, and 10
her chil,lern and their posieri,,~ having
lived 10 bless four generations Of them.
A. soon IA Major Isreckinridgc quit col.
lege, be commenced the study of law, with
Judge VIM Ousey, snd Il was this gentlc-
man who afterwards M Governor of kcD
tncky, gave him the commission of Maj,s IN
QUE Of the Kentucky regimen,s which went
to Mexico. an extraordinary mark ot person
al confidence as was thought. NJ the time
fully justified by the young mans conduct IN
the army Before he was of full age or
about that time, he and 1'boinas W Bullock
Esq., native of Kentucky and now law
yer Of Lexington. IN that State, commenced
the praetlan Of law n, Burlington. Iowa
whence, aitsr "a year ~ two, both II thru
returncd To Kentucky, and Major Breekin
ridge married Miss I,urch, of 9cott county
Ia lady of modrrntr Gsrtane and greH excel
lebce, md satlsi In ihn county towBof thai
county itieorgetown) in the practice of tn
law. Not long afterwards he removed Il
Lexington, where. ] believe. he was born
and where he hns rswi.lcd for ten ~ twclv'
years past. lIe WINS elected twice 10 th'
Legislature of Kentucky. twice to CmgrtSs
and now V.e President the remarkable
fhct being. that bis elections have af'ray
been carried agnnst heavy anil decided party
lnajoritiss, No iar M Kentucky was coboerp
d distinguished testimony TO the personal
character of the man. Aye times repeated
aud pver refused
lie ma lawyer IN full qractioe; aboui
thrysix yoars old po-srssei n moderate
, perhaps hardly competent, fortune, consider
ing his position: and is the father of five ol
7 sis young children, 1hts n just the unyaf
uisleI truth Of the earsr Of Major B. from
his birth till this day
, The writer ~ these lines personally know'
\ MI the facts, and all tbe people. material IN
ssass st.,,rusr.s. IA Ss aasDss Bascsfbri'isfs
haze known him siure his birth, and arr
old enough 10 be his faikr Every time "
vas ever tried, NJ mattr at shat, h. did
fri,er than wss exIsctsi aDd KEGS On do
, ing No. Every time b. ever appeaIsd 10 man
> Kind, he was found 90 ppsss the most alb
soluie spirit of popularity as Lord GIarep
: don said II John HamTden, n any man d
his day A. 70 his part, politics, J have
! not wtrd 10 say. IA 70 his being Nl@
! President at thirty six. ! consider that bi'
greatest misfatune, aDl rsarly misuse %
four of The is~t years n early manhood o.
= one like him IT. h probably ,le only mar
who ever heIJ thai oaiec sho did not ds~irs
il. and tried TO AVOID il. But l., sho diff,
y from him 10 many 'i,ings, AMI who have NJ
earthly motive 70 n,agnify hin, hesitate no'
: ~ .ay api say II with profbard conviction
! iha. ! should consider my country sste. NJ
: matter ~i,ai parts rule, Il all party bss,isr
= we're NJ sbie, as upright, "a this young man
i, There IL 10 nfcd u fabaloas statements b
give character 20 fnen like this The sior,
u hi. life, truly told isposd cnoash. And
ought bo be truly told for tbs seks, md o',l
, u the past, but u tina, faiufe, which, unles
greatly err, God bsN In store fs him
Seven ysa. ago wns listening u him Al
y great meeting. the nigh, before otp ~ hi
:. elec,ions "a be- repnt'd m gutlips tls isrr
bic canvass b. hal passed through and va
: summing up. with great ar'lor, The prolabl
b result, "Tbey say they win beat iDe. The
!. will MT, IL my frbnds are true 10 nm. -
:, True 10 you. tsa, you p erclairned a mar
perhaps the hamblssl 10 ti,e audience wv
will make you President before We ar dob
! with yoos And the whole andsennr ~
/, staDssi, with barxts of ehtbuAiasm. ~ ~ ut
trsboe apparently 40 eX'rasagsn', bn
y which, 10 reality, tnly made ssdibIr pro
v found popular Instinct. The Greks won'
4 have called II an omen. bat u was more
:, It,vas rsoef that h,sre a,s public msi,-~no
msuv but tbere are sneh--whom part.e
do ps ps<, ba hre' Al k sad 10 thai IN
Ia word This /. man riom hu party lore
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