Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-01-17
Gen. Jackson and j. @, Adams.

The following account of the rencontre be-
tween Gen. Jackson and John @. Albums,
It PresidentNIonroe's levee, on the night af-
ter ADAMS election over Jackson for the
Presidency, by the House of Representa-
tiyes, is taken from Peter Parley's Recol-
lactions of his LIFETIME
Il shall pass over other individuals pres
ent, only noting al incident which respects
the two persons in the assembly who most
Of all others engrossed the thoughts of the
visitors Mr.. Adams, The elect. General
jackson, the defeated Ii CHANGED, III the
course Of TIE evening, that these two per-
sous, involved in the throng, approached
each other from opposite directions, yet With
cut knowing it. Suddenly, as they were
almost together, the persons around, seeing
what was to happen, by a sort Of instinct,
stepped aside and left them face to face. -
Mr.. Adams was by himself General Jack
son had large, handsome lady on his arm.
They looked At each other for moment,
and then General Jackson moved forward,
and reaching cut his long arm, said-"IIow
do yowdo, Mr.. Adams give you my left
hand, for the right, yoa see, IS devoted to the
fair; hope you are very we'll, sir Al
this was CALAMITY and heartily said and done
Mr.. Adams took the Generals hand, ana
said, with chilling coldness--"very well,
sir: ] hope General Jackson is we'll !" 1t
was curious to see the western planter, the
Indian fighter, the stern soldier, who had
written his country's glory in the blood Of
the enemy at New Orleans-genial and graz
cious in the midst Of court, while the old
eourtier and diplomat was stiff, rigid, and
cold as statue 1t was all the more re-
markable from the fact that, for hours be-
fore, the former had been defeated, and the
latter was a victor in q struggle for one Of
the highest objects Of human ambition. :
The personal character Of these two indiyid-
uals was ia fact we'll expressed in that chance
meeting; the gallantry the frankness and
the heartiness OF the one, which captivated
all Che GOODNESS, the distance, the self-con-
centration of the other, which repealed all
\ somewhat severe, but still acute anylist
of MIR. Adam's character, says: "undoubt-
eddy, one great reason Of his appropriately
was his Geld aud antipathetc manner, and
the suspicion of seidshness it suggested, OF
at least aided greatly to confirm. None ap.
preached Mr.. Adams but to recedc. IL
never succeedcl-he never tried to eoncil.
iatc'
/ reeollect an anecdote somewhat illustra-
tive of this. When he was candidate fol
the Presidency, his political friends thought
it advisable that he should attend cattle
show at Worcester, Mass, 50 as to concli-
ate the numbers of influential men win
might be present. Accordingly he went, and
while there many persons were introduced t,
him, and among the rest, a farmer Of the Vi
cinity-a man of substance and great re
speciality. On being presented, he said
"Mr. Adams, | am very glad to see you
Ny wife when she was a gal, lived in you
fathers family; you were then a little boy
and she told me great deal about you
She has very often combcd your head.
''Well, y said Mr., Adams, in harsh way
II suppose she combs your head now -
The poor farmer skunk back like a lasheC
hound, feeling the smart, but utterly uncon-
seious of the nroyoeatiOff