The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1858-03-25
THE CONVERSION OF GENERAL JACKSON

leans, i'll Il letter on slavery written to the
Rev. Peter Cartwright, Of Illinois, h;,s the
following reference to tho conversion of
President jackson:
The whole subject could be settled in n
trice-the schisns in the churches hcale Il
and our political union ccmcntcd, if dealt
with us you dealt with Gen. Jackson, bold.
y faced, and the truth, however welcome,
forced upon the public as you forced the
awful tencts Of the church upon his atten
ton instead of mincing matters or s,notl
cring your Methodist doctrine (whcn kindly
pulled by the coat in the pulpit by brotl,c T.
clergyman, and admoni>l,cd in whisper of
the presence of that renowned pcrsonayc,)
you cried out aloud his name-thc hero
stood up before You, and you thundcrcd in
his face the awful words that "God woul,,
damn his soul if lie did not ret convert. d.
Many Of the audience, knowing lis inpct.
uous temper, trcmb!cd for you, and one OF
the preachers, after church WAS over, called
on him to apologize, especially for some
additional remarks you male that God
would make as quick woik damnn" him as
he would Guinea negro. Jackson waved
the ap"logizer from his presence. The ar
row had taken ciiect-you had come square
ly up to his standard! Of what minister of
the gospel ought to be, viz: to love every
body and to fear no mortal man. lie na.
turally concluded that love for him au,.
every soul around him WAS the moving
spring OF what might be Regarded as intcm-
pcratc zeal, and he opened his heart To re-
cclvc the word as you preached it, When
he afterwards met with you he shook vo,r
cordially 10y the hand, and remarked that
hc only wanted Il few thousand suc. in.l,-
pendent fearless mcE to officer an army to
take old fm" There is reason to lc-
icvc that us England and the w,r .iisaD-
prarrd III the distance, heaven opened to
his view, and the woll you had SO !caresslv
preached prompted him to win the eternal
bliss he now enjoys. Andrew Jackson has
gone to heaven, and left the work Of iakiur
Old England to Young America, and Youn"
\ncric;. can 10 it in II short time bv the
force OF example, with striking blow, if we
only had Il few thousand fearless, indepcn-
dent preachers to proclaim the truths re-
vealcd i'll the Bible in regard to negroes.
Gymnastic IN .SwcedisA Schc,'''.
ciaI mains 49, =. ,uts.-Spe,
Ic taken in the public schools Of
Sweden to develope the physical rs well as
the intellectual powers Of the pupils. The
following account is given Of tic system
which the Swedcs pursue:
EVERY school building has its large high
room, with cartllcn or matted floor, and all
sorts of implements for developing the mus
c!cs-laddcrs, poles. WOODEN horses. cross.
bars up to the roof, jumping places, ropes
:or swinging, knottcd ropes for climbing,
DC. The scholars arc not allowed to cx-
ercIse on what they wish, but there is -
regular scientifically arranged systcm.-
They are trained in squads, and move and
march, sometimes to music, at the word of
command.
at Il large public school in Stockholm,
saw the lads in their noon lessons ofgym-
n'stics. The teacher gave the word, and
dozen sprang out toward tall pole with
cross bars, and, clambering up it, each hung
with his legs; then ut the word, all together
dropped their heads backward, and hung by
the feet and ankles, then again recovered
themselves, and let themselves down. An
other party, one after the other, squirmcd
up naked mast another pulled them.
selves up hand over hand on knotted rope
others, in succession, played lcapfrog over
a wooden horse; then they marched to the
beat of the drum. The smaller or weaker
boys begin with the lowest grade of cxcr-
else, and follow up, according to scientific
system arranged for health. They all
seemed to go into it with the greatest relish,
and showed well trained muscular power.
| could not but conclude that the superior
physiyue of the Swedish men is not entire
ly due to climate. When will America
learn that health and strength have their un-
cscapable laws!"
Fortunes Of It Pim.-Iu. the year 1887
boy called Latitte first appeared in Paris.
lie was poor, and greatly desired to obtain
an inferior situation in banking house,
Furnished with letter of introduction, hc
went 10 the house of Il rich Swiss banker to
ask for employment. lie was f:iendIcss,
timid, and careworn, and the banker think
ing him unfit for clerk, told him that lie
had no room for him in his office.
The lad left the bankers richly glidid
room with sad heart. While crossing
the court yard, with dropping head, he saw
a pin on the ground; he stopped down, took
it up, and placed it carefully in his coat
lie didn't think at the time that this act, SC