Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-07-10
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The recent nszfisge q Mrs. EAzoE The WIDOW
ssasn. JAcKsox's Sscssthsg q Fsss = y0nng
Preach dancing master hss revived many series II
rolatssn 70 that LADS. sozs q zEiak 1sss bssn %
highly onbeliiahsd s. Is bsar Ettls o. no xeseH-
biasos to tAs originals. ons of them n HazPg's
Fsskly has SAILED forth ths fsllsEsng esra from
ths Eoa. Axes Kzsrs1l:
WAGz1saros, 5uas e, 1859 In yOsr Weekly Of
the s5lh Inst. observed an sVticie healed "Mrs
Eaton and Gersral Jsckscn," Ct which ths fellow
ing is 81 extract. Eiz:
ssIhrsuzh her ssfasncs tsn5 Der huehanas ed
mittsd shsHties) General Eaton vas spposated 70
place in the CsbiEss ana the ladT hscsas soon 81
ssT 8 sort Of ssni-sfsial ladg Il tie White House
Her influence hnally became suP1eEs, and Of eeusss
azssted 8 hest q so5Eies The cid Gsasfal BE
came Ter partisan, aud he Ssus 50 fsr ns TO make
Il party measures that Mrs.. Eaton should receive
the aost marked a-tsst0a from ell Who came to the
White House. sna raosa especially fron those Tgho
we're dependent np0B hin for Office. As = gsneTsI
thing, the wives OF The members Of the Cabinet,
who Nsre especially expected 70 tTess Mira Eaton
with attention. peFtsmea their allotted tasks with
apparent sincerity st ieasl but Mrs Calhoun uould
rot and did not conform to The usage. and from
zhis little incident sr0se Circumstances which iaal
u broke up the Genersl's cAeess, drove Mr. CAL
Aoun into the oPpositioH, and absolutely changed
fhs character OF ths Democratic party"
This article does asasFsi jackson greet injustice
asd is insoesFste in many particulars siz:
J. It was the perscnsl friendship between oener-
81 jackson and Major ltSn shieh secured 70 tie
latter place in the Cabinet
? Mrs. Est5h never had aay position ir the
White House. The lady Of the house vas Mrs
DoheisoD, wife OF Major Dsnelson. The Presidents
PfIsate secretsry.
General Jackson never required ss oparty
measure" or otherwise, that any ons should pay
'narked attention, OF any sttentionY to Mrs. Eaton
Neither the lady OF bis own house nor one Of the
ladies Of his Cabinet cficers, with q single exoef-
sIon ever visited her Il Is true that the General
believing last the tales circulated about Mrs Eaton
we're utterly false, and 6epioriug the ilfseliDg pro-
daeed among his advisers BY family alienations
attempted 70 aatisfy them that these tales were
groundless; but in no instances did he require that
asy ems, not his private secretary nor the Ia
dies OF his own household, should associate with
Mrs. Eston OF pay her any attention.
:. General Jsckson vas not alone in the belief
that this family difficulty vas fosiered by political
sspiraats, for the purpose Of breaking up cabinet
which was Rot 50 constituted as 10 pronOts their
views upon abe sdcesssioHs But the breach betEeea
him ana Mr.. Calhoun WAS wholly independent Of
these petty feals. aud would dSnbfless have occur
Iej had ais. Eat0a never exbted. Ii grew cut Of
q co1Tsa Of eveHs dating back as far IS 1873 but
Rot fully Developed Gntil 1881.
The brick ssOry Aith which your article cenclades
is believed II have no relation TO MRS Eaton, though
il has this ionBdatioa, that when hot brick vas
urgently required for ore Of his own family, be
promptly ioosened one With the tOngs fromthe threat
OF the chimney, and sent it to the ysiciaE Such Is
ny recollection Of inodeat mentioned at the time
IS illustrating The prcmptitnde Of General Jscksons
mind in meeting emery encies The Inaccuracies Of
your article doubtless attributable impressions
made BY newspaper misrepresentation during Gen
e5sl Jacksons administration, and doubt not you
Ell De as desirOns as an thai justice shall be done
10 his memory by their correction
With high respect. AMOS KENDALL.