Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-03-23

PREMATURE FUNERAL 0F TENNESSEE NEGRO.-THE
CoFFns IS SMASHED AND rHE ConPsE Cones TO LIFE
The Cleveland lOhio) Prindsaler is responsible
for the following story:
A singular case occurred yesterday at the negro
settlement known as Hog Neck, near the Rocky
River Plank Road some six miles from the city. An
old negro named Jacob Sanders, who was Familiarity
known Old Jakey, died apparently late on Sun
day night and yesterday afternoon his body was
put in a rough pine coffin, which was placed in a
wagon, and the prOcession-an unusually large one
moved towards the grave. While on the way the
horse attached TO the wagon containing the coffin
took fright and broke into mad run. upsCttng the
wagon and throwing the coffin out. IL rolled down
a small hill, being badly smashed on its way. The
mourners rushed % the spot and were vastly amazed
90 see Old JaAey rising from among the ruins OF his
cOthu aud staring stupidity around His inky black
face, snow white wool and white shroud formed
startling picture turning the anazement Of the col
Ored mOurners into fright. and they all took wildly
TO their heels. Those who have seen Mr.. T. D Rice
As the Virginia Mummy can form faint idea Of the
serio comic tableau.
As soon as Old Jakey recovered his scattered
senses he lay down upon the ground and yelled lust
lily for the mouIners to come back. They came, at
length, cautously-One by one-and the old fellow
was carried home. He was very well this morning
and don't intend to die for some time yet He had
been ailing for several days and on Sunday night
he apparently stopped breathing. His limbs be-
came stiff and his body cold His under Jaw fell and
eyes SINK lllO MS uedu ne lay SO al inc
night and through the day; up to the time, IN fact
when the wagon upset, and his friends had good
reason 10 suppose him de ad man. The shock OF
the upset evidently resuscitated him, and,h itnOj
occurred, poor Old Jakey would now doubtless be
under the sod. He is nearly seventy years Old and
was formerly a slave in Tennessee.
4 REsuN1scESCE or ANDREW JAcksoN.-The Charles
ton Mercury, at the close Of long review Of PAR
roS's Life Of Andrew Jackson gives the follow
ing "reminiscences:
We had the fortune to have near and dear re!a-
tves whose sOjOurn IN Lancaster district at an early
period IN Tennessee, and elsewhere IL tLy west,
made them perfectly intimate with Andrew Jack
.Ou. one OF them accompanied him (undor Coffee
the famous expedition into the Greek count y,
when the volunteers Of Tennessee were called ont 20
.VeuEe the massacre of fort Eills. How would they
Doe ccn.C uLGe 10 hear now, that GA Hickory was not
a South Carolinian. One of them knew him well
and wi IN, IN 1871, Jackson was very much derIted
as resident e-ndidate- deridcd and denounced in
South and North Carolina bully and brute, i-Lg-
rant and prOtigaJl- we remember 10 have called
the attention OF tins O.G friend and venerable Tul-
tive TO the charges. arc these things true. We
asked, IN the innocence OF ouI bOyho0l not know
ing the peculiar virtues of partisan patriotism ID
the art OF lying.
"True.' said the OLD man. "Ij.57.- for yours ell
my som Andrew Jackson has flI.1 every situo-
ton civil and military, known 90 oar country and
N every situation has always prove ed h+llsei the
master of men How should such man Dee other
than great.
He added Tie Is @ man vi terl.h' pass ous but
Bc can keep them ia subsection; anu ne passions
are the powers hF which the virtues execute their
duties. Gen. Washington was man of terrible
passions too and Like jackson, is reported TO have
sworn like o trooper have read al the lives ot
Washington. and the impression made uuon me, by
my knowledge U1 Jackson, is, that lie was more
.losey nodded upon the character Of Washington
and without knowing titan any living man And
hsir lives have not been dissimiar" This ras
years before jackson was president