Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1860-08-23


round her, and made much of her. Among
ether marks of regard. they presented her with
that valuable but rather snowy set of topaz
ljewelry, which appears on her person in the
portrait that hangs still in the parlor of the
Hermitage. To the General, also, the ladies'
presented valuable diamond pin. 'The
world heaps many honors on me-" said he to
the ladies, !" but none is greater than this.'
5 Noble blindness She in whom the votaries
of giddy fashion could see nothing but homeli-
ness and awkwardness, was to him more than
all the honors that were then gathering thick
aud fast upon that brow, which could light
home with love at one glance and scare a South
Carolina disunionist into loyalty at the next!
j His was mind, a heart, a soul, that scared
high above the conventionalties and opinions
of the tyrant FasAion--for Gen. Jackson's life
business was to hate and yanquish tyrants,
whether in the form of British Prince, Uni.
ted States Bank monopoly, or Southern nullif-
| cation.
Mr.. Parton quotes from Nolte, who was pres
lent, conlical account of grand ball, where
the General and Mrs. jackson gave the COM
pany taste of frontier breakdown lie says,
natter supper we were treated TO a most deli
cious pas de deur by the conqueror and his
spouse. TO see these two figures, the General,
ia long, hsggard man, with limbs like skele-
ton, and Madame la Generate, short fat dump
ling, bobbIng opposite each other like half
drunken Indians, to the wild melody of :" Pos
sum up de Gum Tree" aud endeavoring to
make spring into the air, was very remark
Iahf and "a tarlo han
any European bolet could possibly have fur
nshed."
About the year 1916 change began to come
over the wild aud war-like spirit of the West.
Under The self.sscriicing labors of such pio-
nenrs of the Cross as Peter Cartwright, there
vas great turning away from the exclusive
pursuits of an unsubstantial and evanesceni
: good to that which is real and imperishabe.-
Among those who did SO was Mrs. Jackson
: I. Parson Blackburn" as she styled him 10 hel
; letters, the Rev. Gideon Blackburn, TO whom
the General had written in the black days o.
the Greek war, inploring his aid in raising
new army, was the preacher whom she eve
,e fondly owned as her "spiritual father" Tht
/, General, as she mentions in her correspon
= dence. syrnpathized with her in her new re
IL solves, and strengthened them by allthe mean
re in his power; himself to her sorrow, holding
at aloof For her qualification he built soon az
he forwards little brick church on the Hermitsg,
!, farm, which was incorporated into the presby
10 terry, and supplied by it with a minister. Thi
ly edIfce, suppose. is the smallest church in tn
ofl United States, and The one Of simplest con
e. struclion. II looksl New England school
!, house; no steeple, no portico, no entry or in
~, side door. The interior, which contains fort.
Is, pews, is Imprinted. and the floor is of BRICK
ed 1t is not now used for any purpose, and look
nd forgotten and desoIate in the grove where
4. stands. quarter OF mile from the mansion.--
! This little church, so simple and rude, was
n- 20 Mrs. Jackson that cathedral of sublimes
OF proportions could have been. 1t was The hom
en- of her soul. When away from Tennessee
a with the General as she often was, it was f
this little house of brick and unpainted woo
.a'e that she lodged. When at home the Genert
ne was pUnctual in his attendance at the ch0rcl
'ut and she time came, but not for many years We
ci- when he stood, leaning on his walking site
he before its low, brown pulpit, trembling an
penItent. ss
sea The fatHous Peter Cartwright regarde
OF Jackson ais certainly a very extraordinal
ill man." and although no doubt very wickt
Of man in bis prime of life, he always showed
great respect for the Christian religion, ar
the feelings of religious people, which that e
ted centric preacher forcby illustrates by the 10
re- lowing anecdote:
la. 81 had preached one Sabbath near the He
var mitage, and, in company with several gentl
!, men and ladies, went, by special invitation,
LUG dine with the General. Among this compaf
Ind there was young sprig of lawyer fro
vas Nashville, Of very ordinary intellect, and W
The trying very hard TO make an infdel Of himse
.cb As was the only preacher present. this your
lawyer kept pushing bis conversation on N
Siui 10 order 70 get into an argument. tried
evade an argument in the first place considt
axe ing tia breach Of good manners to INTERN
az the social conversation of the company. In {
'NS second place plainly saw that his head W
eA- much softer than his heart, and that there we
~ no laurels to be won BY vanquishing or deml
ong shing such combatant and lperssted in ey
his ding an argument This seemed TO inspire /
young man with more confidence in himse
'A" for my evasiyeness he construed into lear.
zen. saw General JecEson's eyes strike FIRE, as
me- sat by and heard the tbrusts he made at
rpu- Christian religion. AT length the young ID
yer asked me this question:
-. "sMr. Cartwright, do you really belle
aies there is any such place as hell as place
TIED torment T. ts
w. 81 answered promptly, Yes, do.'
thar "To which he responded, Well, tina
God, Ihagatoo much good sense to believe
'"0 such thingg
her, 81 was bordering in my own mind whet
Mrs. | would answer him or not, when Jackson,
for the FIRST time, broke into the conversation.
40. directing his words to theyoung man, said "
great easncstDesss
pear. "W Well, sir, thank God that there Is o
ture place of torment as hell
Mira "This sudden answer, made with great et
:. estness, seemed I'd astonish the youngster,
- he exclaimed:
. IN - Why. GenarAl Jackson, what do you "
waist with such place as hellp
was ITO which the General replied, as quick
mselfl lightning:
J. !. sssTo. put such DID raacals as you are
that oppose and ViIify The Christian religl
seaf- II tell oa this was poser. The 20