The semi-weekly mountain Democrat., 1860-12-19
General JaeksOn's Wtfs-Her Last
HOurs--Her TOmb.

HoWfeSsheE EOmVe
The new volumne Of Mr.. Parton's Lille
of Andrew jackson" has the following
account Of the Generals wife:
On Monday evening, the evening before
the twenty. third, her disease appeared to
take decided turn for the better and
she then so earnestly entreatcd the Gene
raj to prepare for the fatigues OF the NOR
row, by having night Of undisturbed
sleep, that he consented, at last, to 60 into
an adjoining room and lie down upon n
sofa. The doctor was still in the house.
Hannah and George were to sit up with
their mistress. At 0 o'clock the General
bade her good night, went into the next
room, and took off his coat, preparatory
10 lying down. lie had been gone but
about five minutes. Mrs. jackson was
then, for the first time, removed from
her bed, that it might be Te-arranged for
the night. While sitting in chair, sup.
ported in the arms of Hannah, she uttered
a long, loud, innrticuIate cry, which was
Immediately followed by rafting noise
in the throat. Her head fell forward up
on Hannah's shoulder. She never spoke
nor breathed again.
There was a wild rush into the room Of
husband, doctor relatives, friends, and
servants. The General assisted to lay her
upon the bed. "Blecd her" he cried
No blood flowed from her arm. Try
the temple, DOCTOR" Two drops stained
her cap, and no more followed.
ut was long before he would believe
her dead lie looked eagerly into her
face, as it still expecting to see signs of
returning life. Her hands and feet were
cold. There could be no doubt, then,
and they prepared table for laying her
out. With a choking voice, the General
said: -...
"'Sprend four blankets upon it. lfshc
does come to, she will lie SO hard on the
table
"lIc sat all night long in the room by
her side, with his face in his hands,
'gricving, said Hannah, and occasionally
looking into the face, and feeling the
heart and pulse Of the form so dear to him.
MOior Lewis, who had been Immediately
sent for, arrived just before daylight, and
found him still there, nearly speechless
and wholly incOnso'abIe. He sat in the
room nearly all the next day, the picture
Of despair. It was only with great diff
Guilty that he was persuaded to take
little coffee. -'--'-'---''--''".-'. -
"And this is the way, concluded Han
nah, that old mistus died; and we al
ways say that when we lost her VIC lost
mistus and q mother too; and more a
mother than q mistus. And we say the
same Of old master, for he was moro
father to us than q master, and many's
the time we'vc wished him back again, to
help us out Of our troubles
"The remains of Mrs jackson still lie
in the corner of the Hermitage Garden,
next those Of her husband, in tomb pre-
pared by him in these years for their re-
ccption.- II resembles, in appearance, an
open summer hOuse-a small white dome
supported by pillars Of white marble.
The tablet that covers the remains OF Mrs.
Jackson reads as follows:
sHero lie the remains Of Mrs. Rachel
jackson, wife Of President Jackson, who
died the 22d Of Dec. '2S, aged 6l Her
face was fair, her person pleasing, her
temper amiable, her heart kind; she de-
lighted in relieving the wants Of her fel-
low creatures, and cultivated that divine
pleasure by the most liberal and unpre-
tending methods; 10 the poor she was a
bencfactor to the rich an example; to
the wrctched comfort; to the prosper
Gus an ornament; her piety went hand in
hand with her benevolence, and she
thanked her Creator for being permitted
to do good. A being SO gentle and so
virtuons, Slandcr might wound but could
not diShOnor. Even death, when he tore
her from the arms Of her husband, could
but transport her to the bosom Of her
God"