The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-02-01
Anecdotes of Gen. jackson.
FROM THE THIRD VOLUME or PARToN's 'LIFr
OF JACKSON

| JACKSON DURIES THE TOMAIIAWK.
| In tho course of tho wintor no was recon.
cilcd TO several gentlomen whom no had
| boon long wont to reckon in tho catalogue
of his foes. General Winfield Scott was in
Washington ut tho beginning of Ihe session.;
and desirous to know what ho had to expect
in case no should meet General jackson, nd
dressed to him tho following note:--"Slr,
one portion of tho American community
has long attributed to you tho most distin-
gushed magnanimty, and tho other portion
| tho greatest desperation in your resent.
mcnts--am l TO conclude that both arc
equally in error? ! aliudo to circumstaces
which havo transpred between US, and
which need not here Le recupitulated, and
to tho fact that have now boon SIX days in
your immediate vicinity without having at.
trac,od your notice. As this is tho first time
in my lifo that havo beon within hun
dred miles of you,and us it is barely possible
that you may be ignorant of my presence.
beg loavo to state that shall not leavo tho
district bctoro tho morning of tho fourteenth
instant"
70 this General Jackson returned the
following answer :-"Sir. vour letter of to-
day has been received. Whether tho world
arc correct or in error, as regards my mag.
nanimity.' is for tho world to decide. am
satisfied of ono fact, that when you shall
know mo better. you will not DO disposed to
harbOr tho opinion that anything like dos.
peraton in resentment attaches to me-
Your lotter is ambiguous; but, concluding
from Occurrences heretofore. that it was
written with friendly views. tnkc the lib
erty of saying to you, that whenever you
shall feel disposed to moot mo on friendly
torms, that disposition will not bo met by
any other than corresponding fcolIng on
my part.
Tho two generals mot soon Afterwards.
exchanged f,iondly salutatons, and remained
on terms of civility for several years.
RECONCILIATION WITH BENTON.
But tho most remarkable case of recon-
ciliation WINS that which occurred BET " cen
General Jackson and Colonel Thomas ii
Benton, whose brother Jessos bullet Con.
cral jackson still carried about with him.
embedded in tho flesh of his left arm
We'll" exclaimed Colonel Benton, in one of
his letters of this poriod, "how many changes
in this Ito ! General Jackson is now sitting
in tho chair mex, to me. There was a vacant
ono next to mo, and ho took it for the
session. Several Senators saw our situ.
atiOn, and offered mediation. ! declined it
upon The ground that what had happened
could noithor DO explained, recanted nor do.
niod. After this VIC were put upon the
same committee. Facing mo ono day, as
We sat in our soa:s, he said to mo. Colonel,
we are on the same committee. l will give
you notice when it is necessary to attend
lilo was chairman, and had tho right to
summon us.) answered, General, mako
tho time suit yourself; il will be convenient
for mo to attend at any time In COM
mittco VIC did business together just as
other persons. After that, he asked mo how
my vito was, and asked him how his was
Then ho called and loft his card at my
lodgings-AGdrow Jackson, for Colonel Bon
ton and lady; forthwith called at his and
loft mine-Colonel Benton, for Guneral
Jackson. Since theu wo have dined to.
gether at several places. and yesterday at
tho Presidents. ! mado him tho first bow
he held forth his hand, and VIC shook hands.
| then introduced him to my wife, and thus
civil rotations arc perfectly established be-
tween US. Jackson has gainod friends since
ho has beon hero, by his mild and conclia
tory manner"
A SACRED PROMISE.
Tho health of Mrs. Jackson continued to
be prccarous during tho whole of this
period. lIor disease was affection of the
heart, which was aggravated by excitement.
She never approved OF the Generals run
ming for ofiicc; and, it now she wished him
to succeed, il was only because she know he
wished it. Increasingly she strovo to turn
his thoughts to those subjects IN which alone
she found comfort which alono she thought
important. Sho warnod him not to be daz.
zlcd nor dcluded by his popularity of which
her good sense as woman, no less than her
opinion as u Presbyterian, taught her the
omptincss. Ono Sunday morning, a CON.
munion Sunday, in 1926 or 1927, as they
were walking toward the little Hermitage
church, sbo besought him to daily no lougor
with his sense Of duty, but, thon and there,
that very hour. in their own little church,
to Tcnounce the world and all its pnmps
and vanites, and parlake of tho communion
with her. He answered, "My dear, if |
wero to do that now, it would DO said, all
over the country, that had done it for tho !
sake Of political effect. My onomes would |
all cay so. l cannot do it hOic, but prom.
ise you when am once more clear of
politics l will join tho church.
This incident no related, with toars in his
Dyes, many years after, to his beloved friend |
DUR, oi tho washington utO0p, as tney |
stood under tho tall trees Of tho grove in
which tho church stands.
MARTIN VAN BUREN,.
Columbia county, in the State of New
York, was noted, in the olden time, as tho
residence of certain opulent families. There
tho Livingstons had thoir scat there the
Van Rensselaers had large possessions ! and
around the great proprietors gathered
considerable number of connections and
friends, forming circle who hold position