The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1869-05-20
DEATH OF THE MAN WHO PULLED GEN.
JACkSON'S NOSE"


in the United States Navy, and cousin of
the eccentric John Randolph Of Roanoke,
died last week in Washington. A Washing
ton correspondent of the New York Sun gives
this account of him =
Two hundred and ffty-six years ago, this
month, Pocahontas daughter Of Powhatan,
was married to John Rolfe, at jamestown,
Va. She died in England in March, four
years after her marriage, leaving one son,
VINO returned to Virginia to reside, and there
lefl descendants, among whom was John Ran
dolph. of Roanoke Robert b. Randolph,
COUSIN oil John died at his residence on the
corner OF Four-ant-a-half and G. streets.
Washington, on the morning of the 10Th inst.
at the age of seventy-eight, and was buried
yesterday. He was the man who t,reahedMe
nose of Andrew Jackson, Old Hickory being
then President of the United States
If YOU search your own city. you may be
able TO find the author Of this trouble between
Jackson and Randolph-troublc which shad
owed the life OF the latter from early man
hood to the tomb. You will remember that
| q very few years since person named Bou
ganini | think, eloped from New York with
the property and niece of his VIE, whom he
had then recently married; and that the for
saken wife was once the wife of Gen Eaton,
Secretary of War TO Gen. Jackson; and prior
| to that the wife of one Timherlako who died
a purser in the United States Navy On the
death of Timberlake, Randolph, who was
then a lieutenant in the navy, was appointed
to act temporarily as purser in his place He
found his accounts in a mixed condition, and
a deficiency existing against him. Before he
had a chanceto settle his accounts Mrs. I. be
came the wife of Gen Eaton. Secretary of
War, who was also surety for her former hus-
band. 1t became apparently Of interest to
both that the deficiency charged should be
shifted to other shoulders than those of the
dead purscr. An attempt was made to carry
out such Il scheme, with Randolph a. the vie
tim.
Randolph asked for q court OF inquiry,
which, being granted he was cleared of all
suspicion by its report But. nevertheless.
President jackson ordered his dismissal from
the navy. Not long after this. while Old
Hickory was passing down the Potomac on a
steamer, in front Of Alexandria, and during
a pause of the boat at that place, Randolph
came on board and deliberately and most cf-
fcctually wrung the nose Of His EXcelency
Let one imagine the anger Of the old hero OF
New Orleans.
No wonder that Randolph had TO dodge
from place to place for two years to avoid ar
rest. Finally it is reported that an officer
now living, was authorized to inform Ran
dolph that if he would apologize for his insult
to the President, he would be rcinstated. Thi7
Randolph declined to do until the President
had first apologized. Its hardly necessary to
say that no apology came. After twenty
years Of service in the navy, and much gallant
conduct, Randolph without much property,
and without a profession, was turned adritt
upon the world, During the administration
of James Buchanan, John B. Floyd, then
Secretary of the War, gave Randolph the po-
sition Of superintendent of the armory in
Washington, but he only held the place Il
short time, as Buchanan, hearing of the ap
pointment, ordered it TO be revoked for rea-
sons best known to himself
Randolph entered the army AT about the age
) of sixteen, and had command Of division on
the quarter deck of the frgate Constitution
: under Decatur i'll her action with and the
capture of the British frigate Macedonia. He
was also in the President when that ship was
captured by the Endymion and other British
J vessels, and was carried a prisoner to London,
! where he cowhidcd British officer for using
cOntempuOus language concerning America
A brother of his went down with the sloOp
: Wasp, which sunk at sea after her fight with
u line-of-battle ship, the name OF which es-
capes me. He was less than five feet ten in
: height, rather slim had hair of light color, i'll
youth, as shown by a miniature taken at New
London soon alter the capture OF the MacedO-
l MIA. His nose was slightly Roman, and he
> had eyes like an eagle in clearmeSs and pow
5 er of expression. In his eyes and nose alone.
+ were perceptble traces of his Indian origin
; He leaves wife and four children, one 4 son.
T,rhe above article is incorrect in saying
that Randolph pulled the nose of Jackson
He attempted it and failed, and would have
been crushed by Jackson, had not the crowd
nterfered. Though acquitted of FRAUD the
conduct OF Randolph was such 10 demand his
> dismissal