The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-09-24


son found employment as a laborer,
and continued to work thus for
several years, until possessed of o
few dollars, he went to the. interior
OF the State and bought % small
place near Waxhaw. About this
time, 1867, Andrew Jackson, Jr.,
was born, and during the next year
by the time the infant could lisp
the nnmo of his parent-tho father
foil sick Of fever and died. Mrs.
jackson, left with three small chill.
drcn, in an almost wild country,
where nothing but toll of q severe
and arduous kind could provide q
subsistence, was gindccd in q most
grievous situation. But she ap.
pears 10 have been n woman of no
ordinary temperament, courage and
perse everance, for she continued
cheorfully the work left her-roar-
ing her boys, and preparing them
for the situations In life they might
be destined TO fill. Mrs. Jackson
was q woman of some information,
and q strong advocate for the rights
and liberties of men; as it is said,
she not only gave her boys their
first rudiments of an English edJca-
ton, but often INDUCED in glowing
lectures TO them of tho Importance
of instilling in their hearts and
principles 'an unre.enting war a.
gairst pomp, power, and circum-
stance Of monarchial governments
and institutlonsl Sho led them to
know that they were born free and
equal with the best OF earth, and
that their position was to be .heir
horitage-maintained oven at the
peril of life and property and how
we'll he learned these chivNlric less.
ons, the countrymon of Andrew
Jackson need not be told, as IL was
cxemphfed in every page oil his
whole history.
The British had begun tho war
already had tho eches of Bunker
Hill, and the smell of "villanous
saltpctre," invaded and aroused the
quict dwellers in tho woods and
wilds OF South Carolina, and the
chivalrIc spirit that has ever char
acterized tho men Of the Palmetto
State, at once responded to the toe
sin of liberty: 1t was with no slight
degree of sorrow and aching Of the
mothers theart, that she saw her
two sons, Hugh and Robert, shoul'
der their own muskets and JON the
Spartan band that had assembled at
WaXhaw Court House. But she
blessed her children and gavo VI
her only claim of q mothers love
for the common cause OF tho infant
nation.
Cornwallis and his army crossed
tho Yadkin, Lord Rawden, with {
large force, took the town of Cam
den, and began dcsolaton of tho
adjacent country. Beng apprIseC
of a "rebel force" in arms at Wax
haw, ho immediately dispatched {
company of dragons, with com,
pany OF infantry, TO capture or dis
pcrse the "rebels." About forty
men, including the two boys Jack
son, were attacked by these veter
ans of tho British army, but aideC
by their truo courage, good cause
and perfect knowldge of the coun
, try, they gave the invaders no
reception, and many Of the enemy
f were killed and not until havinl
made tho most dctermiLate resist
! ance, and being overwhelmingly,
{ the great majority Of the opposing
forces, did these patriots retreat
/ leaving many of their friends dea'
! upon their soil, and eleven OF thei
D number IN the hands of the Britls
army. II was during this figh
= that Andrew Jfckson-a nero la,
) hearing tho noise of the conflict
D while he sat in the log house OF hi
. mother, besought her to allow hir
: to take his fathers gun, and fly I
+. Join his brothers. And it was i
I vain that the parent restrained him
0 knowing the temperament of tn
+ boy, from this dangerous determin
. alton for which ono warm on
= brace and parting kiss upon th
D brow of his mother, Andrew Jack
y son buckled on his powder hor
: and bullet pouch, and rushed 20 th
n scene of battle. But his friend
I. were already flying, and hotly pur
4 sued by the enemy. Andrew me
o his brother Robert, who iniorme
d him OF tho death Of their older bro
8 ther, Hugh the two boys fled an
il concealed themselves in the wood
whore they lay until hunger drOy
: them torth-they sought food at
farm house, the owner of whic
G proved 10 be tory, and gave info
. nation TO somo soldiers III the v