Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-05-07
% Knoxville. SIR

" hnOANllle, SIT.
"Ah looking him through" | have
heard of you, Mr.. Brownlow. | am glad to
see you, SIR -
Instead of resenting Brownlows visit,
jackson addressed his entire conversation to
hin, and overwhelmed him with civilities.
was not much surprised to hear several
Of these Tennesseeans say that they had Of
ten seen Jackson staggering in the streets OF
Nashville on a roaring bender The chastity
f both Andrews was impeached by the same
critics. The fine talent Of Old Hickory to
make money in his store at - Clover Bottom
vas compared to Andrew Johnson's d" tolabul
air thrift for johnson is now well ahead
Of the world. And to this fact his progress
Ia political place,is!largely due. The poverty
stricken Congressman is he who is sure,
sooner or later, to be entrapped by some land
grant railroad, or other speculation, and made
to eat ignominious bread.
Andrew jackson, in the opinion OF these
" loyal" East Tennesseeans, was man dis
inclined to fight duels. but be invariably fought
with cold-blooded determination to XII! a
rival or maintain the prestige OF his prowess
Here spoke up John BrOwnlow, the par
sons fighting son:
" Gath" he said, "my father would
never have figured in any brawl but for the
condition OF society in Tennessee. lie was
an editor and preacher. They said
The preacher won { fight, and therefore
we will disgrace the editor
They ment to make my father unpopular
by subjectins him to insult; he saw the game
and took up their challenges, this made him
the fighting preacher
The general conversation, after this inter
-uption, proceeded to tell how frequently
Jackson put up with insult when 1t was not
expedieug TO fight. For instance John VIII
liams, second in command at the battle OF
the Horseshoe. rode in to knJxyilleone after
noon. He was a raging Fedealist. lie es-
pied jackson sitting at the window OF the
Lamar House (still standing), reading
paper.
. Andrew Jackson he cried, your
coward and id scoundrel
Williams was a dead shot, and his pistols
were cooked in their holsters. jackson rose
and slipped up stairs This piece Of evasion
being reported about town and country
jackson lost character, and bis friends began
@ lall away. At this time the duelliist,
Charles Dickerson. turned up, having come
an the way from Maryland u insult jackson.
81 Overt0n. jackson's friend, told him Dee
must fight or retire from public life. lhln
occurred the remarkable duel So fully dos
--ibed by Mr. Parton, in which both parties
were c0l!-hlo1dcdly resolved 20 kill. Jack
son was iorty-iiye years old; Dickinson
.hirty years. They rode O. the kcutuckcy
line, practising on the way, and all tine tails
letween jackson and Ogertou was as 10 how
dickinson could be killed most czpelieutly.
In the duel Jackson Wore q long wrapper.
lie bent his spine sidewise with Dis head
straight up. and received the first shot on the
left or cancave side. IJ was aimed at the
Ieart and missed bv few inches. striking
the shoulder instead. Ovcrtau had disturb
"a him by CRYING in wild Shrek ' Fare Pc
Scotch for fre). 50 that Dickinson was
startled.
e. Have missed the ID sc3unirl
E. Back to the uuet' shouted Oye..1n.
with cooked pistol.
Jackson ,tcadiei hi, pistol ami took c.ll
aim-Dickin,lu standing bold upright before
him-and after long and painful interval,
he brought bis antagonist down mlrjaiiy
wounded. Ola Jackson walsei off tle ie.i
with his boot iuil q. blood. tnl proud 60 let
Dickinson zee that be had been struck hy
MIN. Then he tainted.
Here the last Icuucs-eaus called ol-
he was a murderer lie killed Dickinson,
akiug an the chances. Disgusting -anarmy
raymg 'pJssum. and he's IN he'll
4 great unanimous chorus went up anon
the East Tc1uc-saau- Of
"Ye. Ola Jacks1n's IN he'll sure ''-
C0rresHol}Dt Chngl irilIHe.