The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-06-10
Miseeltaueuns Artitles,
A Famous Pull of the Nose.

this month, Pocahontas, daughter Of Pow
hatan, was married to John Rolfe, at
jamestown, Va. She died in England in
March, four years after Ter marriage, leav-
ing one son, who returned to Virginia to
reside, and there left descendants, among
whom was John Randolph, of Roanoke
Robert 3. Randolph, cousin of John, died
at his residence on the corner of Four-and-
a half and c streets, Washington, on the
morning of the Goth inst, at the age OF
10. He was the man who. tweaked the
nose of Andrew Jackson, Old Hickory
being then President OF the United States
The pulling took place in the cabin of a
steamer which stopped at Alexandria on
its passage down the river. Randolph
went aboard, marched up to Jackson, who
supposed he was confronted by friend
till the thing was done. Randolph got
beyond the jurisdiction of the country po-
lice before process could be issued, and
escaped arrest The scene when jackson
found himself with a pulled nose is de-
scribed by those who saw it as one OF stu
pendous rage. The citizens of the Dis
trict of Columbia were in foam over the
indignity, and the whole country, in fact,
was for time in tempest, the trium-
phant Jackson party feeling that its own
nose had been twisted by this audacious
descendant of Pocahontas. Gen. Van
Ness, then Mayor of Washington, sent a
solemn message to the Councils on the
event. and the Boards responded in sol.
emn resolution of coincidence and indig-
nation.
No wonder that Randolph had to dodge
from place to place for two years to avoid
arrest. Finally, it is reported that an
officer now living, was authorized to in
form Randolph that if he would apologize
for his insult to the President, he would
be reinstated. This Randolph declined to
do until the President had first apollo
gtzed. 1t is hardly necessary to say that
no apology came. After twenty-three
years of service in the navy, and much
gallant conduct, Randolph without much
property, and without profession, was
turned adrift upon the world. During
the administration of James Buchanan,
John b. Floyd, then Secretary of War,
gave Randolph the position of Superin-
tendent OF the Arpory in Washington
but he only held the place a short time,
as Buchanan, hearing of the appointment,
ordered it to be revoked for reasons best
known to himself. The origin of the
trouble between Jackson and Randolph
was this: Some few years ago, it will be
remembered person named Bouganini
eloped from New York " ith the property
and neice of his wife, whom he had then
recently married; the forsaken wife was
once the wife of General Eaton, Secretary
of War to General Jackson, and prior to
that the wife of one Timberlake, u no died
purser in the United States Navy. On
the death of Timberlake, Randolph, who
was then lieutenant in the navy, was
appointed TO act temporarily as purser in
his place. He found his accounts in a
mixed condition and deficiency existing
against him. Before he had chance to
settle his accounts, Mrs. T. became the
wife of General Eaton. Secretary uf 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 purser. An attempt was
made to carry out such scheme, with
Randolph as the victim. Randol ph asked
for court of inquiry, which being grant
ed, he was cleared of all suspicion by its
report. But, nevertheless, President Jack.
son ordered his dismissal from the navy.
Not long after this, while Old Hickory
was passing down the Potomac on
steamer, in front of Alexandria, and du.
ring pause of the boat at that place, Ran.
dolph came on board and deliberatel y and
most efectually wrung the nose of his
Excellency.
Randolp ph entered the navy at about the
age of sixteen, and had command of di
vision on the quarter deck of the frigate
Constitution under Decatur, i'll her action
with and the capture of the British trigate
Macedonian. He was also in the Presi-
dent when that ship was captured by the
Endymion and other British vessels, and
was carried prisoner to London, where
he cowhided British Officer for using
contemptnous language concerning Amer
ica. A brother of his went down with
the sloop Wasp, which sunk at sea after
her fight with ship, the name of which
escapes me. He was less than FIVE feet
ten in height, rather slim. had hair of
light color, in youth, as shown by min
iature taken in New London soon after
the capture of the Macedonian; his nose
was slightly Roman, and he had eyes like
an eagle in clearness and power of express
sion. In his eyes and nose alone were
perceptible traces of his Indian origin
He leaves wife and four children, one
son.
- The Chester Reporter says that per-