Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-04-18

the Ilme OF mis- 0eaIn. A plain bed
stead, with its head against the West
wall of the room, comfortable rockingI
chair atits foot, a few other ordinary
chairs, stand, large ''Bust'' portrait
of himself, taken when he was quite
old, with his famous Notification Proc
lamation in his own handwriting, said
10 be the original, hanging over the
head of his bed, and to the right his
other favorite message, the veto of the
q. s. Bank bill; plain carpet and an
other portrait on the wall constituted
the furniture of the room. The chair
stands as it did when he left it eight
minutes before he died. Once again in
the narrow hall few steps brings us
to the eastern door, which opens d.
richly opposite a rude hickory pole
gate, few feet distant, the garden
gate. The garden is an ordinary old
style one with paling fence about it,
and an elevated border thrown up ali
round the inside walks and borders
trayersing in all directions. Passing
round the main walk we arrive at the
southeast corner of the garden, where
centres the principle interest, the tomb
of Gen. Jackson and his wife. This is
all exceedingly unpretending, consist
ing of two plain old fashioned sand
stone slabs about s feet long and feet
wide, so popular In country church
yards the past generation. These from
the floor of the structure, which is eIe-
waited little above the level Of the
ground, and rests on a circular sand
stone base foot high, ON this stand
eight sand stone or Tennessee marble
pillars about eight feet high, very plain,
these support the roof, which is q very
common wooden dome, surmounted
by a dilapidated gilded ball. This is
all the 'p0mp and circumstance" of
the resting place of him who was a
terror to Nullifers and their British al
lies. Nothing about all this is more
attractive than the imperfect work.
manship evinced in lettering the in
lscriptions on the slabs. For instance:
Where room was needed to complete a
word, it was greatly abbreviated or fin
ished between the lines above. Close
| by in the outside border is the grave of
little adopted son, marked by a little
monument, and within the garden
limits is the grave ofan artist the in
scription on whose plain little monu-
ment tells us Hhedied while painting
President Jackson's portrait.n From
batch of negroes, some very old, we
heard "the old old stOrys of Jackson's
devoted love for his wife. All bore
testimony to the great influence she
had over the General because of her
gentleness and loveliness. One very
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with the General at the battle of New
l0rleans, was. exstatic when speaking
lof Missus Jackson. The inscription on
Mrs. Jackson's slab, tribute from her
husband, fully attests the ardent love
and veneration he bore her, IL is re-
nsGrEu6te, here it is: EFFN
"Here lie the remains of. Mrs. jack
son, wife of President Jackson, who
died the I'D of Dec. 1893, aged 81.
Her face was fair, her person pleas
ling, her temper amiable, and her heart
kind; she delighted in relieving the
wants other fellow creatures, and cul-
ltivated that devine pleasure by the
most liberal and unpretending meth
ods; to the poor she was benefactor,
to the rich an example, to the wretch
led she wasa comforter, to the prosper
lOus and ornament; her plety went hand
lin hand with her benevolence, and she
thanked her Creator for being permit
led to to do good. A being so gentle
land yet so virtuous SANDER might in
;ljure but could not dishonor. Even
death himself when he tore her from
the arms of her husband, but transport
led her to the bosom of her God"
How in contrast with the simple an
lnouncement on her husbands slab:
\ Seen. Andrew Jackson, born March
18th, l777, died June 9Th, 1852
The Hermitage is now owned by the
State of Tennessee which purchased. il
LATTER the Generals death, who was
much involved. An adopted son oi
5Jackson's was in charge, very sensible
pleased to be courteous.
j Bridgeport, o., April 9Th, 1872.
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