The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-12-16
n srORYoR GENERAL JAeKs0N.

I Many are the interesting scenes ofJack.
| saiI' J lie which his bi6grapher. Parton
lbs omitted and not brought 10 light.
II When hos said Judge y Z, Gould.
In,a recent address. saw him scare an,I
put u flight twenty thousand men. The
occasion was this: Grey Hound hen-
liavk, horse. had beaten Double He'd. n
Tennessee horse, and they af,ersArds.
matched for s.. 900 eide. to he run on
4 ihe Cover Bottom course. My nnrlr.
.Daseth II. t'ooa. carried me on horset ack
IirI,i,nl him fuo sse he race. lie SCI me
on, tie cedar fence aud iold dtp,e ,aarsn in
ss.iil he eeisrsed iprrs nu-t have hse,
twenty il.uu-and psr%Hs presrDi. aeyer
witnessed such betting between States
Money aid mgroes we're pat np 4 large
,onn,i wa. fI,rd wirh hegrars and horses
iwagered on the race. The time had nps
srri.es for the cvmpetitor> 10 appear On the
track. beard some loud talking. AM!
looked down the track anil saw Tor the fif.f
rme ;.n. J4ckson riding s@wly IN gray
nurse wal, io,ly pistols ~ zach hand. i
think they were as hong as ms arm. aud
ha5 mouth tast ground squirrel couli
enter.
In his wake followed uncle Coon.
Stekel, Donrlson. Patton Anderson. an'i
several aihers w. fierce as hull dogs. AZ
ten.ra! .lac son led the van aud ap
pruayhsd .be judge. stand ne MAS rapid!
.. ing aud ee.liculatlng. As be came i,y
~. he Ssri br had irretragible proof that
thi. aas 10 be jockey race; that Grey
Il.und Sas seen in the wheat field the
night b,.lore which disqualified HIM for tie
race. ard hi, rider was 20 receive i've hun
drt,i do.lar- to th,nw il of. and By the e.
telnal G.d lie would shoot the 6rst man
~ii. brought his horse upon the track the
people ; money should not he stolen from
them in tus ,nanner. lie talsed ihees-
.anlly. While The sl,ittle rolled from his
teye
1 have seen bears and wolves put at
has. hat he wasc-riaiids the most f.'o-
e,..us .oosibfi animal had ever seen.
lis appearances aud manner struck terror
10 f!ir .disma,ei hearts af twenty thousand
,,eapie h iheyfeIt as did every one
expected 20 be siain. tie arnJuDced 4"
/ he parties u tl,ey wished spme ltal IN
/ heir hi,ir. Just TO bring tier hos's on . e
trses. f.r D, he eternal God he would
iGill tie frsi nlaa who offered 70 d. 80
There WI dv resldnre to this challenge.
an after whiting saae time aud they lsii-
! 4 10 apyear. 6rneral Jackson said il aas
h sre.t ml.take 10 the opinion of snme
/ ia, he had acted hastily aud without eoiI-
I-ars3iion. sH't 60
/ lie waaid give tie scoundrel . fair tri-
81, l.. aud 90 iIai end he w0ald Constitute a
.-,,tr - investigate tbis matter, Who would
i,s.r,hs proof aud d, justice 70 all parties
| fhersHpnn lie afpoihted "A sberif 70 Keep
rirr. and i've judges To- hear the case.
l,fgsiaHaIiai uas Iua.!e that the court was
pnani ready % proceed 70 business,
anH. ,pr thr pIrIie. 10 appear. aud deieud
u zm~lses Not appearing. General
J .g..,.,,, introduced the witness. proving
/ I, fr,brty Il Grey tiVund'a rider. VII"
~ - tecti,e I've buutirrj dollars Go
! trpx "a tie rarr iayiig received two
u4uprsd ant fits dollars IL advance. and
i,ai ,;rry Iloaud b,d been ,un,ia iti,o 'he
vh"ai lid the night before. lie again
icllicd 81 The pastic. to appear and CONTRA
die tlii. rn,i aud show their innocence
Thry iailing,o appear. General JACKSON
to lie ,utt ID / the proof was clpsei.
land fr lhsm t. render their Judgment in
the premises. which IN few numcn,s VA
done iu accnrdsuee with the facts prove'i.
| | WAS siillon the irrre,fprmipg one line
of the large roani containing the property
wagsred 90 toe rnce. Each man wss anx.
iars 20 get hack his property. General
Jacks N waved his haBd and announced
tie decision. and sail :. Snw. gentlemen,
Z, calmy. snd 10 orier aud each take hi.
avn property When the word was given.
they came With rush. Iiwss more tes-
fible than 81 army with banners. They
leame bnlging agnin,t the fence. ani 10 The
struggle 10 Get nser they knovied u leNn
Cor hundreds Of Yards I, wns overturned
and was ncsrly tramplei 10 death
Each man eui hrs property. aud thas thr
lfrnnduleni race was broken up hy an ex.
hibiiiou uf the most extraordinary courage.
IL did that day what il would have re-.
1nirci two thousand armcl nsn q have
effected. All ibis was effected b. the
presence anil ID. 100 of one nlaa. aud with.
ont the drawing Of one drop Of blood.
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