The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-09-10

ing one line of the large pound contain
ing the property bet on the race. Each
man was anxious to get back his prop
erty. Gen. Jackson waived his hand
and announced the decision and said,
Now, gentlemen, go calmly and in or
der and each man take his own proper
ty." When the word was given the peo-
pie came with a rush. 1t was more ter
rible than an army with banners. They
came bullying against the fence, and in
the struggle to get over they knocked it
down for hundreds of yards. I was
overturned and nearly tramped to death.
Each man got his property, and thus
the fraudulent race was broken up by
an exhibition of the most extraordinary
courage. He did that day what it would
have required two thousand armed men
to have effected. All this was effected
by the presence and action of one nan,
and without the drawing of one drop of
blood. A certain knowledge that in one
event streams of blood would have
flown, effected this great and worthy
object.
GEN. JACKSON PROTECTING A COURT.
If it will not fatigue you, ladies, I
will give you another scene in Gen.
JacksOn's life not found IN Parton. Al
though Parton's life is interesting, and
written with reasonable ability, it
should have been written by a southern
man, who has had the advantage of an
intimate acquaintance with the old hero,
who had been inspired by his genius
and had had impaired to him the fires
which burned in his patriotic breast.
was employed in the great will suit OF
Col. Anthony Bledsoe, who was killed
by the Indians on the night of the Doth
of July, 1887. It became necessary to
look through the old muster records OF
Sumner county. In the fall of 1887
found the following entry upon the re.
cords The thanks of this court are
| rendered to Andrew Jackson, Esq, fol
| efficient conduct" Signed by the two
Douglass and Musklewrath, justices.
Esq. James Douglass still survived.
! took him to the clerks Office, read that
entry signed by him, and asked him ii
he could explain the occasion of its be.
| ing made. He informed me that he re-
collected all the circumstances we'll, and
said the first county court was held IL
log cabin on the banks of one of the
station camps. They had jurisdiction
and took steps to put down the fights
and personal rencounters, that were il
those days very frequent. Gen. Jack
son was the attorney general for Middle
! Tennessee. The tive Kirkendalls were
| the great DULLES of that creek. They
were spirited and powerful men. They
held that the sitting of the court, taking
| such Jurisdiction, invaded their domin
ions, and they went in bullying man
ner and dispersed the court, and or
| dered it never to meet again. Gen
! Jackson heard of it and attended the
next term, carrying upon his arm his
saddle bags, containing his long blacH
bulldogs. He placed his saddle bags
! in a corner of the house. The justices
| took the bench and the sheriff pro
! claimed the court open. The Kirken
! d4lls appeared and ordered the court tC
| dispense. In the confusion and terror
| of the hour the sheriff failed to. arrest
! the parties and restore order. At this
! juncture Gen. Jackson appeared before
| the court and denounced the DULLES and
| their conduct, and told the court il
| they would appoint him their officer he
! would arrest them and have order. His
| proposition was really accepted. Jack
son seized one of the Kirkendalls, who
was a terror to the country they
clinched and got outside, and being OF
the edge of the bluff, the bully threw
! Jackson, and they rolled over and ovel
| down the bluff into tho creek. WheI
the bully thought he had conquered
Jackson he left him. But the old game
cock came rushing up the hill, as wet az
an otter, in search of his brlI-dogs
He grasped them, and pointing one a
each of the DULLES, arrested them anG
| brought them before the court. They
were heavily fined and order was re
stored, and hence the thanks of this
court were extended to Gen. jackson
! for efficient conduct.