The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-06-18
OLD HICKORY.

General Jackson rs "a Lover and "a
Husband. How ihe sturdy Old Du
eiiist Killed DtciInson.-EHis Esfi
mabie wife and the Effects OF Eaer
Death upon Jackson.
There is not to be found in the pages OF
history or of romance au instance of more
chvarous affection AMI constant, self sacri
fcing devotion than vas Illustrated in An
drew Jacksons uniform conduct towar,a
Rachel Dennison. lie married under pecu.
lia~ circumstances. Her FIRST husband y a,
from all accounts, Elaa Of violent teIll er
and unboundcd cap4iee, with whom 1t was
utterly impossible for anybody, however
well disposed, to ljqQ in peace. After one
or two separations ana reunions. they inai-
ly parted permaGertg, and il v ; soon ii
t-r this event that Jackson then d pD,r
and unknown lawyer in the bqckwaods vi
lage OF Nashyille-asked her to sIaFe bIs
.unpromising fortunes. A divorce wa, Pre-.
cured through what WAS thought to be the
proper channel, and thy were united
he first months Of their welded life werr
spent in Natchez, aud not uutIi THEN return
TO lennt -see was it known that
IhE COURT WINCH GRANTED TIE DIVORCE
ha1 no authority to execute such an instru-
ment-which, We believe, as the law then
stood, could only issge ,trqE the legislature
of Virginia. But b. this As is may, tie
legal forms we've ut last fully COMPLIED
with, and to put an eadz-as it wac horyd-
to all possible MISC >tructiun, the mar
rjagc Ger, monv was again REFORMED. H4d
Jackson remained an obscure man me mat
ter never would have been revived. hat i,
soon ~ he tonk the first ste, j., tr.. ,..,r,..r
which wa, to land him m tbc pr.-it.r,,.,,
air, i.aI,u.y uul,ose,i ,I,a hand. - ..I-
umny. and euemie. vho g, nh a,,,i ,,,. r,1ro
nIap If tack str.ck # hin. ti.r,,,..L o..
bosom of his wife This v..o san ,.t-,l
ne never could and rev,r ,,,.,,rl f,...;.....
and y !o..vrr had br.a,b.d = ,.,,r1 .....,.,.,
the l,ir fame Of Olaf ,,i,,i,.3 ,I.;.,, 49,.
f..l assured IF hayiu., r,a.y4 a, ,.-,rn,I and
juolrra., f.. If one ,vL, ..,,r. -, ~, r.,
AHe Johl-mian standard Ola .'suod hater."
rnE nun WIru p1csi<.ox
,naI its real orl.,.n here. B'si,.,n vos >
promising vouug maa. bpj,n.ir,. ia a bi..b-
Ill. te...i.
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Imrrir,ed 4 ry.Iry . here. mono -...Il, III.
;, and bc;ng ~ IN. HIN IF Ir,,l,,..,
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winch 49, nh n.. 49,. - ~ -.
,i,.y urr. ,.n.,r,.t and r, tha ~
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first ,,iT.n.o oft,.;. ..,rt t..,,,,;n,, -.
went to Dieki.s5ns mfbc,-in law tolJ
ldm hat h. bad heard, and be-.ssJ him to
pua,i. il u,s.,g,t, ng,n>+, .i,,l[..r ooaau
renee IN the iut,re The warning VA, oI
70 avail, Tor Wien the wine VAS again in
the ascendant, lpcAnson .hrcw oct the
sane sIur,' az d t4is tii..s thy cost him h-s
hearts blood. The duel ostensi5'y orisi
mated ia a horse race, which, 10y the way.
IS never ruu; but the auimlI, OF A. SO far
A. J9ckson was concerned lay in the fact
that Dickinson had spoken, II Of ,t,rs JACK
son. It's unnecessary to repeat all the
"details OF the meeting Which Was indeed,
as tie P"st says, one Of Tie most terrible
on record.
DICKINSON MAS DEAD suor.
o,n,lr;, holr aou,- ,:n
birds On the vim, ara rarf5r, or,sr nj
,,rnlons ..,,s u,rb r.. ,;.,I ia -.
l.r.r..,i ...I'r.,
entertained u doubt as 10 the combat The
arrangement wrs that after the word was
gwen they could IRE 4, sU0n a :hry pleas
cd jackson, knowing Dick usUn's superior
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