Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-04-29
AN OLD MANS MEMORIES.

A COrresPondenf Who Talks About
ChaFIes Carroll, OF CarrOIItOn-CaI-
hour and Adams - Preston and
Hayne-AndreW Jackson and John
Randolph.
New Orleans Bulletin.
In December, 1926, / met the eele-
bIated Charles Carroll, Of Carrollton.
The Partridge Cadets were passing
through Baltimore on their march from
Middleton, Connecticut, to Washing
ton City, when we we're drawn up in
line before the door Of "the last signer
of the Declaration Of Independence.
''These are my pupils" said Captain
Partridge. "And in them, I" replied Mr.
Carroll, 81 see the defenders of my
country" He was a little, old man,
dressed in a brown surtOut, andappear.
ed to be quite active for a person Of
his age. On our arrival at Washing
ton we were marched to the White
House and introduced to the Presi-
dent, John Quincy Adams. He re-
cei7ed us in the parlOr, and was very
quiet and sedate, and no one could
have imagined that he would subse-
quently flash forth, IN 1874, as the most
acrimonious member Of the House of
Representatives
We were next introduced to the
Vice President, John @. Calhoun.
What contrast He came out to US
on the street, walked along the line
shaking hands, and asking the name Of
each cadet as he took his hand. He
was the most popular statesmen with
young men whoever lived. Wevisited
Mount Vernon in company with many
army and navy officers. Here l heard
Gen. Samuel Smith, the leader Of the
famous Maryland line, deliver a speech
when standing on the tomb Of Wash
ington. The greatest orator that
America has produced since Patrick
Henry was his nephew, William Camp
bell Preston, of South Carolina. I
heard him speak IN the winter Of 1887
on the Michigan question" when he
took the Senate by storm. But the
most fascinating and delightful speaker
/ ever heard was the celebrated Robert
7. Hayne, whose speech on Foote's res
olutiOn was amaster-pieCe. Gen. Jack
son, the President, wrote a letter of
congratulation to him stating that he
intended to have his speech bound up
with the works of Jefferson; and the
merchants Of Boston had it printed on
satin, which they sent to him as token
of their esteem, for his triumph over
Webster. And yet one will hear even
Southern men talk about Webster
having wOrsted Hayne IN ''the great
debate!"
The song called 'Johnson's Wife of
Louisiana, which is a parodyOn ROy's
Wife of Aldavalla," was written by
Warren Ransom Davis. 1 once asked
the Vice President, VIM. R. King, if
there was any truth in the line: ''The
Inca's blood flows in her veins" he re-
piled that it was merely fancy. 1t VIII
be remembered that johnson was a
Senator in Congress from Louisiana,
about the year 1854. This same Davis
also wrote the book called the Life Of
David Crockett, which was so popular
thirty years ago. When Gen. Jackson,
the President, issued his celebrated
proclamation against the South Caro-
INA uulllutlss -DdFlS ulttQc sHtccu
denouncing and ridiculing him, saying,
among other sarcastic remarks; "lf
the old gentleman must be amused, let
us give him ate-tO.tum." The remark
enraged jackson, who said: 4 viii
make a te-to-tum Of his d-d traitOrOus
head"
1 once heard Gen. Robert Y. Hayne
say, in 1882, chat jackson had re-
Gently written a letter to Galhoun-this
was after their quarrel-and said that,
as he was preparing facts for history,
he would request him to answer the
series of interTOgatories enclosed with
the letter. If any man fOamed with
rage" said Hayne, ''it was Jackson
when he received CalhOun's reply. 1t
was so scathing and contemptUOus." ."
By the way, the two fools, Parton and
Bancroft, have stated in their "Lives
Of jackson" that he was a North Caro-
linian, when jackson himself says in
his proclamation that he was a native
of South Carolina. This statement
will be found near the conclusion of
that celebrated document.