, 1876-03-11


diana Convention. Nj. bristow ~ we'll liked.
but has absolutely no such political following ~
nomlnates candidates In conventions.
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PUTRjD "REMINISCENCES. -...-.
ronMEn ooAREpIloNs, pRtBEnlEs, AND DEFALcA-
TloSs.
w.su1soroy. Nfcrch 4 187G,-I.o the Elitor Of
,bo 1u,,l;no,on Stor. Gcn. Andrew jackson
s.o n. .u,. Ia,.a- .,a,na IL. :. IIor.
atca June O. ieao' An 1osset ansua 'ao '1,
mtsago. April ., 1sa5,' addressed TO r. r.
Blair, ESQ.," ho SAYS: "Thia mny DO tho last
49, 49,. rar, rr,on5 nr1.,erer ,1c,ericione from
au; 49, ~ ~, ''oA '''eAS' ''AS
po!tevF' ....,.,
This was literally truo, and 1t elaracserizes
his wbolo life, Ilo. too, was sorcy tried. But
thc world n,lOb, cJamor.-bts political opponents
',,a1 ao,,arao, ,o-, ,,,;}tv -, ovory c1;n,o r.,
-. n'.A t',. t a. 49,. ~,
tho Ne"6a.o calohuaf'-aa IN sno case 0, "A. -
T, blair, Amos Kendall. and othors It had no
ofroct ,,non Anirov 1oc1,son. In did mt
~ Hr .r'a.,,,,. .r,r,, Il, Vt. o,n,nrt In
LUZ "o.''ouI ""'ot ' 'upp''t
c!upR only tIo cloaer ~ nls Flenus'
his "pets," or "taroriies+" as they
wero contemptuously styled by hls opponents.
hnd iii. rna,iv ora,t onnlitv.-this atoaJlinnaa of
'u fo,ti 'aa ea3 g,1as anoudod IN
II,o" = tao'sn.a Sainsoa Wilma ~ ono Of t,o
- Trnndeut oicocnta" of n Is 1Ioro. tho proa-
~ i,aqs,c-anu .n..hona,ts, tn ran Grant ~
1rcniTynss -.n crimc Wti,rrntnninv in itn eooso-
Ttolr dupticty now IN Jcuoqncing BcIknap's
c,ime il cn1aiiv tyonsnarent tranxnaront na
was tnat ~ I nci; chaTactorizcd their poIcy. il,
1s5n wh.n tho notorious GaIphlo uWiudle
shocked the country. Con. Zachary Taylor was
T1csiden. f}nv Enorce II. Crawford Hoctotary
~ War. Hooree Gnintfn. tho ORIGINAL ciaimanf.
I'd Ram ,ioad sove,tv yc,ra i,n dicd in i7s0.
pr;or Pre- 10 1773 bo lad Boon Gccnscti trader among
the oeorgia chorokco md Crock Iud4ns. whici,;
c,a;m uaH arnnst Groat Tpitn,n but under aub-
sonmn,st t,ostsaa nj oca ,a cinIm van Tran,rt
af1 f,v UninL.n's hcitr tn Tia Ijnttod Stntoy for
nfiiustn,ont. '
Il Ind lam araia anil aeain re,sctcd. but
,,, far ia nnttiannnt was ffnaily nassed Ia 1918.
no, ~ ss hnfrs ~ haeon,a s"cratnrv ~
War. Ind boon sixtoou yeass actis,e-siuco 1855
30 rourencniot;vc and nrnnt for tln hnira.
orJ d yas oi,arand ,.t o aa snnht nIaco n
Tay,or's Cauipst as W d moaus o., sc Of influencing tho
.Iir.t,n,nt ~ +i,o ciaim T,c ,,rinr;,,Si far
siS,sis.T wns pai1, unlcr tho Jaw oI igi9, by
Folks Administration: md tho intcrost for tho
dayy % amouptipg % to tllo % enormous % sum Of si9i,-
ss5 ~ Wnaar'v ivo simoa tI,o nTtrinct c,aim -
| waa nsId by tio Secretary Of tho Troasury uuder
Taylnr.
tla a"1in Trcasurv"~aa OsmptroIer. "I urononncsd
onafns{ I'm nI,cnni claim as vol "a nrainst Tho
intoreat. Noyortbologs tic iutercst was allowed
1y Secretary Meriditli und2t an opinion q A.
.oenoy-aehera. Aovosay 5onns9n, ana WEE H., sno
knowlodgo anu hpps1YMo ot tIcal1Gn. 1s; Lay'os; y,
after belng nppf'soa oy secretary Cfa"1o10 Oh
Luz interest 10 tho ciaam. .,.;
Secretary Gsamio5a y, Toeeivea o. sne prnc'pa,;
90 his zee. ~ ol ~ sne amount ol
lnto1css, S9,.116.4l-ln aa eil1; lt1.421;
- great ca'nor-a pEetended cry 81 lndlgna-
ton. amid Sonulno 1upiloa-Waa ta'sea W tlao
Democracy throagl.oas th1 country. AZ lhvos.
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GraWloEa lrozo 20 tao money, ana loslFnoa'
There was no Impeachment Nothing but ~
ocstasy aa atsGastaG as tlaI Mhlon tnoY mani,
tested IN 1sli. wnon Chat!ss r. ingeEsou exposod
Dauic! Webaters mlhappropriasion, when saclo.
taty Of state. q portion o. sho aoeIet seryloo
1nud IN negotiating tue eelepfasea Ashonston
Treaty. -,
Tho ola Wings did nos fa!l TO 1omlnd tho in-
1oenra a,gnaan' democracy o' 'ae'F own 1'pa's'So
great "IhundoEoF' OF tie party. undor Jack
son, Cas- was Secretary OF War. Cass' colee'
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