The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-02-05
Jackson's Nan the Duel.

l do not support among oil his
truest friends thes to be found one
who would say iAndrew Jackson
ever sough, - ctte the spirit Of
meekness. Way headstrong and
mischievous in hiyhood and early
youth, bis openinynbood was sway
ed by passions strand deep, and in
middle age his dndomitabie will
vas the law whickould make it 80.
Such . pian must 3 have enemies;
and ne lad them and malignant.
In 1906 he was messiy attacked by
Charles Dickinson, sshvills. Know
ing Dlckinson's less, mAlevolent
character, Jacksonemies s1nRtt to
make use of him to, and w1rfy their
ro~crrul opp0nenf k5<son knew this
ana he went to q man, was q friend
OF both parties and aslhlm to beg of
Dickinson to desist. hs does moi"
said jackson, ''it sbale worse for
him."
But instead Of desig, Dickinson
became more and moabusiye. and.
not satisfied with maing Jackson
himself, no opened histtery Of foul
slander upon Jackson se. This was
too mueh-it was the ounce upon
the camels back'-buhe challenge
came not yet. Not hutchinson had
written and published ,adcast over
the South and West thess scurriious.
false and wicked sland against the
growing man, aud had every way
provoked hot wrath. diack son chal.
lengc him. The partimet on the
morning of May 20th, u tho banks
OF the Red river. Logaounty. Ken
lucky, to fight with pis at the dis,
tance OF eight races.
Not only was Cbarlcsckinson one
OF the most expert pistehots in the
country. but it was knothat he had
spent several hours of caday for more
than two weeks in prept,on for this
duel. His plan was to at the first
breathing of the word, he felt sure
he should kill his man. .ch was his
rs he had declh it boldly
and freely.
General Ogcrton " jackson 8
second, and he won, bp toss. the
privilege of giving the wi. Jackson 8
coat was buttoned close to his chin,
but sat upon him loose Dickinson
'imed with cool precisi at the spot
beneath which be suppd his antago.
i's;'s heart WAS pulsatin and at the
,ery frat sound of the ord he fired.
Very likely his ball stek in exact
obedience to his aim. butte looseness
II the coat had deceived IN. Jackson
lad stood in a quarterinposition. and
he bullet Of his adversa struck and
'roke rib. and then rad the whole
width OF the breast bone; 1T the strong
nan never hinched, new wavered :
here was not so much o quiver in
ny feature. Dickinson sa and turned
ale. tor Jackson had Mt yet fired.
Good - he gasped 'i5sve missed
'img
At this moment Jason fired, and
'harles Dickinson fell fell to die, and
ev yer to know that | had severely
wounded the man whorhe so mortally
'ated. When Jackson friends found
hat he was wounded.tnd had seen
low badly, said hi, surpn:
In mcrcy's name. Geral. how could
ou endure that frightl shock, and
ever show it,
Because. answered Jikson, i kne W
hat Charles Dickinson nsidered him :
elf the best shot in the United States,
nd i knew that he had .me upon the
round fully deterninedo kill me.
i'd not mean that he stuld know he
lad hit me. would MOTIVE him that
abstraction. Had his bullet gone
through my heart. 80 fri aud strong
rss my will that l belize ! should
ave shot him before shudder or
uiver had shaken erve in my
ody.'
Even as Dickiuson's hllet struck.
ne surgeon deciied that .he upward
ariation Of an eighth of al inch would
ave sent it between the lbs and into
,e heart. The supersbunance of coat
pom Jackson's breast had ID his antag.
list's aim just that n,ucl.further for
ard.-N. J. Ledg.r.