The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-02

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+ s'iNAs#TIEEEI TENN, December "a; 1878. -
RgBefaf Jacks on was "a EHosS PernarkabIe
an,ithelgfeatesb 'ibep world has produced
since thedays Of Washington. md !Napofe6h.
re- believe bin equaltto ether u ie takes his
rank with hsucha men Is Cesar, CharlesGYl;,
tiei Duke Of sMaribor orsgb, Cromwell, itbe
Duke OF Wellington, Bonarastei and :our
WsashiDgt on Rei ijers q. Lee, and Stone
wall Jaekscn. i!Such meBt areo the product
-of centuries. aThey are bEiehsiand Brilliant
stars that take th cir place 10 history at long
periods OF time, ,tand sttirne rolls oii and the
sdistaut ages come their brightness increases
aDd their glory Is not diriiiuished:ua .zsGna
> Many are the interesting scenes Of Jack
sons llife which his biegrapber fParton) hos
omitted and not brought totiight. When a
boyd saw bim!sc und put TO Fight 10000
men. otEhc occasion fwas this q GREYHOUND,
aaEeEtucky; horse bad;beate Double Head,
aTenuessee horse, and they were afterward
matched!ior S5.0a0a side, to berun on the
Cloyer-Bottom course. My uGsler Josephus
H. Conn, carried me on Horseback behind
hinato see the race" He set 1ne> ON the
cedurfence and told me to remain till he re-
turned! In those days not Eonly counties,
but States, in full featber,I attended the
race-course> as o great rational amusement,
and. the j same,GisI still kept up in
France andaEngiaud under the fostering
care OF, each Government. There must have
BEEN twenty thousand persons present. = ]
neVerwitnessed such fierce betting between
the States. Horses and negroes were put
ups IA large pound was filed with horses
and negroes bet on the result OF this race.
The time had now arrived for the competi.
tors to appear on the track. heard some
loud talking and, looking down the track
saw, for the frstI time;. General jackson
riding slowly ON aigray horse, with long
pistols held in each hand. I think they
were aslong as my arm! and had moutl
that o ground-squirrel could enter. In bis
wake followed my uncle Conn., Stokeley
Donelson, y Patton "AndersoD, and several
others as ferce.! ns. bulldogs. As Genera
jackson led the? van and approached tbt
judges staudg he .waso rapidly taking
and gesticulatingt las lie came by me
he said that! he1g had, irrefragabIe proc
that thisrwas to- be o. jockey race; thai
Greyhound was seen In the wheat-feld thu
night before, which disqualified him fof;tht
race, and that his rider was to receive $500
to throw it of, and "by the cternal God'
heiWould shoot the first man who brought
his horse upon the track ;1tbat the peoples
money should not be: stolen from them ir
this manner. he talked incesSantly, whiIt
the -spittle rolled from his mouth and the
fire from bis eyes. I have seen bears ant
wolves put at bay, but he was certainly the
most ferocious-looking' animal that l hao
ever seen. His appearance and manner
struck terror into the hearts Of 10000 peo
pie. II they felt rs did every one ex
pected TO- be slain. He announced to the
parties il they wanted some lead in theil
hides to first bring their horses on the track
for "by the eternal" be would kill the frs
man that attempted to do so. There wa:
no response to this challenge, and, after
waiting some time and they falling to ap
pear, General Jackson said it was gTea
mistake 10 the opinion Of some that he had
acted hastily, without considerations. He
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that end he would constitute court to In
vestigate Ibis matter, who would henr tht
proof and do justice to all parties. There
upon he appointed sheriff to keep order
and five Judges to hear the case. Procla
nation was made that the court was opeT
and was ready to proceed TO business, un(
for the parties to appear and defend them
selves. No one appearing, General jackson
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bribery oil Greyhound's rider, who was
to receive $500 TO throw off the rnce-
having received $3.50 in advance-and tha
Greyhoun had been turned into the wheat
field the night before. He again called or
the parties to. appear and contradict this
proof and vindicate their innocence. They
failing to appear, General Jackson told tht
court that the proof was closed, and fol
them to render their judgment in the prem
ises, which in few moments was done ir
accordance with the facts proved. was
still on the fence forming one line OF the
large pound containing the property bet or
the race. Each man was anxious to gel
back his s.property. General Jackson waved
his hand and announced the decision, and
said, SNOW, gentlemen. 60 calmly and
in order, and each man take his own
property" When the word was given the
people came with a rush. II was more
terrible than an army with banners. They
came bulging against the fence, and in the
struggle to get over they knocked it down
for hundreds Of yards. l was overturned
and nearly trampled to death. Each man
got his property, and the fraudulent race
was broken up by an exhibition OF the mos,
extraordinary courage. He did that day
whnt IL WouId have REQUIRED two thousand
armed men to have, effected. All this was
effected d!by the presence and action OF one
man, and without the drawing OF one droE
of blood; A certain knowledge that in one
event strehms of blood " would have flowed
effected this great and worthy object. &:
The Scheme for Building n Railroad
/ Along tho Valley oftne Euphratcs.' ii
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