, 1881-01-14
GEN. JACKSON.
HffA Journey In l3c tnnttNurnfed-Thc
Attempt upon His Lffc-llis ltclIRloMa
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Cincinnati Cnnimtrrtdt, JtH, g.
Gen. jackson made tho Journey on steam.
toat by the way ut tho Cumberland md ohio
l.svkss M Gar rs PistsbNre, a,sd theNce by
coach 10 Washington, without anya,lurlnIng
Incident, and was everywhere received with
: !scartfrst acclatMntIuns. Acq.irsccnce III the
result OF the election was instantaneous, aud
his trcnlIncnt llappfly disappointed tho
gloomy representations Of Ills friends. It
WIS II continuous 0yatlon.
While President IIis life, owing Ia tho nat
tlro of soma Of tho political mcns,trcs Urged
by HIN, nlld tho depressing Effect they for TIC
tina Ind upon the business interests nt tho
country. was often Threatened. lie WIS
twice attacked, but 0i,cu olly with mur.
heroMs Intent. This occurred JAn. 10. 1S:3g'.
The President was intending, al tho Capitol.
the funeral of tho 1tnii. Warren II. Dnvic, II
late Representative in Congress from South
Carolina. Whlle stepping olh tspon tho por.
tlcn holding tho nrnl of Mr., Woodbury., tho
Secretary OF tho Navy, l.c wns conf,nnte,t by
Il stratgcr who, ut tho distance OF eight feet,
deliberately lrvclet n pistol Mt him. md
rllct the trigger. The wrni,o1l InIsst'l lire.
ms tt Io14 as t,s + s ,r '%st'9 s ssS sss' HGt9Ss s.
ct'yeritix llls desperate design, released i'iS
hold Of Afr. Wuubury's nr,li and advanced
toward him fnrlously with np!itted care. but
lHf0ro lie could reacl' l'tln. Lieut. Getlnny, Ut
tlfS0rmEd him. iin wns tAken to 1nfl, ansl
proved TO he:a crazy. Engl!stl'nail named
Lawrence, 10tlsc-LMi,lter by ncenpntlosl,
sa 5 Sh %o St q seW M rsreya a te kS Srttsh f
Prime Minister, III 1slt; attributed 'its Dnsi.
l,rSs ihtsiortnncs tn tlla (i0vnrt.inent, MlMl
held Its hcttl Responsible for thchl.. Wlth
| grcnter humanity than was shown 1}clling-
}luN Lawrence was S{!llt IN llI],ttr uAylllnt.
% %Mi!grc, nfter scsefa1 years confinement he
:, The President for snmo time believed that
conspiracy, and t!te pcrs9n utmost srltspectetl
wns Tug lion. ('eor.yo Potildexter, Sellator
from Mlsslsslppi. Tlier9 are preserved with
l!is pnpcrs two ni'ltlnvits, WHICH probably
sinn; ,,.
:. David Stewnrt, having ,nntto All oath Oh
the ll9ly EvafgclA, taepoSEtf alltl sait!t TINT
about ts'e Inst 'say of Dscg1sber, lEsl, or The
| nelltl saw lsielinrtl Lawrefcu 10 intu Scin
tor poiliexter's dwelltiY-toi!se, o', Four
nnd-a-llnlf street, on tug Tues'lny lefora tho
unitrI stntes; lr. fits dcponent, saw scila-
TOR, l'oiiidcXtrr nnd Lawrence, III Senator
lolguextcr'e passagc-way, iii conversation"
"Atof!iecat 10y. under the sa1ae suennl-
.!wellng-llnusts Of Scnat9r- I'ointcxtcr, nnd
tint ~ hntl, seen R!el!arl Lawrence go Ehto
Senator l'nLndcxter's Aousc, and return out
tho Tuesday previous 70 Lawrenee's attempt
t0 assasstnnte tho President Of tho United
States t't!t l,e see tlle said Lawrence 60 into
SGlHator l'oEn.lexte ter's house and rcturr.'"
Upon the tnelk of tile$e documents Is ill.,
"Dayi.I Stewart a'4 Atorsleeal Foy.HMi,Ita- y r. it
iondsxtcrs sings dIei aid Coming as oa1, Ti'es les
any before a.tenpt tn assasalnnt0 President.
lie alM PuineXter seen lll conversation OH
Tuesday before tho attcnpt0n thu President,
Fel,. !, lSs5n , c n,,,.. ,..,
once been friends. Tsle. Inter w,ns his ancst
allt! NEST eloulent defender when the Cen
raigned IN congress ID lSip: While their
quarrel Ind It's origin IL politics: there was
MISUNDERSTANDING Md sepNls!tn. So pre},-
diced WIS .lneksol's mind townrtl hts former
anytl!inE Of llinf. Llwrsilco's visits 70 Gov.
@ ass w9fG 3os sstIsfastotly Y
1t Is well known that Gen. JaeEs1n joined
tho PIcsbyterintl Church Mgar tic close OF his