The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-12-19
GENERAL JACKSON,S NOSE.
A ReminisfcBce of the ExcitabIe Naval
Officer who PnlIed 10.

or the many incidents occurring dur
ing the life Of sold Hickory" was one
which eminently brought out some OF
the main points of his character. When
filling, We believe, his second term rs
President, his Secretary Of the Navy,
On the completion Of one Of our war
irieates, PINNED an excursion down the
Potomac and TO some Of the Atlantic
cities. To this excursion the Secretary
invited the President and his Cabinet.
II proved pleasant one. While lying
Mt anchor, we believe, at Philadelphia,
the people were permitted to board the
vessel and examine its various points.
Among other visitors was one Lieutenant
Robert A. Randolph, who had been an
officer Of the United States Navy, but
had violated some important order and
had been dismissed from his Office. Gen.
cral Jackson, ns President, had signed
and approved Of the report Of the naval
court in the case Of Randolph. He
Randolph being OF determined fear.
less nature, vowed revenge on the Prcsi-
dent when opportunity offered. Making
his way into the room whore the Presi-
dent was receiving calls, he impudently
improved Ills opportunity by violently
pulling the nose Of the aged President.
True to his cOmbatiye nature Old HEX.
Dry showed fight by using his cane OF
his umbrella Oh the audaciouB nssallant.
Before, however, Randolph could be Sc.
cured be escaped 10 the shore and dihap.
pcarcd. At the time Of its occurrence,
the bold nature Of tho act Of cOur e
made quite a stir in tho public mind.
and without doubt IL is yet remembered
by many Of the present generation.
Randolph never regained his position
in the navy. II seems lac had, during
his navy career, been induced to invest
some Of his means in the then western"
country, now our own great State Of
Ohio. Persuaded by his brother IAN.
other lrasciblc old bnchelor), ho had
bought some four hundred acres Of mud
near what is now Washington Cogi-
Housc, Fayette county, Ohio. His
brother also bought quite tract Of land
near jamestown, not many miles from
Washington Court House. In the pur.
chase Ui these tracts Of land the papers
growing out Of their acquisition became
70 Joined "a 10 tempt his brother to treat
10th tracts ~ his own. When dis-
missed from the navy the attention Of
the sailor brother was directed 10 his
landed purchase, and on attempting TO
possess himself Of it his brother resisted
and would not give up the papers. OF
course direct fcud ensued. This line
oi events was kept up between the two
brothers FOR some years, one striving 10
regain his rights and the other resisting
Occasionally the brother living near
jamestown would visit Washington
CourthouBo, but he always failed 10
make restitution 10 his sailor brother. II
seems if certain papers in possession Of
the opposing brother could be secured,
the right of the sailor brother TO tho
land could easily be maintained. Hear.
ing that his brother would DO absent
from homo at certain time, the lieu.
tenant visited jamestown, sought out
his brothers room, and though he found
it strongly guarded, knocked down the
guard. burst the door open aud secured
tho papers he wanted This brought
the matter to "A head, and tho lieutenant
almost Immediately thereafter sold his
land to citizens Of Washington Court.
house, who are now enjoying some Of
tho finest farming lands in that quarter.