The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-01-13
ANDREW JACKsON.

Andrew jackson, the sixty-eighth an
| niVersary of whose greatest victory
the battle of New 0rleans-was cele-
brated on Monday, was born at Wax
haw settlement, South Carolina, March
10, 1867. His father was Irish by birth,
Soon after emigrating to America, in
1865, he died, leaving to his widow a
halt-cleared farm in a new settlement,
with no negroes to assist in its cultiVa-
tlon. When Andrew grew up he was
placed under school discipline for the
ministry, but on the Revolution break
Ing out he and his brothers were sum-
mOned to the field, and the elder lost his
life at StOns' Ferry. Andrew, though
but thirteen years old, fought with his
remaining lbrOther under Sumter, and
remained with the army to the end Of
the war. Camp life had untitled him
for the ministry, and in 1874 he COM
menced the study of law, and three years
later was appointed solicitor for the
Western District of South Carolina, now
theiState of Tennessee. This frontier set
Element had iOr its neighbOrs several
powerful tribes of Indians, against
whom jackson fought with such sue
cess as to get from them the compliment
tary titles of "Sharp Knife" and Point
ed Arrow" In 1895 he was a member
of the convention which modelled the
or tennessee. He was elected to the
Legislature as Representative, and then
as Senator, and appointed Judge Of the
Supreme Court (an Office he soon re-
signed), and Major General of the State
militia. In 1914, at an outbreak of hos
ttlities with the Creek Indians, he raised
a volunteer force of TWO OF three thOus-
and men and defeated them. When des-
tltute of supplies he is said to have set
an example Of endurance by feeding on
hickory nuts, and hence he acquired the
popular sOubriquet of "0ld Hickory"
His final victory, ON March 81, 1913, at
the Horseshoe peninsula, in the Talla-
hoOsa, completely broke the power of
the Indian race in North America. In
consequence Of his skill and energy in
Indian warfare, he was appointed Ma
JOr-General in the army Of the United
States. In the cOntempOraneOus war
with England he had command of the
forces which captured Pensacola and
defended New Orleans against the at
taekS of the British under General Pack
enham, in December, 1914. On the fol-
lowing eighth of January the British
made general advance against the
American intrenchments but vOlley
after YOlley was poured upon them with
such terrible effect that they were COM
PEELED to flee, though they Outnumbered
JackSOn'S force two to one. Packenham
was slain, and two thousand of his men
were killed, wounded, or taken prisoners.
The Americans lost only seven killed
and six wounded. The result Of this
action gave General Jackson great
and enduring popularity. After Spain
had ceded Florida to the United States
he was made Governor of the Territory,
and subsequently was chosen United
States Senator from Tennessee. In 1924
he received the highest vote of four can
didates for the Presidency of the United
States, but, by the influence of Henry
Clay, John Quincy Adams was elected by
the House Of Representatives. He was,
however, in spite of violent and bitter
opposition, elected by the Democratic
party in 1928, and reelected in 1882 by
a still more overwhelming majority.
His administration was one of most re-
markable firmness. He vetoed import
ant measures against large majOrities,
and, after a long struggle, destroyed
the Bank of the United States, and took
the first step towards specie currency
and independent treasury. His admin.
istratiOn was very successful, and he re-
tiredwith undiminished popularity, after
witnessing the election of his favbrite,
President Van Buren,. He died at his
farm of the Hermitage, near Nashville,
on June 8, 1915.