The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-01-05
GOLD TIME POLITICS."
RecOllectiOns Of a Visit to Gen,
Andrew Jackson. =.
His Early Hlstory-Hls Presidential Cam.
palpn Of l828-Hls Contest With
tho Moneyed Power, Etc.

The approaching Eighth Of January,
with Its associations prompts mo TO
write for publication my recollectiOns
OF u visit 10 the hero OF that day.
My frat Impressions OF Gen. jackson
were formed when he was candidate
against Adams In the Presidential cam
paign OF 1928, was quite young, hut
political excitement ran 80 high that
Jear, that everybody. old and young,
was drawn Into the raging current.
When II was known that Gen, Jackson
was elected President. the illumination
OF the Court House and great bonfire OF
tar barrels In the Public Square, made
an indelllble impression upon my mem
0Ty. My associations were chiefly with
those opposed TO jackson, and at my i'm.
presslhle age u would not he strange
that shonll imbibe perverted ideas Of
his character, from the outrageous tales
told and published OF his atrocities, de-
prayity aud wickedneas,
had seen strong men shed tears over
the story OF his execution OF the six MI
litia men, illustrated In the coffin hand
bill also u caricature Of his attack upon
RObarda, whose wife he aflerward es'
pOuaed lle was portrayed In street
lights. cock fights, horse racing, In man
nera aud ways az no cand date for Prosi'
dent before or since has been. Natu-
rally, IN my youthful Imagination ] pic
| tured him q terrible man-t0 apply an
expression then IN common nse-half
horse and half alligatOr-a knock down
and drag out sort OF u man, one who
| wnulu har u0ht fhan ant
Nor were my impressions OF tho man
materially changed during his stormy
administration, His bitter, unrelent-
Ing fight with the u. y. Bank; the re-
ported financial embarrassmenIs over
the country, ~ the result OF the reno
val Of the deposits, hnd the specie circu
lar,and newspaper squibs about his kit
chen cabinet, were all calculated 10
keep the community In u ferment and
excite personal feeling. There has been
nothing like II since.
As grew older aud more liberal In
my judgment OF men and measures, !
began To think Gen. jackson one OF the
great mon Of the nati0n, and M We nre
all more or less hero wOrshippers, had
u great desire 10 sec the man who had
occupied NO prominent place In public
estimation.
In the spring OF 1912 | wNa In Nash
Vile, Tenn. Determined 10 Improve the
opportunity. obtained through II lrlond
letter OF Introduction 10 Gen. Jackson,
who resided about II miles from the
city, on a plantation called the "ller.
mltage." ! procured saldle-h0rse aud
started Immediately after breakfast, aud
reached the place before 10 o'clock The
| residence wnsa twOstOfy brick, with
heavy cOlumnH,in front, standing back
| from the f0ad about 100 yards. hllch.
I'd my horse at the front CUTE, and 0s
walked up the grnyel'wulk toward The
| house, | waa met by II rOlOred servant
who asked me II would have my horse
put up. On being informed that the
General was NJ home asscnted ~ tho
servant putting Up my horse. AZ ap'
prOached The steps lending up TO tho pi-
Azza wna met by another col0red SER
want who Invited mo In, leading the
way through the hill into the reception
room, handing mo u chair with request
TO bp scented, remarking that "Massa
will be In In u few minutes" There
were two windows In the room which
opened into tho garden, and hearing
cOmm0ti0n and loud talking IN that
direction, yentured TO look out, when
| saw u white haired, well.dressod Old
gentleman moving about, giving difec-
ti0ns 10 several negro women ana chill.
uacn' h saw ". 1nvv ,ho. .n"v so'Vm y.
oVvs ,,aa tn' swa'"'vu y nmu ivy Wo'o ,u uuyans n
INV .aen,' i,uvoBun,n,u n vap u,u Ron
,,eina,, w onno 70 w ,aa uuhHlai oavssVu, ~
aoin nis s.I,ning ,esenio'anve W ,no
nnny pol.lait 4, .nu suvn VI .hav ."Yv,
ahu ,ho povu''n, lnanne, ~ Wniv,' NV
Wolo nls nn,I, ne ewasnosus WI ns mnu
supposeu n,ui W w, tnuuBh ho ""s
So,neWnht ttoopou lIon, NV, ~,
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R'unouu o'el ~ .Voh IVY nu"u, nnu Rn'u
NV niost oolulhl We'eune' hiWI wv
eonlunon'p,ave lo,na,s Nv u,ntou ,no
poil'lvs, ~ WW uurlnR Wy uuulinlsllu'
lion OF John yler, Wh,n lnele Wus con
slueIuOle eexci.enent ~ over the count
~ ABOUT tho enorls OF tho wing pn.ty III
congress 70 rechnrtor the vniteu otntoS
naah, ng WE nsp"'anS ~ Von,s n,s pV1 ru,or
ciAt ons OF lhe oank, nnu ieurpu iyieI
wouiu iuoh 'ne p"vhoono W 'e'o snu
monaure. ,, he was oppoSvu 70 paper
ssnnrrenoy, oelleyed III nara MONEY
nen,on ,n 1n,n, n,ops -ms go,u amu s,,veu
wab tnel enlleu. ne wns puttieulnrY
seveio on vlay nnn WeoS1er anu Va,'
noun, anu oVn, hoi,, tnon oonh,or lroli
penIlepsoe' uieW nun out ON uehera,
liurrlson, ho spoke ulsparegingiy OF
ms inii,tury nulilly' ~ INV ~ uln uot
spenE inyornply OF atlnRle promlnent
polillcian DelohRlnR 10 tho WING, phrV,
lie llau been 80 belieu by tho leaders ol
.nn, pat,y tnat ny nsu oUne 70 nn,g the,n
WIN 4 bitter hatred. NOR would he Oe,
lley they were hctua,eu ~ any poll!ieai
NOV ,nent py HONEST m0tlves' no lllk
eu WIN fellnrkablo freedom, anu seonl'
eu to tnke pleusure IN entertaining mo-