Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-13
inviting Attention to Gen. jackson.

Editor Morning NeloS: The name of
Gen. Henry K. jackson has been proml-
nently brought forward and very thor
oughly canvassed as the name that should
lead to victory before the Democratic con-
yention soon to meet in this city to nomi-
nate the candidate for Congress from the
First district.
On the roster of brilliant men whom the
State of Georgia has reason to be proud of,
know no name that should stand higher,
or man that so completely comes up to
the standard of measurement than does
the name and man Henry Root Jackson
and it may not be amiss just at this time
to give short resume of his life and
work.
Gen. jackson was born at Athens,
Clarke county, Georgia, his father being
the late DR.. Henry jackson, a man dis
tinguished in his day. Young Jackson,
after the usual preliminary studies, gradu-
ated at Yale College and studied law. He
made his first political speech at Prince
ton Factory, near Athens, in 1884, at a
| barbecue, which speech was convincing
and gained much applause.
After studying law and entering on its
practice in Savannah, young Jackson was
elected Captain of the "Irish Jasper
Green's" with which command he entered
the Mexican war. In 1916 he was promoted
to the Colonelcy of the regiment, and was
succeeded in the Captaincy of the
EsGreens'' by that sterling man, the late
Capt. John Mcmahon.
After the Mexican war Col. jackson
was appointed District Attorney for the
| district of Georgia. Afterwards was
elected Judge of the Superior Court for
| the Eastern Circuit, and during the Judge
/ ship the following incident of history
| occurred: In 1851 a steam vessel moored
at the Eastern wharves and was sus-
pected Of completely in the Lonez ipsur-
rection against Cuba. The United States
District Attorney, the late Henry Will
hams, Esq, hearing of the arrival of the
vessel, obtained a warrant for her seizure
and placed it in the hands of the United
States Marshal to execute. The crew of
the vessel, armed to the teeth, defied
the authority of the United States. Judge
Jackson was appealed to by the Sheriff of
this county, the late Benjamin Cole, and
Judge jackson issued his warrant for the
capture of the vessel. The authority of
the State of Georgia being defed, Judge
Jackson went down to the vessel, crossed
the gang plank, and unarmed trOd the
deck of the vessel, arrested the conspira-
tors and seized the vessel thereby sus-
tanning and maintaining the dignity and
majesty of the State of Georgia.
Shortly after this Judge Jackson was
appointed Minister to Austria under the
administration OF President Pierce. 1t
was while Minister that a German
American citizen on a visit to the father
land was arrested for the evasion of the
requirement of military service. Minister
Jackson, on hearing of the case, asserted
the dignity of the United States and COM
PEELED the recognition of American citi-
zenship of the former German subject.
On his return from Austria Judge jack
son resumed the practice of law in Sa-
breaking out of hostilities between the
States. He then entered the Confederate
service and was made General. Among
other military exploits, he won the Green
brier fight. On the return of peace Gen.
Jackson returned to Savannah, and has
since kept as bright and untarnished
from even the shade of suspicion as had
always been the character, integrity and
patriotism which is now presented to the
Democracy of the First district.
Gen. Jackson is an orator, most able
and distinguished jurist, a man of
acknowledged literary attachments and
poet, and who can read his lines "The
Red Old Hills of Georgia." but must con-
fess that the man who gives utterance to
such sentiments can do but one thing,
and that is in the halls of Congress repre-
sent truly and indeed, not only the First
district, but the entire grand old State of
Georgia from her ''red old hills" down to
the sea git borders of the First district
and stan AmOng his fellows without
superior, eVen though an equal might be
there. CHATHAM.