The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-09-28

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The death Of the late x-United stSter
Senator VIM. NJ. Gwin will doubtless giyt
TO the public large number of letter
written by Gen. Andrew Jackson before
his accession to the Presidency during
that period and up to within short time
before his death. Thpee letters were re
Gently copied by a friend Of DR.. Gwin, and
1t was with the understanding that they
were to be prepared for publication aitel
his death. DR.. Gwiu died so unexpect
eddy that it is not known il no gave any
directions in the matter OF their PubliCa'
ton. One Of the reasons assigned by him
to the writer for Withholding the letter.
from publication wss that he would pro-
woke bitter controversies, and, as he said
he had quite enough tlhat sort OF thing,
and wanted no more OF it.
Among these many letters is one which
is full OF interest and pathos. The Gen.
eral writes his friend, not very long before
his death, that he had reached an age
when he was admonished by nature that
but little while remained for him On
earth, and recognizing it to be a duty to
give to the world an evidence that he was
believer in the sublime traths OF re-
ligion, he had determined to attach him
self TO the church, as COMMUNICATE,
which he had long attended. He writes
he had sent for Rev. Dr.. -, living near
him, and expressed to him his desire. He
details most fully the interview with his
~ M rl,E he
all the General had 10 say, which vas
deprecatorY OF himself, and doubtful OF
his fitness to become a communicate in
the church Of his selection, tho reverend
doctor combatted that idea, aad then told
General jackson there was one thing i'm
perative, and knowing his life to have
been one Of bitter controversy, he feared
the General would find it difficult, but
before being enrolled among the members
Of his congregation he must forgive his
enCmies.
This General writes that he sskeA the
reverend doctor to give him until the next
dav 10 consider, and that night, rs hs
writes, he spent hours in recalling the past
aud the actors IN it, aud he details many
OF the bitter animosities that came to him
uuTluR luuL hlEitt auu hbitltp thup1 VIVA
whom he was engaged in them, and says,
with great earnestness, that he iorGives
this one and that one, and concludes that
it was very hard TO do but that he had
thought il all over and even forEives
Buchanan, who had caused him great
deal OF pain and suffering, and made him
do great injustice to Mr.. Clsy. "Yes,"
be writes, ~ forgive him, toow The next
day, when the reverend doctor came to
see him, he told him that, after long re-
view OF the past, he was able to ray he
freely forgave all his enemies, and the rev.
rrend doctor then prayed with him long
and fervently. It was arranged that on
the next Sunday Gen. Jackson would be
received into the church, and as the
clergyman was leaving, Gen. jackson says
in this letter, he repeated that he had
freely forgiven his enemies, bu. that be
could not forgive the n5lnies OF his dear
wife.
These letters, from Which the above is
given in substance, are full OF iuterest, and
their publication will attract general atten-
ton,