New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-08-08
PEESIDENT JACkSON'S TEA rs.
A NOyOGENARlAN'S KEMINISCE NCFS.

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rFRoM OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRIbuNH.i
JACKSON Ohio Aug. 2.-Samucl Baker Is
the oldest resident thi. and Mt ninety i've Is
remarkably we'll ard delights to recount the events OF
busy life. He has been acquainted win cv'rJ i'esi
dent s,ve Washineto" AMI Grant lie was boy ~
school with Buchanan. AMI his devoted fiend a'or III
life During tic Jack son Administration Mr.. Baker
vas n trusted ccrk In the Treasury and in'in''c al
the White House. His grandfather Robert fakcr was
a brgadier-cencral In the War OF tho Revolution lie
had been friend OF Washington All WAS with him III
the ri addock expedition Samuel Bakers father was
a lieutenant his fathers con 4" and TEo son "i inc
ueutenant wasone o: the first volunteer in the Wal
OF ISLE He fought at the battles Of the ih'il-s
chippewa Lundy's Lane and Fort Erie. At the Thames
he SAW Tecnmseh breathe hs last. and heard tho DE
cussion between Colonel johnson and oihi- as to The
artnal SLAYER dlan cie! MI. Baker says That
colonel johnson always denied even yc,fs nt"r",,"
that lie had killed rrcums IL, bnt admitted hi'ins sag
and that tie fell At Luniys l. mo MI h'hri
der For this Injury from whirl he hns suneiei for
seventy years the Old man was only Iivon renS"n ~
insalmcnt in Sep cmhcr. After the war MI Hakrf
lived IL Lancaster Penn In 80 a wa naio = c, ,
~, w. NO. ano'utei Con.ul 10 chill wi ch Office
ne rrlinani he'd III nftcrn moi tn. ih"rr Wa 100
nr ch murder hy the sraIlT l- he says; every morn
ing some one was FOUND ,,r"l 80" no ''no -, ,,,
lie aud left" LiS return he has hcrn t"n an
or hs been engaged In Official III, Pc nsyly.n',
ONO lie has nycl IN Jackson Comfy since 81 and
las ,erp a,nto- several terms II most interesting
remin.ce, ce concerned the early lie ~ f'ncharan
Hnkcr ami buchanan w"rr OF I o same age ana were
sworn friends. 1t was when playing bail wlh Mr. hAA
that tie future President was injured Tor me.
swiftly thrown ball siruck him on the neck calshf an
injury which s"nt the iunr" shtcsmani through
Mr. Bnker's Acquaintance VITA Jackson was peculiarly
ntrIe-tiue Dnilug IL, ccrhsnip IN ne ll'nsuiy nr
was considered an expert sc'ount'n' me h"'ks oi
several officials were i'll bad Shape Hnd Mr hihri va,
instructed to cu thrnugh tli,m Oid lilck"ry WON'T
NOT have it oor. the Department. Int missile ih.i
Baker should do lis work IN the irr-.deni7 rI,htr
room at the white House. For 'cvcrh weeks NE Nv"
men we're alone together day atcr dag: Wien ck'"n
a,sruyrrcI ,ha- h clerk lad been solder IN me Wrrof
1872 lac took pleasure taking about the evcDs Of that
conir Mr Baker says that til" President, ~onh co'nr
in elevate feet to the desk and INSIST thai al WORK
should stop Les TAX ,'",'i INC war ), h'; gu,
new rlay piIe--ne rsct IL po vice ana pre-
Ia.ru. a snoke wonll begin narrative ct rs a ven
lures y while g.ged the VIE "f an "nc
WAS announced. size wasa I H. qncculy woman ol
great hcanty and social di-tncuon. she came t" plea
Tor her son had been uhcor N Ia" Navy. ana "I"
had led "A Nutiny IN the Medcfrancin and Lad teen
sentenced to death hy banging HE PRESIDENT "h}
could pardon him and this boom he poor noinet sA"!
Mr. Baker describes tho sc'ne rs 80 t"frlh" anl
affecting that lac never FORGET II Lay M "Tir III,
pipe jackson sooi with his back 10 ia" graft aud heard
tho womau's uitcous apI al and : w her tear. fon
had mother. she .ohhei. For the sake o' your "w'
mothel's memory pardon my boy. IN, ,h' on warrior
| interfere. loni sou must lie 49,. .,.,.o.
Then the mother nuns ner'eN anJc, ny or i;e ,oor
she begged and sohloi all In vain. Finally ne Pres
icat requested her friends 10 take hor away wien the
door closed the Hero OF Nowcrichns sat down bntlel
his face IN bis hams and or eel like sir ckcn child
For haf an hcnr lie sobbei. never saying worl MI
Baker also Finally Jackson raised hi- mead
,rd snatcn,nc NJ his mr II 10 smoke. chanseI III.
mnld and dashed II On TIE hearth. Then g .ad can
stand 40 SCENES Ike tha'. Baker That woman
loves her SON She will never forgive me- she vii
curse as cruel. And yet do not dare in''rlre:
Ny God!-I wi-h had never beer elected Pfrsdcnt'
Then he went TO h's and manned alone all day.
Mr.. Baker. despite lis frcndsln for rnlnent Dem
ocrats has always been WING or Republican. lie h''
never MI sed a vote when In chill and that i "a
matter OF great to him. NO matter how bad he
weather he ont to local election often being
carried by candidates.