The Greenville times., 1889-11-16
HER0OF THE HERMITAGE
Striking Points in the Career Of
Andrew Jackson.
hls HARstE BusT n cOUET sQuARl

HF4Ap4ls, Azani
One Of the leading incidents ln III,
life Of Andrew Jackson was. by the
eternal" Another verJ important and
Interesting feature vas remark o.
bis: by the eternal. the Federal Union
must and snail bo preserved" OF sordl
to that effect. This remark Is chissIed
on the pedestal OF his marble bust In
Court Square. placed there thirty years
ago by the late J. Marsh Patrick and
others OF Jaeks0n's admirers. Some
vandal hand Iried to obIiteraie the sen
fence during the secession period. and
deiaced the word Federal" also a
part Of the word ''Inion." but made q
bad job Of II. and both words are still
! plain to view. though slightly dishg-
ured. Even bad ihey been marked en-
tirely out The words would live on for
ever. or as long as English words last.
The expression will hold conspicu.
pes place In the memory Of future gem
trations. as Il did in the minds OF that
which succeeded Jackson. II did more
toward defeating the soldiers Of the
Southern Confederacy than did the
legions OF any general on the Federal
side. except perhaps Gen. Grant
There Is an equestrian statue OF An
drew jackson done in bronze from can
non taken 10 action from the British,
by the sculptor CLARK Mills, and located
In tho center OF Jackson Square. in
front OF the old Spanish Cathedral. at
New Orleans. 1t was on this spot that
jackson was received by an enthusiast
pcpulace. headed by tho venerable
bishop OF the city. and there he offered
thanks TO heaven for their almost
miraculous delivery from pillage. rapIne
and murder through Jackson's wis.
dom and the bravery Of his army. The
massive pedestal or base OF this statue
Is Massachusetts granite. aud on It's
side Is the same inscription alluded TO
before: The Federal Union must and
shall DO preserved" Some one started
TO deface the words during the civil war
period. and it is related that old Ben
Butler. then commander had the man
caught and imprisoned. with tho idea Of
having him shot Butler. as many
people used to know, was very like
jackson In one respect. and that was,
MS devotion In early lifo to tho cause Of
the Democracy, and the holding OF
public Office. There Is no record Of
what became OF this vandaL
The inscriptions on Jackson's ped. ,
estal In Court Square arc significant, /
Aud also mean volumes. for they tell Of ,
leading events In his ilustrious career,
and also dclneatc much OF his personal /
character.
They real as follows, 7
''rhe seventh President Of the U. s. I
From life, By John frazee. artist. 1885. b
lnaugurated January Sth. 1852 Talla- s
dega, Emuckfau, Horse Shoe, New Or /,
leans. Honor aud gratitude to those c,
who have filled the measure OF their NJ
country's glory Eregi Psrrenn,us SC
Aere. Frangas non Fiectas. Tho VI
plain English Of the last two sentences al
is' 4 have reared monument more Gu w
during than brass You may break, TO-
you cannot bend me-" de-
A vast number OF places aud objects Tic
are TO bo found all over America com. pil
memoratlng the namo Of Andrew Jack ca
|ron Every State In tho Union has its M
ackson county or county town.
pany steamboats, aud ships were nanl5 ho
fter him the first being built byd6x III,
arroll, OF Tennessee. In 1878 fhcrc Is hs
70 . jackson Point on'thc Mississippi do,
Per. jackson Mound here, two jackson ia,
reets, until dire confusion caused one rlt,
DO called m avenue, and any num- tho
y OF people named for him. The I
rock and Cherokee lndlaas used TO call nm,
M 'Old Jacksa." but his soldiers Gin
|lled him ''Old Hickory" because hc sol,
4 on nuts when ratlons wero scarce. ma,
Pul park was built there, seven Tn,
Pes stood on tho top VI tho mound, Sta
pr where tho bridge Is TO cross tho the
'er. at tho lower eud OF our city. ono lon,
30 representing each letter Of his wa.
me. The largest island Of the Mis-. tlc
sippi river, from It's source to tho Gen
", near this city. used to bu called pub
ckson's Island. but after tho general aga
IS elected President in 1929, II was saw
anged 10 Presidents Island. sar,
The fastest runner OF the last ccncr- hon
on, who went afoot 10 miles inside of one,
minutes. beating half a dozen In. wri,
ms, was known rs jackson, the The
nerican Deer" Horses, mules. don. ci,v
ys. and even dogs, bear his honored iudo
mo- and though he was never saint vep,
life therc Is no certainty but that fora
ne day he may bo called st. Jackson. tes,,
,kson had deal to do with Mem. tho
=. lie wrote a graphic description and
The site and its prospects three tho
srters OF century ago aud had il was
nted In Philadelphia. II Is still Unit
'ted rs the bcst description OF tho pua,
CO yet composed. lie owned third for 4
crest in the town then. and afterward posi,
l u for 1920 on long credit TO n In nj
named Butler OF jackson. Tenn. ho,n
MS sale was made when the genera, .Jsck
lred to the Presidency. and when s,o,,
mics charged that he was trying TO ra,id
ance personal interest at the public .n =,
ense by such Jobs as a Federal navy. ,h.,
Tor this vicinage The only thing .te u
vas ever known 10 advocate and aid NJ
e y, '"e "o'ancement OF the Jack,
n was military road through the tpo,I
francis Basin. from a point oppo. al. .
here, starting ftom Hopeieid and wbilo
q on toward Marion, part Of oyor
a, al ,l. .'eu mat was not z
AZ, AZ w ,"io"u !" MN as sort Of laws.
,,n,s '''s W snow mat in rise
-. rss 's wy NV more Sirtuous capt.,
,n.r 'o"s .hsS a"a an,'eted with Demo
~ ,,,'..a.. NV" n's latter point acknC
80 .s ~" :" 'ne iac. that once electe
'son toasted John C. Calhoun As b,mso
honest man the noblest work Of -,
: as history records. aud some - ~
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row Jsct.on rs,,. "''e'' "nich could