Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-10-15
TIE uERMIrAcE. NEAH NASHVILLE.

THE HERMITAGE, NEAR NASHVILLE.
 dresses you" Between l1S0 and I194 the Indians killed in the area now in- cluded in Nashville and its suburbs one person every ten days on an average. In l7S7 B were killed. The next year An drew Jackson and party arrived. He was soon a leader ill Indian warfare, then leading lawyer and judge. In January, l796, he represented his pre- cinct ill the state constitutional conven- tion at Knoxville. and in the following December hc entered congress as the first representative from Tennessee.
 Tho state has given three presidents to the nation-all natives of North Car olina. however, though Jackson always thought he was a native of South Caro- lima. Other heroes of whom the state is proud were David Crockett, hero of the Alamo; Thomas II. Benton, sam Hous- ton, Bell, Coffee and many more, not to mention those of our own time. Now the state purposes to celebrate all these as well aS her wonderful achievement in material things. An organization has been completed similar to that for the Chicago Worlds fair, and the capital of S15O, 900 already secured will be de- voted to the erection of buildings and preparation of the grounds. but this is only small part of what will be cx- pended.
 The president of the commission is Nathaniel Baxter, ,lr., q native of tho state and noted as president of tho Ten nessee Coal. Railroad and Iron compa- ny. The first vice president Is General w. H. Jackson, known to the country as owner of the famous Belle Meade stock farm. The director general k Ma jor \. w. Willis. q native of Penusylva- mia who came to Nashville as a Federal officer durin- the war, married a Nash vile lady, Was postmaster of the city during the Harrison administration and made record in the office of which all Nashville k proud. EX-COngreSsmau H. Clay Evans of Chattanooga, also q Pennsylvanian by birth. and all the other officials are men of like standing, Cx- perience and energy. The women also have an organization, and the ladies who have The Hermitage in charge OK pect to take au important part.
 The Hermitage, known to all Ameri- cans as the home of Andrew Jackson, is
 12 miles east of Nashville and is pre-. served as he left il, save that it is well filled with mcmcntOS of the o!d hero and other historic relics. The house is a square rcd brick standing some distance from the road and reached by broad | avenue so dcnsely shaded by heavy e. dars and other trees that it seems dark | even at midday. This leads to broad and beautiful lawn in front of the house. Within plain sight and not far away is the tomb holding the mortal remains oi Jackson and his Rachel. above whose grave is n slab, hearing tho affecting
 tribute written by her husband and con. | taining this reference to attacks made on her in partisan campaigns:
 A being so gentle and so virtuous
 islander might wound. but could not dis honor
 Belle Meade. the most noted stocl farm i'll America. if not in the world. , is few miles northwest of Nashville
 It consists of ,, 200 acres uf splendid | land and is the property of General w
 H. Jackson and his brother. the ex-sen
 Rtor and present United States circuit judge. There is Iroquois, who won thC | Epsom Derby, Prince of Wales stake.
 and Doncaster over everything in Eng
 land. Also Luke Blackburn, who as | Swear old won 22 ont of 24 races. 1 The first permanent settlement Wa; I Iade at Nashville in the winter oi l119-S0. and it received a city charter
 in 1SO6, but had no more than 20, OOC inhabitants at the beginning of the war | Even in 1870 the federal census credited
 it with but 25, S59 Soon after the great
 development began, and now its 100, 00C
 people can compare with any equa
 number in the world as to extent anC
 variety of mapufactures. active capital
 and especially in splendid buildings ant
 great institutions of learning