The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-03-27

al DOuSe.
TO this Mr.. Jones rejoined: "He is the
man who put an end to the Black Hawk
war. Twas his aid-de;camp. He is now
colonel of the First regiment of the
United States cavalry"
oh" he exclaimed. lis that the man
that you WANT"
Eyes, sir; he is the man that my con-
Btituents want"
well, my son." then said the presi-
dent, "makc Inc Il list of all the Offices,
with the salary attached to each, and
bring them to me. l will give you some
of them. My cabinet will be opposed to
it, but will give you some of the other
offices as we'll as the governor.
Old Hickory's Fiat.
Mr.. Jones then took his leave, but in
day or two he returned with tho list.
which he read to President jackson. who
thereupon remarked, II will allow you
to name the men to fill all these offices
except the judges. My cabinet say that
western men would take all the lands
from us, and we should never get any
more lead rents from the mines. But
you may go into the state department
and select such Democrats as have been
recommended from the states, and will
appoint them"
After thanking the president Mr.. Jones
went direct to the state department.
where he met John Forsyth, then the
secretary, who CURLY declined to show
him the lists. But" remarked Mr..
Jones, President Jackson has just told
me to come here and examine the lists
and the recommendations"
To which the secretary replied, "Well.
If Old Hickory says that you must see
them l cannot object"
The result was that all the Offices. from
that of governor down, were filled on the
recommendation of ''the young man
from Michigan" This was strange, but
stranger still was the fact that this domi
nation of the new man was submitted TO
with the greatest good nature by the
veteran politicians.
An Interview With Calhoun.
Early in the succeeding year Michigan
was admitted as state into the Union.
and this act legislated Colonel Jones out
of his position as delegate to congress.
But he was promptly chosen as delegate
from Wisconsin, and in this capacity lie
was, in 1887, called upon to organize
the territory of Iowa from SO much of
Wisconsin as lay west of the Mississippi
river. This was no easy task, for John
Z. Calhoun, who was then all powerful
i'll the United States senate, had set his
face infleXibly against the formation of
any more free territories, to be soon Gre
ated abolition states" and thereby dis
turb the balance of political power.
10 every approach of Colonel Jones he
returned Il uniform answer. 81 would be
glad TO serve You in any way except
when you ask me to sacrifice great DO
htical principle" Therefore to over
come his opposition Mr.. Jones was forced
to resort to new order Of tactics. He
was at the time leader of Washington
society. He had n most attractive and
accomplished wife and was himself-as
am told by an aged lady who was then
one of the bellies of Washington-"cx-
ceptionally fine looking, and with n high
ly cultivated intellect, and manners fit
to grace any court in Europe, and, more
over, the finest dancer on this continent ="
1t happened that Mr.. Calhoun had Il
daughter, beautiful and accomplished
and the idol of her father. Colonel
Jones got up party ut the house of
Senator Linn of Missouri, and to it Miss
Calhoun was invited. He was of course
very attentive to her ut the party, and mt
Its close he escorted her to her fathers
house. AS he was about to bid her good
night at the doorway she thanked him
for his great politeness and expressed
the hope that she might be able TO in
l.
can" he answered. You can render me
most important service by putting your
lovely arm about your fathers neck
when he comes down to breakfast in the
morning and insisting that he shall vote
for my bill for the admission of Iowa. 1t
has passed the house and will come W
III the senate tomorrow. "I'll do it., she
replied. "l'll surely get his assent"
a Successful Ruse.
Early on the following morning Mr..
Jones called ut the house to learn the re-
suit, but the young lady met him with Il
detected countenance. Her father had
the highest esteem for Colonel Jones, but
he could not consent to the creation of
any more abolition states and should do
all he could to defeat the organization of
Iowa. The situation called for change
OF tactics, and "the young man from
Michigan" accordingly arranged with the
young lady to send IL friend for her with
carriage to conduct her to the senate
before the Iowa bill should come up for
consideration. Arrived there, she was.
on a given signal from him, to invite
her father into the library and to keep
him there until the bill had passed the
senate. She did SO, and thus it was
that Iowa became n territory and in due