The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-02-06
THE HERO OF NEW ORLEANS.
OLD HICKORY AS A FIGHTER
Early History Of Andrew Jackson
Ills Famous Duel With "Thc Best
Pistol Shot in the World"

Washington Post.
Andrew jackson was born in the
WaXhaw settlements, N. c., in 1867
His mothers name before marriage
. was Hutchinson, and both shc and
jackson pcrc came from the north OF
Ireland. They wore Scotch-rish, ma
tlvcs OF Carrickfcrgus, Prcsbytcrians,
aud wcavers of linen. Andrews father
Gted three days before the coming
Judge, general and statesman was born
The poverty Of Andrews mother dur
Ing his whole youth was of the sort
called utter. He had two brothers, six
and three years older than he, named
Hugh and Robert. They went to work
aS farm hands at an early ago, and urc
presumed to have finally farmcd them
selves from youth to manhood, man
hood to old age, old age to tho grave.
at any rate, no oac cvor caught them
disturbing history.
Andrew jackson grew up sandy hair
cd, grey Dyed, slight in form, and sick-
ly as to health. He was intensely nor
yous, honest impulsivc, invotcratc
lie hated and ho loved. He did both
as few people over do. His vibrant
much for friend, too much to an enc
N.Y. No ono was Indifferent to him.
io was a foe or close to Jackson's
hcart. His courage was absolute, and
he always told the truth. If u man
always tolls tho truth, he had better
DC good fighter. If he isn't he'll get
Killed telling some particular truth
some day. Well, Jacksonwas as indom-
liable u lighter as ever stripped fo- u
contest. 1t was as we'll. He would 9TH
crwlse have been ploughcd under in
his first public year
Old Hickory was 8 years old when
| the cracked old bell rung out liberty TO
the world in Philadelphia. Before
Washington got through with Corn
wallis at Yorktown seven years more
had elapsed, and Jackson was l6. The
war or the Revolution made Il wciyhtv
impression on young Andrew, the more.
| perhaps, because he was held as I. bow
prisoner by some ambitious Britons for
season, and when they had time to
waste they were wont to Gun and kick
anu bullet tho young rcbcl about lust
to show him, as the Milcsian policeman
dld tho colorcd prisoner, that they had
| authority over him. The account OMEN
ed with England on this revolutionary
occasion the ardent jackson succeeded
in squaring thirty-thrco years later
ut the battle Of Now Orleans. Pack
| oman would have shown wisdom had
nc pleaded the statute OF limitations.
Tho same year that jackson was
loSNCu III HIS NOFtn Carolina cradle
| the cradle Of John Quincy Adams wue
being rocked up in Now f,ngland. No
one could then forcscc the combats of
these two rcd-faccd human bits. About
| midway between in Virginia WAS Baby
| Rachel Donaldson in her cradle, af-
! forward TO marry Jackson and be the
Indirect cause OF Il great deal Of his
tory, some Of it blood red, too
1t IS not tho present purpose, nor is
there space, to write Il history Of Jack
son. His mother hoped to make =
preacher Of him, but her ambitions
slipped. Jackson got II sort Of an cdu-
cation, and was alleged to be u LAWYER.
lie had IL keen, apprchcnsivc intclli-
and Justice unsurpassed. Those last,
rather than the books he read, were
his chief lights and safeguards as an
advocate and IL Judge. But Jacl<son
couldn't spell lutte bit. In u dav
when bad spelling ran riot in the land
Jackson was far and away the worse
spcllcr in Tennessee. Jerry Simpson
once cXul ted over tho invention and
intl OductiOn into human affairs of the
common stcnographcr Of commerce.
Wy on say what you please" saws
Simpson, "without d0dging a word
and You throw the responsibility of th,
spelling on the stcnOgraphcr" But
there were no shorthand people whcr
Tennessee was young, and jackson had
to boar tho brunt of his own awfu
orthography. But he succeeded il
making himself understood as wcll IL.
any man OF his own or any other day.
Our hero killed young man name
Dick insOn in q duel. All Of the copdI
tions which surrounded this killing
served to mako it one OF the most celc
bratCd Of single combas. This tight
as many allcgc and believe, grew out
OF JacksOn's marriage. JacksOn's wife
however, was merely an excuse, Il pre-
text. The duel was the plain fruit 81
Ii political plot to kill Jackson and &C,
him out OF the way. He was too pow
crful, too popular, too much the idol o
the people. Many there were who
would have preferred him as an angc
and OF this earth altogether and out o
politics. So They set up dark game
to kill Jackson and pnt Dickinson for
ward to do it. The prctcxt was Mrs
JackSOn-~aS amiablc. as virtuOuS ant
as loving Il wife as ever walked dowl
any aisle to any altar to tho music 0
any wedding march.
Rachel tobards was q beautiful brll
nette, wife Of Lowis Robartls, IL Ken
tuckian. These two lived in Tennessee
, with RachcPs mother, Mrs. Donaldson
= boarded at the widow Donaldsons $
Robards was ~ drunken, shiftiess, low
brOwcd brute. He i'll treated his wifi
and once deserted her He choose t
- become jealous Of jackson when th
, latter boarded at tho widow DonaId
+ sons. ltobnrds tried with a sinccrit
+ truly kcntnckian to get Jackson t
) take q rifle and go and shoot it out will
him. Jackson restrained himself an,
( declined to fight ltoDards, vastly t
, that drunkard's ) contempt and disgust
4 Robards WAS tho only man who couldn'
= got u fight ont Of jackson.
= But jackson, as an outcome, left tin,
0 Donaldson boarding house, and Rp
y b;.rds left his wife. Richards wont bacl
; to kentucky and sued for q divorce
= Word came on happy wings to say tha
Q ho had succeeded. The beautiful bru
ncttc was free, and she and jackson
) wore we'd.
T. But ulaS and alack IT, was all q mi.