Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-05-05

the whole journey, but thanks to OF
Heavenly Father, his health is impro,
, ing Still bis appetite is delicate, an
company and business are oppressi VI
but look unto the Lord, from whenc
comes all my comfort. have Oh
precious promise, and l know that m
Redeemer liveth.
Don't be afraid Of my going ava
to these vain things. The apostle says
l can do all things in Christ, VIII,
strengtheneth me- The play actor
sent me letter, requesting my coun
tenance to them. No. A ticket to ball
and parties. No, not one. Two dinings
several timesto drink tea. Indeed, Mr.
jackson encourages me in my course
lie recommends it to me to be stead
fast. l am going today to hear Mr.
Snmmerfeld. He breaches in tn,
methodist Church; a very highly spoken
OF minister; glory to God for the privi
lege. Not day or night but there ID
the church opened for prayer"
On the day on which this letter was
written Gen. jackson had the pleasure
OF seeing the Senate concur with the
bill which provided so munificentIy
for paying to Lafayette the debt which
the nation owed him.
In 1924 the people of the United
States failed to elect a President, and
1t fell upon the House Of Representa-
tives, voting by States, each State hav
ing one vote, TO elect one from the three
candidates who had received the high
est number of electoral votes. A ma
Jority of States being necessary to an
election. some one candidate had to Sc.
cure the vote of thirteen States. The
question was decided February 0, 1925,
In favor of Mr.. Adams, although Gen.
Andrew jackson was the nation 3
choice. The population of the United
States in 1920 was nine and half mil.
lions. The population of the three
States which gave majority for Mr..
Clay was 1,2l2,3S7. The population of
the three States which preferred Mr..
Crawford was 1,497, ,O29. The popula
ton of the seven States which voted
for Gen. Jackson was S,757,756. 1t so
appears that Gen. jackson received,
hrst, more electoral votes; secondly,
the vote of more States; thirdly, the
votes of more people than any other
candidate. Add to these facts the fact
no less indisputable, that Gen. jackson
was the choice Of Kentucky, Missouri
and Georgia, and it must be admitted
that he came nearer being elected by
the people than any other candidate.
At noon on February 9 the members
OF the Senate, with their President and
Sergeant at Arms, entered the Repre-
sentative hall. Every member Of the
House was in his place except one, who
was known be sick. The galleries were
packed with spectators and the areas
were 'thronged with judges, ambassa
dors, governors of States and other
privileged persons. The first business
was to open the electoral packets, and
the formal announcement that Mr..
Calhoun had been elected Vice Presi.
dent: that no one had received ma.
]ority of electoral votes for the Presi-
dency, and that the House of Represen.
tatives had then to elect a President
from the three highest candidates
Jackson, Adams and Crawford. The
Senators retired, and the roll of the
House was called by States, and the
members of each delegation took their
seats together. The votes of each State
were placed in box by itself. The
tellers were Daniel Webster and John
who opened the boxes and
counted the ballots. A long contest
had been expected, but the result when
announced surprised almost everyone.
Gen. Jackson deeply loved his
mother He had great reverence for |
women and often spoke OF his mothers
courage, her forceful charac cteristics
and would sometimes clinch a remark
oy saying, That l learned from my
good old mother" He once said OF his
mother, "One Of the last ipjunctions
given me by her was never to institute
suit for assault and battery, or for
defamation; never to wound the feel.
ngs Of Others, nor suffer my own to be
outraged. These we're her words of
ldomonition TO me. remember them
veil, and have never failed to respect
hem. My settled course through life
las been to bear them in mind, and
'ever to insult or wantonly to assail
ne feelings of any one; and yet many
onceive me to be most ferocious ami.
nal, insensible to moral duty, and re
ardless of the laws, both of God and
I man. ."-Eatons Life Of Jacks
Jackson held the memory of his
nother most sacred to the end, and 1928
'hen he was accused of almost every
rime, offense and improperly that
nan was ever guilty of, his wife found
i'm in tears one day and when ap.
reached upon the cause he pointed to
paragraph rejecting upon his mother
70 said; Myself can defend; you
an defend; but now they have assail-
d even the memory of my mother"
Gen. Andrew Jackson was staunch
nd successful defender of the attacks
pom the reputation and character of