The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-06-28
LOUBETS HAT AND JACK
SON 5 NOSE,

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The New Orleans States says
The recent personal assault on
President Loubet, during which
the top Of the high silk hat worn
hy the head the present French
government, was wrecked by
blow from n cane welded by
Baron de Christianti, and which
resulted in that fiery nobleman
being jugged III a bastile for a
term Of four years, has called to
mind m incident that occurred in
this country as long ago MS 1888.
The incident referred 70 was the
pulling of President Andrew
laeksen's nose by young nav.
al officer. The assault occurred
on steamboat while President
jackson was On route from the
national capital 60 t'redericlSs-
burg, Va, for the purpose OF
laying the corner stone or a mon-
ument 70 the mother OF George
Washington. When the boat
stopped at Alexandria to take on
freight and passengers d Lieut..
Randolph, who had recently been
courtmartialed and dismissed
from the navy, came aboard and
walking into tic cabin where
"Old Hickory sat smoking
pipe and reading newspaper,
clutched the president rather
prominent probo.cis between his
thumb and forelinger and yank-
ed il 50 violently as 10 cause the
claret TO flow.
It is needless ID aay that Pres
ident Jackson was furious, ana
although his assaiant was
promptly seized he managed.
with tho assistance Of friends. to
escape without any punishment
other than a jab in the ribs with
nm umbrella, which was admin
istered by department clerk who
Witnessed the affair. An indir-
nant citizen Of Alexandria offered
To kill Randolph If the president
would pardon him for the deed,
but the old hero Of New Orleans
and the Florida wars declared
that he was able to take care Of
himself against all comers and
did not wish any one 10 seek ven
geance for him. He expressed
regret, however, that he was not
armed at the time 80 that he could
have killed his assailant. The
impetuous Randolph was never
arrested or punished for the as
sault and az it il said that he and
his friends frequently boasted
that they succeeded In pulling the
nose Of General Jackson, but
there is no evidence that such
boasts were made iii the presence
Of any admirer of the stern old
soldier. Commenting on this in
cident which has nearly passed
out Of the minds Of men, tho Bal
timore Herald says:
Andrew jackson was a most
pronounced apostle Of social
equality, and even though he
was president he constantly re-
GREETED that be was not armed
when Randolph appeared, in or
der that he might revenge himself
for the insult offered to him. il
he had ever met Randolph af-
terwards there is no doubt that
he would have proceeded 10 at
tack him without ceremony.
Randolph 8 grievance was that
President Jackson had approved
the findings Of court martial
under which he had been dismisa-
ed from the naval service, and ii
is not to be questioned that he
deserved the severest punishment
Indeed, the omission to arrest and
punish him afforded striking
instance Of the immunity accord
ed, at that period, to persons
guilty Of bodily assault. At no
time in France has there been
any looseness in that direction.
In that country assaults on the
person have always been looked
upon as an offense calling for
condign punishment.
"To this usage is due the
prompt infliction Of a proper PEN
atty upon the Baron de Christiani
for his brutal attack on President