The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1901-11-16

tnSnSh. Andrew at this time, only l.
years old, remained with his othel
brother until independence was final!
acknowledged by England. We thu!
find him a private fighting for hi:
country at 13 years of age and dying
after having filled two terms as pres.
ident of the United States.
In 1854 he began the study of law
and three years later was appointed
solicitor for the western district OF
South Carolina, now the state of Ten
mes see. At this time there were sew
eTal tribes of Indians who engaged
from time to time in attacks upon this
frontier settlement, and Jackson was
the leader of the settlers, fighting the
Indians with such success as to gain
from them the complimentary titles OF
Sharp Knife" and Pointed Arrow
In 1896 we find him a member of the
convention which modelled the consti-
tuition and organized the state of Ten
neSsee, next in the legislature as rep
resentative and then senator, and then
by appointment judge of the supreme
court, and during this time a major
general of the state militia whenever
occasion required
In 1913 the Creek Indians attacked
the settlement and Jackson raised a
volunteer force of some 5000 men and
in very short order defeated them en-
tirely. We have always heard of the
title "Old Hickory" as applied to
Jackson, and it is said that this title
had its origin during his campaign OF
1913 against these Indians. AT onc
time he found himself and his arm
utterly destitute of supplies and
showed his soldiers an example of en-
durance by living for time on hickory
nuts. 1t was this that gave him the
I title
On March 81, 1914, he fought a final
battle at the Horse Shoe peninsula in
! the Tallahoosa, which completely
broke the power finally of the Indian
race in North America For his ser
! vices in this matter he was appointed
/ major general of the army of the
! United States, and in the war then on
with England he commanded a force
which captured Pensacola ending with
! the brilliant victory at New Orleans
on Jan. 8, 1915.
Jackson probably is the most COM
| plete representative in American his
tory of the man who never forgot
friend or fOrgave an enemy. Some
/ time prior to 1904 he had contracted
friendship with Aaron Burr, who had
killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel,
and who was finally placed upon trial
on the charge of treason, which took
place at Richmond, Va, in 1907. AL
though Jackson was a politician and
Burr universally hated for the killing
of Hamilton, and for his alleged trea-
son, still Jackson stood by Burr dur
ing the entire trial, assisting;him with
money, counsel and friendship. He
stopped at nothing in enforcing what
he believed to be the right. After the
battle of New Orleans he declared
martial law, with unrelenting stern
ness banfshing from the city judge
who offered resistance, and was fined
81 900 for contempt of court. This
amount with interes) was repaid to
him afterward by act of congress.
His fight against the renewing of the
charter for the United States bank is
historic, he at first standing almost
alone in opposition to the bill, refusing
to approve it and finally commanding
his secretary to take, practically bod
ilv. the money away from the then
United States bank. For this he was
openly censured by the senate, but ac-
lions of this nature show the man.
In 1918 he was directed to conquer
the Seminole Indians. He followed
them into Florida, then Spanish terri
tory, and came near involving this
country in a serious difficulty with !
Spain, but the purchase of Florida |
ended the trouble. In 1921 he was ap-
pointed governor of Florida, and again !
his willfulness and determination
brought him into collision with the |
civil authorities, from which he was |
finally extricated by John Quincy |
In 1928 he was nominated for presi- |
dent. His rival candidates were Ad-
ans, Crawford and Clay. He obtained !
the largest number of electoral votes. |
but no one had an absolute majority, /
which threw the election into the house !
of representatives, and he was beaten
in February, 1925, by one vote by
Adams.
Jackson in his campaign had made
his impression upon his party, and Van
Buren, of New York and other politi-
clans Joined with him in an attack on
the administration. He gave them his
confidence freely, he was nominated,
and in 1928 elected as a Jeffersonian
Democrat. He was again elected in
1882, beating Henry Clay. At this time
the recharter of the Bank of the United
States came up and he vetoed it. In
1893 he ordered the public deposits in
The bank to be changed to the direct
charge of the government. The senate
passed a resolution of condemnation.
Jackson protested and it was finally
1t is said of him that he was the
,nly president who ever went out of !
,ffice more popular than when he went !
n. He went into office as a military
nan with very crude political notions
lie left his party strong and thorough T
Y organized and from the date of his ,
etiring to the date of his death had !
10 further political office, but lived at | '
lis home. called the Hermitage, near t
Nashville /
During his second term what was t
,nown as the Notification party /
rought up an agitation throughout
outh Carolina, principally in OPPOSE S
ion to the tariff rates but practically t
4 asserting a doctrine of state rights, I
hat if enforced would necessarily have t
I'd to a breaking up of the federal a
MON. The notification agitation led t
} the famous debate between Hayne
South Carolina and the renowned f
'anel Webster, and his speech was a
rObably the final agent causing it to F
top. He died June s, 1S45.
He had a self confidence that was O
lblime. It was said of him that on
ne occasion while on a sea vessel a C
we're storm was raging and one or Ii
lore of the passengers near him be-
an to show fear. He turned to one n
them and said, ut is very evident L
lat you were never on vessel before 81
18th me-"
IN new orleans MS memory is hon Is
ed by the Jackson square they have,
lis taking the name from having OF
thin it the equestrian statue of Jack
N, a most beautiful work of bronze.
ickson square is a small Enclosure of 81
'obably two squares near the river.
e old French cathedral facing it. AS 7
lie energies from the cathedral the | Al
st object that meets the eye is this m
.roic statue of Jackson mounted on TT
S charger, one hand raised and point
G off down the river. One can easily Of
forget his surroundings If
Id imagine that this wonderful man :;
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