The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-12-19
TRADITIONS OF JACKSON,
South Carolina May Have an Tn.
portantIRelic to the Worlds Fair
Mt ST. Louis.

Mt St. Louis.
Special to the Mountaincer.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 10.-IIon. j. II.
CAN'T, deputy secretary of the State
of South Carolina, is in commune
cation with officers of the Worlds
Fair with reference to the representa-
ton Of that State at the Exposition of
1903. 1t has been suggested that a
, reproduction of the cabin in which
President Andrew jackson was born
would be very interesting feature.
referring to this suggestion Mr.. CAN'T
writes to Secretary Reeves, of the
committee on State and Territorial cx-
hibits, ~ follows:
81 am informed by n gentleman
who visited the birthplace of this rug
Scd ola hero several years ago that lit
| tie now remains of the log cabin in
which nc spent his boyhood days but
the chimney. 1t is located in the
WaXhaw ncighborhoOd of Lancaster
County, in this State, but so close to
the line of Union County, North Caro-
! lima, that residents of the latter State
, claim it to be across the line.
| "llowcvcr, all doubt that may have
existed ~ to the nativity of Gen.
Jackson was removed beyond uucs-
! tion, when in his famous notification
proclamation the appealed 0 the fell
: low-citizcns of his native Statc,' and
when III his will he directed that sthc
, large vase presented to me by the la.
, dies OF Charleston, SO. Ca, my native
, state, with the large picture represent
! ing the ,furling Of the Anne, lean ban
ncr, presented to me by the citizens
: of South Carolina, when it was refused
/" be accepted by the u. 5. Senate, |
leave in trust to my son, a. Jackson,
.Jr, with directions that should our
, happy country not be blessed with
prace-~an event not always to be OK.
pcctcd-hr will ut the close of the
war, or end of the conflict, pr, sent
each of said articles of incstimablc
value, to that patriot residing IN the
city or state from which they we're pre-
scented, who shall be adjudycl by his
cnuntrymcn or the ladies to have been
the most valiant in the defense of his
country or our cOuntry's rights
.lackson's boyhOod days, among
the rugged WaXhaw patriots, were pa
lhctraliy tragic, and doubtless did
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lighted to honor his memory, and would
am assured, co operate with the efforts
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rrt, The two boys enlisted undcr
; Sumter and at the brutal massacre of
the assembled patriots at the WaXhaw
church, hy Tarlciun, were taken pris
) "ncrS and carried 10 Charleston. An.
other brother, Hugh, had also enlisted
;,ld was killed III battle. The auon;.:cd
ana widowed mother followed her two
remaining sons TO Chnr)cs;on ,nd
'lh"'l'% lhaI 'hey were confined aboard
prison ship sought to relieve Lhcil
, "iS'r'Sscs' II the accounts which
come down To MS can hc trusted, this
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