The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-02
ADMIRAL SCHLEY VISITS
 TOMB OF ANDREW JACKSON
The Great Admiral Lays Garland Of VeneraioD and Respect on the Grave Of the
 Great General.

government to haten South and thwart
 the attempts of Burr. Jefferson replied In warmly congratulatory letter thank.
 ing him and accepting his offer, but
 Burr's arrest prevented the regiments being called into service. It is a matter of political interest that Jackson later became convinced that the trial of Burr
 was due solely to the machinations or his (Burr's) enemies in Washington, Jeffer- son foremost of them, and IS he never
 showed his friendship in lukewarm
 manner. hastened to Richmond where Burr was being tried by Chief Justice and made a speech on the public square of Richmond denouncing Jefferson's ad-
 ministration because of Its prosecution of Burr. Burr never forgot 1t and was one of the first to mention Jackson for
 the Presidency.
 A matter of still greater interest show ing how the streams which make up the river of history mingle before joining the great father of waters as 1t goes toward the ocean of eternity, Is that the niece of Jacksons wife married Thomas Jefferson's grandson and the progeny ot that union sleeps in the church yard at the Hermitage. Elizabeth Martin was one of the many nieces of General Jack sons wife. who visited the White House.
 and while there met Lewis Randolph, grandson of Jefferson whom she mar ried. One son was born to them, when the husband died. The child was named Lewis Jackson Randolph He died at the age of five years, and. is buried in this headstone is written Thy will, Oh God,
 be done The child's mother became the second wife of Hon. R. A. Donelson.
 As a testimony of the simplicity of Jackson as well as his deep spiritual
 feelings is a letter-one of the last he ever wrote-to Commodore J. D. Elliot.
 U. s. N., who had offered him sarco- phagus brought from Palestine which was believed to contain the remains of the Roman Emperor, Alexander Severus. After thanking the Commodore for the honor General Jackson said: T have pre-
 pared humble depository for my mortal
 body beside that wherein. lies my be- parade, I have requested. when my God
 calls me to sleep with my fathers. to be laid; for both of us there to remain | until the last trumpet sounds to call the rise together, clothed with the heavenly | body promised to all who believe in our | glorious Redeemer. who died for us that we might live, and by whose attonement I hope for blessed immortality
 Had Admiral Schley come to the Her | nitage few months ago, he would have
 been met by ,old Alfred. who for more | than forty years had been the Cicerone | Der 4 1901. He was born on the Hermitage farm. and was present at the General S 1 death. During the Civil War he and his
 wife alone of the Hermitage negroes
 remained on the place, The Ladies Her
 mitage Association. In whose care the \ place was intrusted by the Legislature, f when the State purchased it from the
 Jackson family, cared for him and sup 1 piled him with every want during life. I The old darkey could eloquently recite l the story of the battle of New Orleans l and 1t was his express conviction that | Old Marster was the greatest man
 that ever lived in the tide of time. He 1 is buried in the garden near the grave | of his frind