The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-02-06

The old Hermitage, which wit
messed the life of one of the most
original and picturesque of the ma
tons Presidents, is safe from the de-
vastating hand ofmodern progress. "
The people of Nashville, Tennessee,
are breathing sigh of relief, for the
home of their beloved Andrew Jack
son is now in their possession, and the
spirits of the old times, in wandering
through the mansion, will find every
thing just as it was when they were
among the gay throngs that filled the
house and made the walls echo back
their laughter.
1t is entirely through the efforts of
the Ladies Hermitage Association, of
Nashville, that "The Hermitage"
has been restored to the condition in
which it was at the time of the Cen
erals death.
The beautiful grounds, with their
velvet lawns and big, old trees, the
wide driveway along which the old
fashioned coaches rolled to the door
of the mansion always thrown open
with Southern hospitality, all are un-
changed from the early nineteenth
century, when it was the home Of the
President of the United States.
For nearly fifty years the State of
Tennessee has held the house, but the
people seemed content to let the mat
ter remain there until lately, when
they saw the great treasure trove of
General Jackson's possessions slip
ping through their fingers unless
they bestirred themselves.
Their first object in bnying the
house from Andrew Jackson, Jr., the
adopted son of "Old Hickory" was
to offer it to the United States Gov
ernment for a branch of the West
Point Acadamy. Then the Civil War
broke out before the plans could be
consummated, and the people Of Ten
nessee were we'll satisfied that they
had held on to the old house and the
5oo-acre farm, which many years
later was conveyed to the Ladies'
Hermitage Association, Ito preserve,
beautify and adorn, throughout all
coming years, in manner most be-
BETTING the memory of that great
man, and commensurated with the
attitude of his countrymen.
Colonel Andrew Jackson, the son
of Andrew Jackson, Jr., contrary to
his grandfather's famous doctrines,
gave the South his aid in fighting for
their freedom. After serving as COL
onel Of artillery in the Confederate
army, he went back to 1.-The Hermi-
tage" and lived with his mother until
her death. By her will he inherited
the household furniture, mementos
and relics of his famous grandsire,
and guarded them faithfully until a
time when they should become the
States trust.
Now the fair Tennesseans, who
found no exertion too great if through
it they might buy the precious relics
that would make the Jackson home
again the home of former days, have,
for the consideration of SIS, 900, gain
ed their end, and the big memorial of
General Andrew Jackson is safe.
The incentive to the Jackson re-
vival was the rumor which got afoat
recently, to the effect that Colonel
Jackson was about to sell his inheri-
tance to New Englander. Not only
the city of Nashville, but the entire
Southern States were up in arms in
an instant. Sell to a stranger their
m ost valued possessions Allow
these relics to be carried away up
into the North, thousands of miles
away from their rightful resting
placel Were they to permit a North
erner to show them how to appreci-
ate, when it was too late, these preci-
Gus reminders of their fellow-citizens
Never /!
Once thoroughly awakened to their
duty, the Tennesseans, headed by the
Ladies Hermitage Association, bent
their best efforts to the cause, with
the result that they soon accomplish
ed their purpose.
The original Hermitage was
built in 1904 and was made of logs.
A portion of the old building is still
standing. It was here, too, that
Aaron Burr made his famous visit to
the Hermitage" in 1906, and was
entertained in this same log house.
General Jackson lived in the log
house at the time when the battle of
New Orleans was fought, in 1875, re-
turning to this humble home CON
quering hero" and the idol of the
nation. Then the old log house grew
too small for Jackson and his family,
and four years later stately mansion
graced the beautiful grounds of the