Evening star., 1909-04-21
Popular With the People.

oCAolOI 1Euuuy was q NCIy 6IOuL ulCH
short OF stature. and weighed more than
300 pounds. being larger than the late
David Davis. but had most agreeable
manners. and was as famous as a con-
versationalist as an orator. He was ex-
tremely popular with the common peo-
pie. and the "reminiscences. biographies
and histories Of early days in Tennessee
are filled with anecdotes about him.
He was selected by the city Of Nash
Vile to deliver an address Of welcome to
Gen. Jackson when the latter returned
from the Florida wars to his home, May
16 1S14-"after which," says the Nash
Vile Whig. Gen. Jackson and Mr..
Grundy were conducted to the Bell tav-
ern and partook Of collation. prepared
for the occasion
Mr. Grundy also delivered the address
Of welcome In behalf Of the citizens of
Nashville. April s. 1915. when Gen. jack
son returned from the battle of New Or
leans. According to the Whig he re
counted In glowing periods the leading
| events of the last campaign. The great
est enthusiasm prevailed"
Felix Grundy's most famous grafton was
delivered on the death Of Thomas Jeffer-
| son. His last speech was delivered in
support of Martin Van Buren against
William Henry Harrison, in 1S4O, and he
died few days later.
were opposing counsel In a murder trial
| at Nashville in 1910, the former defending
and Benton prosecuting man named
Magness, who shot neighbor named
| was about to attack his father. The case
was very sensational. and similar in sew
erai respects to the recent Cooper-Car-
mack tragedy, involving important polit-
icaI questions. and nearly every person in
| the state was a partisan on one side or
the other. The homicide was committed
| in the presence Of Andrew Jackson, who
was the principal witness for the prose-
rS~l~a
some of the Incidents which have been
repeated about him ever since. James
Parton, in his Life Of Andrew Jackson"
says:
Reused Jackson's Ire.
THE feelings OF all parties were
aroused to the highest pitch of excite
| ment. and the affair seemed to resolve
| itself at last into contest between the
| partisans and the opponents OF Gen. Jack
| son. One Of my informants remembers
| seeing Gen. Jackson, after dinner one
| day. haranguing the multitude from the
piazza Of the tavern with fearful vehe-
mence, the orator being evidently a little
the worse for drink. One of the Magness
party. going by at the time, thought
proper to indicate his opinion Of some
thing that Gen. Jackson said by shrug-
ging his shoulders and saying, .Pshaw!'
/ jackson paused in his speech and
looked around for the utterer of the con-
temptuous interjection. saying:
"'Who dares to say 'pshaw" at me:
BY -! I'll knock any mans head off
who says "pshaw'' at me!'
1.-The offender walked on, and Gen.
| Jackson finished his furious speech
In giving his evidence Gen. Jackson
was asked by counsel as to the character
| of Patten Anderson for peaceableness.
This was thought to be nome thrust at
the witness, since every one present knew
that the unfortunate Patten was a man
/ NJ hf0h Whfch no. hof ~ i'm,
not unfrequently. into difficulties" and
Gen. jackson could not deny it. He saw
| the trap. however. and In an instant was
ready with his superb reply:
| Sir, said he, with his most Jackso-
Man force, my friend, Patten Anderson,
was the natural enemy of scoundrels!'
What followed this remark is not re-
membered. The prisoner was convicted
| Of manslaughter only, and was sentenced
to be branded In the hand.
| Benton and Grundy afterward sat to-
gether in the United States Senate, both
decided partisans of President Jackson
and members Of the famous kitchen
cabinet"
Polk His Pupil.
James K Polk studied. law with Felix
Grundy and through his influence OBJ
tanned his first political honors and
started upon the career which landed him
| in the White House. Grundy had another
| law student at the same time. young
man named Fogg. Having some business
with the legislature. then. sitting at Muir
freesboro. MIR. Grundy decided to send one
of his students to look after it instead of
going himself, and left 1t to them to de-
eide which should go. After discussing the
matter between themselves for several
days. Mr.. Fogg, being the senior, de-
cided to remain in the office and young
Mr.. Polk. then just of age, was dis
patched with the proper instructions and
credentials. He was detained at Murfrees-
boro for some weeks, which gave him the
opportunity to cultivate the acquaintance
of the members of the legislature. and
the next winter, through the influence of
Mr. Grundy. he was elected secretary of
the state senate Two years later he was