Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-02
Jackson Never Despaired.


| harmless before me. l. do not despair
of the republic, nor yet of Barrys ele~-
ton. ! never despair. A j.
| Those who have the conventional I'M
preston of Andrew JaCkson'S character
| and habits will he surprised To read an
! earnest autograph letter written by nm
| i'm 1926 to secure contributions Tor the
| endowment of profeSsorships in CnfnDer-
! land College. which afterward became the |
| University of Nashville and was recently |
| endowed with two millions of dollars and
| the name of the late George Pea body OF i
Baltimore. President Jackson submitted |.
| to Mr.. Grundy in whose Judgment he |
! had great confidence, a copy OF his APP |
peal with the following communication:
Hermitage May ::oth, 1S26.
/ Dear Sir: When in Nashville the |
| 10Th instant Illuminating on the subject
| that would he before the board OF trus- |
| tees on the 9th. thought | would make
an address to the citizens of Orleans on /
the subject of the endowment OF the /
| Lafayette and Jackson professorships 1T I
| Cumberland College on which | intended
| TO have consulted YOU on Saturday last
but your la tie arrival at the college pre-
vented it. | had intended to have ad- /
dressed the citizens OF Charleston etc.
also on this subject, but when | reached /
home ! concluded ] would forward TINS
10 my friends in Orleans, and IL success
fu there / would push il everywhere that
had any friends that ! could address
upon this subject on which j have. and 1
feel. great Solicitude.
/ now inclose copy of the letter 10 my
friends in New Orleans for your inspec-
ton and advice. whether in Your judge
ment the course | have adopted is prop
er and prudent course-and whether it
is best or to await the result of it,
success at Orleans. and whether any. and
if any, alterafion in my address ought To
be underwriting to me has become quite
lahorous-and if you OF the opinion
af &c IOh n m
every quarter of this Union. Now, YOU
must aid me in having the address
copied-for should | go farther with it
will send it to Mobile. through Ala
bama. Orleans Georgia and far east
Boston-but before | take another
step l shall await Your advice on this
matter-write me shortlN-in haste. yours
respectfully ANDREW JACKSON.
+. S.-Although | have been SILENT
have not been idle-if this should not
succeed / will then try lottery.
Felix Grundy, Esq.
Appeal for the College.
The following is the circular letter to
which, he alludes
Nashville May %, 1895.
Gentlemen: l take the liberty to adj
dress you upon a subject on which feel
great interest as it is one with which
| know the welfare and happiness of our
country to be intimately connected. 1t
relates to the blessings of education,
which. without doubt. constitute the chief
support of the iiberties-which our fore
fathers have bequeathed to us.
There is now i'm operation at Nash
vile college which with a little more
pecuniary aid is likely to become one
of the most hourishing institutions in the
United States. Situated in a healthful |
climate, in the great valley of the west.
where the feelings, habits and manners
of the people are purely republican: and
where from its contisuity to the Cum
berland river. the means of support are
cheap and abundant. it will extend its
advantages to the poor we'll the I
rich-can prepare for the service of this
country the sons of the farmers and me-
chanics well as those who by fortune
are exempt from the necessities of labor
The president is an accomplished gen
uenan of the first requirements. and the
subordinate professors are gentlemen
highly distinguished for literary and
scientific attainments But TO place upon
lasting foundation the prosperity of
this college, 1T is requested to obtain
funds for two more professorships
which were created last year, and which |
the board of trustees have thought proper
in honor of the good Lafayette, and the
humble services of myself, to call by the
names of Lafayette and jackson.
No Means for Endowment
1T is well known that the good Lafay
|
permanent endowment of this nature. as is
the case also with myself. Otherwise these
profe would have been filled ere
this--situate are then, the only al
tentative is to appeal to the iberality of
those who have the means to make do
nations and the disposition to yield them
for the lasting benefit of institution
so I'll calculated to prepare the Ameri-
cdG youth for the councils of our COM
mon country.
Without doubt. the trustees had two mo-
tives in view in honoring Lafayette and
myself df may be pardoned for speak
ing of myself in conjunction with that il
'ustrious benefactor) with the names of
those professorshps-the one to compi-
ment US with the perpetuity which it was
hoped that the institution may experience
tine other to operate upon the feelings
of such may derive an additional in
ducement from this circumstance to con-
tribute to an eendOwment which. with the
smiles of Providence, will / trust re-
dound to the credit of its patrons and the
general cause Of knowledge
The object of this letter then gentle
men. is 10 ask you to present or cause
to be presented to the good citizens of
Orleans the incosed paper. or one of
this purport. and to receive and remit
such aid as each citizen may be disposed
TO give. 1t is not expected that any will
give but a small sum-small donations
will enable the more persons to aid in
the establishment of these professorships
and to testify their respect for the cause
OF literature and science.
Il am respectfully your most ohedientl
servant. ANDREW JACKSON"
This letter was sent to large number
of gentlemen in New Orleans and other
parts of the country, and it would be in
teresting to know what sort of a response
they made to the old veterans appeal.