The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-09
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for months Then the mother died and
Andrew Jackson, less than fifteen
years old, was alone in the world. No
wonder he hated the English. The
bitterness of that most tragic period
Of his life he never forgot or forgaye.
How he lived for the next few years
Is not known. There Is tradition
that he served for time as school-
master Hard must have been the lo,
Of army pupils OF that hot-tempered
youth. Tradition has 1t, too, that when
he took short course in Queens COL
lege at Charlotte the tail of his shirt
\ flirted out OF holes in his trousers, SO
ragged was he. When he was nine
teen he began to study law and when
! he was 'twenty-three he went over the
mountains Into what now is Tonnes
see. his friend John McNairy, having
lsbeen appointed Judge and young
! Jackson having been made SOLICITOR
/ General or prosecuting attorney for
| the whole region, with headquarters
Fat Nashville
If there was one Office In the whole
territory that was hazardous it was
] that of solicitor-General. There were
god many wild characters in that
new country and they considered any
lone who prosecuted them in criminal
/ cases or acted for the other side in
\ civil cases as a personal enemy. Every
4 one went armed. A session OF court
rarely ended without an encounter If
not killing. It required brave MAJ,
to act as prosecuting attorney. 1t was
not long before Jackson was not only
feared. but respected. Every one knew
the would fight.
He was very tall and very thin, but
remarkably strong. He had passion,
too. to make Roadway in the world.
Out of his earnings he bought land
land laid the basis for large estate.
Then he fell in love. He had lived
for short time in the home OF the
Widow Donelson. whose daughter
Rachel had been deserted by her hus-
band. Lewis Robards. From Virginia.
whittier Robards had gone, came a
printed report that Robards had obtain
ed a divorce. Accepting the report
as true, Jackson and Rachel Robards
married Months after their marriage
Robards returned to Nashville. Then
1t was discovered that at the time OF
Jackson's marriage the divorce decree
had not been granted, but 1t had been
Issued shortly before Richards left Vir-
GINA. Jackson and his wife We're re-
married at once. but thereafter Jack
sons political enemies used this affam
to discredit him. torturing and twist
ing the facts in the most malign way
and never falling to drive him to
frenzy.
DueIs.
AS Tennessee grew Jackson prosper
ed. When the State was admitted
to the Union in 1896, he owned moro |
than 10000 acres of land and had es-
tablished his famous home. the Her
mitage. Tennessee was entitled to
but one member Of the House Of Rep
resentatives. and in the first Federal
election Jackson was sent to Congress
The following year, there being a
vacancy in the Senate. he became Unit
ed States Senator. but he resigned the
office IN few months and was elected
nessee. He retained the Justiceship
six years. but they were not without
strife. once he got into bitter con-
test with John Sewer, the noted No
lichucky Jack, who was the father Of
Tennessee and its first Governor zach |
asp1red to the jor-generalship OF
the militia. and jackson won. 1t was
not an empty honor. for the Indians
were troublesome. Sewer was the \
greatest indian fighter America ever
has known. and to be defeated by a |
young and inexperienced man was
sore blow to the old warrior.
Mrs. Jackson managed the farm and
was remarkably successful. General |
jackson devoted his attention to the
bench and politics, AS a side line he
bought one of the greatest race horses
of the MISUNDERSTANDING raced him |
against the best the West could fur
nish. Out Of a match between Trux.
ton and Ploughboy developed the duel
with Charles Dickinson. Dickinson
was one OF the handsomest men in
the state wild and dissipated and tha |
best shot In Tennessee. He was OPP
posed to Jackson. and smarting under
his losses on Ploughboy. he made re-
marks In tavern affecting Mrs. Jack.
son. When Jackson called him to &C.
count he apologized saying he had been
intoxicated and had no knowledge of
what he said, Again while in liquor
Dickinson used offensive terms. Again
there We're explanations. Next one OF
Dickinson's friends assailed Jackson
bringing Dickinson into the affair as |.
authority for his statement. Jackson t
sthereupon branded Dickinsonas polt. /
room. and Dickinson replied by /
to meet him on the held OF Of
honor Dueling was common and Jack.
son promptly challenged Dickinson.
The place for the meeting was about
forty miles from Nashville. On the
way to the duellng ground Dickin- /
son amused himself by giving bril-.
pistol, leaving instructions to have
Jackson informed of his work when
he came along.
But this aid not effect Jackson's
composure fife didn't have a man
with pistol In front Of him when
he shot at that mark, did he" ne would
ask.