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station that you can go to a certain
place and see where Andrew Jackson
was born. They say that South Caro-
| lima has never made any profess
against it, and therefore he was borr
! there Well, in 1920 1t went on. the
maps Of South Carolina that Andrew
Jackson was born in South Carolina
and the spot was marked on the maps
and no protest was ever made by Nortf
Carolina, and therefore make one an
swer the other. [Laughter1 Why nc
protest from North Carolina?
Now, the men that signed this state
ment in the above invitation were pa
tiyes of this district, and a majority
of them lived within /, and miles
! of the place where he was born, and
they knew the facts and the living wit
nesses. to prove them, and protest
from North Carolina would have been
overwhelmed. But history is based on
proof. The law of estoppel does not
settle historical questions, and the fact
that certain ladies, led on by bogus
tradition and vivid Imagination, put up
monument in the twentieth century
does not settle where a baby was born
in the eighteenth century.
Mr.. Reed of West Virginia. Will the
gentleman yield2- H.ts' s's .'
Mr.. Stevenson. will. I.
Mr.. Reed Of West Virginia. In view
of the conclusive evidence that the
gentleman is producing. would not he
be in favor Of the rules committee
making in order legislation that would
move that monument to South Caro-
lima? [Laughter.] r
Mr.. Stevenson, That would be like
Jacobs wife taking the brazen images
of Laban--butI i will state that If re-
main on the Printing Committe when
we bring out the next permanent vol
ume of the Congressional Record, l
propose to make an effort to see that
history is correctly stated in that par
ticular V tr,a 4'
Now, am not through, those were
only two letters, let me read some
more
The next letter of Jackson which 1
will cite was written December "a, 1880,
to ]. r. Pringle, of Charleston, N which
he says (Niles's Register, vol. 80 p.
$3.50:
Although It will be gratifying to my feel
ings TO avail myself Of 80 favorable an oppor-
tanity to visit the emporium OF my native
state. / am yet prevented by my official en-
gagements from designating the period when
can selse 1t. -.
In 1881, in reply to a committee in
viting him to Charleston to a Fourth. OF
July celebration, he writes on June IA:
A necessary attention to the duties of my
office. must deprive me Of the qualification
should have had in paying, under such cir
clm,stances a visit TO the state of which
feel a pride in calling myself citizen by
birth. - "-a.s - ~
/, On December9, 1882, he wrote to Joel
r. Poinsett, of Charleston, as follows
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graphers up to 1S0S but in 1913, as
above stated, that line was settled and
every map of North and South Caro-
lima. from that time forward sets 1t out
rs q straight line and puts the road In
South Carolina and all of the Crawford
land in South Carolina. In 1920 the
first official map of South Carolina
after that settlement was made by
Boykin, and hereto append photos
tatic copy of that map Of Lancaster
county, which was subsequently put in
Milis's Atlas Of South Carolina, whic.:
Is on file in the Congressional Library.
That map was made in 1920 and vas
verified and improved for Mills's Atlas
in 1925. And right beside the road
! from Lancaster to Charlotte and on
land which in the old maps was partly
in North Carolina, this entry is made
! Cen. Andrew Jackson'S birthplace
This is the statement of the civil en-
| gineer whose work has never been sue
| cessfully -assailed as to any of his his
! torical references. For instance, on the
same map you have the location OF the
! battle ground where BufordS brigade
WIS destroyed, which Is now marked
by a monument erected by act OF con-
gress. which verifles the location by
| Boykin. Here also properly noted is
the battle ground of Hanging Rock. the
first battle in which Andrew Jackson
was under fire; he was there under
! Gen. William II. Davie. and that monu-
ment is accordingly located. He ran
this when all the men who were a few
wears Jackson's senior were alive.
Jackson was SO years old and then
very noted general when this map was
made. And nobody can escape the
conclusion that the tradition was
thoroughly settled at that time and
! this map was made with all the evi-
dence before him, and it was an acute
issue I'D to that time-Reilly's map
made about the same time has the
same entry-it is in state historical de-
partment of South Carolina. Another
declare tion of contemporaneous history
was that of Gen. William r. DaYie,
who was born in England June 20, 1856,
land after 1850 was raised in the Wax
haw sett ement and belonged to Wax
haw church, which was esta otished by
his uncle. William Richardson, Pres
byterian preacher, who left him all his
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ton of 1t when 1t. came from their lips, place
against It the clear statement of jackson made
in response to question which this contro-
versy aroused. that he was born in the house
of James Crawford in South Carolina, and
to most men the story will probably appear
doubtful. Somewhat more trustworthy Is the
explicit statement of Gen. Jackson.
There were numerous histories of
Jackson written during his life, all Of
which assume that he was born in
South Carolina, and his will Is found
In full in Frost's History, pages 500 to
502. MI 1.I. -
Parton's History is the one upon
which the North Carolina tradition
relies. 1t was published in 1859 or 1850,
and is not accurate as to real legal
proof on this question, and on several
others to which will call attention.
His conclusions depend (a) on the al
legged statements Of Mrs. Leslie, a mid :
wife who had been dead so years when
the people We're making their state
ments as to what she said; (b) Mrs.
Sarah Latham. had been dead 35 Years
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(Stille's Life of Poinsett, p. 64):
II the Union Party. unite with you heart,
and hand in the text you have laid down, you
will not only preserve the Union, but save
our native state, from that ruin and disgrace
into which her reasonable leaders have at
tempted to plunge her.
Again on December 10, 1882, he is
sued his notification proclamation, in
which he says:
Fellow citizens of my native state, let me
not only admonish you, the First Magis-
trate' of our common country. not to incur the
penalty Of its laws. but use the influence that
father would over his children whom he
saw rushing to certain ruin, (See vol. ., p. So,
Great American Debates.)
On January "a, 1833 he wrote again
to Poinsett, as follows:
| / repeat again. my pride and desire that the
Union men may arouse and sustain the ma
! jesty of the Constitution and the laws, and
save my native state from that disgrace that
the Nulifers have brought upon her. (Stille's
! Life of Poinsett, p. 6SO
If there ever was q time when jack
son would have repudiated his nativity
| in South Caroline, il was then, When
| he was being baited and DETAINED ano
abused, when he was being called
everything on earth by the people who
| the National government. If there
ever was a time when the leaders OF
South Carolina would have been glad
to wipe him off their slate and repu-
date him as n native-born citizen o'
South Carolina. they would have done
il then, when he threw in their faces
that he was native. and that he pro
posed to vindicate the rights OF th'
National government in his native
state. [Applausc.l
It went on then until he had gone
through his stormy career, and IN th'
shades of the Hermitage he received {
copy Of resolution from the Sour
Carolina legislature, sent by GOV
Hammond. in which they asked ina
congress take action to rescind the ac
ton and to refund the fines impose'
upon him for contempt of Judge HAIR
court in New Orleans. when ne pu
Judge Hall in Jail for little while
Here is his answer to that:
Conscious as | am of the Integrity an
propriety of my conduct in regard to Judg
Hall, it is truly grateful to my feelings to I'm
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viting me to celebrate with the citizens of my
native district the approaching anniversary
of our national Independence. For this pleas
ing testimonial of the esteem of the citizens of
Lancaster / pray you, gentlemen, TO offer to
them the assurance of my heartfelt thanks. II
it were in my power. nothing could be more
grateful to my feelings than to comply with
their wish. but the distance to be Travelled and
the various acquisitions upon my time at home
compel me to say that this pleasure must be
postponed to some other period. Be pleased.
gentlemen, TO accept for yourselves individu-
ally and convey to those you represent my
gratitude for your tender recollection of me
as citizen of Lancaster. This obligation is
heightened by the consciousness ou my part
that absence and time have not weakened the
ardor of that sentiment which coDsecrates the
memory of the place which gave me birth.
have the honor to be. gentlemen,
Your obedient servant,
Andrew Jackson.
To Messrs. Jas. II. Witherspoon, etc.
The signers of the above invitation
are men who were thoroughly familiar
with the birthplace of Andrew Jackson
John Stewart, for instance, as is shown
in Mills's History of South Carolina,
page COL, lived just on the south side OF
WaXhaw creek. while Jackson was
Massey ST., lived exactly on the line
between North and South Carolina, less
than Il mile from where Andrew Jack
>Son was born, as will he seen by Mills's
Atlas. and he is a near relative, so ar
informed. of the Benjamin Massey
whom Parton cites as saying he heard
Sarah Latham say that Jackson was
born at McKemeys, in North Carolina
II. Massey, ST., is here stoutly asserting
over his own signature that Jackson
was born in South Carolina. An(
there were hundreds Of men who were
20 years old when Jackson was borI
who made up that large audience a
Lancaster and appointed this commit
tee to testify Of Jackson's nativity ant
invite him TO come back and celebrate
it. 1t is hard to conceive that this ma
tivity was unchallenged if it was un
true.
Recently there has been n monumen
put up by certain citizens of Nortl
Carolina over the alleged Location
where they say he was born, and the
there is sign put up on the rallroa
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the legislature of my native state, South Caro-
lima. uniting with the legislature of other
States in those high and honorable feelings of
justice which their resolutions so plainly in
dicate.
That is the last deliverance by letter,
| and it Is in the hands Of the descend
ant Of Gov. Hammond, Mr.. E. Spann
Hammond, at Blackville, S. c., and was
published in the Sunday News Char
lesion, August T. 1904; and l cite you
where you can see the originals Of ev-
cry one of these declarations. He then
came down to the time when death was
laying it's hand upon him, and he sat
down to make his will. Let US see what
he said. He was patriotic to the bone.
There is not a clause in his will that
does not copduce to the conservation OF
the, Union which was his hearts love
and desire. He gave away several
swords, and with each gift enjoined the
donee that it only be drawn in honora-
BILE defense of his Government, the
government Of the United States, and
the Union, as constituted by the Con-
stitutton. His win lis a remarkable
document, if you will look at it. He
then came down to the last and said:
The gold box presented to me by the eorpor-
alton of the City of New York, the large sill
yer vase presented to me by the ladies Of Char
lesion, S. c.. my native state, with the large
picture representing the unfuriing of the
American banner. presented to me by the citi-
zens Of South Carolina when it was refused to
be accepted by the United States senate.
leave in trust TO my son, A. Jackson, Jr.. with
directions that. should our happy country not
be blessed with peace, an event not always to
be expected. he will at the close of the war or
end OF the conflict present each of said arti-
eies, of fnestima5le value. to that patriot resd-
ing In the city or state from which they were
presented who shall be adjudged by his coun-
trymen or the ladies TO have been the most
valient in defense Of his country and our coun-
try's rights.
NJ pause here to turn aside from my
manuscript just armomerlt to tell you
something interesting regarding that
bequest. The Mexican War within two
years was upon us. The Palmetto Reg
iment of South Carolina entered the
City of Mexico first and planted the
banners Of America upon the Castle OF
Chapultapec. When they came back
the executor turned over to the gov
ernor of South Carolina these two en-
blems-a vase he called 1t, while as q
matter of fact it Is a $4,000 silver
punch bowl, and we are keeping 1t very
closely guarded now, because we do not
want the Volstead folks to get it.
daughter The governor called to-
gether the Palmetto Regiment and
made a request OF them that they de-.
termine who was the bravest man,
They spent one day in endeavoring to
settle that question, l am informed.
Necessarily, it was a rather difficult
and delicate question to settle. They
came back to the governor and asked
him to have the legislature provide
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answer a question or two by the
gentleman from Indiana [Mr. Dunbar1,
| he will surrender five minutes of his
time to the gentle eman from South
Carolina.
Mr.. Stevenson. ] shall be very glad
to answer any questions.
Mr.. Dunbar. The gentleman is
proving or trying to prove that Andrew
Jackson states he was born in South
Carolina. everybody knows and every
body comedies that he thinks he was
horn in South Carolina. I would be
very much interested in having the
gentleman prove to us that the state
ments which have been made that he
was born in North Carolina are not
well founded.
i wish the gentleman would tell US
why it Is that the American Encyclo-
pedia, the International Encyclopedia,
the Encyclopedia Britannica, and all
the encyclopedias which have been
published and which give reference
to the birth OF, Andrew Jackson, there
is but one OF them that states that he
was born in South Carolina, and that
is the international. The International
Encyclopedia states-folk lore states
that he was born in North Carolina
and Gen. Jackson himself states that
the only encyclopedia which states that
he was born in South Carolina. Why
Is it that the other
Mr.. Stevenson If the gentleman is
going to take up all of my i've min
(Laughter.1 ="
r Mr.. Dunbar. / will conclude. In the
face of this evidence how can the
"A cfaf tnf m
drew jackson, which we all know was
only founded upon information, and 1t
was in contradiction of the testimony
of his. relatives? - F3'" ~
Mr.. Stevenson. Yes; now we will
come to that question. The gentleman
interrupted me before 1 got to it. Let
us find out who had the best opportu-
nifty of seeing the real witnesses who
knew when and where he was born.
But will insert in the record the
statement of who these people were
who in 1853 gave Mr.. Parton the af-
fidavits on which he has based his his
tory and from which all Of these en-
cyelopedias have taken their Hstate-
mentS. ..s.sr' "a 3 - ..i'.
i say Andrew Jackson and his con-
temporaries saw and knew ultimately
the living witnesses, and the question
was up and inquired into and settled in
1915, and all historians and citizens ac-
cepted the truth as settled then, and it
was never challenged until 1858. Now,
cite the circumstances and other evil
dence. E--t - !''NE -"
1t will be seen by Mouzon's maps,
ITS, and also 1884 and Reeds maps,
ITS, and Strother's map, 1903. that the
road from Lancaster to- Charleston was
recognized as the line by the geo.
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Continued From Page one0


her nephews, William and Joseph Crawford,
sons Of James Crawford, then deceased. l well
recollect one of the rnatrons that went with
her was Mrs Boyd It is possible Mrs. Barton
can inform me where she was buried. that
can find her grave. This TO me would be great
satisfaction that might collect her bones and
inter them with that Of my father and
brothers. i offer you my thanks,for the poll
ticaI information your letter has afforded.
Present me affectionateiy To your lady. kiss my
natnesake for me, and accept assurances of my
high respect and regard. 3 h4
Your most obedient servant,
US Andrew Jackson.
James H. Witherspooh. Esq. ~
l exhibit photostatic copy OF this
letter and any member can see II ana
also the ones next hereinafter exhibited
by going to the manuscript division or
the Coneressioiial Library. where the
originals are on Ale. This was in 1924.
In 1928 he was addressed by commit
tee of citizens and invited by them to
come and spend July with the citizens
of .your native district" This invita-
ton was signed by Jas. H. Wither-
spoon, Jno. Nisbet, John Stewart, Ma
thaniel Barber, Jackey Perry, Sam X.
Gibson. Bartlett Jones, l.. Dopnorn, M,
Massey Sr., and VIM. McKenna,r secre-
tary. / set out herewith their letter
and the answer of Gen. Jackson in
which you will note that they state
that he is native of Lancaster, and
he states twice that he was born In
lancaster county. The letter of the
citizens is as follows:
Lancaster. s. c., May IL, 1928.
Gen.. Andrew jackson. t's
Dear Sir: At a large and respectable meet
ing of the citizens of Lancaster district held
in the courthouse on the 9Th instant we were
appointed a committee to express TO you their
high sense of your many public services and
in testimony of their appreciation Of the same
to request the pleasure of your company at a
dinner in Lancasteryile on the 4th day OF July
next, and IL not convenient at that time you
will please designate day on which the citi-
zens of your native district may enjoy, the
pleasure Of your company. You will please
accept the assurance Of our sincere friendship
and esteem.
''l'.a.t.G Jas II. witherspoon.
Jno. Nisbet .s-''
ed t" John Stewart.
Nathaniel Barber.
SJaekey Perry.
sam. r. Gibson.
Bartlett Jones.
I. Dohnon.
H. Massey, Sr.
VIM! McKenna. Secretary.
The answe~ of Gen. Jackson is Is
follows: ,ooo
Gentlemen: have had the pleasure to re7
ceive your kind letter Of the 18th uitimo in
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before the statement was made. In
other words, Mrs. Leslie wGs dead IN
1903 before the original controversy as
to the line from the gum at Twelve
Mile creek to the stone at. Waxhaw
creek had been settled; and Mrs.
Latham had been dead at least since
1923, according to the testimony Of the
folks who gave. their statements; and
one witness stated that he had heard
(c) Mrs. Cousar make the statement,
who had been dead possibly Is years.
She must therefore have been dead
since 1888; and, finally (d) what thsy
heard James Faulkner say Jackson
said, which was that James Faulkiier
who had then been dead 40 or SO
yearsAsaid that Jackson told him
while they were sleeping together m
the McKemey house that he was born
in that house. Now, Parton says that
jackson believed be was bbfn Ia, South
Carolina, but that he did not know any
better. not knowing where he ,gas born.
d - =
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FINE FEATHERS are good to look
at; but after all what is a hen for?
Why of course to lay eggs and that is
JUST what mine do. gathered 1,126
eggs in January and up TO FEB. 15, GIL
eggs. Get some eggs early and see how
well they hatch, and how fast the
chicks grow, and they will lay for you
next winter when eggs are high.
S. C. R. /. Reds, pen No. J., $500 per
Is eggs; $500 per 80; s13 per $50, Pens
2 and 3, $3.50 per Is; $500 per 80; $9.OO
per SO. Pens and 5, $500 per 15; $3.50
per 30; $500 per so. Dark G. I! Game,
pen No. 1, $4.0O per 15; $500, per 80;
$40 90 per SO. Pens 2, 3, $500 per 15;'
$3.50 per 80; $500 per so. $. G: Black
Minorca, pen No. 1, $4.OO per Is: s9.oo
per 80; $1,000 per so. Pen No. z, S2:Qo
per is; $3.50 per 80; $500 per 80. Write
for prices on larger quantities.
SHADY NOOK POULTRY FARM,
. Route No. 6, York, s. G.
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-21

6 AND now said the Magical
Mushroom, g, cannot stay
with you, children !. 1t would only
be drawback, because no other
magic is allowed in the kingdom of,
the Diddyevvers, nor yet in that, of
the Korsknotts, except that which
they practice themselves. That is
the reason, l haven't any doubt,
why Nimble Toes stumbled on the
rubber mountain and lost the magic
record of Longhead the Wizard"
Can't we take our Magic Green
Shoes?" asked Nick.
YES" answede the Mushroom
quickly, "but run and get your go
loshes. Not that the goloshes will
deceive anybody but if anyone tries
to get your Magic Shoes the go
loshes will prevent them. Goodby,
now. I'm going. And good luck.
When you find the lost record you
may bring it to the Fairy Queens
Palace and she will summon King
lndlg of the Diddyeyvers and King
verde of the Korsknotts to hear what
The Wizard said, You see it's this
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OLD DAYS IN AMERICUs

builders art without and the paint
er's within.
Among Others from, Ameriens
who attended the carnival FESTIVITIES
IN New Orleans were Clarence prize
and Charles Burke, and so pleased
We're they with the Crescent Citv that
Doth have decided to remain there
At a membership meeting of Fur
low Lawn Baptist church recently w
i. Lane and j. E. Sheppard were
elected to the board of deacons The
church also adopted feeling reso
buttons on the death of Judge w
r. Clarke, former member of the
board OF deacons and one of the most
Jealous members.
Mrs. E. P. Mofgan left yesterday
Tor a visit of some length to Thorn
asvllle and Moultrie.
Miss Ruth Stowe left yesterday for
lhomasville to attend the bedside of
ner mother who became ill while on a
visit to relatives and friends there,
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DIDDYEVvERs AND KoRsKNoTTs

way. The Diddgevvers, have perfect
bows, but they, can't make good ar
rows, while the Korshnotts have fam
Gus arrows but their bows are no bet
ter than barrel hoops. And long ago
a soothsayer' decreed that after a
thousand years had passed, the ones
who had become the handsomer
would have to give up their secret
to the other. Then the fortunate
ones would be able to conquer the
world"
perhaps we'd better not find the
lost record then, with the WIZARDS
words on it," said Nancy. "The
world doesn't wish to be conquered,
| heard Daddy say"
"Well, it might be a good thing,
said the Mushroom, ''But anyway
this only means the world of Fairy
Land. There isn't any sense in PEG
pie fighting for a thousand years.
ITO be continued.)