The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1922-03-14

aCCepteu IL, as VIII us seen Dy reIer-
ence to the report OF the historical
commission with congratulations
that the nativity OF Jackson is now
acknowledged as our own. Refer
ring to the line settlement OF 1915.
why no protest from North Caro-
lima?
The dispute was supposed to be
settled when they settled that line,
because the only dispute then was
whether Crawford's land was in
North or South Carolina. There
was no dispute about his being born
on Crawford's lana. everybody ad-
mitted that, and as late as 1916
Foote in his sketches Of North Caro-
lima. upon page ATS. says:
The place in which Andrew Jack
son passed his early years was claim
ed by North Carolina for n long
time. but is within the bounds of
South Carolina, as now settled by
the mutual agreement OF the states.
1t was done in 1915. Foote states
this again on page 1913. That was
the only question until Mr.. Parton
moved the place OF birth from
Crawford's to McKemey's by the
testimony of some good old ladies
who had been dead 80 years. One
circumstance which is pregnant is
the failure OF North Carolina histo-
rians to claim him. Wheeler's his
tory of North Carolina was written
in 1S45 to 1850 and published in
1851. and enumerates the men who
have originated in the different
counties. Under Mecxlenburg
county. pages 263 to 26S. he names
eight very prominent citizens who
originated in that county, and
Knox Polk. native of Mecklenburg.
and afterwards president of the
United States. and gives quite n
lengthy history of him. but makes
native of Mecklenburg county, and
when the brethren OF MecklenburC
county fail to claim a man for rs
years-S5. in fact-it is pregnant
evidence that they have no claim
upon him. Under Union county.
which had just been established. no
such claim is made either.
What do the historians say?
Millss History OF South Carolina,
published in 1926. page 500.
speaking of Lancaster county. says ::
Lancaster was the birthplace of
Andrew Jackson. He was born near
the waters OF Waxhaw creek in this
district and within a mile OF the
North Carolina line.
The accuracy of this historian has
never been successfully assailed in
any particular. Amos Kendall
wrote practically an autobiography
OF Jackson. because he wrote 1t un-
der Jackson's immediate supervis-
ION and the first number contains a
! map identical with the maps set out
here, with the place of Jackson's
birth shown as the Crawford place
In Lancaster county. S. c.. which
is claimed under the authority OF
Gen. jackson.
On June 27. 1s45. George Ban
croft. the greatest historian yet pro-
| duced by America, said in his me,
mortal address on Jackson:
South Carolina gave a birthplace
TO Andrew Jackson. On its remote
20 ha nIo 4
banks OF the Catawba. in a region
where settlers were just beginning
% cluster, his eye first saw the
light. bancroft, Miscellaneou.
| Writings, p. 445.)
This memorial address was pub
'ished in the leading papers OF tn,
| country. and coming, as it did. from
'he leading historian OF the country
no protest or counterstatement wa
issued by North Carolina, and tn,
correctness OF the statement wa
conceded till 1859. when Gen. Walk
up and Mr.. Parton promulgated tn
new history.
"Gadsden's Life OF Jackson" pub
lished in 1924, states unequivocall
that he was a native Of South Caro-
lima. No history prior to Parton
1859. ever asserted the contrary.
AS l have already said. Wheeler
! History OF North Carolina does no
claim him for Mecklenburg count
as 1t does James X. Polk-and proI
erly-and Foote'S History OF Mort