Monument to the Memory of General Andrew Jackson: Containing Twenty-five Eulogies and Sermons Delivered on Occasion of His Death. To which is Added an Appendix, Containing General Jackson's Proclamation, His Farewell Address, and a Certified Copy of His Last Will. The Whole Preceded by a Short Sketch of His Life |
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... retired into North Carolina . When Cornwallis had crossed the Yadkin , the Waxhaw set- tlers boldly returned to their homes . In these times of trouble the laws were silent , and crime went unpunished and wrongs unrevenged . Active ...
... retired into North Carolina . When Cornwallis had crossed the Yadkin , the Waxhaw set- tlers boldly returned to their homes . In these times of trouble the laws were silent , and crime went unpunished and wrongs unrevenged . Active ...
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... retired to his room and lay down upon his bed . Shortly after , Colonel Harrison , with a regiment of men , arrived in front of the house , prepared to tar and feather him . He was advised to lock his door , but he arose , threw it wide ...
... retired to his room and lay down upon his bed . Shortly after , Colonel Harrison , with a regiment of men , arrived in front of the house , prepared to tar and feather him . He was advised to lock his door , but he arose , threw it wide ...
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... retirement . The practice of his profession had acquired for him a fortune suited to his limited wants , and he devoted himself to the business of planting on his farm on the banks of the Cumberland . His passion for fine horses led him ...
... retirement . The practice of his profession had acquired for him a fortune suited to his limited wants , and he devoted himself to the business of planting on his farm on the banks of the Cumberland . His passion for fine horses led him ...
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... retire while the enemy recovered from their con- sternation , and reassembled their forces . When he reached the fort , he found that no provisions had been forwarded since his departure , and even his private stores , on which he and ...
... retire while the enemy recovered from their con- sternation , and reassembled their forces . When he reached the fort , he found that no provisions had been forwarded since his departure , and even his private stores , on which he and ...
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... retired to report to his companions the fact that the general fed him- self with acorns , and to urge them henceforth to bear the suf- ferings which he nobly shared without complaint . But though the privations which Jackson suffered ...
... retired to report to his companions the fact that the general fed him- self with acorns , and to urge them henceforth to bear the suf- ferings which he nobly shared without complaint . But though the privations which Jackson suffered ...
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Page 344 - God so loved the world, as to give his only begotten Son; that whosoever believeth in him may not perish, but have life everlasting.
Page 341 - For He established a testimony in Jacob, And appointed a law in Israel, Which He commanded our fathers, That they should make them known to their children : That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born ; Who should arise and declare them to their children : That they might set their hope in God, And not forget the works of God, But keep His commandments...
Page 148 - But as it is easy to foresee that, from different causes and from different quarters, much pains will be taken, many artifices employed, to weaken in your minds the conviction of this truth ; as this is the point in your political fortress against which the batteries of internal and external enemies will be most constantly and actively (though often covertly and insidiously) directed...
Page 147 - The unity of government which constitutes you one people is also now dear to you. It is justly so, for it is a main pillar in the edifice of your real independence, the support of your tranquillity at home, your peace abroad, of your safety, of your prosperity, of that very liberty which you so highly prize.
Page 67 - Nothing is here for tears, nothing to wail Or knock the breast, no weakness, no contempt. Dispraise or blame, nothing but well and fair. And what may quiet us in a death so noble.
Page 354 - I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men ; for kings, and for all that are in authority ; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
Page 148 - ... it is of infinite moment, that you should properly estimate the immense value of your national Union to your collective and individual happiness...
Page 367 - States, and violate the true meaning and intent thereof, and are null and void, and no law," nor binding on the citizens of that state or its officers; and by the said Ordinance it is further declared to be unlawful for any of the constituted authorities of the state or of the United States, to enforce the payment of the duties imposed by the said acts...
Page 370 - States, the carriage tax in Virginia were all deemed unconstitutional and were more unequal in their operation than any of the laws now complained of; but fortunately none of those States discovered that they had the right now claimed by South Carolina.
Page 148 - ... upon the first dawning of every attempt to alienate any portion of our country from the rest, or to enfeeble the sacred ties which now link together the various parts.