The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, December 28, 1928 Page: 6 of 8
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Angered at a boy’s refusal to clean
hi:, boots, a British officer laid the
boy’s head open with a sabre.
That was Andrew Jackson’s en-
trance into American History.
His father died before Andrew ,
Jackson was born. His mother died j
nursing patriot soldiers in British j
prison ships.
His heritage was poverty, a fight-
ing spirit and a passionate love for
the frontier.
A tall, lanky, redheaded youth of
14 years, he carried a gun in the Rev- <
olutionary War. At 15, he had gradu- i
ated into manhood from the pestilen- i
tial prison camps. ’
Jackson was no timid youth. He 1
took part in all of the sports of pie <
countryside.- <
He traveled .with the crowd until 1
his cash and credit went—staked his <
horse against $200 on a throw of the <
dice—won—paid his debts—left town ]
and never gambled again. ]
When Tennessee was infested with <
Indians and the settlers wepe men 1
who preferred to adjust their troub- i
les without the aid of courts, Andrew
I Jackson came to enforce the law. ’
I Tennessee was then the Wild West. 1
I It was tough but not too tough for <
Jackson. |
He bad been through war. He had 1
fought his way through poverty. >
Nothing that could happen could be 1
worse than what he had gone through. 1
Most of his cases in court were won <
by his persuasive way with juries, t
Many of his personal disagree- i
ments were settled outside of court 1
by his quickness on the draw. 1
Jackson became the first member <
of Congress from Tennessee. Later <
he was elected to the Senate and !
then appointed Justice of the \Stt- ■
prettie Court of Tennessee. 1
In the beginning of the War of
1812, Jackson raised, equipped and 1
=* drilled 2000 men and marched them 1
1000 miles in less than 4 months, 1
rS only to receive orders to disband. 1
A great uprising of the Indians in 1
th Alabama then threatened Tennessee. 1
ed Jackson was ordered to subdue them.
St After quelling single handed a re- 1
of volt of his army, Jackson so thorough- '
is ]y defeated the Indiana that the 1
n- country from Tennessee to the Gulf '
id of Mexico was cleared forever of the '
al terrors of the savagfea.
ff He then invaded Florida, captured 1
it from Spain and swore that he 1
e- would relieve those senators of their 1
if ears who had voted to censure him. '
ts He won the only real battle of the 1
re War of 1812 when he defeated the *
is British in New Orleans. They out- 1
s. numbered him two to one. I
le Jackson broke the forces of the *
h wilderness.
* He made safe for settlers the 1
great territory between Tennessee ‘
and the Gulf of 1
0 He broke the last barrier that bar-
red the Mississippi -Valley settlers 1
K> from the sea. 1
K» A grateful country made him Presi-
•0 dent. iiy,
K) When the prominent leaders of the j
r5 government held that liberty was of *
W more importance than the Union, 1
» Jackson sturdily declared, “Our Fed- '
X) eral Union—it must be preserved”— !
issued a proclamation denying the
RAMSEY'S AUSTIN
Bringers of Bounty AUSTIN, Texas
GOVERNOR HOGG
and announcedi,that hb was going to
fill it with •‘eats’* fdr Marse Jim and
his’n. For days the decrepit Samar-
itan solicted among his society and
barroom acquaintances. Naturally
the sack was filled to overflowing
just as soon as Bill could cover the
city. This task having been accom-
plished, the next one was Jo provide
funds for traveling expenses, also
for sending telegrams to the keeper
of the Big House on Capitol Hill.
The necessary money was raised by
passing the hat and on the following
day the happiest old negro 1b the
Southland was on his way to Austin.
Fortuitous circumstances enabled
S Mg :
ish repairs for every model Ford Car
3. The big thing in a Car is: Dp you
iervice after you buy?
are thankful we were offered about 75 per
of business of the new cars delivered in Clif-
territory last year. Regret factory was not able
take enough Fords for all. In 1929 it will be
and introduced them to Fr«
with his tattered hat in oi
while the other cluched the
provisions. BUI smiled am
graciously.
We found old French Bill
aan abandoned shack oa the c
his friends followed clorely a
ernor Hogg was telegraph
fact that Bill was dead am
be buried on the morrow Th
latum was in session and n
Governor Hogg was a very bu
Howeyer, he was not so busy
could not conceive a dsfoltf
y._-A i « .OB
presence elsewhere on iuCBb
fairs of state. The Governor «
as help?* us bury Bill Our m
and sweethearts covered his
with flowers. WhUe we still
nothing of his origin, we who
him best believe his abiding
faith and charity carried hi.
At the evening service the Lay-
rovem- man’s Council will have charge of the
>f P®b" service. They are arranging a very
utioas. attractive and helpful program for
etching that hour. They will have a message
k for foil •
nedu-. WyM.S. meet, at 3 P.M. Monday
Frank Nixon
R. T. Fort, Jr.
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Baldridge, Robert L. The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, December 28, 1928, newspaper, December 28, 1928; Clifton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth775274/m1/6/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Nellie Pederson Civic Library.