. The sages and heroes of the American Revolution, including the signers of the Declaration of Independence. ed approbation of his public life was adorned by those private virtues that are indispensableto render a man truly great. He died at Union, Washington County,Georgia, on the 1st of March 1818. JACKSON ANDREW commenced his brilliant life in the Waxhawsettlement, S. C. in 1767. He was constitutionally a patriot, soldierand statesman. He enlisted in the Continental army at the age of 14and performed feats of noble courage that would have honored fighting brave
. The sages and heroes of the American Revolution, including the signers of the Declaration of Independence. ed approbation of his public life was adorned by those private virtues that are indispensableto render a man truly great. He died at Union, Washington County,Georgia, on the 1st of March 1818. JACKSON ANDREW commenced his brilliant life in the Waxhawsettlement, S. C. in 1767. He was constitutionally a patriot, soldierand statesman. He enlisted in the Continental army at the age of 14and performed feats of noble courage that would have honored fighting bravely for his country he was wounded and takenprisoner. After much suffering he was exchanged and at the close ofthe war prosecuted his studies and became a respectable member of theBar. He commanded a successful expedition against the southernIndians-in 1820 was the commissioner to receive the Floridas fromSpain-was made governor of that territory and performed many publicduties with great energy. He was a major-general during the last warwith mother Britain. His defence of New Orleans against the veteran. ^-VORAVED Br rn ^ UnAWNG £OWGAaiiE. OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. 441 army of Gen. Packenham has no parallel in nnodern warfare. In 1828Gen. Jackson was elected President of the United States and served twoternns. He was emphatically a man of the people. In point of physicaland moral courage he had no superior. He was stern in his integrity,honest in his purposes, unbending in his resolves-determined in his courseof action. When time shall absorb the bitterness of party spirit that hisbold administration created-the historian will trace the fair lines of thecareer of Andrew Jackson and present a picture to after generationsthat will command their profound admiration. He lived a patriot-hedied a Christian in 1845. JACKSON JAMES first inhaled the atmosphere at Moreton Horn-stead in the County of Devon, England, on the 21st of September father was a stron
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