Pictorial life of Andrew Jackson . ken stream upon his head.* On the 30th of January, 1835, an attempt wasmade to take the life of the president, under the fol-lowing circumstances. One of the representativesfrom South Carolina, Warren R. Davis, having diedat the capital, the honour of a public funeral was de-creed to him. Accordingly, the president, heads ofdepartments, and the members of both houses of Con-gress assembled in the rotunda of the capitol, wherea funeral sermon was preached, preparatory to theprocession, and consignment of the body to the the conclusion of the sermon, th
Pictorial life of Andrew Jackson . ken stream upon his head.* On the 30th of January, 1835, an attempt wasmade to take the life of the president, under the fol-lowing circumstances. One of the representativesfrom South Carolina, Warren R. Davis, having diedat the capital, the honour of a public funeral was de-creed to him. Accordingly, the president, heads ofdepartments, and the members of both houses of Con-gress assembled in the rotunda of the capitol, wherea funeral sermon was preached, preparatory to theprocession, and consignment of the body to the the conclusion of the sermon, the president, withthe secretary of the treasury on his left arm, was re-tiring from the rotunda to reach his carriage at thesteps of the portico, when he was fired at, from behindone of the columns of the portico, at a distance of lessthan eight feet. The percussion cap exploded withsuch a noise, that several persons supposed that thepistol had been discharged. It was not so, however. * Merrick. ATTEMPT ON TIIK PRETUDENTS LIFE. 481. Attempt an General Jacksons life. The assassin immediately dropped the pistol from hisright hand, and, taking another, ready cocked, fromhis left, presented and snapped it at the president, who,at the moment of the first attempt, had raised hiscane, and was rushing upon him, when his secondattempt failing, he ran to make his escape through thecrowd. The president pressed after him with his up-lifted cane until he saw him secured. When the loadwas drawn from one of the pistols, it was found tocontain a ball, of which about sixty would make apound. It was well patched, and forced down tight,on a full charge of excellent glazed powder. How thecaps could have exploded without firing the powder,may be considered wonderful. Providence has everguarded the life of the man who was destined to raise67 482 SECOND PRESIDENTIAL TERM. and preserve his countrys glory. The assassin con-fessed his intention to take the Hfe of General Jackson,denied that he had any ac
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