The Riverside Biographical Series
NUMBER 1.
ANDREW JACKSON
BY
WILLIAM GARROTT BROWN
Andrew Jackson
ANDREW JACKSON
BY
WILLIAM GARROTT BROWN
HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY
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The Riverside Press, Cambridge
COPYRIGHT, 1900, BY WILLIAM GARROTT BROWN
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CONTENTS
| CHAP. | PAGE | |
| I. | The Waxhaws and the Wilderness | 1 |
| II. | Congress: The Bench: The Mlitia | 24 |
| III. | Tohopeka and Pensacola | 46 |
| IV. | New Orleans | 69 |
| V. | The Seminoles and the Politicians | 87 |
| VI. | The White House | 118 |
ANDREW JACKSON
I
THE WAXHAWS AND THE WILDERNESS
In Lafayette Square, which fronts the White House at Washington, thereis an equestrian statue of a very thin, long-headed old man whose moststriking physical characteristics are the firm chin and lips and thebristling, upright hair. The piece is not a great work of art, but itgives one a strong impression of determination, if not of pugnacity.Sculptors have not the means to represent the human eye, else thisimpression might have been made stronger; for the old gentleman whosewarlike aspect is here reproduced had a glance like a hawk's. He had,moreover, a habit of gazing fixedly at any one who attracted hisattention. When he was angry, as he was quite frequently, few men could[Pg 2]meet his look with composure. When he was in good humor, however, as heusually was when he dealt with his friends,