ABSTRACT
Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) was one of the most hated and admired Americans of his time. A rough, combative lawyer, soldier, and politician, he won the regard of those who loved the country for the rewards it offered those who could fight and win, and the contempt of others who respected tradition and civilization, tend who preferred diplomacy to war. Risen from poverty, Jackson ruled his Tennessee estate, the Hermitage, as he later ruled the United States: with a firm hand which brooked no contradiction. As a slave owner, he was normally kinder than some, and sharper than others when crossed, as in the following instance, culled from the Tennessee Gazette & Mero District Advertiser {Nashville, Nov. 7, 1804).
