Staunton Vindicator And General Advertiser

A Good Name.—Some time in 1836 or 37 (says an exchange,) a gentleman in Tennessee became involved; he had property and he owed debts. His property was not available just then, and off he posted to Boston backed by some of the best men in Tennessee.—Money was tight, and the Boston Bankers looked closely at the names. “Very good,” said they, but, but—do you know General Jackson? “Certainly; but he is not worth one-half as much as either of these men whose names I offer you.” “No matter, he has always protected himself and his paper, and we'll let you have the money upon the strength of his name.” In a few days the papers with his signature arrived. The moment the Boston gentlemen bankers saw the tall A and the long J of Andrew Jackson, our Tennesseean says he could have raised a hundred thousand dollars upon the signature. So much for an established character for honesty. However men may have differed with Andrew Jackson politically, no man could deny him the merit of an honest man.