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My favourite bit - a stuffed penguin and a Tibetan prayer flag.
The Virtuous Well in Trellech, Wales.
Gypsy Pistoleros + Wrathchild + SmashCandy @ The Night Owl, Cheltenham - 22nd May 2010
Photograph by John Colson for Midlands Rocks
© 2010 VirtuousCirclePhotography.com
At the Hermitage in Nashville.
Text of marker:
"A Being so gentle and yet so virtuous"
Rachel and Andrew Jackson's tomb
Rachel Jackson quietly suffered through Jackson's bid for the White House, as his enemies attacked the circumstances of their marriage. Although Jackson easily won the presidency Rachel dreaded the gossiping whispers of Washington social circles. Whether the stress contributed to her death on December 22, 1828 is not known, but Jackson believed that it did.
Jackson buried his Rachel and her beloved garden, erected a temporary shelter over her grave until a more suitable monument could be built. In 1831, Jackson commissioned architect David Morrison to design this Greek revival tomb. For Jackson's contemporaries, the architecture of ancient Greece symbolize not only political, but moral virtue. Consciously or not, Jackson's a selection of the style conveyed his belief in Rachel's virtue.
At the end of his presidency, Jackson returned to the Hermitage, where numerous accounts confirm that he visited Rachel's tomb daily. When he died on June 8, 1845, he was laid to rest next to Rachel. His tombstone simply reads, "General Andrew Jackson."
This moving inscription Jackson placed on Rachel's tomb highlights his sensitivity towards questions about her honor. It is shown here as it appears on the tomb.
"Here lie the remains of
MRS. RACHEL JACKSON
wife of PRESIDENT JACKSON,
who died the 20 second Dec 1828 --
Aged 61
Her face was fair, her person pleasing, her temper amiable, and her heart kind; she delighted in relieving the wants of her fellow creatures and cultivated that divine pleasure by the most liberal and un-pretending methods: to the poor she was a benefactor; to the rich and example; to the wretched a comforter, to the prosperous and ornament, her piety went hand-in-hand with her benevolence, and she thanked her creator for being permitted to do good. Being so gentle, and yet so virtuous, slander might wound but could not dishonour; even death, when he tore her from the armes of her husband, could but transport her to the bosom of her God."
Andrew Jackson was a national hero in the nation mourned his death in 1845. Ceremonies and funeral parades in cities and towns across the nation, like the one pictured here in New York, honor Jackson's memory. Mourners often wore silk ribbons like this one and then kept them as mementos. Note that the engravers chose to call him Gen'l Jackson, not President Jackson.
Alfred's grave
to the right of Jackson's tomb, note the grave of Alfred Jackson, a former Hermitage enslaved worker. Alfred requested that the ladies Hermitage Association bury him next to Jackson's tomb. The marker reads, uncle Alfred because in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the terms 'uncle' and 'auntie' were considered a polite way of addressing elderly black people. No longer use today, these terms are now seen as derogatory.
"I find myself a solitary mourner, deprived of all hope of happiness the site of the grave, and often wish myself at the Hermitage there to spend the remnant of my days, and daily drop a tear on the tomb of my beloved wife."
-- Andrew Jackson to Hardy Murphree Cryer, May 16, 1829
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Andrew Jackson, the Upholder of the Union [1767-1845]
CHAPTER XXI
From American Leaders and Heroes: A Preliminary Text-Book in United States History By Wilbur F. Gordy (New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1907, public domain)
Only four years after the Clermont made its successful trip up the Hudson, the first steamboat on the Ohio was launched at Pittsburg. This boat was the forerunner of numerous steam-driven craft which swarmed the extensive network of rivers west of the Alleghany Mountains. A fresh impulse was given to westward migration, for settlers could now easily and cheaply reach the fertile lands of the Mississippi Valley, and, having raised an abundant crop, could successfully send the surplus to the Eastern markets. Under conditions so favorable the West grew in population with marvellous rapidity.
Wealth went hand in hand with the increase of population, and greatly strengthened the influence of the people of the West in the affairs of the country. By 1829, one of their number became the sixth Presi[Pg 254]dent of the United States. This was Andrew Jackson, of Tennessee.
Andrew Jackson's Cradle. Andrew Jackson's Cradle.
Andrew Jackson was born in Union County, N. C., in 1767, of poor parents, who about two years before had come from Ireland. In a little clearing in the woods, they had built a rude log hut and settled down to hard work.
But Andrew's father soon died, and his mother went with her children to live in her brother's home, where she spun flax to earn money. She was very fond of little Andrew and hoped some day to make a minister of him. With this in view she sent him to school where he learned reading, writing, and a little ciphering. But he cared so little for study that he made small advancement, and in fact never learned to spell well nor to write the English language with ease or even correctness.
He found great pleasure in hunting and in rough-and-tumble sports, excelling in running, jumping, and wrestling. Although not robust, he was wiry and energetic, and when a stronger boy threw him to the ground, he was so agile that he always managed to regain his feet.
As a school-boy Andrew was a bare-footed, freckle-faced lad, with slender frame, bright blue eyes, and reddish colored hair. Full of life and fun, he became known as "Mischievous Andy." Andy was brave and ready to champion[Pg 255] the weaker and smaller boys, but sometimes he became overbearing and at other times his quick temper got him into trouble. One day his companions, wishing to play a practical joke upon him, secretly overloaded a gun, and dared Andy to shoot it. The fearless little fellow, seizing the gun, shot it off, and was kicked violently upon his back. But quickly jumping up, his eyes blazing with anger, he shouted, "If any of you boys laugh, I'll kill him." The boys did not laugh.
A Spinning Wheel.
While he was yet a lad the Revolution broke out, and there was severe fighting between the Americans and the British near his home. His love of action, which up to that time had expressed itself in out-of-door sports, now took a more serious turn. War became a passion with him, and from this time he could not visit the local blacksmith's shop without hammering into shape some form of weapon. Once while fiercely cutting weeds with a scythe he was heard repeating these words: "Oh, if I were a man, how I would sweep down the British with my grass blade!"
In the course of a few years young "Andy" had real British soldiers to fight; for he was only thirteen when he was made a prisoner of war. One day soon[Pg 256] after his capture, a British officer ordered him to clean his muddy boots. The fiery youth flashed back: "Sir, I am not your slave. I am your prisoner, and as such I refuse to do the work of a slave." Incensed at this reply, the brutal officer struck the boy a cruel blow with his sword. Andrew saved himself from the brunt of the blow, but received two severe wounds, the scars and the bitter memory of which he carried through life.
These indignities were but a beginning. He was transferred to the prison pen about Camden jail, some forty miles away, where without shelter and almost without food, he suffered from heartless exposure. In a weak and half-starved condition, his wounds yet unhealed, he fell a victim to small-pox. Hearing of his wretched plight, Andrew's mother secured his release and took him home with her. Andrew struggled for months with a severe illness. Before he had entirely recovered, his mother died leaving him quite alone in the world.
But these hardships passed, and some years later Andrew decided to become a lawyer. After studying law for a while, at twenty-one he crossed the mountains with an emigrant party into the backwoods region of Tennessee. Now grown to manhood, he was six feet and one inch tall, slender, straight, and graceful, with a long slim face and thick hair falling over a forehead beneath which looked out piercing blue eyes.
When he reached Nashville, the destination of his party, his experience was, in a large measure, the same[Pg 257] as that of Daniel Boone in the wilds of Kentucky. When the women of the settlement went out to pick berries, and when the men hoed corn in the clearings, some of the settlers, gun in hand, with watchful eyes stood guard against attack from stealthy Indians.
To the dangers belonging to backwoods life, Jackson was greatly exposed. The court-houses in which, as public prosecutor, he had to try cases, were in some instances hundreds of miles apart. In going from one to another he journeyed alone, and sometimes had to remain alone in the woods for twenty nights in succession. In periods of unusual danger, he dared not light a fire or even shoot a deer for fear of Indians.
But in the midst of all these dangers he escaped harm, and by his energy and business ability achieved success as a lawyer. In time he acquired the means to become a large land-owner. After his marriage he built a house which he called The Hermitage, on a plantation of 1,100 acres, about eleven miles from Nashville.
Here Jackson lived with his wife, whom he loved with a deep and abiding affection. They kept open house for visitors, and entertained large numbers of guests at a time, treating rich and poor with like hospitality. His warm heart and generous nature were especially shown in his own household, where he was kind to all, including his slaves. Having no children he adopted two, one of whom was an Indian baby-boy who had lost his mother. Of these children, Jackson was very fond.[Pg 258]
Map Illustrating Two of Andrew Jackson's
Campaigns.
Indeed, childlike simplicity was always one of his striking traits. Not even when he became a noted man did he give up smoking his corn-cob pipe. But we must not think of him as a faultless man, for besides being often rough in manner and speech he had a violent temper which got him into many serious troubles; among them were some foolish duels.
After one of his duels, with a ball in his shoulder and his left arm in a sling, he went to lead an army of 2,500 men in an attack upon the Creek Indians, who had risen against the whites in Alabama. These Indians had captured Fort Mimms, which was in Southern Alabama, about forty miles north of Mobile, and had massacred 500 men, women, and children seeking shelter there. Although Jackson was weak from a long illness, he marched with vigor against the Creeks. In the campaign he endured much hardship, increased by the difficulty of feeding his 2,500 men in a wild country, where they almost starved for lack of food.
Under such conditions Jackson had to exercise much firmness and tact to keep his army from deserting and returning home. The following incident is told to show in what way he won the confidence and love of his[Pg 259] men: "A soldier, gaunt and woe-begone, approached the general one morning, while he was sitting under a tree eating, and begged for some food, as he was nearly starving. 'It has always been a rule with me,' replied Jackson, 'never to turn away a hungry man when it was in my power to relieve him, and I will most cheerfully divide with you what I have.' Putting his hand into his pocket, he drew forth a few acorns, saying: 'This is the best and only fare that I have.'" But in spite of all his drawbacks, Jackson conquered the Creeks, and thus broke for all time the power of the Indians south of the Ohio River.
Not long afterward he was sent at the head of an army, with the rank of major-general, to defend New Orleans against an attack of the British who hoped to get control of the lower Mississippi and all the southern part of what was then known as the Louisiana Territory. When Jackson went down to New Orleans he was in such extremely poor health that he was hardly able to sit on his horse. Nevertheless he worked night and day with unflagging energy, arming his men and encouraging them to meet the over-confident British foe.
The British army consisted of 12,000 veterans fresh from victories over the great Napoleon. Naturally enough they despised the American backwoodsmen. Their confidence seemed reasonable, for they numbered twice as many as the Americans.
On January 8, 1815, the British made a vigorous assault on the American lines. But they were mowed down with such terrible slaughter that at the end of[Pg 260] twenty-five minutes, they were forced to retreat with a loss of 2,600 men in killed and wounded. The Americans lost only twenty-one. The resolute courage and unwearied action of "Old Hickory," as Jackson was fondly called by his men, had won a signal victory. Through his military reputation Jackson soon became very popular. His honesty and patriotism took a strong hold on the people, and in due time he was elected President of the United States.
A man of passionate feeling, he loved his friends and hated his enemies with equal intensity. Moreover, he did not seem to think that a man could disagree with him, especially in political matters, and still be his friend. So when he became President he at once began to turn out of office those who held government positions, and put into their places men of his own political party who had helped to bring about his election. Thus was introduced into our national civil service the "spoils system."
We can readily imagine that such a man, so warm-hearted, and yet so intolerant, would make many friends and many enemies. But no one doubted his sincerity, especially in matters pertaining to the welfare of his country. His absolute fairness and his high sense of duty are well illustrated by his dealings with the Nullification Act. By reason of a high tariff, passed for the protection of manufacturers in the North, South Carolina declared that she would not allow any such law to be enforced in that State. This declaration was called the Nullification Act.[Pg 261]
JACKSON AT THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS.
[Pg 262]
Jackson himself did not favor a high tariff, but he was firm in his purpose that whatever law Congress passed should be enforced in every State in the Union. When, therefore, he heard of the action of South Carolina, he rose to the full height of his executive authority. The news came to him as he was quietly smoking his corn-cob pipe. In a flash of anger he cried aloud, "The Union! It must and shall be preserved! Send for General Scott!" Troops were speedily sent to compel obedience, and South Carolina withdrew her opposition.
In 1837, at the end of his term of office as President of the United States, he went to his old home, The Hermitage, where he once more took up the life of a hospitable planter. He was now nearly seventy years old, and a constant sufferer from disease. With his usual stubborn will, however, he battled for several years longer. He died in 1845, at the age of seventy-eight, one of the most striking figures in American history. His prompt and decisive action in compelling South Carolina to obey the tariff laws did much to strengthen the Union, for it prepared the nation to ward off the greater danger of secession, in which South Carolina took the lead, twenty-eight years later.
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TEMP DUP
I still am looking for the perfect Eye effect, fascination with this sense organ has not stopped.
Nikon D90 + CS3
Model: Melissa.
Please feel free to comment on how this piece could've been done better.
The Crystal Box Mystery. Siderite, epimorphous after fluorite. Virtuous Lady mine, Devon, England, 1847.
Sometimes nature can produce specimens so seemingly contrived that it is hard to believe they were not made by a human. This intriguing box formed when crystals of brown siderite were deposited around a cube-shaped fluorite crystal. The fluorite dissolved away and crystals of white quartz and golden chalcopyrite grew in the cavity.
Scientists do not know what could have caused the fluorite to dissolve without affecting the siderite box around it. The mine in Devon is famous for its hollow casts or epimorphs and this is the best example known.
Hula Hoop Classes for the whole family in Fredericksburg! Hula hooping, it’s not just for kids. Turns out, it’s easier than you think. And what a work out for the whole family.
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The enactment of House Bill 2539 memorializes Saint Marianne Cope for her charitable works, virtuous deeds, and enduring legacy in Hawaii.
The enactment of House Bill 2539 memorializes Saint Marianne Cope for her charitable works, virtuous deeds, and enduring legacy in Hawaii.
Wildhearts + AntiProduct @ Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton - 21st December 2009
Photograph by John Colson for Midlands Rocks
© 2009 Virtuous Circle Photography
This was at the Northern Communicators conference. June 2010. Nick is helping nudge Canada's federal gov't into web 2.0. ("scheming virtuously")
Gypsy Pistoleros + Wrathchild + SmashCandy @ The Night Owl, Cheltenham - 22nd May 2010
Photograph by John Colson for Midlands Rocks
© 2010 VirtuousCirclePhotography.com
Sorry and the Sinatras + Vincent and the Onepotts + Obsessive Compulsive + Chris Catalyst @ Birmingham Asylum 2, 25th April 2010
Photograph by John Colson for Midlands Rocks
© 2010 Virtuous Circle Photography / John Colson
Sorry and the Sinatras + Vincent and the Onepotts + Obsessive Compulsive + Chris Catalyst @ Birmingham Asylum 2, 25th April 2010
Photograph by John Colson for Midlands Rocks
© 2010 Virtuous Circle Photography / John Colson
"Now there was a virtuous and righteous man named Joseph who, though he was a member of the council, had not consented to their plan of action. He came from the Jewish town of Arimathea and was awaiting the kingdom of God." (Luke 23: 50-51)
Supposed site in Nanyang, Henan Province, where Zhuge Liang was visited by Liu Bei three times before he accepted Liu Bei's offer to be his Prime Minister. Another city makes the same claim. Complete indexed photo collection at WorldHistoryPics.com.
As I was travelling with a projector for the training I had myself a movie-night every single night. This home theater was in the monestry of the Kirumba nons. They had the Guava cocktails and I had the movies!
Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Window
(조선명탐정: 각시투구꽃의 비밀)
March 18, 2011 @ AMC Cupertino Square 16
Director: 김석윤
Stars: 김명민(명탐정), 오달수(개장수), 한지민(한객주)
Asim Dobani, freshman communications major from Chicago, Ill., and Nicholas Bright, freshman undeclared major from San Antonio, serve Greek food at Cultural Crossover, an event hosted by the Office of Multicultural Enrichment. Bright spent part of his childhood in Crete, Greece. (Optimist photo by Adrian Patenaude)
I left a simple red ribbon, I know it looks like an AIDS symbol but it wasn't deliberate.
The Virtuous Well in Trellech, Wales.
"Virtuous Herbs" is a book offering a mere glimpse of the health benefits of herbs, spices & plants. WOW fold cover with two signatures pamphlet stitched and comprised of Japanese print paper. "X-Books with Pockets" from Making Handmade Books" by Alisa Golden. Tags are decorated with my hand-carved stamp designs.
Cocoa has been described as a "virtuous crop". There is an increasing appreciation of its value for: land rehabilitation, enrichment of biodiversity (of previously cleared land) and provision of sustainable incomes in less developed regions. Like other crops though, it can be attacked by a number of pest species including fungal diseases, insects and rodents - some of which (e.g. frosty pod rot and cocoa pod borer) have increased dramatically in geographical range and are sometimes described as "invasive species".
It has caused numerous guests to look for other results or druthers in response to Backpage’s exit from the assiduity. Therefore, the rise of cityxlife, a successful, dependable, and well- known Backpage volition that brings all the virtuousness of classic “ Backpage” into a whole new different style.
Just like the most well- loved Backpage, the cityxlife allows people to post and publish employment advertisements, property rosters, and indeed porn services and escorts service providers. Just name it; they've it! Still, there might be apprehensions, and you may question the authenticity of cityxlife.
Is it a dependable source or a fiddle? Are the users safe when using the point? These are only a many questions we ’ll bandy below. So, keep on reading! Cityxlife is now new backpage to post ads in personal and dating
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Backpage.com was an extremely well- known and well- used classified business in theU.S. The website first launched in 2004, where people could post colorful announcements, including real estate, buy and vend, adult services advertisements, and multitudinous others.
After 2012,Backpage.com, a free online classifieds platform, was second, only surpassed by others. The ease of use, the simple interface, and the worldwide exposure have made this website so successful among its users.
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Mother’s love is countless and meaningful. Her virtuous of kindness is hardly repaid by any precious things in this world. Her deep parental kindness in bringing us up and the hardships she has gone through will never be repaid as they are priceless. In other words, her love for her child is endless and indescribable!
Taken during the Dhaka leg of a worldwide photowalk organised by Scott Kelby. 18 July 2009
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Wildhearts + AntiProduct @ Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton - 21st December 2009
Photograph by John Colson for Midlands Rocks
© 2009 Virtuous Circle Photography
I gave blood today for the first time since getting pregnant with Alexander. I love giving blood. It always makes me feel virtuous. lol.
Paccha or predominantly deep green face role- types, are Gods, celebrated mythological heroes, and virtuous personages, symbolising inner refinement poise, heroism and moral excellence. This include heroes of a play and noble characters, Indra, Krishna, Rama, Lakshmana, Bharata, Satrugnan, Harischandra and Nala. The front part of their faces is given smooth deep green base on which chuttis (white rice-paste curves) run from the centre of the chin,covering the lower jaw, to either side of the face. The eyes and the eye-lashes are painted black and the lips bright red. It assumes the shape of a broad-blade saber or of a sweeping curve of a bow. The forehead, above the bow-tie shaped painted portion, is covered by a red ribbon of the gilded head gear.
It's show time, folks!
Patience is a virtue, but who
wants to be virtuous? It's time to get this little show
of mine on the road. Anyone can wear a mask on
Halloween. It's what they skin off your face the rest
of the year that really slays an audience.
Want to make me laugh? Here's a little challenge you
can try, Starting at daybreak tomorrow.
Round up a crew, your friends, family and even your
foes (as many clowns as you can find) and make
yourselves look as pretty as me. Put on a show in
front of the most famous landmark in your city, but
don't get arrested--you're no use to me behind bars.
Send me a picture and I'll see if you have what it takes.
Pictures are like ears; anything you lend me, I'm
never giving back. You, I only want to rent. The
pictures I'm gonna own.
Be clever, be daring, be creative or just be the butt of
my joke.
Do this for me...and I'll do something to for you.