In 1840 I went from Clinton College to attend the Nashville convention, in what has been called “the log cabin and hard cider” campaign, and we stopped at the Hermitage to see General Jackson. Whilst we were sitting with a number of persons on the piazza the East Tennessee delegates to the Whig convention, in vast numbers, passed on the pike in front of the house. One party of them had a small cannon, and when they reached the front gate, then about two hundred yards from the house, they brought the cannon inside the gate and fired on the house, with blank cartridges, of course. This created great indignation throughout Tennessee. I did attend the convention. The principal purpose of the students in attending the convention was to hear Henry Clay; and we did hear him. It was as poor a speech as I ever heard from any man reputed to be a speaker. The speech was not more than ten minutes long, and the best part of it was a fling at Felix Grundy. Mr. Clay said that when he reached Nashville he inquired for his old friend, the Hon. Felix Grundy, and that he learned “that he was at his old trade in East Tennessee defending criminals.” Mr. Grundy was then making political speeches in East Tennessee for Mr. Van Buren and the Democrats. You remember that Mr. Clay was beaten for the nomination a few weeks before by General Harrison, and his whole speech and demeanor on that occasion indicated great sourness and dissatisfaction, and did him much injury with his party. I was much gratified to see from your letter that you remember how your father, the late Judge John Moore, and I were for so many years fast and devoted friends. Most respectfully, your friend, E. W. PETTUS. Washington, March 30, 1906. * * * * * _And Plutarch says: “We are more sensible of what is done against custom than against nature.”_ TROTWOOD’S MONTHLY Devoted to Farm, Horse and Home. TROTWOOD PUBLISHING CO., Nashville, Tenn. Office 150 Fourth Ave., North. JOHN TROTWOOD MOORE, Editor-in-Chief. E. E. SWEETLAND Business Manager. GEO. E. McKENNON President. JOHN W. FRY Vice-President. EUGENE ANDERSON Treas. WOOTEN MOORE Sec’y. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: One Year, $1.00; Single Copy, 10 cents. Advertising Rates on application. NASHVILLE, TENN., JUNE, 1906. With Trotwood THE TRUTH IS PRECIOUS.