Jackson did not explain why he was not promoted .
It has been suggested that he disliked the hot - tempered , profane Grigsby and preferred instead to appoint Elisha Paxton , a somber , religious man who was close to him .
Jackson did not explain why he was not promoted , but it has been suggested that he disliked the hot - tempered , profane Grigsby and preferred instead to appoint Elisha Paxton , a somber , religious man who was close to him .