The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-07-05

sefihh Hub VT ifuieher. JUDGE GgeTt0n
NV. s"me tiuie eferwafds, dafng the
otnler. I7gi ar, Daaelsnn told ne Of her
"auehitr's intention TO 90 dove die river 10
%a'ehez, 10 some Of her friends IN order 10
- ep ont ihe way Of Cam. Rohsrds a. she
rsid.lre had thJea'rutd ~ 4evrf' her.
Kaowtnz, as ! did. Capt. Richards unhappy,
Jealous disposition, and hi teraper growing
unt Of II, thought that she wasrlghl 10 keep
oni al his way though do moi believe that
Isl expressed myself to tile old lady. or any
other person.
% The whole affair gave Jackson great nn-
essiness-aud this will not sppenr slranr. 10
ore rs well acquainted with his character az
was continually together duvjng onr al
tendance on wilderness conrts whilst other
suuk m"r were INDUCING in famiHseitifl
with temnles nt relaxed morals, no suspicion
- hi. Kind Of the worlds censure, ever teI
10 Jsctsou's share.--In thh-in las singular
i delicate sense Of honor, and ~ What 1
tbonent MS chisHlrons conceptions 81 the H.
male spx, II always occurred 10 nr thu he
was distlneui halle from every otLer person
With whom was acquainted
" About The lne Of Mrs. BoaeIsons com
rrunieafipn h me respecting her daughter
intention at going TO Natcheg, ! perceived in
JACK symptoms ot more than usnul con
cern. determined 70 ascertain the cause,
when he frankly ield me, that h. was the
most unhappy Of men. IN having nnreeniy,
aud uniuitutfpuHily, been The cause of the
loss 81 the peace and happiness of Mrs. ko-
bards, whom he believed to he fine woman
IN this CoucWred with him, but remonstre-
ted upon The pfnprlety OF his not giving him
sell any Hneh,iness about II. II WAS not long
alter tins before he communicated 10 me his
intention Of going 10 Nafcbez with Col
stalk, with whom Ms. RohHds was 10 de-
scend fIr river--tHying tuat she had no friend
or rcIntlve thai would % aith her OF assist
IN preventing stalk, his family, aud Mrs. Ro-
'nris from brine maasHtred b. thr lndlans ;
then ~ a state 81 car, and exceedingly treuz
ble.ome. Accordingly. Jackson in company
VIII Mrs, kubntds aud Col, STARK, Il Ytbe-
fnble aud blghIy esteemed old man, aud
friend Il Nj. Robards, Urul d,Rn the river
rom Nashville to Nhtchez, sume tinir in the
winter or spring OF 1874 | was not how
ever without Tie urgent eutreatir7 al Col
stink. who wanted protection from the And,-
ans, HAT Jackson consented to accompany
them, Of which had heard, before jhtk .ou's
conversation with M, already aihdrd to-"
Mr.. Crulcher says, Capt, hobard8, never
10 my knn" ledge, returned In West leunrs.
sce, or what was then called Cumberland
l. was reported, however, that he threatened
10 come and thke bis wife 10 Kentucky, ana
compelled her to live there. She. n Nrll 10
III her friends, was very uch opposed Ia II,
tld IN oldcr 10 place herself heyoudh has rcach
as understood at the time, determined 10
descend The river nuder Col. stark pr,t'r-
ton Ia Natcher. II was in December. or
perhaps January, before Col. Stnrk couid eer
ID Il with his family zen Jackson niso went
long but after thny landed at alChra. the
& urrnl returned 70 This country"
l. the " inter " spring ot 1871. iulpima-
ION was received nj Nashville that Capt, Ko.
bards Ind obtained "A divorce from the leg.
stature oi Virginia. his was the belief Of
al persons in the country. MIR Crufchcr
ays, =" I Do not know how the information
coached the country. bat n wa generally, in
Iced, brlicye, universally relied on A. he
lnP correct JUDGE OVerton's account Is
substantially The same, and iuiher, hat in
he summer l79l, he was in Kentucky, re
mainrd pari OF bis lime II old Nr,. Richards,
aud never understood Otherwise than that
Capl. Ro hards divorce was final Until the lat-
er part ol the year 1893, OF the strength aud
universally Of this opinion, there can be no
ioubt Upon the receipt aud general belief
Ut this information, Gen. Jackson, IN Jnly or
August, 1871, returned 10 Nnlrhez in compn-
ny with Mr. David Deadrck--marrrrd Mrs.
Kobards, and returned in September 1871, 10
Nashville with her.
Tbasc tr,naac,;ons ,yonId coon, nrio.,l,
cren,,stanne ,, acc,oon,i', ,h"n, '"ta' 'n'
no non,,,a,', ,,% INA a", t.,'.
Nit, 70 n,isca,,s,rnciicn III ,,, .Iya,.,.'
tor If 70, Iact.on mad ,he cnn,roet .,',I
cboraeI.' IF NJ y,cl,.a, ,ro ~ H., ILL, ",','
as, d.otao ,,,Jsrs,aod and an,.roc;n,al -,
o iii o,,ll ~ p"'
,i,,a,,,. ~ ,,iil ho .n,;,,,j 49, 1910, -
md ,,o,t .ncI,si,. re,olt IN ,nhl,c .,,,,'.,
G',. 'e'' :" f'''''' e''''''.'-
we cannot DO lns'lcc TO Judge NJ Many 5
,esnm"n!' Hnt by using ms own words
= Cen jackson ana inyseh naVe heen ar
qo"nled more man ~ years, JUNK tor4"
years faft ot Tue tune we ,l'ed together
ma thr halhnce IN tnt immaculate neighbour
ho2d 81 eafu other. we moved 'ogt'her rom
N'rh aroma 10 th's STATE anu arrived m
Nashville III October 1905
Not long after we Gu sc mere, was IN.
formed ina, Mrs. jackson hLt thcn hn
h'nd ha1 heeh 'ePh'a'"o III the 7'o'e o. Ken
thtkN' knew bthffei Jaiksoll hau never