The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-08-02

bargain not fulfilled All these p"Nt''A1 '"H
,idcraIioos Ind not weight With the conspnA'oih
aud theif accessories, aud they meaniy sh'uah
trafn esen an attempt 10 prove then charge ioi
the best Of all possible reaSons--hecause, beinS
false and fabricated, theF could addnee no proc
which was not f,lse and idbr.oeted
During two years aud AL. winch nave
now interviewed. a portion ofthe pres devoted
10 the cause Of zen Jackson. has been teening
win thc West calumuies against me, and the
charge under every uameicop form, hhs been q
thousand times repeated. Up To tins TINT
have IN VAIN invited iu. estigaiion, aud dehiHou
ed evidence None. not a ptucle ms been aa'
duccd
The extraordinary ground has been taken,
that the aasusers vrie lot bound 10 establish ny
proofthc guilt OF lhnu designated vicilm. III
civilized christian and free community tie mon
. strous principle has been assumed, thai accuse
tlon and convection synonymous ana thai
tho persons, vino deliberately bflng forward Al
anocipus change are exempted + ON ell obli.i
tom To subsanfiatc IT. And tie pretcNt -,
that the crime, Icing Of a political a"inre' Is
shroedod in darkness, and incapable OF benny
suh,tantafed Rni Is there anv real diherrnee,
N tins respect. between political and other OIL
lcnors DO not all perpetrators Of CRIME en-
deaynr 10 conceal tbrlr guilt and 10 elude deirc-
uau Ittbcaecuser OF political ohfhca Is ap-
SOLVED from the duty OF supporting hb accnsh-
upn very other acrnser uf offence .iands equal-
( Is nbsolVcd. Such principle, practically earned
lnto society, would subgcu all harmony, peace
and Tranquility. Npne--no age, nor sex, ~
/ profession nor calling Nonld be safe against IT,
halrf1 aud overwhelming influence. il would
amount 10 an universal license Ia universal cal
uupv.
| No one has ever coniended, that the proof
.I 4 l.. . .,.tH the
II, fug fro n their senses positively and directly
10 the fact Political like all other offences,
may be established by ,rcum, tantal as wel As
positive esidcacc. Bun de contend, that some
evidence, be II what II may, ought 10 be eHhlb-
tied. Ifhr be none, how do the accusers
ktow that an offence has been perpctroied' II
they do know IT, lei us have the jucts on which
tarir r1nviction Is based. viii not even as
. srrt that, m public affairs, citizen has not
light freely 10 express his opinions ot public
mrn and Ia ~, Cuaip upon the motives Of their
conduct But If he chooses 10 pramugatr o
pinlpns, let them lac gwen rs opinions. The
public viii correctly Judge al their value aud
then grounds Noonc has right 10 pnt forth
Tn positive assertion, that a political offence has
been committed unless he stands prepared to
snsinm 10y satisfactory proof OF some hind, It's
actual existence.
crime is, from rs very nature, disabled to es
tahsh II, ROW much more difficult is the cond
ton ofihe accused How can he exhibit mega
tive proof Of his innocence, II no affirmative
proof Of his guilt IS, OF can be adduced :
II must have been conviction thai the jus
lice OF the public required definite chargc. by
responsible arcusrr, thai has, at last extort
ID from Gen, Jackson his letter of the 9th of
lune. lately published. ! approach that lettel
with great reluctance. not on my own account,
i.r on that, do most heartily and sincerely rc
ioice that II las made is appearance. Bat IT'S
a reluctance 60 cited by the feelings of respect
which Iwoud anNiou,ly have cultivated toward,
lis author. lie has, however by that letter
created such relations between us, that, IN any
language which may employ, IN examining its
contenls. lce myself bound 10y no other obIlea
tiods than hose which belong 10 truth, 10 public
decornnr, and to myself.
The drsi consideration which must, on the
pefusal ofths letter, force itself upon every re-
fleeing mind Is thai which All Is out otthe de-
hcaie posture m which Gen. jackson stands be
foie the American public. lie is candidate
for the Presidency, afoved and Proclaimed. |
lie hasuo competitor al present, and there IS no
probability at IN, having any, but one. The |
charges winch he has allowed bimselfto he hc |
orpan Of communicating 10 the very public who
is 10 decide the question Of the Presidency, |
though directly aimed at mr., necessarily impIl- |
cafes his onl, competitor Mr.. Adams aud |
myself are both guilty, OF We are both innocent
oilhe imputed arrangement beiwcen us. HIS |
Innocence is absolutely irreconelable with my |
gullt, II Gcueru jackson, therefore, can csta-
hli,h my guilt aud, by Inference. or by insinua.
ton. that OF his soe-riSal, ne will have removed !
a great obstacle 10 the cunssnnImaton otthc OH |
81 oI his ambition Aud II ~ can at the Same
time, make out his own purity of conduct, and |
impress the American people with the belief
ihat his purity and integrity alouc prevented
lis success before lie House Of representatives |
hls clapus viii become absolutely Irresistible. |
Were there rver mere pow erfu motives topropa |
gatc--was there ever greater interest, atai ha.- |
zards 10 prove the truth OF charges
state The case, hope. fairly; mean to
state il fairly and fearlesslv. 1.-THE position he
one which expose, General Jackson 10 unator- !
able suspicious. il must be borne in mind that he |
Ia, voluntarily taken ii. ana he must abide the
consequences. am acting ON the defensive, |
and tn ne who as,as me. and Who has called
forth, 10y the eternal laws of seltprotcCtion,
the right to use all legitimate means of sell-de
fence.
General Jackson has shown, In his letter,
that he is not exempt from the influence Of tbW
bias towards ones own interests, hiCh is unfor-
luuate'y the too common lot OF human nature
II is Il Interest 10 make out thai he Is person
ot,pptIess innocence. aud ofunsullied integrity
and 10 establish, by direct charge, OF by nccesSa
> Inference, the want OF those qualities in his
rival. Accordingly, we find throughout the let
ter, Iaharod attempt 10 set forth his own inn
mHcnlate purity IN striking contrast with the
corruption which is attributed 10 others. We
would imagine from his letter, that he very sell
dom touches A newspaper. | he Telegraph is
mailed regularly for HIM at W ashiugton but il
arrives al the Hermitage very irreeularly lie
would have the public to inter that the postmas-
ter ~ Nashville. whose appointment happened
not to I've upon his recommendation. INSTRUCTED
hl> reception oft In consequence of his not
receiving the Telegraph, he had not on the 9th
Jmtc lS21, sccn Carter BEVERLEY famous Fov-
rttavlllr letter, dated the Sth OF the preceding
March, pub ishcdin numerous gazcttes, and
published, have very little doubt. although
have NOT the means OF ascertainiue the fact in
the gazeftes otNashve. Will not saw con.
tfdty 10 General Jacllsons assertion that he
bad read that letter when htt y,rofp that al