Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-06-29

not the iea- censcfe ouShl to be tllro unon any
person but MIR. Robards. When the circuma,sn-
ces happened this the language of all the conn
try, and heard, until now that here was
any person living who had from, knotciedge Of
jNe facts, entertained different opinion. eAcept
MIR Rooards himself, in whose weak oad childish
disposition, think, the whole affair origina,ed';s
From this testimony, concuning with the tests
uony OF all The other persons whose statemert Ia
are suoJoined Tor your examination there seems 10
be but one possible concuson--that the charge
made on Gen Jackson was Unfounded, and h.fs.
Jackson perfectly Innocent; but of this. YOU and
the public will judge; and perhaps satisfactory
upon seeing the further progress Of this sair and
the testimony connected with it.
Some time in The month OF January, 1871. Mrs
Robards descended The river, 10 Natchez under
Z the protection OF Col Stark, an old and rssperta,
bic gentleman; Gen. jackson accompanied Col
Stark and MIS-. Richards TO Es,chez and so aoon
rs Gen. Jackson them safely anieL at Nat
chez, he immediately returned to Nashville was az
the May Superior Court, and attended to business
J as Attorney General. Mrs Robards during her
residence in the ne;ghborhood lived principally in
the family of Col. Tho. Green, ana Col Bruen
families IS highly respectable any in that coun
try. The causes OF this journey by Mrs Robartis
and the reasons which induced Gen. jackson 10 q C.
company Col Stark, we will give literally in the
language OF the testimony of :Judse Overton and
Mr.. CTutcher. Judge OYerton GAYS some Tina
afterwards, du ing the winter of 1891 Mrs DoneI-
told me of her daughters intention TO 20 down
'he river 10 NaiCbe2, 10 some OF her friends. in
der 10 keep out OF the way of Capt IoLards ss
she said he had threatened ''tatnt' her Know
ing, a. did, Capt. Robsrds' unhappy. ieslous
disposition, and has temper growing Out of IT,
thought that she was sht 20 keep oat oil lis wsy,
though do not believe thai expressed mYseif
10 the old lady, or any other person.
! " Tie whole sffar gave Jackson ereatu nea.i-
ness-and thIs viii not appear strange to one as
well acquainted with his character as / was con.
tiaua''S together during our attendance on wider
ness courts, whilst other yonug uen were iadulr-
log la faniiiailes with females of relax ed rnoraIs
no suspicion of this kind OF the worlds censur-
ever iell TO Jackson's share-In this in his sin s
larry delicate sense OF honor, and In what thought
his cbivairCu- conceptions OF Tie female SEX il al
ways occurred TO me, that he was distinguishable
IRON every other person with whom l was se-
= quaintrd
" Abou' the Time of Mrs. Donelson's cou,mus,i.
cation 10 rne respecting her dsughler's intention az
1 going 70 Nstchez. perceived In jackson sy,nu-
toms OF more aan usual concern. detsr mined 60
ascertain tie cause, hen he frankly told me- that
lie was The most unhappy of men, ia having iono-
Gently, md unin'entionslly, been the cause OF The
loss oil the pescs and happiness OF Mrs Rohr q
whom he believed TO be tine woman In hi.
concurTeu with him, but remonstra ed upon the
prepiety OF his not giving hiint-f any unea.ines,
about II. 1t was not long after this before he cor,
municated 10 me his intention of going 10 Naicr,r.
with Col Stark, with whom Mrs. Richards Wa n
descend the riYes-saJing that she had no frie,A
or relative that wouldg go With her, or assist in ne
venting Stark, his family, and Mrs RoilarJs f., -,
being inassacred by the Indians; then in SITE o.
war, aud exceedingly tIoabiesone. Accordine,v
Jackson IN company with Mrs. RObards and Goi
Stark venerable and highly esteemed Old man
! and friend OF Mrs. -Ro6arfs, went down the river
from NASHVILLE TO Natehez. some time 10 the winter
or spring OF 1871. 1t was Rot, however yi,lout
the urgent eDTeaties of Col Sisk, who wapf.1
protection hon the Indians. that Jackson consent,
ed 10 accompany them, OF which had heard be-
/ loTe 1acksons conversation with me, already su-
\ ded to-" MIR. CrutcheT says, " Can't RCbar5s
never, 10 my knowledge, returned to West Ter,
nesee, or what was then called Cumberland. H.
was reported, however. that his threatened 10 cooe
and take his wife to Kentucky and cornpej her IN.
live there She, as ell oil her frieuds, was
very much opposed to this, and in order TO place
herself beg ond bis reach, as ! Understood NJ ,ta
time, determined TO descend the river under Col
Starks protection to Nachez Ii was in Decc,,.
/ Der, or perhaps January, before Col Stark copId
get off with his family Gen Jack ON also went a.
long; but after they landed at Natchez the General
returned 10 this country" (D
! In the winter or spring Of 1901, information,
was received at Nash lie that Capt. RoharJa IA
obtained divorce rom the Legislature of Yire in;
Ibis was the belief of all persons in the country
Mr.. CIuicher says, al do not know how the iufo,
nation reached the country, but II wac e,er,Ilv IA,
deed, believe, universally relied on a. being cr
I rect. Judge OveTions account il sub.tanti,Iiv.
ihe same, and further, that in the summer Of Izgl
be was In Kentucky, remained part If bis time =,
i old MIS-. Robards', and never understood other
wise Than that Capt. Robsrds' divorce was final
until the latter par' of the year 1898, ms Dfihe
strength aud universally OF this opinion, there can
be no doubt Up n the receipt and geaerslbe
lief OF this inform alton, Gen. Jackson in July or
! August, 1871, returned to Eachez In companv
with Mr.. David Dsadiick married Mrs Rob.rf-
and returned in September 1921 to Nashville win
her.
These transactions, would seem, under the cir
cumstsnces accompanying them, to require no
comment, and could not fairly be -utisct 10 niseon-
suucoh, when The character OF Cen Jack son & the
conduct and character Of Mrs. jackson are in tie
slightest degree understood and Appreciated iu, ',
I viii again call your ateGiiOn 70 such testimony
ss will be entitled 10 the greatest and most coaci-
sige weigh. in public estimation.
! Wecsnnot do justice to Judge M'Viiry' tes'i-
mony, but By using his own wofd.- - Gen Jack
soo and myself have been acquainted more than i4
years, think I or - years pat OF the time We
lived together and tho balance in the Iintredfats
neig hbOuIbocd OF each other. we moved together
! from Norh Carolina 10 his State, and arrived AZ
/ Nashville ia OctoJet l75s.
Not long after we came here. vvss i formed
| that hIrs. Jackson and her then husband bed bee,
separated in Ire ate OF Kentucky. knew Ges
Jackson had never seen her until this time and
( 10 not thuk Tor some time alterwards Ato,f ,,t.
time was informed hat ll0barls ADD his wife y.,s,
/ living very unh'ppily =; her widowei ,nothef,-
1 The public report and impression, knovv. war
lh'' i'o0arJs was ireaiing Der cruelty by ci.asres
found "a his own JEALOUS imagination slone
- as 20 tie pafucuar facts, whrh tori, piscs
That producci the second sepsrstiop, have ~,