Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-06-29
DoN.E:.HsTEC
A LETTER


irom 'inisr Committee, at Cincinnati, upon subject
81 Gen Jsck,pu' marriage, accompanied by doeun en ia
ga appendix thereto annexed.
10 Eiijah Hayward, Moses Daw son, Thomas
Henderson, James N. Miller. Thomas Smith and
Arthur Henrie, Committee of Correspondence, OH
behalf OF the Cincinnati Jackson Committee.
iGENTLEMEE:
In reply 10 your note published in the Nashville
kepahican, under date May 18th, 1897. calling
our attention TO certain newspaper charges against
Seneiai Jackson and his lady, and particularly III.
charge made IN one newspaper of Cincinnati, tina,
in the summer of 1890, General jackson prevAiled
/ upon the wife of Lewis Robarts of Mercer conn
! iy. Kentucky, to desert her husband and live ~ iih
| himself IN the character of wife" and hsvins
also seen The evidence by bich the Editor
10 support tbie charge, submit to Won a
succinct statement OF the facts attending the sera.
ration OF Leafs Robards and bic wife and the sub
| sequent marriage OF Mrs Il with Gen Jackson
and also such evidence aud documents az will pro
oahiy be srfhcienuy satisfactory o the pGbic
p! before we proceed, il may be proper 10 know
soInsihlng OF the persons whose testimony il sub
Joined, alluded to or quoted
The character of Gen. James Breckenridge. of
/ incassle, Va , ~, nc doubt, well known 10 you;
Is saia 10 De hisn and unspoted; he was a m en-
Der OF The Virginia Legislature when Cant Robatd.
applied for divo'ss, and one of the commit
zee appointed to examine his application & feport
OIL, IS stated IN tue Cincinnati paper (aO
JUDGE M'NAIRy, whose letter is suboined. is
the district Judge If the Federal Court, man of
high ano ubbiemished reputs ion, whose statements
may be relied on ss most accurate and ipcontrover
tible: those who know hin, know. tb,, nm CON
sIderaiions could induce him to give the slightest
coIourlBg to any part of his testimony (bO
mis-. ELIZABETH CRAIGHEAD il the " idoy
81 the Iate Rev. Ihos b Craighead and sister to
James Brown, our pe'ent minister TO France, a
lady OF the putest character, with mind highly in
telllpnDf nj CtIl al
Mrs. SALLY SMITH, widow of Gsn 0,,;,
Smith. formerly Senator in Congress, a lady of
Undermined character, and of excellen, coed
sense. (c)
Mrs ~ARY II. BOWEN widow of Capt. William
Bowen, SISTER # Gen. RUSSELL and the late Col
si'' ca syeite county, kT, most respec able
Shd sensioie lady (e)
Mr.. THOMAS CsUTcR ar, the Treasurer of
West Tennessee whose chsracter for honesty and
VaIaclty Is as high aud unquestioned as that of
any in the State (g)
VI MI A FOSTER, Ii is only necessary T.
say that ne was, for many years, Pr esiden, of The
Board of our Land Commissioners one of the
most honorable and correct men of our country.
! (m.)
VI Judge CvERToN's character, we need say
nothins; the testimony of person has been resor.
led TO where there could be any, the slightest curs
ton raised as to their characters
In making The Investigations you wished, we
N'Se WIN some uiII-cn1ty ana delay
oi The Sreatlength Of time since the facts occurred
and that The public mind, for a great many years in
THIS country had ceased 10 think on this subject Al
Inc lime when Mr. Richards separated from his wife
eppHed Tor diverse, obtanedt, and General Jack
son married her; when all the facts were fresh and
uis'hc' pubic opinion was formed and the co
tehporaneo1s Ju lgment of the society in which
those persons resided, 10 clear and decisive
result In their favour. There did not exis, even an
injurious suspicion viii regard TO their preyious
conduct; 10 the justice o. this judgement, thirty
seven ears OF domestic peace and useful virtus
nave given sanction which must operate upon
every candid and generous mind with i,resis,ibIs
power. But withsanding all these difficulties
ne believe that we able 10 present 10 Won q
correct history of those tTansaciions
In The summer or fall of I7SS, Mrs Robard.
was compelled by her husband, Can't. Robard.
VINO then resided 10 Mercer county XIV, to leave
hIm' aud 10 seek home with her mother, Mrs
oone'sGn' TIdo" lady, living about ten miles
from Nashville, in Tennessee. That Mrs. Rob
aTds was compelled al this iiue, by her husband
! 10 leave him Is proven by Judge Overton'. ,ss
tlmony, BY Gen. Ray and by Mir John McGinni.
that she was al injured and innocent woman. OF
most iTfeproschable character and con Iocf. il
proven py me same persons, and by Maj. Thoma.
Allen and Capt. John Mesux. III
Capt Robard- himself acquits her. and admitted
mat bis suspicious were unjust. "a
/ IN the spring or summer OF 1889 Judge Oyerton
and Gen Jackson became boarders al Mrs DoneI.
son S, when Cen Jackson first saw Mrs. Robards,
In the same spring summer, Cant. Robard.
ana MS vile became rsconcled, and lived together
at her mothers Mrs Donelson.) (k)
in The summer or fall of this yeqf ;s-, Rob
ards b came jealons Of Gen. Jscksop; upoa obi,
PER OF t6e subject we will quote the sta,emen, al
'uose OFeTton' az giving the most authentic &C
count OF the several facts winch ranspireJ abou,
tnat time. lie says, "not many months eIansed
DeIore Hobsrds became jealous Of Jackson, wbicl
felt confident vas without the Ieas, pround
some OF his irritating conversation on this subject
WIN MS vile, heard amidst the tears OF herself
ana her mother, who were greatly distressed.
! uIgsd 10 hODsrds the unmanlness Of his condlc'.
alter the pains bad taken to produce harmony. a.
a mutual friend OF both fam les anI nv honet
conviction that his sU.Ticions were etourdless -
these iemonsrances seemed not 10 have The de,ir
ed eftscii - much cOmmoiion & unhippiness u r.
: vaiied Ia The family, 40 ia ,hsl Oi AiIs. Robnd.
( 10 Kentucky.
/ length ] communicated m Jackson. The u,
pleasant situation Of living in a family where
I there wss so uuch disturbance and concluded bv
telling him, that we woold endesvour 10 se, anne
/ o her place 10 this he readily assenteJ but
/ where To so we did not know. Being conscious ol
I his innocence, ne said, that he would talk TO RI
bafds. W hat passed between capt R1Dards and
Jackson do not know, as wts ab-eat some
where, not now recol ecieI wh.a the conyef.afton
and esuli took place, but returned soon afterwards
! The whole sifir was related TO me bv Mo
/ D0nslsOn Che mother Of Mrs. RobstdS )and AZ
vel as rcooilect, by JACKIE himself III, sub
/ s'ance o. her account wss, tha, Mr. Jackson met
I C@Pt. itobsIds nrar the orchard fence nd BEGAN
mildly - re- on.uste win him, re.pea.gg The
rii-f'ce he b.d dose l. wife VS. well as b,o.efe
I 80 fi.'le tire Rosuos became y,oientIv 60.
I and aDu~ive, aud i.teesiersd 10 ,yttr