The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-10-02


Of alr. JeGsrson) 4" all the afdrai, restless de-
pfraie and disaleeted persons who were ready
| for an, enterprise analogous their chafac.
'ers"t Wbea Lurf embarked Ia hrs boats near
Nashville on tie 23d December, the prospect o
awsr Nth Spain hal vanished aud the dreams
OF grandeur which had stirred up so man, Of his
active parlizans in the west, To active .exeriions
IN hrs Cause. such as bs.liag bohts, buyiu. pro-
visions. and enlisting partizans, had been diss-
pnied by the sober dictates Of their waking rea.
son. The - intimacy between Burr md the
Secretary of War could no longer be of avail.
No army was 20 be iai.ed, no appointment
tn he conferred No wonder. Thea, thai he was de.
seried-for, there we've butiesv spirits among abe
partzans he had collected, bold and resolne AS
many oiihem were, Which could equal I'll match
less daring OF their chief UnJeierred by the
codness Of his friends or the preparations of his
enemies, however, Burr iisked his fortunes
on The desperate hazard of single caa-and
they were lost. Thea followed at his heels
The loud denunciauons Of very men
who had assisted to e,nhroil him in The
scheme, and who, we believe aud we would e1
/ press thai belief Mt d ,ing hour, would have
rushed TO his assistance il he had succt eded IN
his first step Of" sciziug New ORLEANS and the
| Bunk II Wilkinson was accessory TO the plot,
aud ,fany considerable portion of the army
could have been seduecd, then we should have
seen men who nov wear double taces and who
must wear them IN future history. endea.ouii ng
TO conquer Mexico, and to unite the Western
part Of the Union To the conquered country
! The Spansh war what u shield it VAS 10 the
design then-whaI mask to the pa,tieipaiors
~ that dcsign, now
Sscond II is said that Burr dured all the
good people oftne West, by alleging that he was
abnut To settle the Wnshia country, and for this
purpose wished 10 collect all the young men of
talents and wealth to go with him, thus offering
~ attraction TO other persons to emigrate aud
Gen Jackson seems hnnselflo wish the public
| should believe that such was his own impression
But, what says letter, inserted by the Nash
vile committee in their deieutc, written by
Thomas Stuart, ESQ. (ai thai time attorney for
in Congress- hearing date Nashville, jan 3D.
1907 " His (Burrs) ostensibe object | un
derstand, was the colonization ola large tract
II land on the Washita but The circumstances
did pot apptdr 10 fit hat. Il certain air Of myg-
iery in has toadttct ercied suspicion this suspi
cion WAS CONFIRMED by his h',vlngllren suspected
| elsewhere So, il seems, that Gen. jackson
and hls defenders are " Hing TO admit that he
was dupe 10 representation which existing
circumstances, passing under his eyes, demon
STATED TO be. II no, false, at least improbable
But, what shows still more oonclusiveIy tina,
Gen. jackson could nst have put confidence in
the declaration OF such an intention on the pait
OF Burr, is the fact disclosed by another of the I
ccrtidcrs, obtained 10y the Nashville committee
for, it Nill be seen, we draw all our evidence
from hetr o1rn witnesses john Il. Graves ies
uies that " al the time Col Burr was building
"A boat on stones river, or near the mouth OF
il" &c. Nh rutherford Rutland had some no.
ton OF gong with hun but was advised 10 con-
suit with Gen. Jackson before he came 10 a final
determination. " lie did So CONTINUES Mir.
Graves,) aud he answered, in very promp,
aud decided manner, that he Encw n0ihing of
Bitrr5 intentions aud a9riSed him to aaV al
home" There Is something, to be sure neon
sistent IN MIR Graycs's statement for, il would
seem strange, thai man should advise dlSn |
ierested person not To engage IN AN employ men,
the nature of winch was contessedy unknown to
him. while, at the same time, he permitted his
"les nephew To embark in the same unde,ta
king, aud gave him letter OF introduction to a
gentleman of Ne" orleans--to uhich point he
must of Consequence, have known, That Burr
,rns destined. Is tins To be proved We shall,
do so under the third head of tins article, by the
certificate OF the nephew himself, also kindly
furnished to the public by the committee, aud
the publication of which is singuarIy unaccount-
able.
Third. We come to the extraordina,
certificate of Mr.. Stokely d. Hays which We
shall publish at length:
col. BAYS LETTER.
The Chairman ajfhe jackson Committee nj NASH
rifle.
Sir: In answer IN your call On me, for any IN
formation in my possession IN relation TO the
Bur- business, | have To remark that Col. Burr
was an intimate friend and brother officer OF my !
father during the revolutionary war. He yi,. ,
ted him in lSui-or 5-became acquainted with ,
me protested 10 be much pleased with me, and
enlisted NV fee,ugs Tor him. He requested M,
father to permit me TO 60 with him To New York
and study law. lie objected the ground I
tha, was too young, ana had not advanced SUI
ficientlv in my Academical course But It was
agreed aud understood that should go in the
course oftwa or three years to finish my ednca-
ton with Col. Burr In the winter OF 1867,
the Col came to Nashville and sent for me when
at school. near there, and on meeting him, he
claimed the promise which had been made 10
him on his first vsir--but stated he was going
bs the way the Mississippi, and that | must
accompany him, aud that he had seen my father
and obtalued his consent-that he received me
as II SON aud must consider him in the char
acter oil n father. | obseiN ed to him that p,ust
see and consult my friends before gave nv f.