Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-08-01
I The court alluded to is Halifax.

Law and Equity. was presented 10 the House read
and sent TO the House Of Representatives.
Saturday, Jelly %, 1904.
Mr. MMinn introduced the following resolu-
ton:
Resolred, Tha, both branches Of the Legisla-
ture proceed OH Wednesday next, at 4 O'Clock p.
Nj. IN the Chamber OF the II. Of Repre- entatives
TO the election OF Judge of the Superior Courts OF
Law and Equity, in the room of Andrew Jackson,
Esq resigned, which was read and adopted.
Wednesday, august l, 1904.
Receiced the foiiotciflg Message:
MIR. Speaker and Gentlemen of the Senate: The
House OF Representatives is ready to receive your
body for the purpose Of ballotting for Judge
The Speaker and members accordingly retired TO
me Representative Chamber for the purpose of bal
ioung ioI Judge Of the Superior Courts of Law
and Equity, and after some time spent therein it
appeared that John Overton was unanimously e.
leced.
do certify that the foregoing is true extract
from the original journals OF the Senate OF the Gen
eral Assembly Of the State Of Tennessee deposited
i'll my office.
DANIEL GRAHAM, Secretary of State.
Esd February, 1923.
| Compare this authentic copy of the Documents
with the following as published by Judge Viii
iams.)
BURR CONSPIRACY.
Extract ofa letter from Judge Nathaniel W. Will
lians OF Tennessee, TO Nathaniel w. w. Kerr,
Esq dated 18th December, 1927.
| My Dear Sir: Ii is madness to think of Jack
son 10: President Of the United States. This Burr
matter cannot be mistaken aaout; my eyes and
ears are my witnesses. He Jackson) offered me
| a commission of Captain in Burr's army or told me
l could get one if would accept. And during this
affair be said to me, in the presence Of Judge -
| twho though now says he does remember it)
dependl upon IT, gentlemen, the division of the
United States has taken deep root; you will find
number Of the Senate, and number OF the
members oil the House of Representatives, deeply
involvediD this sheme -
| Gen. Jack TO Judge Williams.
HERMITAGE, Feb. %, 1928.
Sir: Having received letter from high mind
ded honorable gentleman from Virginia who loves
/ truth and knOtcs hOto to appreciate character,
lose no time in laying before you the postscript OF
hi letter, which is in the following words, TO witt
Ii may be well 10 say ira a letter wa, handed a.
bout at the adams Contention ] hear, accusing
you OF being concerned in Burrs's conspiracy, up
on the authority Of Judge Nathaniel Williams, of
your Sia'e The refort,is ia, this Judge w. writes
when young man, he applied to you, then
Judge, 10 sign hi iicenst as lawyer, that You did
J 20, bu, recommended tn him. az you conceived
+ him 10 be man Of promise, 10 push his fortune by
joining Burr, aphO then in your house, pro-
missing il he would do so, TO procure for him a
commission as captain in Burrs army This story
Is going the rounds fiom the Adams Dele
gates, who have returned home, notwithstanding
| they ought to know that you was the first person
to put Governor Clairboun on his guard against
the scheme of Burr. VERBOM SOT..
| Tnent, as it is we'll known that resigned my APP
pointment of Judge before Colonel Burr ever ,oas
IN the State Of Tennessee. cannot then for one
moment permit myself to believe that you, eleva
TED as you are to seat on the judicial bench of
Tennessee, could give your authority to such an
unfounded lalsehood. Duty TO myself as well as
justice 10 you, therefore, require that | should
without delay, advise you Of this libel upon my
character, so that you may at declare whether
you are or not the author Of this calumny, be-
fore expose il such.
am, and have been, well advised of a secret
combination OF base and ,oieked ten in Tennes-
see, whose object is to SANDER me; but, until noto
have never before heard, or bad the least init
nation that you were Of that group. Nor do now
believe that you, who must he well satisfied of the
ldsehood.contained.in the postscript of the letter
referred to above, as well As the Yectitude of nv
conduct since your acquaintance with me, could be
so lost TO rTfue and truth TO have originated and
put in circulation 90 base caluInny With this
impression send w. ID. =. Doneson to YOU
with this communication, having no doubt as an
honorable man that you will send me frank and
prompt reply.
"a copy signedl ANDREW JACKSON.
i The Hon. NATHANIEL WILLIAMS,
Judge OF the Circuit Courts Of Tonnes see
Judge Williams reply 10 Gen Jackson.
/ SPARTA, FEB. 20, 1928
AFTER copying from Gen. Jackson's letter to me,
Inc report as stated in his letter. wrote as fol-
lows:
can very frankly deny ever having written
the letter spoken ofby the gentleman Who wrote
you from Washington, but did write letter to
relation oil mine, at that time in Richmond. The
letter, II seen, would show that il was designed
as continental one. do not at this time, recol-
lect accurately what the letter did contan;I believe
though can remember part, il not the whole OF
what intended al the time; and will state IT, as
| II Is but just that what has been by my means
privately circulated, should be publicly ayosed
under the necessities olthis case.
Some time after Burr had passed Nashville once
joF vice, 10 the lower country, before Mr. Jefer-
| .ons proclamation, in riding from Gen Jsckson's
house TO Nashville, Gen. Jackson. in reference To
That conspiracy, or what was afterwards called
ny othcrsa conspiracy, said to me, that could,
tain" " O"P
Afterwards, during the setting of the Court of
sumner, at time when Patton Anderson told me
mat either Burr or Adair, or both of them, were
| al General Jackson's bonse, in room Of tavern
tn'n kept by Edmond Crutchcr, Gen. jackson said
10 me- think Judge Stuart was then in the room,
axe notice, gentlemen, you will lind that a
division OF the United States has taken deeu root
you VIII hnd that number Of the Senate, and
number Of the members Of the House of Repre-
| senta'iyes are deeply involved in the scheme"
am not certain that the above was contained in
my private letter to Mr.. Nathaniel Kerr; but as
! nave made these statements privately, il is but
Just that should now avow them.
am in hope, sir, that this letter will be aItoge
Their satisfactory 10 you, for General jackson may
be assured, the presidential question ASIDE 10 man