The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-10-30
THE CHICK TREATY.

THE CHlCKASAW TREATY.
y Wcpromised, in OR lasl paper, TO in
seri, to-day, the whole ofthe letter addressed
by Jesse Benton to NJ. lanes Jackson, and
10 which Mr.. ]. has refused 10 reply, with
out the consent of Gen. Andrew Jackson, i'm
p%licaling the latter ia a most exIeusiye fraud
on the government, whilst acting as iNACom.
missioner, in The negotiation Of the Chieka-
.saw. Treaty, But its great .langih, added TO
I the confederation that tire election IS now so
~close5at hand, and that consequently it could
not he circulated amongst our readers gener.
ally in time 10 produce any effect, have indu
ced us TO defer il, for a short time, II uot alto.
gpiher. As Gen Jacksan has promised 10 give
permission 10 James Jackson To spaak, alter
the election is ,ver, kno wing thtt then, wIe-
liner he be elected or defeated, no injurious
Consequences can result 10 MS ambition from
his disclosures, all necessity for the pnblica
ton If sr. Banton's prodlc'ion may be sn.
perseded. In The mean time, however, ""
give place "a an"ther publication oi Mr.. b.
! addressed to the public, by which II viii mp
pear that he openly prociaims to the parties
| concerned, 10 their faces, HE charge "
.icerrnption aud fraud in the transaeilon ain
ded to. Are not the facts Of this case enonsh
to make the most 4 ,niog Jackson'sa pause,
before he records his vote for a man aver
| whose character rests the shade of s1spicInns
amounting almostto certain y, othasins been
guilty of nm act of such mnnsirous tnrpItnde
! We say that the suspicion amonHts almost 10
certainty. And in this assertion, we are
Gonclusively sustained by the facts. II Gen
jackson had treated the applications Of Gen
Shelby and Mr.. Benton with silent contempt,
the inference might thence reasonably have
been drawn that he regarded the charge H.
self of a character loo debasing 10 be
credited by the American people, ani 'hai it
| deserved only such a reception. Every man
wou'd then nave ridiculed ii, as one which re-
spec, for The national character, as well ms
some confidence in the integrity Of Gen. Jack
sou himself, where avarier alone could have
pee th, ,npellint pri0c'ps forbade him TO
bplieye. But, whan, by saying, that, it called
| on - uItCF iHt ttCtttOH) hH W'hih Hh9'"i ~
lips of James Jackson, and permit nm To de-
veIone what ne knows concerning the tran
sections connected with tile negotiations OF
the Ciickasaw treaty, II is not 3nly a fair but
An inevitable inference, that the reason why
ne will not DO so oefors. IS. because he fears
the influence the disclosures will necessari-
Y have on that election And, will tho PEG
Die vote for hin, with his admission that there
are some things connected with his public
conduct, which he dare not disclose ? VIII
they take this leap in the dark : VIII they
10 an act which they have every reason to
oppose that Acknowledgements will induce
been nc i've in the advocacy OF Gen. Jackson's
cause may be reluctant TO retreat from The
stand they have taken, however powerful may
he the character OF the Developments VINO"
have been lately made, affecting his honesty ,
both a. a public and private man, YET wa can
aol but hope the rejecting yeomanry OF the
country. who are not be deferred by the fear
ofbeing charged " ith Inconsistency and tickle
| ness, VIII frifCi anu pause ueipie ''y "l'
il their ballots in his levor! II there be MOI
something wrong about this matter, deeply
! touching Gen. Jackson's character, then are
we grossly deceived-We infer this, too, not
more because the insinuaiion is made by re-
Spectacle men, and because il is sustained by
he conversations OF Jacksoo's brotheI.com
missioner in the negotiation Che venerable
Gov. Shelby,) than from the course which
Gen. Jackson has himself pursued in relation
10 it. lie who hns " no eoncealments, as he
has so frequently boaIted, has never yet sns'
,;s:"ad that prhud character when he has been
h.o,ob, /, the test but, On the contrary, has
been invariably disposed to shelter his conduct
beh;,b an i,npene,rable Seii-a' least " "niA A.
Ter The election is orer +" We once more AL
inre our fellow-citizens to view this "e'''
closely and deliberaiely-and thsn ask mem
selves whether they can co0ssient,ously vote Tor
Andrew jackson