Virginia statesman. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1828-1829, 1828-05-21
A TENNEsSEEAN, NJ. 4.
GENERAL JACKSON'S LAND
SPECULATIONS.
To the Editor Of The Kcntucky Reporter.


IN General Jackson school of yulgarity, the pub
! lie need not expect me to use the language com
mon TO his pupils and retainers. My object Is TO
give information to the community, touching the
character. history and moral fitness Of an ndydu-
al who asks nothing less at their hands. than the
| highest Office within their gift. / will therefore
neither turn to the right hand, nor to the left to
handy epithets with any Of his -neverhe-
] less will cheerlUlly answer them, when l think
they act under the instruction and influence of the
General IN denying matters Of fact heretofore
stated by me- l cannot even permit myself TO
mimadvelt on the rare production of a "Alr. John
/ o.. Anderson Of Nashville, re-publshed In the
"Whig and Banner of the llthinst. but Will take
for granted that he has authority from Gen. Jack
son topronounce the facts stated IN the 2d humble
of the "Tenuesseean false, relative to the Duck
River land speculation. rely more especially on
this contradiction as being authorised by the Gen
| eral, because | understand Mr.. Anderson Is the
step-sou OK the sister-ln-law of Gen. Jackson and
a frequent inmate at the Hermitage; and because
he asserts that he knows the narrative of facts
/ therein stated 10 be "lalse' of his own knowledge
This being the case will now introduce some
documentary evidence IN support of my forme
allegations The pleadings are made up, and issue
! joned-now for the proof
wish the public to bear in mind the tert from
which the inference has been drawn, that General
! Jackson has been guilty, of fraud and corruption
m relation to this land speculation to wit: That
he was employed as agent and counsel, to fore
close a Mortgage, and secure a title to certain lands
! therein named, unless the money was paid. THAI
after doing, and having this business done, and
receiving a very large fee, and after frequently
c0unsellmg and telling others that the title was
good--he found out or supposed that he had dis
covered Cor perhaps knew 1t from the first) that
the court had not jurisdiction of the case;--and
! that then he took advantage of this, his arm act,
and bought up another claim, founded on the same
grants 10 this very lnd-and endeayoured to con
vert the whole of II to his own use and his assoc-
ates Aud let II be distinctly understood, that If
| Gen. Jackson had done the business correctly n
the first instance, in the foreclosure of the Mort
gage, there would never have been any foundation
| for this second claim pretended TO be bought from
| the heirs of David Allison; aud if so, will It not be-
manifest that General Jackson took advantage OF
ms own wrong to ruin those who had placed con-
/ IdenCC IN him!
That David Alison before the year 1900 gave
! Il Mortgage Deed, to Norton Pryor for oj,0t
acres of land on Duck River, to secure the pay
meut of S2l,o0U with interest will not be denied,
therefore the first document to which shall rett,
is the articles Of agreement entered into, between
| Norton Pryor of Philadelphia and Joseph Ander-
son of Tennessee bearing date the 9th May, I-J0,
and witnessed by w. {. {. Claiborne and VIII.
Massey.
This instrument gives Joseph Anderson, power,
rs attorney, 10 file bill Ina Chancery for the puI-
pose of toreclosIng the equity Of redemption, D..
and upon the same Mortgage. 1T IS therefore
hereby agreed by and between the SAID parties,
/ a. L =
shall by virtue of a decree in Chancey, be expos
ed to sale that the law IN that case, the SAID An
derson shall purchase the said land fo the use and
mutual benefit of the said Norton Pryor, and SaIu
! Joseph Anderson and their heirs There are
other considerations in the agreement, which /
need not mention.
On the ID day Of Oct. in the year 1900, Gen
Jackson and Joseph Anderson entered into .ui
agreement relative TO this same Mortgage aua
| lands-from which the following Is an extract
"whereas Joseph Anderson hath made special
agreement with Norton Pryor of the city of Pnl-
ldelphia, to cause to be foreclosed the equity I'd
redemption upon Mortgage which the sand ~
! Pryor has upon sundry tracts of land, which weie
/ the property of David Allison, amounting to eighty
! five thous md acres lying upon Duck River IN the
/ State of Tennessee" Now this article witness
eth. that the said Joseph Anderson doth agree to
let the said A. Jackson have the one fourth par
of the said one half of the 5000 acres, upon the
terms and conditions which the said Joseph An
derson Is TO have 1t from the said Joseph Nouou
Pryor" Upon the same day Gen. Jackson re-
ceyed sndry title papers from Joseph Anderso-.
and gave hls receipt therefore, of winch the fol-
lowing is the closing sentence-"which l, ack-
knowledge to have received for the purpose OF
nlacing into the hands of Council to have d Mort
\ rage toreclosed given to Norton Pryor by DlUo
/ Allison on the above mentioned land which pro-
noise TO do, or cause to be done.
(Signed) ANDREW JACKSON.
Agreeably to the foregoing agreement, ana
promise, the Bill IN equity was filed, and proceed
/ iugs regularly had thereon between
Norton Pryor CoNPLHsASr,
vs..
John Allison, TIN. allison, !
ALJander AHison Peggy In Equity
| AlJis0n, .Sailp alison, Isa-
! bella alison, and jane AHi- Decree.
son, hairs and deUiSes Of Da-
/ I'D .4liS0H DECD Defendants.
The decree was entered up by Harry hines and
| John NJ Marry Esos two of the Judqes of the