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left this.
Ii we are not mistken. this sccount
current was rendered, and the balance
struck, before Col Burr left the mouth
of Cumberland river. After the schemes
OF the Col. proved aboriive, the claim
for the balance due by Gen. jackson,
was transferred by Col. Burr, to ii
BlannerLasset. (whoi it is well known,
suffered severely, both in pulse and per.
son, by his connection with Burr Mr.
u, placed the claim in the hands of Mr.,
Thompson for collection. Gen. Jack
sons Offset was, that bill or bills of
exchange drawn by Burr ON his son in
law Mr. Aston, had been protested for
non payment, and that be (Gen. j.
had to provide for them as endo'ser. II
has always been supposed that General
Jackson's fortune was impaired by his
connection with Burr. How far that
connection was criminal. we will not
pretend to say.-The Generals Biogra
pher is silent on this subject. But we
have not doubt, large sums of Colonel
Burr's money, did pass through Gen.
Jackson's hands. and at the period too,
when Col. Burr was in the Western
Country, organizing few choice spirits
tired Of The dull pursuits Of civil tite,"-
for Some purpose, what it was, we know
not We are unwilling to make any
charge against General jackson, that is
not fully sustained by facts andevidence.
We give our impression Of the connsc-
ton with Burr, as derived from surml-
ses current here. at the period to which
we have referred, viz: the winter and
spring of 1918
We stated in one of our late papers.
when treating Of Gen Jackson's con-
duct, in violating the regulation OF the
War Department, by passing through
the Indian nation with his slaves, with
out passport. that be was ''remouine
them from his plantation on Boyou Pierre
to Tennessee" We have since heard
he never had a plantation there; but
that the slaves in question, were O part
Of a gang Mat he brougix here for SALE.
Owing To the embarrassed state of our
country at that period, he could not
dispose of the whole, and believing he
could sell the remainder in Tennessee
on better terms, he took them back for
that purpose.--.ra'chsz driei
At a jackson meeting in Tennessee,
! Pleasant Henderson, Esq was nomiua-
ted as jackson elector for one of the
districts The following letter from Mr.
Henderson, while it exposes the misap-
rrehension of his political feeling, which
| must have led to his nomination, sue
| cipctly gives his reasons for Opposing,
instead Of supporting the Military Chief
, tain: p
To the Editor of the National Banner.
have seen in the Murfreesborough Courier,
an invitation which has perhaps been also copi-
ed into your paper for me to rua as an Elec-
tor in favor of General Jackson in this District
With this request idecline complying, for vsri-
Gus easons. some of which will briefly assign
/. do not consider General Jackson quaiti-
al to preside over the affairs of the United
States.
Q. His whole course of life denotes want Of
capacity and disposition adapted to civil prefer.
ment,
3. do not consider 0 man who wonld not
| submit to any rule but his own will. and who
had been in the habit of violating all orders, and
laws, when conflicting with his incIinations fir
10 govern others
q. do not believe that General Jackson, in.
| dependent ofthe battle of New Orleans, would
ever have been thought of for President, and
cannot conceive how ono victo,y can qualify
man, (before considered out OF the question:
for 40 important an office.
Yours, &c PLEASANT HENDERSON.
The Knoxville Enquiries. of the ed
instant, has the following observations:
We have not heard OF any manifestation OF Joy
| on the return of our "Heruite" members We
| have been, for some time, looking, and are de
! sirous of seeing, circular from some Of them,
| TO the end, that the public may be informed
how it Is, after session Of one hundred and
seventy five days, there has been fewer laws,
| either of general or local nature, passed, ana
| less business done, than since the foundation of
| the Federal Government. The average pay of
| each member from Tennessee is nearly one
I thousand nine hundred dollars. Phe,r pay ad.
ded to the contingent expenses OF Congress q.
| mounts to six hundred Thousand dollars. II is
said, and we have no doubt of it, that all .hst
has been done could have been done in half the
| time. Are We to take this as a foretsse of the
reigaof Iacksonisml If so, we, az Mr.. Ritch-
lie in 1924 said, would deprecate his election as
curse on the country. But, for ourselves, we
| have no fear OF Jackson's election. So far as
we are able to learn from every part OF the Uni.
| ted States, the military fever 10 rapidly dying
| away We know this is the Case in Tennessee.
| The concluding Sentence can Fl rtna Or a [