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


= Tbs rirac of TIC jest nm be tao iaconp,ekcastble
he'hot these rGg~s riHtrHEt"-l PoiUs.
We asked some months ago, Why is the
Nashville whi,ewnshing committee still silen,
with regard 10 the ALLEGED connection betweem
Jackson and Burr Why do they not pat down
thf charge. If it be untenable by n PLAIN nara
tive OF facts And, What We then suggested as
the only probable solution OF the DELAY, has CONF
10 pass The answer MAS delayed unti the con-
test was nearly closed. and when the committee
knew it would he impossible fully to expose the
contradictory nature of their evidence, and the
which they have been pleased TO deduoe there
rom.
Discardng as too contempiibly false even bv
The showing Of the committee themselves, for
i"tler notice, the idea which has been so eager.
" INDUCED IN aud 50 loudly tnmpced bv the
friends of Gen Jackson that he was the frst to
give information 10 Gov. Claiborne. and prcs-
den Jefferson, of Maroon Bnl's designs, we shall
now enquire what were those designs, as unveil.
ell by Burr him>elf 10 the certificate men
whom they hive brought forward TO support the
fallen reputation ofthcr ain And we
shall cndeavor'o prove, by their own statements,
that there is " something rotten in the State OF
Denmark"
First The stale and ridiculous ground is as.
snmed, but quickly abandoned, as # the deience
were almost MS damuing ~ The change, of the
threatening relations which then existed between
this country and Spain, aud the probability that
Mexico would shortly become the field of mill
tary oper atoms. in which event BUR would be
selected to head our armies, aud TO rally around
hun the " choice spirits Of the West. To sup
pori this ground of deleuce. which could not be
done without the pre-suppostiion of the most p
gregions ignorance on the pari nf Gen. Jackson
il was formerly alleged that blank commission
under the sign manual NJ MIR. Jefferson, wa,
exhibited to him,-But, ecu. Jackson's letter 10
Geo W. Campbell, Of 9th Jan. 1907, is Who'll
" silent in relation to any such spurious commits.
Hon. On the contrary. he expressly says, that
Burr held out, a. his first object, the design OF
settling Nashita"-bui that. - in the event oil
war with Spain, he held out the idea that
from has intimacy eiM the secretary Of Har. he
,eOuId obtain an appointment, and wo'tid ye,oia.
tIOnise .hfIicO.' Not only is the oil story. go
strongly urged hitherto by the Generals defend
ers, thus exploded by their own petard," bu,
another question arises out of the very means
by which it is effected. Acting as nm officer Of
the L. S. government, we ask what right had
he TO " revoluiionize Mexico"2 Have the Off
GERS Of the L. S government any powers Of this
tremendous character conferred upon them
We had thought. heretofore that their duty was
defence and conquest, not reroiliion and i
therefore became Gen. Jacksons duty, as g
good citizen, to apprize the government of Col
Burr declarations, in order that the country
might MOI he sacrificed TO that gentleman I" init
macy with the Secretary of War."-But enough
of ths-Everv man, who will reflect dispasson
ately and speak eanddy. must admit, that, i
the probability ola Spanish war was adverted
to at all, as doubtless IL was. IL was only spoken
ofas furnishing Burr with means Of advancing
/ his own interests and ambition. in the reYolu
iionszins Of Mcxico. Eook,es aheaa ~ t'ti