The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-04-17


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GEN Jackson and 1arDa BuTr-lt affords MS
no led ire TO display before the public lie dis
qualifications of Gen. jackson for tue high oiic'
TO viii h the niudicous zeal of MS friends anh
his own inconsidrrate ambition have induced
htm to aspire We should mnch have preferred
that contcnted with the aurcs he had won u
the field OF battle and with he sra''tude oil his
country men for the services he mad rendered, h'
had left the prize of civic reno"n to be cohteno'
ed for by those whose I dies and acknowledges
requirements qualified them for the task oil gov
erning He might have be II sure, when he
stepped out OF his proper sp ere, aud directed
In, ardent gazc on al office which none should
have the presumption In seek, without being m
timately convrIsant with the science OF govern
ment as well with the policy ct the nations
with which we must necessarily nave much ln-
30 ant ntert urse, requiring all the adrolness
of practised diplomallst, aud the qulcknesS OF
| 4 ieatlY aud apt scholar, that his want oil lhese
essential requisites would be exposed, and all the
imnerfectons Of his early life laid bare to the
public Q ze. lie has, therefore right TO com
nl,,o-nor have his friend, if he be dealt with
| in the language of PLAIN unvarn shed truth. II
| i, no evdenc ofingratitude TO nm who has
| rendered some service TO his untit 10 expose
| HI, full of temper, his 'rrofs ol conduct and
| his want ul capacity when he seeks 10 a lam an
| Office which NJ ght All I'd him the opportunity
! and means tintlicfIng deep wounds on 'he
character OF thai country aud lasting eVlls on 'he
constitution-the pal adium of It's liberties, lie
| should have ememb red. that however much
| dSar IN eht he admired for his achievements IN
war, Rome is dearer I'LL To her chlldfeh-ahh
| that, although. in retirement, the errors OF
the man would have been both forgotten anu Tor
| given. vet when he aSpres TO be the Chtet o. ne
l / In, i'm
| with alarm the possibility OF his success 10 ie-
| main silent, from a mawlish feeling al gfatl-
tuie Such shall not be our course. We would
| rec ari Gen Jack sons election as Il curse up
on the country '--aud we therefore tcel Il 10 De
| an imperative obligation to spread be ore the
people such facts is NAV come INTO our posses
SION tending 10 devel pc his True character
Several months ago. gentleman resident IN
| ghboring county. remarked to Us, that II
Vas strange no alusIon had ever been matte IN
| ne public discussions of the Presidential ques'
ton to Gen. JaclIson's intimacy with Aaron
BUR. when the latter was IN the Western coun-
try, recruiting and organizing his forces, anu
collecting resources for his contemplated ad-
venture. whatever thai was. lie spoke 70 US
with great confidence Of the fact being snscep /
BILE OF proof hut we hesitated then, aud have
continued I'LL now doubtful whether o. not we
should allude Ia il. Nedo not intend 10 shy'
however, that there is any posture proof laai zen
Jacks IN knew what Aaron BurrS intention was
or that he had made compact win Burr 10
share with him in the dangers and the contem-
plated advantages 81 his rash enterprise bhi'
We do intend to say thai the cTcuWSldHtdl ebi-
dence is strong against HIM, ana IS 10 our
minds completely convincing. Lttos REFER 10
fis evidence.
Frst--In the Richmond Enquirer of the
20b January. 1907, we find the following para
graph. extracted from the Nashville lienh.)
Gazette
I" Col. Burr arrived on Sunday evening last, at
&" Gen. Jackson's about nine miles from tins
q town and has been in this place several Times
" this week He appears to be preparing Tor
" some movement, "e know not where oho"lu
~ he attempt any hostile movement, we VIII
=" make IL knOwn.'
We admit that the single fact OF I oil. BUR-
making Gen Jacksen's house his head quarter
would not be proof conclusive oi Their aSsoc'a
ton if il were not for the singular Pelion OF MS
arrival when it was well known ana Pnohcy
announced in terms which evidenced the ieFeI'
sh anxiety of The public mind infela'ion 10 1oi'
Bnrr's Intentions that he was "PrePdrniG u"
some increment" but whether OF hoStHe ma
ture or not was 10 be determined ohiY ny 'he
res,t Does il not. under these circumstances,
strange
R.rr should have taken up his residence at Gen.
Iacksop's house. II the latter had not been ihahe
coo,e,sant with the nature of lis project, aud
ofhis ulterio, designs in case OF success and II
he had no, agreed TO unite with MN III ihell ac-
comnlishmcnt It's we'll known that the snspl-
cions excited Ivy CT. Bnrr's movements mad
led To preat vigilance ON lac part The friends
of the Union. who feared thai ms Object was 10
r.;se a strong force in the West by exciting the
JEALOUSY of that people against the East, and IN
The end erect an independent Empire Oh the 9th
or side of the Allegheny. his actions were
u.tcbcd and he knew it, with anxious iea' aud
!, does seem TO us. therefore, that, although he
r m;obt have paid temporary visit TO an ac-
onointance. or casually called on one VINO was
, almost or quite stranger TO hun that ne "ou'a
no, have staid for weeks with man VINO haa no
> Ino,yledge of his designs and no interest IN ms
s,,ccess and who would therefore. naturally eye
hin, with suspcion. ~ treat him with the GOODNESS
,.b,cf s,snicion never fails to enee"d +. onch
.,.',,yo,d have been auevidence oigreai weakness
af,n,nd winch none will attribute to Col burr
1 ,.,an he was aware that annunca'lohs were
made almost in hs presence, thar ne was suS =,
nected 10 be preparing fol some movement