Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-09-02
indemnity himself tor the money he bad been con-.

The next passage in Col. Erwin's comrnunica-
uon 10 which we shall advert, is the letter OF Mr.
:. IL. Blythe. The only material avcrmcnt in ii
-, that " about the year 1895 or 6, Gen. jackson
ard Mr.. iu.chins, (hs nephew 10y n,arrisge)
purchased 9f M. Koiiias Negro boy, and se't!
hin to the tuirei country IL sci" This assertion
that General Jackson and iuchins sent this bon 10
tae iotccr country 10 sell is a base and Infamous
J"fSchood as will appear from the following state
inent oi III. Pctway, Esq Of this county, whose
character Tor yeracity. no wii! presume to Yles
ton.
" .SGshr;itc, lug. 5th, 1923.
Being called upon for information relative to a
negro boy mentioned in Col. Andrew Erwiu's pub
l,caton vi the ist and also III The letter OF 5.
n. Blythe, which formed part OF that pubica
ton, do hereby state, that time the year
,5US u g. Gen. jackson aud IA nephew of his-Alr.
Iiutc,iiis--had a store in Sumner county. Doct.
Rollins becoming indebted To them in a store
coun, by way ot paying it, transferred TO them the
negro boy IN question: who was afflicted with
sore leg. This information 1 obtained from Doct.
Rollins himself Some time afterwards, said hoy
became the property oil Col. Vim. l.. Anderson,
who subsequently, sold him 10 then took him
down the river, ID my cum property, without the
agency or concern, or so tai as know, the knowi
edge oil Cen. jackson The on the boys leg
having failed TO heal he returned TO me,
ny me to Anderson, who brought suit against Roi-
Inns, IN the names OF Jackson & ButchinS. During
the tendency Of the suit--in which, was witness;
Col. Anderson frequently Informed me, that Gen.
Jackson had no interest, whatever, in it, but that
II was brought for his JAudersonsl benefit alone.
The reason why the suit instituted in the
names Of Jack son s, Hutchns, was, that Col. An
derson conceived he could recover the origin
I'll bit oil sale, given 10 them by RoliinSwhich bill
oi sale was transferred by them 10 Anderson by him
TO me, and 10y me handed back 10 him, when re.
tirned the negro boy.
''In short. hno,c from the declarations of Rol.
Inns, that he gave the negro boy TO J acksun and
Nutchins in payment OF store account. l knotp
from the repeated declarations of Col Anderson
that the suit against Rollins was prosecuted for his
IAnderson's] benefit alone, and that jackson and
f1utchns were nominal paiDiitfs--and hn0lo OF
my Otcn hHo,c!edge, that the boy taken down
the river by me, as my own property, without
ny agency procurement, and in all probability f,
without the slightest knowledge Of Andrew Jack
Signed, Ii. PETWAY."
~. u. In the firm of Jackson and Euclins, the
former was a mere dormant partner | was inform
cd by Butchims that the purchase of llie negro
boy and the subsequent sale Of him. were effected
by him alone. HIP
We shall leave Blythe without further comment,
10 the ntamy 10 which the foregoing statement o.
Mr.. Petway, irrevocably consigns him.
We proceed TO bestow a few moments
attention upon Col. Robert Weaiiley Of this coun-
~, who has thought proper to contribute his fee
BILE mite on this occasion. We publish his letter en-
the.
Locliand, June lith, 1925
Col Andrew Erwin,
SIR. In answer 10 your letter, addressed TO me
OF the Goth ult. making inquiry relative TO wha,
tBon's buying and selling negroes for pr it, and his
bringing negroes from Natchez in the year Is !
or IL, understood that Mr.. Horace Greene
took from Nashville number Of negroes to lat
chez, for sale, and that those negroes were
the prope,fy oithe late Joseph Coleman, OF
Nashville, General QnireW Jackson, and said
Horace Greene, yet do not know this of my
own knowlcdge.) some time alter, heard Gen.
jackson say he went to Natchez Or some where
in that country. and had brough; said negroes back
Go Tennessee; aud about that time, Mr. Dinsnore
the u. States agent for the Choctaw nation of In
dams, as in the hdUit OF stopping alt persons ira
yelling through said nation ith negro or egrocs
who hal not passport. The General obscrv CD
that he had taken pasSpo aud The morning he
was to pass the agency, that hc armed two Of hi.
most resoute negro men, and pat them ia front Of
his negroes, and gave them Oh ders to FIGHT
THEIR WAY, if necessary He further observed,
that friend had put Into his hands the nj hit be-
fore, or that morning, good rifle; that when he
came opposite the agency he directed his negroes
10 so Oh to branch, aud eat their breakfast,
az rode up TO the agency, where lac saw several
bi. an countryncn, inquired o. them for Mr. Dins-
more, who informed him Mr.. Dnsmore was no,
there, or ficm home. He told them TO tell Mr.
Dinsmore ne should have been glad 10 have seen
him, but he could not watt that he was going on
home with bis negroes a fellow named John Amp
who was raised by me, and sold by the then
Capt. Jno Brahdn to the said Joseph Coleman was
one OF the negroes armed and put i'll front as the
Gen. then stated. Tie above Is true Statement, OF
what heard Gen. Jackson say ia Nashville after
his return from Natchez. Ii may rot be the precise
words, but II is III substance TO the best OF my nov
'ecoilec''oa' am yours, respectfully,
u. EAKLEY.
Can IT be possible that Col. Weskley is really
DESTROYS Of figuring ia the newspapers! ii he be
not, let him henceiortil take care how he writes
letters TO friends. Tie great respect we entertain
ior some members OF his family, prevents us from
commenting upon his conduct, on this OCCASION
with the severity il deserves. We shall content
ourselves for the present with propounding TO him
few interrogatofeS which are founded on infor
nation obtained from friends of Gen. Jackson in
this place;,if ii he incorrect the error can he point
cd out.
Did you, sir, in the whole course of your long
acquaintance with Andrew Jackson, ever IS.o,c hin,
10 purchase negro with a view OF selling him a
gain for prof2
Have you ever, until very recently, heard him
called negro trader?
In relation TO the negro slave, John Ann. do
Sou not know that Gen. Jackson never had any in
Ierest in him, but that lac sold by Gen Braban
10 Jos. Coleman, brought back from tie lower
country and delivered to Brahan or Coleman in
Nashville,
You say, 10 your letter, that General Jackson
once informed you Of his arning himself and one
or two negroes in the Choctaw nation. Now. sir.
did he not, at the same time assign TO YOU as his
'esons Tor acting thus, that the Sub Agent had
collected a large body Of Indians and Some Whites
for the purpose of driving him back, or DESTROYING
him, i:he should attempt 10 pass without pass
rorf!
Lastly, sir, did you not highly applaud the con-
Duct oil Gen. Jackson on that occasion, and was II,
not approved OF aud commended by the whole
country?
Leaving these intcrrogations 70 be dgested bv
Sol. W oakley at his leisure, we shall offer fe ',
remarks on the conduct of Silas Dnsmore his rio