Virginia statesman. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1828-1829, 1828-08-06


| for such an event
I am your humble servant,
JNELSON.
/ Richmond, jan. 2iH, 1881
..'5Ss''-
| EWVO THE PUBLIC-In the present
/ H state of political excitement, il is diff
|6cult orany man tocscape censure or a.
void the attacks Bipartisan editors their aid
I ers and abbcuors. In common with ma
|uy others, / have come in for q share.
/ Justice to myself Therefore. demands, that
/ I should ask the attention Of the public for
/ q few moments. whilst submit a plain,
I brief statement of facts In relation to the
/ transaction spoken inthe last Republican,
leaving the public to draw then own con-
illusions.
. During the last year q charge of negro
trading was preferred against General
/ jackson In one of the Kentucky papers
/ Tins churgc, the editors OF the Republican
In their usual temperate style. pronounced
Ian Infamous fq,sct0Cd A few days sub
|seQuent to This denial, was informed by a
I gentleman of this place of some CirCum-
/ stances which tended to establish the act,
and a shor. time after, whilst looking over
some old bank books, which had beel ly-
ling To- the Nashville bank almost unno6ced
/ for tcerc or fifteen gears, laid my hands
ON one belonging to General jackson, In
which his account with the bank had been
made up and settled, aud which had been
/ left there before | went into the bank /
am not aware that it was left IN the lank
under any other than ordinary clrcumAan-
/ ccs. thatis. for settlement and after beng
written mp. was never called for. In the
/ first page of this book was o memorandum
|oGthe character alluded to in the RepIbli-
lean, the tenor of which satisfied me O.. the
fact, that the General was concerned with
/ Coleman and Green In trading IN negroes.
thus memorandum | did exhibit to
/ five or SIX persons, amongst whom was
. a firm and decided friend Of General Jack
s5a. The exhibition OF this paper or me
m0randum was not made with any design
|ofuiuung General Jackson IN public es-
umaton, or otprodUcIng any effect what
ever upon the approaching election, but
for the purpose of showing TO those few IN
diyiduals, that the editors of the RepublI-
. can, IN their great zeal 20 serve their friend
and patron, had been to hasly IN their de
NAL. and that there was some grounds at
I least for the charge. If had intended,
I las charged by the Republican, to have
used this memorandum tothe prejudice OF
/ the General, why did l show It to one OF
/ his particular friends. TO one with whom he
/ had freely conversed, a short time before,
|on the subject of this very charge against
/ him ofnegro uuding} Why did / not fur
nishitin reply to various letters which have
been written me from other states, asking
for information on this subject To these
f letters have never replied.
The charge of c1lmriHg az ITS publicity
in any shape whatever, either here or else
rbre, I positively deny. On the contra.
/ ry have endeavored to prevent It's publ
cation. Part ofthe information contained
/ in the memorandum alluded to, has been
ciyento the public. How the person Civ
. ing It publicity. obtained it, | know not,
but It was certainly published without my
''conuivance." knowledge or consent. and
/ against my wishes. However ardently ]
NAV espouse the cause of Mr.. Adams, &
however opposed / may be to the election
lof General Jackson, / have never been dis
posed to resort TO unfair means to attain
the desired end. Those who know me,
and are willing to do me justice, notwith-
standing their political feelings s. preiudi
|ces. viii not believe me capable of iHteR-
hoaaHv violating either public or private
confidence, to promote the political views.
or aid In the elevation Of any man, however
'.my feelings may be enlisted in his behalf
& WILKINS TANNEHILL.