Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-07-09


| Benjamin bradford saith, that he gors or
10 hsntuck!, VITA ;he expectation of purchasing TIL
in''e, saudi Nhesidcs advised Lin to pare ha,' -
oefa" Jos. Anderson Anttew Jackson iand' 90
III What was iurnesly B!oun,s claim o. DUck sINlsr
saying ihat The tile ~ said lands gGrd
I'd The State" This gentleman after stating la he
also consulted Gen jackson about the title he ta.y
1t sundTJ times, and assured by him that ii
Gr"d-iHn'er goes 10 tiat the sad DcHla--
MN Bradford told The said ANDREW Jackson tina, the
late Col. Il Martin had purchased 8C1 acres OF Coz.
outlaw III what was formerly Blouut's claim and that
tie believed Col Martin had been induced make the
purchase from what he said y BTad!ord had told hinl
was i'e opinion Of hin the said a. Jackson respecting
me goodness OF the title Upon which the SAID II.
JACKSON said The title r,n!y good QUE And
That since then time in the 3I2 he this said
Bradford met the said i. jackson lis from
geo ad got in COW ersaon wit ~" expecting the
utio Of his the sand b Bradfcrd's iand-wheu lie The
sa'd Il jackson replied adt he might rest assured Gt
ne t'ttc ,oGs good one Cot. Bradford had bought
700 OF land out of tins clam relying ~; The aI-
rise OF Whitesides and Jackson-and you see hat
deception vas made OF toward KIM even IN 1919.
We have now seen Gel. a Etw.n. Henry Conway
Esq ol. Is. Bradford, James Norviile sen. and VII
liam NorVie Esq.-all ren Of respecfabllt, and the
head5 o. ,0Rae an'es, swearing way; aud JeDk:n
Nhesides Esq. who had long been ing in open ,iu
lai'nn OF the laws Of Gcd and man, with lis c u sia, Re-
as vide and who before and al the this oath wa,
taken, bad become disspaed aud sottsi aud VITO lust
oeiore ha1 gwen up his inteis Est paTneIgyvair.
the other way Would any impartial Jury hcgltae OF =
moment, which side was entitled to credit?
Ia corIoboraie the statements of above named
de'endans-l will add extracts from ihc answers Of
sew erai others.
! The Rev. Richard Cunningham, o baptist preacher
and pastor OF New-i!cpe and liberty Churches
swears that che purchased OF John Hcuo, in S-oien
Der IN The year 1919 sos 100 poles of sad for
which he gave 1882 3" That the saj Land AZ ra;f
Of grant No. 22.. That several years previous 10 hos
utc'aSing, he had understood from respectable men
disinerested well interested that the lille 30 ,cs
lands formerly Boun!'s unGonhtcd and what con
!irn'ed him in the belief, thai Gen, sons clam tt
had been sci up sometime previous his purchase ;yas
merely Tor the purpose Of eGtoytn componise from
the settlers on the land from Col Erw in who bad
soio considerable quanh,y-wa that he knew lLat
1e jackson had been pc miued TO become put,
CHASER al the foreclosure of the mortgage" nd that
lie had frequently understood that Gen jackson AMI
=. w hiesidea had recommended persons to purchase
ramos I'D tha claim az there was doubt of the title
COL James :,rnoid ''answereth and saith that he
purchased OF w i!am Knott. Sept ,, I3l8-id2 acrea
10 poles OF land and beng part OF grant No 2o1 io~
which he gave 5000 THAT preyions 10 his nu,c,a,c
he had heard o. Gen Jacksuu's clain--but f.ou. a
CONVERSATION with Col Benjamin Bradford he was in,
duced 10 believe that Gen. Jachsons claim was SCI
up Tor tue purpose of tEtorting a compromise from hr
settlers or Col Erwin. For Col. Bradford told him
that Gen Jackson had repeatedly assured him in the
most sCisulG maoner, that the title those lands for
Tneriy the B'oInl'o uItoubt ej--aI.d tbat L. r.
bradford !oF these ASSURANCES had been induced to
, purchaser
Then Richard Cunningham and James a,po,3
together wi1h Edward 4. acseiy. Jas Norycle SEN
jeremiah .Inbro and John H. Nellie all make ;o,t
answer and say--'ihese Defendants further answer
VIZ Say,,that they know nothing Of their own kpo,y
edge al the history of tie title said Iypds r,a;. -
the Bounts previously 10 tier said uu!cha.s -. hnt No.,
nave heard much he subject, bs,anliaiy conff
ming with the statement made thereof in the answer Of
Pattn and Erwin, which they have seen and cousii.r
ed, and believe 10 be coTrect3
Need add any tbs past oG my s,Ibjec;
surety not Indeed such the Consideration ami
a'"Fh excited ID the Slate OF Tennessee, in conse-
qneDce Of lie combinations auco Il certain class
ia"! IA large proportion Of this profession esteem
as honorable and upright mem and others TO ,vt,s
property From The innocent purchasers, that th,,
eg'SiaHe thought 1t necessary ~ the aJ o.. tie YEAR
1871 TO pass severe ChGmperky law In This Rili !,
IS enacted "!bat 30 practising attorney or peIso;,
who has been practising attorney this State shall
d" permitted |" give testimony against client or pey-
son who consulted them as attorney with a Wow o,
employ HIM or them, by disclosing any communicates
made TO them attorney, either during the deoe,r
c} III 'be SUIT or Afterwards 10 their Injury Nor shall
a"J attorney or Other person, Under the preext OF
having transferred their Interests 10 real estate ~,
oo'G"''ons Tor The performance c! contracts or notes
oF money during the pendeIcy OF any SUIT at law be
permitted to give testimony in favour OF those " ho hcId
d JOINT interest witt hm. Ler them at the com,
enceinent OF SAID suits. by Which they themselves
c0ld be released iro any liability 10 perform con.
tracts OF pay money" THIS Law was ;,,ed a,,on.
unanimously; aud although Mr. Darby on behalf ri
him9eii' VIZ. Whiles'des and Gen Jackson. attacked
1t most violently in his Unconstitutional Advocate ~
aud although several attempts have been since IN,
{" repeat ii, they could moi succeed. In fact Mr.
Darby alleges directly in his Adyocaen flat The law
was passed Purposey TO effect Gen. jackson and dr.
Wb'iesdes relative TO the Allison estate.
cannot stop TO answer the quibbie that has been
made upon my assertiou tai discovery @; flaw,
~ the title was made bs Gen himself ia IS suf.
cieo Tor tnc 20 have shown that lie knew of The flaw
and acted IT Tor sis own individual benefit: and to
the contemplated destruction Of PRYOR. Anderson Er
VIM and oi all persons HON they bad sold before
they FOUND out aud that be jackson was very care
II In kp1 -r.,,r rls.i~,y, IF a.
u lie bad made the purchase from aIsor's heirs
am aSbomcd to see advocates struggling to petvet,
and to usrcPrcscO the pa'ucst matters Of fact for The
purposes oi deception; using the msy soplrstry
10 enable theIr H"'o 10 pass for the moment. They
could not expect II would bear examination Or tbs
f'oh 's hrI v = proposition, tuppo5itioh, YOU
please: iat ns eEamine for moment and instead
81 -, VIII use tlu real naInce. 'If jackson then
bc employ cd by Anderson to engage Oycrtou to ma
rage piece OF property, and OrcTion acting in ohe-
dIcgce 10 the directions OF Anderson manages II badly