The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-08-14

"apon Win the 9panish cor,mandanf on the
Sabine. aud, as soon a. that Vas eiitrted - fall
back with his principal force 10 the hith. 4, bank
ef,he Mississippi far the dajsace Of he Interest
ing points on hei rirsr," This Sabine affair
was shield 10 Gen. iaekson's d,plieiiy then
as IS nov ahsnrdly attempted 10 be made of
hsgmf. The American and Spanish armia,
were watching each other movements. and the
whole country WAS in expectation of declare
ton OF var by one OF the governments. which
accounts for the emphatic words FROM ANY
QUARTER, contained in Gen. Jsckson's letter
10 Mr. Jefferson, and for the ambiguity of the re-
mander, Mr.. jefferson, better acquainted than
the General with the arrangements likely TO he
made on The Sabine, by which all npprchen-
s'ons OF immediate danger from thar quarter
would cease, naturally supposed Gen Jacksnn's
tender Of services referred to Burrs conspirae,
aud, Under this impression. TINS created he in.
formed Gen Wilkinson that Gen. Jaekson's fl.
dehy might be relied on This ia sufficiently
established by the fact that Mr. jefferson re-
'eHed Gen. Jacksoa's letter on The 21ih No
Vemher, 1907, aud on The ueyi day (the 25lh J
Chs message IN Congress Of thu 22d January
saYs,) he received from Wilkinson information
oi the conclusion Of an arrangement with the
! Spanish officer by which the Anne, lean forces
could " cross the Mississippi aud enieron men.
s"res for opposing the projected enierprizen Of
Burr. We repeat therefore. than MIR. Jefferson,
aware that truce had been effected on TIE Ss-
bine between Wilkinson aud the Spanish com
mandant, and that the United Stales army bad
crossed the Mississippi, coud have unprecedented
danger from no other quarter than from Burr :
proiect--that be naturally supposed JACKSON
to refer 10 this pro- ind thai il was duty
incumbent on him, consequently, to ninrm
Gen. Wilkinson who was our comma pder
IN that quarter. upon f0hom be might reg in
case of need hut more especially SO with re-
gard to jackson. whom Wilkinson. as well as
Others had long suspected Of too great inlllna-
cy with Burr. Great as Mr.. Jefferson was. and
intimately conversani with human nntnre as he
may have been, he was neither infaIlible in his
Judgments, nor gifted with penetration which
enabled him TO detect duplicity in all its wind
ings lie estimated C;ep jackson by the ap.
parent meaning OF bis words he cnnld not
have known the secret purpose which lurked
beneath such seeming frankness II is not to
he doubted thai he thought him honesf--So did
Washington think Arnold, and so thinking.
could moi hesitate 20 trust hi,n--a man who had
fought the battles OF his country and blcd in
her ranks, until an hour came when he could
prom by becoming traitor So fhoueh
Barr's .coiemporaries OF that arch-intrener'
himself. They could not believe thar one VIII,
had participated largely in the ,r,umphs an,
reVers"s ofthe re, dlu'ion, and who had bper
well-n'gh elevated 10 the highest seat N he
councils when that revolution was cnos,nn
mated, could be mailman add .ng,afe cnoug|
10 attempt the destruction of the beautiful IA Ia
re he had assisted TO erect, mud of the coniede
raey he had aided to bind together in the no!
$ bonds of union. Botso it WINS. so i, ever ha
been, and will continue 10 be. while rrovein
asarlce and awless ambition shall sway hu
man actions
We have shown that Mr. Jegersons siner
'aflg emphatic expression of confidence ia Ger
Jackson was the effect u previous suspicious
that those suspicious were removed by Letter
which WAS dies 1gned 10 meet any emergency tina
: might occur--ihat Burr scheme having failed
the friends. Of jackson have seized upon il I
; Justify Mr.. IefTrsons confidence, by Savin,
that he alluded III it to that project-and thai
burr had succeeded, he would have gone wit
I'm, and would then have referred TO the sqnal
~ aspect OF affairs ON the Sabine river AS tn
source Of his fears. aud the "gunrter' I
which ne pointed If be said, that this latte
remark IS altogether an assumption. we rep
: that it would be a 'air assumption even lit wer
not supported, as it Is, by the eagerness Wit
which his partzans already defend him on III
ground (ytrange aud foolish as it is) Of his sup
posed belief that Burr was an agent Of the L
5 government 10 collect an arna nent Tor the
S invasion of the Spanish territory
, An Investigation INTO the truth ofths point o
the defence, to wit, that Jackson believed bur
: to be an agentoi the government seems to b
necessary here. But. as we have SOME anx lei,
} thai our remarks on this subject should he read
and as we do not wish to occupy too mucl
Of any one days paper with single subject
we must defer il until our next. One NOR,
number, or at most, ttoo, will close what we hay,
TO say. in reply TO what has been already urged
in defence. 70 BE ooNrIFULD.l
ELECTIONS.
Kentucky-Every one IS on the tiptoe pf ex
pecialion 10 hear from this State. ",
hope to learn something from il, by next Satur
: day 5 mall.-W We have no doubt OF the success u
AtnLcaLEe-Ih nunh uhen a. mo Iunuuns aLe 1.