Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-08-29

tending nothing Q: las own Anowled.c,) about
Burr d Adair being in Jack>on's house, Le Jack
sou was Intending 10 put the persons he addressed
OH TIER guard against danger 20 the Union. And
were not Senators and Inc inbers OF Congress impi-
Gated, .udni,us may not know the history of his
country, but the records OF the Federal Court AT
Richmond will show him that some Senators were
deeply tnr0fced. Jackson was before the Grand
Jury on Burrs trial, the ablest ever summoned in
any country; he was most infinitely eXamined--the
testimony OF every witness sited thorouo hly by
the learned men of that body-wiil one OF them say
that suspicion Tor a moment crossed his mind,
That Jackson was concerned with Burr, | have
heard several OF the most Intelligent, OF that most
intelligent Grand Jury speak in h Oh terms of the
frank, manly and undisguiscd testimony and con-
duct oil Gen. Jackson on that occasion. But Judge
Stuart to whom Williams appea,s-a man OF un-
oieinIShed reputation not accustomed 10 dip his
mine IN the poison OF party spirit, who was Attor-
ney General of the U. States at the time i'm that
circuit, who lived close III hand and whose boun-
den duty II was 10 keep strict look Tor all plots
and conSpraces, for all traitors and their abettors
that he never had any conversation with Jackson,
or observed any circumstance in his conduct. to
induce the slightest suspicion of the -ort-on the
contrary, he tesiiiies in the most calm and dspas-
sonate manner, TO his uniform and devoted patriot
lsmhis generous hospitality, and strict integrity
W hich will an emil ghtened and impartial public be-
heve' The man OF untarushed re putation-no poke
root and whiSkcy diinker-who had the best OPP
portunity OF ascertaining facts, and whose oath OF
office impelicd him to be vgant in regard to such
matters; or the inuia par,izan who writes let
ers to be used clande>tinely in another State, pre-
tending too they were confidential, % years after
the transaction, and who, during all that time, had
not only not dared TO drag the culprit before the
BAR oil public opinion--to denounce him 10 his
my, but held the ordinary intercourse of civility
with him, and affected TO be his friend Suffering
HIM to occupy distinguished stations Of all
others in which he could have inflicted the most
deadly injury OH his country, If he had been the
man his opponents would fan now represent him
10 be.
Again, how can Williams reconcile the last nara
graph of his letter with any notions of proprety
he believes in his heart that Jackson meG:,ated
treason against his coun.rya He concludes thus:
=" Gen. Jackson may be assured that no man can be
more justly hound TO him than myself, (the presi
Dental question asideD for the great services con-
ierred by him on my country. have the honor
TO be, mos, respectfully, your humble servant n
Williams" Is it an honor to be the most respect
ju' hunbte servant Of traitor? If so, the sapi-
rnt Judge mus, have dro notion, TO say the least
oil honor. Can man be Justly bound TO a traitor
Tor any services rendered his country? Poor man!
his inebriated brain little oresaw the absurdity into
which his language was betraying him. Now
Mr. Manlius, let review the little extract
which it has pleased this ingenious Judge to pub
sh from his long, elaborate and confidential letter
10 his nephew here, whoseems so well too to nave
understood what his uncle meant by confidential
that is, show il TO every body, do all the harm YOU
can by il 10 jackson cIandes,inely, but don't for
Gods sake don't publish it. hope these gentlemen
the uncle and the nephew, will furnish the public
with an essay upon this new discovery OF what is
meant by confidential letters. Here is the ex-
tract: My Dear Sir-It is madnes to think of
Jackson As President OF the United States. This
Burr business cannot be mistaken about-ny
eyes and my ears are my witnesses. He (Jack-
SOM offered me commission i'm Burr's army or
told me could get one, if L would accept And
during the affair said to me in presence of Judge
-, though he now says he does not remern-
Der li-DePend upon it, gentlemen, the division of
The w. States has taken deep root--you will find
number OF the members OF the Srnate, and
number oil the members OF the House of X. pre-
sentatiyeS deeply engaged in this business -
There is striking variation between this extract
and the letter before quoted TO Jackson, living an
account OF this transaction. In the letter Jackson
Is only made TO confess an opinion that Williams
could, ii he would get commission. In the ex
ract, he is made 10 offer the commission as within
his control, Or TO volunteer to procure it, Howe
yer, these matters aside-I call upon Manlius
since he has undertaken to stand sponsor for the
Judge, TO produce the whole letter to young Kerr
do not believe the extract is faithful even as far
"a II goes. L showed IN my former number that
Williams was capable of expunging vital parts OF
his letters, when he came TO publish them. Would
any man have introduced the subject of Burr.
conspiracy in the manner it is here brought for
ward This Burr business" S-c.-What Burr
business Does not this expressicn-the OF the
pronoun fh'S, instead OF the article the, evidently
shew that the Burr subject had been before en-
CURED into, or alluded TO in this very letter. Any
man at all acquainted with language would have
used the article in place OF The pronoun. when in
tfoducing the subject for the first time in his let
ter. There are more words, (and not a few sus
pecO between " My dear Sir and This Burr
bu incSs. in the original letter than appear in the
extract; and would hazard my estate upon
the fact.-i submit TO Manlius, whether it is can
dds il consistent with The character Of the man
whose name he has assumed-not to produce the
whole Of paper upon which he relies TO accuse
his adversary, when that adversary earnestly calls
for il Is this the notion of Justice on the South
side !" VIII Manlius say that the extract is faith
FULLY made TO the very letter ?-Wl he own
that The letter does contain the declaration that
the commission was offered Williams when h. APP
piled TO jackson TO sign his liceuse as Il LAWYER
1t lie can aver ths-wil he aver that young Kerr
never told him, that Williams said the commission
was Offered on that occasion mo, Manus, YOU
VIII not make this ayerment-for, let me tell you,
that can prove in Court of Justice, by as res
pecable man as lives, that the Father of young
M. Kerr stated, that the commission tcns offer
Ell to E'iNiduls trhen he npyiied to Jackson,
to sign has license will mention time,
pace and circumstances. / invoke a repiy.-I
was III room OF member OF the Board OF Public
Works, who also a member of the Adams
Convention, and during the time the members of
That Convention were in Richmond last winter
know two oihcrmost respectable members Of the
same Convention, my personal friends, who Under
stood the fact in the same way, and one of them
from the same source. There can be no mistake
about it.-W hat then, becomes of WiIliams's Gre
diby, when il Is known, Brutus proved BIZ
extracts, from the Journals of the Senate of Ten
nrssee, that Jackson resigned his iudgeship months
before Burr ceased to be Vice. President? Wen
might Williams say, he was not particular about
dacs--he might have added, norabou facts either
Manus dwells much upon Inc discrcp,urv be