Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-09-03
E,on the .Aafirun, Eatlieeurs,

IESTIENEN: The strong doubts expressed BY YOU
WITH respect to the participation of Gen. Jackson in
the projects OF Burr. in %, the occasion of gv-
ing place IN your paper my queries on that sub
ject, far from quoting nv sspciuns but ON the
contrary, have stimulated my inquiries after facts
winch might throw light on subject until lately in
so!ycd IN much mysfrly. These facts you Will per
celve ure daily developing themselves and they will
L trust, ere long, relieve You of all doubt.
1t struck me, however, reading Your remarks,
that you were so scrupulousy fearful of doing Gen
'ackson INJUSTICE, that you leaned little the other
Way'and seemed to ask for evidence Of more direct
and positive character than the nature otthe case nd
nlts. 1t should be remembered that in ali cases OF
crime, the guilty pcTpetualy seeks conceanent and
conducts every operation in such a manner as not
only to furnish 10 evidence of lis existence bui to
sen" 10 furnish evidence OF contrary charactcr--
w hoover is at ull familiar with the ordinary process
OF investigation in such Cases need not be told that,
III n!ne cases ont OF ten, indeed III nnety-nlu. in a
hundred conviction Of guii. is produced by combine
tons OF circumstances which, use common exprcs-
slon teak ona III the Of the transaction not
WltTStandnG the Unrcnit.ed efforts Of the ,ry to
o5lterate, Us he goes along trace &C his guilt
ct tlcre must be something than ground of
S7isPtaon. Circumstances must exist that cannot,
especially when regarded in their ccnbine character
naturally be accounted for upon the spposi,ion OF in
nOcenCp.
believe. "7.niirrncn tat YOU ar, cpcn 10 cpnyic-
ton, and WIFE,; to make your valuable paper the in
strument OF communicating 80 the public every fact
tending to lead the People lust estimate Of thoss,
who arc candidates for their special confidence
therefore respectfully ask you to give place tn the
following:
Pending the Gubcrnatorial canvass in Kentucky in
1920 which resulted in the election OF Gen. NDA1n
he was charged among other things, with Il Jr.tic-
patton in Burrs conspiracy. To this chacne he pub
hsfed defence, in which he gives history of his
acquaintance with Burr, which he commences as fol-
lows
ON tho Summer Of fGn5, CoI ErRR sicrncl into
'the Registers Offcc in Frankfort late in the eve
ring, and handed me letter Of Introduction .),om
"Gcae1ui JACKSON lie remained bit q few minutes
and informed me he would loave town nest MORN
"nm." &c.
General Adair then prgcrcds n speak Of his s1I,sr
qnent knowledge of Burr, and after abiding psrticu
iar'y 10 MS trla at Frankfort, Kentucky, which he
s3ys closed on the 5th Of December, 1906, savs:
Con tn morning of the 9th Of December lof:
my own house f,r Now Orleans. When reached
NASHVILLE ofn'y horses hrcarnc fo,r1rticrc and
could not travel employed yonng man to ex-
''chango him for that would suit my Journey
erode out of town that day. and did not return til the
evening. Col. Burr was in the tavern when I re.
'turncd. We did not lodge in the same room
! "howeyGr say nnl' and convcnsed with him freely
'}lc told me tho suspicious were 50 strong arai1is
chin there, that nc believed il would he difficult for
him 20 get hands to two boats down the rjvcr
From tho foregoing anpcDTs---
Isl That Of what probably tho Commences.
mont Of Burrs operations, when he would naturally
be selecting ami associat,ng with tho choice SHIRTS
on whom he could rely, there existed between him
and Gen. Jackson an intimacy ofno common
IQunTe-Whcn and where did his acquaintance viii,
Gen. Jackson commcuce'1
2nd. That Burrs trial Of Trankfort. which n
. course attracted the attention, end confi-food tto
suspicious, Of the whole Western country closed ON
the 9Th of December 1906, nine days before his arr
val at the residence Of Cen Jackson and of course
allowing ample time for tho General to have bnen
avaied Of oil the information touching his DESIGNS
which that investigation furnished.
3d. That OH his arrival at Nashville, near the resi-
dcnco Of Cen Jackson, suspicion had become very
general and very strong against him.
add but two remarks
Col. Burr it viii be remembered reached NASH
vile on the 18th December, ond made the horse of
General Jaotson his hone until the I'D when he de-
sceudcd the river viD The 6o4fs ich had bce, con
s''I"'c1 " Ger. J1chson c'M liz pc-trl7 Htchias