The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-10-09
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river. lie SPOKE OF The probability of rapture.
between he United states aud span 10 nblrb
eyenl the Impression Mas, thai lie Il pi Bn,t
wouli havr command OF M expedition lpaipsf
Mexico, under nnh ny the authority 81 the I'M.
tel states. Sometime after he had been IN Iec.
nrssee IN 1870. aud lefi this iolp, rssion lefirt4
were reor,sed from him, Ms my Impressions no,v
are, by Generals Jackson aud Robertson. re-
guessing them To make out aud forward 10 him
u list Of such enterprising Young men, ss IL was
briesed wonld serve the country we'll IN fhe i'm
pending anticipated contest ~ uh Spsin General.
Robertson and jackson. with suudiy others Of
The old respectable. cit2eus I'D Ia thai purposc
meet IN Nashville, & IN de oui snch list nnd NJ
suppose sent 90 HIM, Colonel Burfs ihrn stan.
ding IN the Western country lbavIng laicl, fiji.
ed me second Office III the ye,nment) forhnd-
the idea thhl his contemplated measures were
apart from the knowledge aud appreciation of
The government On his arrival here. md far
some time niief, marked attentions were by nu
extended Ia him and M suapl, ions we're enter
taincd, thu his plans a. views ut all different
Tom wl'ni they were represented by himself
W'tba view 10 the building Of some bosts. and
procuring some provisions, there had been re-
united 10 Gen. Jackson the sum OF Three ,hou.-
aud and bvr hundred dollars, which wa, pI,e.d
IN my hands, with drsre expressed tbn,
would attend To the requisites made by Col
Burr.
This agency accepted aud performed. and
made arrangements Tor purchasing some pro-
Visions, anu the building by different persons
Of bse al boats, and The purchase nf one keel
boat. Suhs'q emily, t'rtber sun OF FIVE hum
hrrd dollars WAS pn, lnio my hand.,
Fart Of the ivnds, 10 Wit seven hundred dol
bars ~ appears by reference 10 The ,nemorsn
dun oi the expenditure. was pnid over 10 Col.
WIN /, Anderson; wheie or. AID lar what nc
count, ms hd'nnee 10 Col Anderson WAS mnde
have not now sufficient recollection To- speak
with certainty. Suspicious having snb.eqaeaiv
arisen, relative To the real objec,s aud views III
Col. Burr my agency in his affair, ceased ez-
crpt 10 discharge the contracts That had prexi.
onsy been entered INTO. The balance OF The re-
maionlg funds ia INV hands wins paid owe, 10
Col. Bur, on his ARRIVAL IA 1rnncscre on IN,
last visit he made here, IN the month al Decan
be-, 1910 was nj thai time engaged "a n,rr-
camille business, and these services were prr-
formed by me Tor Col. Burr, as they would
have been rcndeted 10 any respectable Nun for
l. not my one else, thai came To NY knuwlrdge
believed thai he had objects to serve, o,he, Than
were represented 10y himself
The particulars here detailed, are founded
on papers nov IA nns possession, written Al tho
time, aud IN my own baud wI,ting.--lu Tho
IN hlh OF December, 1906 Col. burr returned
a. Tennessee, where he was mr., cuolly by Ihose
sho before had ACTED differently towards HIM.
tie perceived II. mud remarked u 10 ne nv re-
ply IN him Ia substance ,as tint suspicious fesf-
ed against HIM, dnd until the, were removed.
nnihng different WIS 10 lie cSpecIrd
Al the Clover Bottom, innc miles from NASH
vile, where then did bns,nrss, aud winch .ss
the nearest point IN The river "a whore his boats
were there WIS tavern aud 10 this place Col.
Burr came aud remainrd rhnut week, unIil h0
had Cotton every ihnR IA readiness ior his de.
parinre down the ,Iyef On his firm arrival ~
Tennessee, an his last visit IL Drormbrr 6rnc-
raj Jackson WAS absent from bone having
returned within II few days afterwards, The brp
onmc, accompany with t,ru Osr,ton. tnnle -,
,hrt lovrr Bpttoni, where Cot. BUR resided
AnlniorsIcw took place between ,hcm md Col.
Bun. nj winch rhey informed him al the susn,.
CONS and dsirus', that Mere entertained against
him. Burr reprled them, aud exptrssrd dea,,
regret that there should he ANY such nnd renIni-
kcd that he could. nd would he abr 10 salisf,
every dBInssiooale mlud. thai bIs views md oil
JccS were friendly to the government, aud sueh
he had represented them 10 be. In IA lev
days after be lriI the country.
spn ot Cnl. Hays, about seventeen years of
age, rs has been represented, nrphe" 10 Mrs
Jackson vent along LIS father had bc, orns
reduced ~ his clr,umsances : and beno per
sonally known 10 Col, Bur, dufing the ievoln
hon. aud his son u young mnu oi promise, ~ had
been proposed 10 the old gentleman that h-
should take him aud AID him IN is edecsil0n
which, was consented 10 by his iathrr. Genera,
jackson gave INN letters 10 Governor GbIborns
aud instructed Young Hays "a ! understood Mt
the tune, that snoud he discover Col. Burrs
views 10 be NJ all nimical TO ,he United States
or adverse To he drsigns ot government, Ia
leave him and place h,ms II under the protection
and care OF Gov Ilhiboine.
Uot Ia, ant all L.,
always existed confluence aud friendship AMI
there was no,hWe ever perceived IN HIM b, me
mat could induce the belief thai there was any
nnn IN the country MO would go further. ant
make greater SACRIFICES. 10 dele,id and maintain
the ,nirg,ity OF the Union, ua all sesas,ons hia
conduct aud Declarations Rave -ianppd upon
my mud THIS conviction. JOHN COFFEE.
col Hard StaiemtnL
Al the request oi the Chairman ot the Nash,
vile committee mike the following statement.
That Gen. 1homHs Overian, decreased inform.
I'd me within few days alter the occurrences
thai so soon AS the rumoi reached this country
thai ol. Burr tad tten.nnabie designs agn1ist
en- rr,,nrnt. he, (Gea Overflow ard Gene.
ri \ jackson waiied ON Co. Hurt who VIVA
iiien think. ut Clover Bottom, and lniorped
him Of the fnmor and required 81 him Ia slate
10 them what ~efe ms views or designs. fbig
auswrr was made. ~ be snId, on the honor oia
gentleman " That he had no views mmcuI
to the Government - none b.h what were known
10 thr government and viewed with conplas.
ancc' Aud as VIII as my memory serves mr.,
>brW ea themH commission III thank, with NJ
.l.ierson's signature T." II.
EDWARD WARD.
NdstrHe, SePienbe, I'd, ISIS.
Extract iiuln ~ publication OF Judge Williams.
dated NJ Al,nnvnle, june 2sih, 1898 "
State also, ,tsou please Mr.. Editor, thai in
the Town oi NJ Mnns'lie, there lives n man Icy
the name Of I'hroduriC bntton---a man nj truth
and responsibility, rs I have heard hrre-ha
states hat 10 1900, he ,cas ope Of Bnrfs pcu.
and was muster Ell mo service Al Clover Bottom,
with arms in their hands--that about seventy
five men signed the list nl em "'lnrn nj the sarns
time with hiunscli-1ihat 1T that time Zen. Jack
son and Maroon Burr were ON the ground, and