Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-10-23
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JACKSON AND BUER.
Il Suicidal Docurnent.-Col. a. Erwin, in his
reply to the vindicailun -. ihe-Nd-hvill Commit
tee, publishes a letter Ion y. jackson, which
completel, exculpate- him from all charge OF the
''oHeged connection Gas MIR. Clay calls III with A.
Burr. The letter bears date at Richmond, June
10Th, 1907; and evidently suspects, q Mdt oohdie-
cer may hGve been the projects IF Burr" Gen.
Wilkinson was concerned with him. Whether
The testimony .(sayS J~ack>on) will be sufficient to
convince ;hr minds OF tn gla;.i ju y thai guilt
rxists eith,y as 10 reason or mi-sen,, amor, is probe
Ratica': L am more convinced than, ever that
treason neUcr trGs intended by Burr; but IL eoer
II Dds, you knOto my lrishes ihat ne may be
hung" Again: AN / wish, that if guilt ever
did exist that all concerned may be punished-if
they are innocent, that they may be acquitted: but
l have no opinion that ii j. just 10 sacrifice one, as
a peace-otTcring 10 policy, and permit others OF e.
quail guilt to pas with iinpunity.'' And yet this
is the inan, who has been So presumptuously
charged with plotting treason i'll full connivance
with the projects OF Burr, And this proof of his
innocence comes from his avowed eneInies. But,
it is Idle TO reiute this preposterous charge against
Jackson.
Certain Adams Committeeman of Philadelphia
have stumbled upon a Mr.. u Humphrey of Penn
sylvania, whom they prevail upon 10 say, That he
has a letter in his possessions from Gen. Jackson, 10
bis deceased brother Major Humphrey OF the army,
- in which Gen. jackson spoke disresp.ciiuliy OF
the government for reducing the Army, and de-
ciared his opinion that il should he increased ten
iold."-Wby,t there is suspicion upon the very face
oil the story This man can bring himself to vio-
late the private Correspondence Of his deceased
bro her, 10 speak OF the substance OF a letter from
his intimate fiiend-to garble its csn,ents; and yet
he cannot persuade himself 10 publish the letter,
and let his countrymen Judge of il for themselves.
The opinion h re a.ciibtd 10 Gen. Jackson, is iii
rectly in colii.ion with others which he is known
o have expressed. In his letter 10 Dickson of 1901
then d candidate from Congress, jackson asks him:
" Have you always been, and are you now oppos-
ell TO Standing ArInie> III iime OF pace I'm 4
speech which he made a late a the 18th Sept 1925,
when he was received by Gen. Cocke in Henry
county, at the head Ii The militia, what does Jack
ION say:
II am s%ra,itied, Sir, 70 learn through you that
he militia OF your section OF the state have re-
cciyed the attention due TO so material a part OF
the nations defence. Standing armies are dam
9erouS to the liberties oil d free people. They can
not and ought MOI in tunes OF peace to be re,orled
to. We commonly look for safety and defence 10
the Militia and hence the necessity OF placing
them in times when all is tranquility, upon such
a footing as when the country shall be eng ;god in
war the greatest efficiency may be obtained.
And who is this new witness; this DR.. Gideon
Humphrey? The New York Courier holds him
up in coiors that TO him no honor. Two gentlemen
OF the army, OF unuuestionabie yeTaciiy, had left
with the Editor, two handbils published in New
Orleans in Jan. Z, 1897, signed by j. Ponte, G.
McNiahon, Surgeon in the United States army
McMahon publicly charges ii. with a breach OF
Iveraci.y. Whenever (says the handbilD a false
hood is TO be prodt:ced On the world with n face
OF innocent p'ausibiliiy, the Drs talent is acknow-
lodged on all hands 10 stand unrivailed." One OF
iheSe officers was the bosom friend Of the late
Major Humphrey, rooined wild, him tor years, ''and
had Gen. Jackson written bin such a letter as his
brother says is now in his possession, the circum-
stance would most unquestionably have been men
iioned TO him; as the policy OF the reduction, and
the opinions Of the general officers, as TO its pro-
I ..t,e ,, ..a,.a H.. ,. nt tytIx aDI Itt IL.
CUSTOM But the best of II ~, that the Commit
tee of Philadelphia attempt 10 fix the date of this
assumed letter in the winter OF 1884 and '25,
when tie very" reducuon e the army referred &c
by the Committee W s ir IN TO, COO 10 1000, & took
place IN FEBRUARY iS2l--FOUR YEARS PRE-
vIoUs TO THE SUPPOSED DATE OF THIS FAB
LETTER"
OH1o-1he general Election for Governor, Mem
ber- OF Congress, sc. sc. took place on The 18th
inst We have only a few returns In d handful
from the " ST. Clairsville Gazette Office" of the
10th inst.-The county of Belmont, which in lS2
gave Jackson only i6l votes, has given Kennon
! (ilie jackson cand date for Congress) 1923 and Da-
yenport, the present adams member 1855
Gusrnscy. in ~ townships, Kennon 74S, Dayen-
port 792-7 townships yet TO be heard from, a ma
jority Of votes was counted upon by both the par
tjcs-Monroe, in 1 townships, Kennon 237, Daven.
port I27.-No intelligence from Morgan county
but if KennOn gets 100 majority there, he is elect
ell (sdys the h%andbiIl.)
Verbal accounts from the 1lth District are Ia
vorable to The success Of the jackson candidate
GoodcnoW beat Wight 20 votes in Steubenville
\ gentleman has arrived at Baltimore & states
tiat Goodenow is elected over John G.. Wright
X annon is said to have succeed also agaias
Davenport Gen. Vance (A.) is re elected by q
majority OF perhaps 1000 or 2500. is this what the
InteIligencer calls the aspect Of The returns so de
oidedly favorable TO tho great cause OF Civil Liber
ty?"-il,s indeed 10 Jackson and R~eform.-"ThC
Campbelis are a coming"
Public dinners have been given TO Mai. Barry q
Centreville Il Cynthiana in X. On the former coca
sion, both Barry and Bledsoe addressed the com
pany In the most animated terms. The following
was ono Of the Toasts
a." KepluckY.-Her voice too shall be heard il
favor oil Jackson and Reform. She will conyinc,
f, the world that tor f~'ee-horr sons arc ~: transfer
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