Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-08-29
RICHM oMD, AUGUST 90.
10 the Editors Of the Enquirer.
L EURR CHARGE AGAINST JACESt

RICAm IND, aus u ST %.
To the Editors Of the Enquirer.
THE EURR IiARGE AGAINST JACKSON.
GENTLEMEN:
observe that several Of the writers for the
coalition havr deigned 10 notice the essay of Brr-
'u' published in your paper OF the LIST inst. Pas
sing over, for the present the double effort of the
many-headed Editor OF the National Journal of the
18th OF this month, which intended 10 '.obius-
cate al may use an expression OF the learned
Mr. Burgess, OF midnight memory rather than to
eucidate the subject my object IS 10 bestow some
attention on the labour-d production OF the Adams
delegate who subscribes himself MANLIus in
the Enquirer OF Friday last. Preliminary TO any
criticism upon the argument, Gf argument il can
be caiied,) OF this ingenious gentleman who was
" literally his own representative and constitu mt
body, 1 beg leave to notice the extraordinary as
pect OF this charge against jackson, of completely in
the Treason ii Burr, present every candid and
enquirng mind. The conspiracy Of Bur took
place in lSO6-T-twenty-t years ago-since
that time Jackson has received all but the highest
honor his country could besiow He has been
commander of the whole western division of
her armies in the most difficult and trying scenes
He has been her ambassador 10 negotiate various
important treaties-he has been appointed to take
possession OF, and govern newly acquired Terri
tory, OF mixed e. heterogcn eous popuIsion-, STA
iion involving vast and delicate responsibility
he has been elected 10 the Senate OF the u s. the
people OF the Union iInpclled by their own spon-
tdneOuS gratitude Tor MS eminent services,
him greater vote at the last election as their
Chief Magistrate, than any OF the candidates re-
ceived. All these high and distinguished honors
have been conferred OH him. He has moreover
been pronounced sig nal benelactor OF his coun.
try, man OF the most elevated attachment to her
interests, by jefferson and Madison, Monroe and
Adams, and even by Clay himself and never un-
hl lately, have the urtisH1s and purest Of pnfri-
OTIS, Williams ;Ervin, Armstrong, Binns and Ham
mond, the three first living in his immediate vi
81, nlaA 4.
It's guard against a man whom, they n0,c say all
this while they knew TO be raior--the fit CON-
peer OF Benedict Arnold and Aaron Burr. Ii jack
son be such nah as these people represent HIM
if once within their knowledge and belief he
conspired to overthrow the liberties and institutions
OF his country, how can they reconcile il with any
principle compatible with love of that country =
with an attachment TO human liberty tha, for
such length Of time, 22 years, they kept their
peace, and were as silent a mouse, Such sim
pie and plain reflections must strike every thi king
man, and convince him that all these conspraces
and plots, and treasOns dire ARE after thoughts
Jured up for malignant electoneering purposes
and put into force aud motion by the overweenine
influence OF The Government" Give us the pa
tronage OF the Government, and we will make our.
selves POPULAR was the avowa of MI CLAW to
Gen. Floyd, and, my HE upon it, the contingent
fund pays for all these things The reflection is
truly melancholy. But Wasngton was accused
OF reasonable correspondence with the enemies of
-
Jefferson of every crime in the decaogue. These
infamous SANDERS disturbed the quiet OF the coun-
try for while, but passed away, leaving the rep,I-
ia '.ns assaed Frightened by the efforts to tarnis
them-Such viii tie the fleet in relation to the
vague and groundess charges, suspicious and in
ucndoes intended 10 destroy the fame Of General
Jackson. He has, over and again, staked his life
his fortune, ard his fame to serve his country
That country will never believe that he meditat
ed ruin TO her hbertes-H History will do him JUS
tee
But Manlius relies almost exclusively on the
testimony OF Williams 10 convict Jackson of having
plotted treason against the land OF his birch. Let
us examine that testimony. In his letter to Jack
son OF the 10Th of February, he says: {" Some time
after Burr had passed Nashville once or twice 10
the lower country, time before Mr. Jeiftr-
sons proclamation, in riding from Gen Jackson
house TO Ma hvilie, Gen. jackson, in reference 10
that conspiracy, OF what was GfteJIcardS called
conspiracy, said to me, that could, if would ac.
cept, obtain commission OF Captain" Is there
any thing TO authorize the charge Of medtated
treason, OF conspiracy even, in this paragraph II
seems admitting Williams statement to be true)
that at the tine Of this conversation the plans of
Burr, whstever they might have been, had not re-
ceived the designation Of a cOHSpiTGcu Suppose
that Jackson believed that Burr was prepar ing
men and means (and MIR. JeHerson's proclaimed
TO the world, that many Of the best patriots beev.
ed so,) 10 cooperate with the troops OF the United
states in tie then anticipated conflict OIL the Sabine
WIN ltfc " d mere Ucd-On or eVi-
dence Of want Of love Of country in his express
ing the opinion, that il Williams wished a cOmrnis-
sion he could obtain it! ask any man whose heart
is not corrupted by interest or gangreened by party
malighity, IL such conversation might not have
taken place, without the least criminaIity or evil
tenjon-Williams says il Vas 'some time before
Mr. jefiersou's proclamation '-SgDie time is a very
vague expression: but whoever reads the pafa-
graph with attention, must perceive tina some tte
as here used, was intended TO mean no very sh0,t
time. THIS inference is enforced bv the next sen.
tence: " Aferwards--sone time aiterwards-du-
ring the sitting Of the County Court Of Sumner when
Patton Anderson told me that either BUR- or Adair
both "a gOodly number Of Gi.ju nctives) were ri
Gen. Jackson's house in room OF Edward Crutch.
eT's tavern, as believe. General Jackson said n
think Judge r. Stuart was present Al the nmc) Take
notice gentlemen, or remember gentlemen, the di.
vision Of tie Union mas taken deep root-you will
find that number Of tie members Of the Sen.
ate, and a nunber Of the members Of the House 81
Representatives are engaged in the scheme" One
would suppose from this language, on tie pert Of
jackson, (ddmtling Williams tell, the truif) that
INT fcr &c fact. ~, Williams ec' on bca-sav. 'rre-