Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-08-23
LITERARY CADET
SATURDAY. AUGUST 20.
BURR AND JACKSON.
DpPROor PoExTIVEIt0

son, are requested to road the lsttor Of Col
EawtN, which will be found below. General
Jackson promised to furnish THE NEEDrULi"
he wished to do "something as a mark OF at
ten,ion'' 10 Coz. Burr, h.s "worthy vsitant." "
The following is add. essed to Col. John Bnns,
the able and indeiatigablo editor of the Dem
ecratc Press, by Col. Erwin
Sir-As YOU advocate the cause Of the con-
stitution Of your common country, and the true
interests OF your own state against the most
DANGEROUS combination ever formed against
shis government, asI verify believe, Durr's not
excepted, I fee. il a duty owe TO myself, to
my postorty, and TO my country, to forward
you q copy Of two letters which havo lately
fallen into my hands, relative to burr's con-
spiracy, which, ASSERT, are in the proper hand
writing of General Andrew Jackson. They
arc now in my possession, subject to the exam:
ination Of any one who may entertain doubt
on the subject. The gentleman 10 whom these
lstters were written, was. at thai time, indu-
ced to believe, .jirr'S object was the mines Of
Mexico, and that their raising troops and 9th
er proceedings, were 10 be sanctioned ny our
government. His brother, with whom short-
iy after be came well acquainted, was to have
been n Captain III The expedition, and did ac-
tualiy draw a sum o! money from the recruiting
fund, of about $500, which money was aticr-
wards paid back 10 General Jackson, as
correspondence in my possession, bearing date
January lst, 1928, will show. The debt was
paid TO Andrew Jackson, the 10th of January,
1908 I had tbs information from this Captain,
mysc,f in his life time. | bolrded at his house
two or three weeks, while attending to the re
surveying OF Norton Pryor's lands IN 1907
These are the lands about which so much has
bscn said, and truly said, by Doctor James l..
Armstrong in his No to-, each inclusive,
signed " A Tonnesscean." In confirmation
Of what the Captain then told me, have OBJ
tained this patriots own account of it, which
he dare not deny.
Many gentlemen in your city know my hand
writing, bad as it is, and know mo, to witt
James Patton, Jr. DIR. Isaac Heylin, Col. John
NJ. Price John and Charles Webster, Mr. Cres-
son, and many othcrs, TO whom the public are
referred; in addition TO all Of which, they are
ro(nrrsd 10 the original letters now before me,
which shall he exhibited whenever demanded
to be seen. The gentleman, to whom these
letters were addressed was so far deceived by
this Hero Of two wars, rs to bc his messenger
TO Burr's son in-law. Col Aston, then Of South
Carolina. I, was in consequence of going
thore that he found ont that their plans were
not sanctioned by government. Having found
this ont he immediately abandoned the project
and, for this deceitfu outrage, attempted on
himself aud brother, as well as Judge williams
he viewed Jackson as IA dangerous man, to be
exalted 10 the exercise Of discretionary power
which fully accounts for his prudent disclosure
of this plan of treason so boldly denied in the
organ of The combination.
"NERMIrAGE, 25th SEPT. lS06.
"Col. Burr is with me; he arrived last nigh
would be happy if you would call and see thu
colonel before you return. Say to General 0.
l. IN bore fo-
with you. Would it not be well for us TO d.
something as 4 mark Of attention to the Colo
nel--he has always been, and is still a tru
and trnsty friend to Tennessee. IL Genera
Robertson is with you whcr you receive this
be good enough to say 10 him that Cofone
Burr is in tho country. know the General; h.
will be happy in joining in any thing that wi
shew a mark Of respect TO this worthy vistan
With due esteem.
(Signed) ANDREW JACKSON.
Here follows another letter wthou, date ira
tor like, yet tho circumstances TO which 1t re
fers explains i,s date sufficiently, to have bee
about the same of that Of the one just rar
scrlbod.
"DEAR FRIEND-I send you $500; il al
pears ia me said would send you $1,000, bl
when come to yself, | found there were al
preparations made that knew nothing Of: tn
learnt at tho store, and two journeys to pei
form, expenses 10 be borne, that my recollet
ton did not serve ME with at the moment. Tt
morrow when you come up, arrangements sha
be mado SO as to accommodate as far as / cal
My dear sir, do not fail to come up to-morro
at 10 o'clock; ! will meet you at my own hous,
have to see Gen. Smith in the morning at h
house; the boats think you said five in nun
ber, and somo pork you would furnish. Thes
must be dono gainst the goth Dece mber nel
but more Of this tomorrow. You must 81
out in n very few days I tcW furnish tn
needful. The cash nov sent in part for th
boats; the balance on delivery, either in ban
bills, or drafts on New Orleans The $500
being all the cash that can be furnished, tn
must be appro priated to the best possible az
vantage, and TO the last shilling will be put
your way If you can furnish the boats and porl
except so much as will meet the enga cement
already entered into. send you twenty 81
bills, and $40 bills, which wish safe to han,
and beg Of you not 10 fail coming up to-no
row. / wish 10 stait a messenger on Monda
next. Health and respect.
(siyned) ANDREW JACKSON"
certify the foregoing TO be true copy {
both letters, now in my possession in the han
writing Of Andrew Jackson. A. ERWIN.
Now Sir, Burr did remain on the first Wis
from the 2j.h Of September to the 9Th Of Oc
tober, as appears in print, and ogain returne
tho l4th Of December and remained until tn
22nd. he did take away two Of these boats tn
pork SC. aud was escorted by Gen. Jackson
favorile nephew by marriage, Col. Stokcly L
Hays. How different his stay here from tina
nj Col. Morgan's Of your slate the precediu
August. found the Fircsds business a
tho Hermitage better suited to his taste .as di
Carter Beverly. ANDREW ERWIN.
1TThe mysterious death Of the two chdre
mentioned in our last, has created much excite
ment in this town. II is admitted by nearl