Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-05-28
one single cent for signing that instrument in
ALIEN. ALLISON.

ihc side OF the Generals combinations as
Inc SUIT progressed, but it was formed OF
Ine'uc not to DE overcome without attempt
aug dcrnicr resort; and accordingly we find
icnkin Whitcsidc Zone ofthe parties) on the
2lst day of March, 1920, rcIinquishng all his
right, interest and claim, to 0U this land, for
the trIiing and inadequate sum of one thou
sand dollars. including his services as law
yer for seven years; and this was done for
the purpose of getting his testimony in
favor OF his former partners. The deed of
release bears the above date, and was nc
knowledgcd in open Court, January term
1921, before K. M'Gavock elk
1t was about this time that p H. Darby,
Esq. having risen high in the estimation OF
Gen. j.. he not only appointed HIM prime
minister in the management of this Duck
itlver land speculation, over the heads of
his other counscliors, G.. W. Campbell. W.
j.. Brown, a. Hays, o. B. Hays, and Jen-
KIN Whiteside, s1'rs---but actually took him
into partnership, as will be shortly seen. Tho
appointment of this gentleman to his lofty
prc-cminence is published in the Nashville
Wing of April 18th 1921
"NCTICE
Being about to leave the State for Florida
have regularly empowered Patrick H. Oar
by, Esq. of Nashville, TO transact nv business
relative to the estate OF David Allison, dec.
All persons having business to transact with
nc relative to said estate, will please call on
SAID Darby during my absence
Signed A<DREW JACKSON"
"Havlng accepted the above agency, the
business will be regularly attended to by
bic.
Signed PATRICK II. DARBY"
not long after this time Mr.. Darby became
The Editor OF the constitutional Advocate :"
at Nashville, and VIC find his paper frequent
" iiiicd with lengthy ESSAYS and investipa-
irons relative 10 this land speculation-ey
lnbiting the novel sight Of press devoted
- The examination Of law case still pend
ing, and ali on one side, in order to prei,,-
dice the minds Of the community This
TOOK place III the year 1922 or 5. and no
doubt under the eye, or by the consent of
r'ehcfal jackson. What could a set of
farmers do against such a desperate combi
nation!
shall not enlarge in reference 10 the Do
cumcnts which conclude the history of this
transaction. In the fall of 1928, q comnro.
mise was effected by which the defendants
agreed to give ten thousand dollars, and pay
certain costs; and the complainant, Andrew
Jackson, with James Jackson, agreed TO Der
mt decree to be entered Il the next court
and give quit claim deed When tho de-
cree was about to be rendered. MIR. Darby
objected and was about to file his bill TO pre-
Veutit alleging that he was equally intrroS-
ted with the others. The coasauuercc was
th%t Nh Darby received So coo OF the con-
promise money, and i0inGd III, .,,s.J r,
"Tfs III signing the decd OF quit claim
which IS now OF record at Shc!bTyiIIc RcfI
ford county.
am aware tllat the apoior;sts Of ;;c,,
nave attempted to screen him from the mo-
'di iufpltuuc attached to this Drccecdi1o hv
pleading that David Allison (betore his dentbI
was legally indebted to him, as we'll ne ~
Norton Pryor, and that therefore If yas MOI
morally wrong to make himself safe. viii
ho' TINS plea prove too muci?-For if sucl,
was the TACT. and the General did not n,,t IN
!iiS claim al the time he wcs transactin,, the
business Tor Pryor and Anderson. does i not
argue presumption, that he committed ~
!i'ciIofiI error ID conducting their business
ID ordcr 20 benefit himself at d future Ga,2
know also that The General is I3,,def bv
Ills partizans, because he COMPROMISED thee,
suits tor $4,000. Who Of us thank him. |
can assure the public that nothing but spI;t
III our ranks, and the desire of y secure 5nJ
certain home, together With his waiubt ofip-
luence, induced the settlers to acccfIc tn thu |
'9f"s o, compromise; as many were firn1I,-
FofSud1cu that he had become C0uyincodi
, , the case would be decided aeains4 him,
'1f':'oS, the Ecnorsl had just before been
nominated by the Legislature of Tcnucccc,
'or the Presidency, and he did not wish tb;s
matter to weigh him down as a dead we;,,bt
as DID the ghosts Of those murdered H.,
Ing Richard, i'll his battle with Richmond
II Mr. Carr, the Editor of the baltimore
t.cpub!lrap,' should chance to read the
i're9omg documents he ought, with all ihaf
cand"ur so peculiar to IN honest Editor. ac-
'iiH1it TIC pubic with the evidence on which
ne was authorized to give ucysion Of this
matter so void Of truth, us the statement he
mas made in his paper Of the 10Th Feb. last
'nd tel the world the name of the witness,
cs VINO could 90 impose upon him. pre-
Sumo thnI wore mon ..lvhnse chnrno.o u -