Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-08-20
COL. ERWIN TO GENERAL JACKSON.
,. n.-..oy xyyQEfY JfgE SOy.

Re General ANDREW JJCESoE,
SIRI have femained sifn tor ime, in order TO 81
ford you ample opportunity 10 dp,y haasted c,dor,
With full statement Of facts IN iean YOU negro ec'a
You hase ioae bii have furnished such of your
Ero',. nc~.p,per and hryr ted TO sa o in hi pI.
psr, unconiraIct,d siaicmcnb, rro'ed, 'unied
q. tst auho y not ohly u ,ur ,Ion hat of yor a. ten
tfons srd siss 10 relation 10 ycu cs'ln in slaves. You
have ja, been held resp ,nhe ir thoss emrnt, munich
=, hsy we're ele y ,neI TO hc csIJs ~ The communal.
y Representa- hon ot the and ndrcI the
,mlpn eoud MT have b',n derived pm any ether
hot yourself Nnu shrink om tins r.,pon,ihiy,
s-aar, sl,iou 70 uo surpose! that You the arcl..
ia 7in'"a I" 'iHA t"n n" hivc w. i''n tlr 'N'''W'
in,j sni h. re rilis ,en a,s
tiss h,'e tht.n SIC "lcion of aprohtnh
TO lfsf t. "a 90 e' 5th uongh the III al oisan nt yur
p,rA 4 lcc ,i % t'nsn siicata9, While
know ihc-n 20 oaain ips'e .hao!. wo,lI r All of
,nr ,,n to. ~ tc eres sI outrageous Ii lhry
h1i b,sn issnci irf ,ouf ng,dme. .h,i conine
t',e:la '''m .h.e ore, ~ eoa'Hs tom yourself, aHI '
ihfm arc"'Gns!y
You know. Sc, tat have f,rw,I a, our vou-
N unPToyoSci s'crcr. if tnp1oaIs ymlc'ior'
h-i iemln unno'r ed should have ru
r., 'inary ai1n' TIE IA which rel ia Bed.
fod couniy, without imci fef,g viii yuu nr your an-
bai M pri"ct,. IA l va. cs.lcd fa ii b, a SANDER
attack upon my character, au, in ...yn, a,ioo
feh dJe tn myself to hroT c in the teeth c(
the ehwse OF "gro trading, applicable to their erdr
sni idol. N an eSfuo i.r sackng ne w,s falsely as
ID thst was the wier of he nnmher, signed Tenc,
an p"tnheJ 81 rach 20 annHance in the keulrty
Reporter Thai mater is ,flotusy put the real
tr Is knewn lnl has received The ard of h picsup-
,o,, ony the growing cfh- ,ics rn" and he iudk-
G.. 3
Jasal, ard Ne more sefu' assaults OF hi. nictvicn
: Ihei II e>" Sr, ON lbs srsai ous a.c, that ii
yen rr'f,rl sIi ginn'i docn ~ in OF pub
J. nrn"l 'tn- 'hi"e' a'' nffidLe 81 he 'pu' 20 vel
de'cricd ny y"u hir.d ~ E'a'nn rctai 'ei iy
the sarns po"ef Ia are PT 70" ready TO 'eaT +" ne
rss.reris ns wcn ,'u resolved tos lee" passage by
the asenry inusr o! fo pan,e Tor s"ur,f anl
g'os "h''rr 'hi' a pc'mca OF wh,' the people Of I
nstin etpc-, on elrv,1n the Z p,hlcncy,
l.,e 10 ihn PEE Pile hsa,,rhs ar viewing all The pu,.t-
on personal h'e an! ',ey committed by .ou,'o sHi you
followers inp..iy decide 4, respects the ,lnr up
fhsTare., I, I'D IL. WIi on.
hive only sa; thai is completely ofuc, hy the
6oae, given in 1924, nv the Juy and B.r at seyl'c
Geo sho heard al TIE eTltncr aal cnmei, ia Court il
relation The c, rle ed 10 in hat report. They lhorou.
y unlersoo' the woe matter. pui sye given imptii
opinion where's Mr.. WIZ, report founded pat
CGpmena p'ocu cd hy bitter political en'mie. Eaton
C.lheun 'ni Clark an called up neal, ane
all the ne olec.srf had been phc
cy the removal III Gen Mi!ciisib for hc pmTo,e, he
lssc OF u,ia, .s ceci,oreeng X , M, in III
ny u. 10 the uiinors i'aylan~r and repnlI,!ed At M
request IN the ,sie hg md H,nurr ol ih 21h Of ul
IA 9fds' 70 -si'y ","f 'mfa" mud ." my Complete 'ni
o.iion .ssic those srnT unirnniel charges of
uss arounl "i,h the, haze RI led fur sc,rrd yeus vii
yorir aP9.ohapn Sni advice, as verify h',L'y"
f.''d - saving So, from he rte u'c 'ade nj h' pre-,
OF yorr or6sf fs-;aor snI ',o "r 'si friend ? II nll
~h'n va c,aii,'e srh f.i- p aalrf %! surcc, 10
concre... Tac free rJcr!a.i yot ut,n'e ,hcn ave
aoua lei spI n,,n.i eliza, r es4ci ac to nv
,ion' in 3<3 ,i rs, verify S'tye youf
lated and youehei for i, truth Throughout the dur oa bot
Aad no~, s,r, r.r,in, for to redeem th- pledge
have -ivrn 10 tho ruc. to prove you negro TRAITOR il
Nav lnl iih July IL the Republican, attended TO ne
at denis, on yoar Prtof t'e charge particularly the aI'
pahiiea,i,n aud bo,h eyidcniy by yor ou'hoy Il is
fea indeed you Il, mt wish % he believed II hs, bee
onounced by your supporters canmny seriously inpcatin
character, and has been called hy printers
der the impu''c of too hahy real an n'arou' al.ehon
Yet wleu a cmeut made by those printers w,
owi auho'y Of the encum i"nce' o one transaction 81 "a
kind -non.', more ihn enough, admitted completely
is charge. This h.. hcen already ho the
csnc.u,ye and un,n,wcrabe letter Of DR.. MN,ry, whic
nrhes anv o. fon ps'is,ns, hvt even attempted
son,ioset3. b t,'u,sa ie, however that you dl
irye aa;y IN tie Gv iaanee, hat va anI ,our ien'
euni sesf ~ -d,src to. Un ho coniliy, fnd yoi
neusps,er giving e.. 3oh or MY, AMI quc
d5errr' hr i,l of Juy Gc,le. oti g. maie-, VI
.s.. uii e eea that ,hr f'incr repesens the ainou
of the paymca al @2)Jn, vhic the ser ike, il at s2l1
Yet great exuaioh expressed, the presumption OF III
minute accuracy Of iii. laisr statement r the idea that ii
f9e9 70 not Proforiond part Of SeO50, and con
grery coulJ hive been share Of The f
70 EPpcr,on. But before proceed with any further
n.ms your almision' viii Law beoe YOU AMI ii
public lue evidence The subject, jeyed fom ann'h
source. pwehre 81 nsgror' acknowledged to have bee
rple, ~ iSii hs tJ 6rm Of CIen,n, Green Jackson
The OF sI Erm Jo.eph co!euaa. Horse
Gseen and your,eG will in the d st place present you
r IN Te es & %,y, Gss n,s ,ns % s
ssase,.d with by nnnh. Of your psr.an'. WI
they dl Prcre tor'hm ,eeouhl of The iran',elio
rii be readily seen en peo,d II lAe following letter:
aRghrHe, dsh Jvty, 1924.
"siR Your note. i,7urns Of information IN relaiio
TO negnr, ~ wi-h Zen Iickon toucern-i, bsy
received To gse cnr',c view OF the tran tiinn, a,
uniersood H. mua Win snohrr. In the lati,
pot of he year ~ captain Joseph Co, proposed
me ~ pin him Il The purchase of tobacco aud cotton
Mt. Bern.t sni h. which a.. nied. lie sisted to m
that Ar Smih ~gilj rqiire security which he would pr,
care Soae .ba't time after ii. unde .t1nding with CAPITA
CcIemso. he lnomed that Mr. smil would take oih
seeury thsn Cen JsetsoH and that Gen Jsek.on would
svcb. bui that he rrsst be piaed IN he Hsh If PiR1
NER. ~ orler That he might have Controlling power IL
fb.arht n reosaf~. The caton and lorseto
issly pureba.ed and i.tea by 10 New Orleans place
shsm IN the hsn, of Orsy Tsylo-, then commission
~h.n. Of th,t yer fer sale, the Popety OF Colema
0r>rs IN k.oa The sfiele Of e"ton beng somsw ha Il
e..ci tis ti,ne sdyisi Nv them 10 shi round
fhrsseipsiA ieh sah ihem rsd Instructed them 20
q, Tor ,mf besefi snJ reiprned 10 tbi. place.
Afer nv re,un IN hy, 1911. W. purchased numter
sexr.<s NJ. Eprrf.sn for which we're I" pay pan
hssL ~ one fsirf sni understood the bsianee was pa
o. Cses. Crles.s sed s-ersf Jstson The negcs. We