The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-10-09

tie fidelity and 10 egfiiy OF bin y no e'arll emu.
due III. ope, ai,on. 4 Russ.lsillr paper stairs
that a Davis I oyd. sheriff Of Indiana county,
opposite Louisville, had descended the river Win
300 men, 10 ioin burr Bn am persuaded he
will never m.kr many conqussis with the sob
diofs he vii iuise 10 Ohio, Kentucky or Ienn"s-
see. .xperi B1rr's real views we're di,closed
TO very few, II any, IN this eo'mify before
Burf come 10 Na.LsiIle the lnH time he bad
brrn tiled y, the Grand Jur, in keaiucks, aud
must have satisfied those who continued here 20
treat him with hospitality Of the rrctitude Of
his intentions. liz mnsi hive been very cau-
fnu. IN kruncts ~ disclosing bis ie ! virws, Tor
among the numerous WITH sscs examined before
The Grhnd Jury, many apparently his particular
| friends, nonr could testify against him.
/ have been ftcanr,ilv mged 10 commence
n persecution aen nst I'm here. but ne
yer could had any cyiience against him, tx.
cepf public opinion. ihlnk u very probable "
he Ind brrn here when the Presidents proela-
nation aud Gen. William Easlin's statement ar
rived. he would have been assassinated. he
volunteer militia of Tennessee are IN motion
DOCTOR ROBERT SONS STATEMENT.
Nashritis, Jniy 2oh. 1923.
Deor Sir. Your note of,he 18th instant Is
received making inquiry relative TO nv recol-
lection of Col. Burr n visit IN tbs neighborhood,
j" this place. in September, 1900. lie was re-
erived. hath publicly aud privately, With mark
ed distinction. IT was generally understood,
aud beIiesed, that his object was the settling Of
some lands, he claimed on the borders OF Lou
isiaha, Ouachita b1i II war between Spain
and the United States, todk place. then To seize
IN, and rcvoniionIze tine adjoining tolony OF
spain. This scheme vas very popular IN this
country nj thai time. and encouraged bp most OF
the lending men Col. Burr circulated the re-
pori the our government was fayorHbJ towards
hlt views and ntitnaled thai Il was probable The
government troops, stationed near the sabine,
would ultimately cooperate with him. The pub
lie feeling on the subject. AT this junctnrc, md
cnicd thnt he would receive much All rom This
quarter. lie klaid here hui few days went
TO Kentucky where hr wns shortly after arrest
ed, under The charge ofirea.on: tried rad ac
again IN Decenber made his APP
p'arance IN Nashville lila reception WIS very
different now from thai ~ September He WAS
very generally neglected. md even shnnurd.
Bu even az this period, very frw persons WI
whom conSersrd. hrlirv,d TINT h. Ind any
reasonable designs against his government
snspicon however, hing about Inn az the PEG.
pie discovered that he had dqCriycd them rs Ia
III" leeiioss bt our government towards no en-
fsrprizc, aud lnu confidence in him. IL ha,-
ieneh hls business Ia n close aud leit the nrigh-
borhool III short time, it'll barely inrn enough
10 work his hoats ot nftnr riYrt. instead Of III
splendid armament. which appearances on his
first visit had leI nm 10 expect Il understood
he left this COM ~ apparently greatly mort
led : cnaiplain.nP al the neg cci he had encoun.
ercd IN tin, Inst visit
kn of 10 circumstance IN this maitPr, |
.b'ch could point suspicion 10 Cen Jackson in !
preference 10 any Other prominent man, unlr.s |
4 he that Col ) u HAYS, q nephew Of Ms |
iachsan) acc lupinU u Bur- 10 the lower COM
~ nod With those whn knew the Young man
hs could have no welgd. aiwavsund rstood
INT Alr Hays went against thu advice aud wish !
: Of 6encrrl Jackson. | hnvr been ultimately |
with Col. HAYS from his infancy, /
,nd know he has always bran in the habit OF re- t
y'ng on his own judgment aud disposcito exc
nie ITS d,cis on> lodepe6denI al the opinion OF
fh-tt saw Grnel Il Cofle. n few day, aGrr
BUR-. departure, who told me he went on com.
planning 81 the treatment he had received from |
zen Jackson, aud most If his NJ er acouaint. |
lnce in In country. He had become ~ ex.
rcmdy pecvsh, that Grn. Coffee s4ld he could |
Ia WI hing which rscmtd 10 please him. ] new
y have nndersionh Ina, Col lays trip with /
Burr had injured him IN The public estimation.
lie Is a. this this time, highly respectable eli.
zen OF this state
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