The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-05-05

NV" III anticipation ol me act. u is SAID
that :" II has been represented At Pittsbnrg
by those supposed 10 be engaged IN the enter
prize, that fiC0 reg inentS OF tennessee citizens
would ION the expedition nj the mouth rf Cum.
berIWdrirtr." The reader viii estliI, SCI bou
ia the variety of reports adoat On the subirct
the /" itfD' regiments in one account. were rr4n-
ccdt "a 0He' ~ another aud he will not hest
tate 10 say. it he speak candldlv. that The proha
bilits Is strong that Gen. Jackson was tn head
them. IS hen he recollectS thar the mouth If
tunbtrfdld rirfr.' where they urrc 60 unite
with Burr Is adjacent to lackson's residence If
jackson hadnothing to do with Il, why did Burr
call al the Hermitage al the mumenf he did " len
the troops he had collected we've alrea,, desc H.
ding the Mississippi Why hnl 10 spuf the
tagging zeal OF jackson, and to arouse his pnpr.
gIcs Burr saw thai the spirits OF his colleague
were dropping the forces winch he had I.
pectedfo meet " at hemo,rth OF the Cumberland
were not mar, halled--N Revisited the llcrmifanp
TO rc-assure his coadjutnr, aud 20 ANIMATE him to
action by those visions OF future glory which had
possibly FIRST daYzled his mag iuation but which
had ceased 10 influence hrm, because he feared
a failure 4 knew waaithe tate afallwould be " no
were concerned in the rash expedition il failure
should attend 1t. lie saw, in Noscmbcr. lso6,
the ScantinesS of Buns means. III all the essen
,idls Of such an eucrprIzc---n lncn, money.
aruS aud committeeman this aroused his Pat
rioiim good lack , 10 sHrh an rgfeui thai he
gave The Governor Fdgue aud unsatisfactory
warning Of some danger 10 b apprrhrudcd, lruln
some source, without, specifying fhai chat dan
ger va, or ThGHCe If Na, TO ptocerd He WAS
At that time like ST Ihoma, Aqurnass ASS, be
tween two bundles Of hay, eager iol both and
yet hesitatng which Ia choose Burr arrived
AT the Hermitage IN two mouths after jackson
had written to Claiborne aud. with that plau.
SjbinV FOR when he was celebrated 80 Tar >ilrn-
ced Gen. JaCllsun's sctuplrS OF conscience aud
put sleep his patriotic ScnSrhlliilrs. rs 10 m
d zee him to remain Sii'W Uhiit he rms on ms
l0QV 10 penetrate tte terV dci winch Claiborne
had, a few weeks before. been notified of Whit
is the inference : IhatJackson was waiting far
the first bioW 10 beStfuck IT success ateudcdlt.
the rgunent Of irnnessrcans. with himself At
lis head, would have embarked. :" At the mouth
Oft the cumberland Bun bring arrested
in the midway OF his career, all necessity for the
act ceased, as IT is probable all proof OF IT will he
concealed
W. close this article with thc suhioincd ex-
tract from the Rtctm0m Uhig,' with thu
single remark, lhat we cannot concur IN lis
opinion rs TO the improperly Of bringing Tor
ward ihis subject 10 the public notice. Il It
he true that Gen. jackson was implicated in
Burr conspiracy, we cannot see why h
ehonld he exempted from cen-ure. whiie
Burr is made wing monument Of ia.
TONS scpru ifn he not true, we have DOM
hDm an essential benefit by enabling him 10
prove the tact. Let MIN do 50. II ne can
From The Ricbno4d Tiny
Jactson and Burr tc lyncehme Yrgi-
uIan contains two strong articles, pro,i = or
Cum,tantHdly, an understanding between Bur
and Jackson, at the time the former medtatcd
that enterprlze, which by the SANITARY energy
Of Mr.. jefferson. resulted IN nothing more njnr-
Gus than Ills own ttia for high TREASON. Tie
facts upon which the Vnginian basis this hypo
thesis, are well established aud were OF unlyrs
sal noioriety at the time; the principal o
! ~ Inch Is. that Gen. JaCksou's rcSdrucr vi
| Burrs Head Quarters in the Western Country
The sanpo,itlon Is corrobotated by man, OH
| cr clrcums tauces as Jackson intimacy wit
9warfno out, his being louted with the c,nspira
| cy by Gen Adalr VINO was conyerSant witt
Burrs antiques, the intimate knowledge he dis
| p aged Of Burfs design IN his eautiondry letter
to Gov Claiborne, the love thai Burr has uni
| formly manifested tor han, and lastly his de
pertinent Burr's trial IN tins city To what
| length BUR- carried his vrWs--whethrr to tho
| establishment OF an independent empire on tn,
| NJ ssisslppi. by Il division o the Union, or on,
+ IA conquest at Ala,ico Ia ,,b4rI, bis ,,ad,tl
n ,ohher,, ~, n. R,,,Is a, NJ, oo,lo,n, 49,,
merely auXilary, has new = been known and
! perhaps never will be known unless thai crle
brated lodi, dual should favor the world wuI
! hi, memoirs That however, his project Inyol.
we'd treason against the g. @tatas, the most scep-
,icAl aud the most charitable have never ques
toned. Whether General jackson was adult.
Ted 10 has fall confluence is matter of conjecture
but that he was pryy to his views in part the
location Of Burr in his house, at the time hc N
t-lpflze was matured and artad{ on foot add
his own letter 10 toy. Claiborne, to 20 no fn-
ther. lndi,putably prove
| Ihsi>uourw suspiclon, cugenderrd nv the heal
o tin Presidential question 1t was ntaIta IA.
''''', '''' ''''. ''''Ns"" '''S - ''o'
FREE 10 acknow ledar our regret At it., pre,ent de
/ vrIopemcpt. for We hold his subsequent service.
a fuI atoncmpnt for his early #abr,r,tIons from
/ ualrlat.m. thuuob tbc, d,l ,vt,.,,I IA t,.rason
/ ciyiI war. and q dissolution oftbr I'uron - Ru