Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-08-23

- h'hp iphNti tdtitSSCu DN YOU lnl HIM. !
\ on also got g to $1,000 worth of land from
me, tor your Individual benefit in said com
promise, abou, which YOU have been very
silent; and are yct--in open violation of that
article OF c"mpromisc-causing five or six
OF my worthy, but poor noighbors, TO be har-
rasscd with lawsuits; although every iota of
the agreement has been complied with on
our part. This ccounts for the perpetual
torture | have nndcrGonc for ten years by
your printers, partisans, dependents and cx-
pectants, and particularly for my present per
sccution here and elsewhere, by co-workers
IN the FIRE side business, Eaton audColhoun
who used Wirt's official character for your
special benefit, | do not positively say know
lngiy on his part. Is Il man TO be elevated 10
the Presidency. who will not only resist, him.
self, the constituted authorities Of the coun-
try, and boast Of his arms as his Only pass
ports, but will even encourage his negro
slaves III rebellion, and order them to tinht
their way, and il resisted to spill the blood
Of respectable irecmcn, engaged in the dis
charge Of public ttu,ics!!l
| will now ask your attention to the follow
ing brief extract from Il letter written by YOU
to a gentleman on business, mot in bank
and dated Hermitage, March Goth, 1912:
Having To attend wilson circuit court, il Will no,
ne IN my power to he in Nashville ,ex, week. am
very much engaged go arrange my business. su tia, 7
car. leave home on The trip ruth my negyocs fr safe"
The letter containing the above sentence Is in YOUR
cwn band writing, amt is sIgued
ANDREW JACKSON.
| shall not trouble myself 20 conjecture
whether IT relates 70 some Of the same ne
Sroes purchased Of Eppcrson, By the firm Of
Coleman, Green and jackson. or whether it
refers to another speculation. tits enough
20 show, at ANY rate, that YOU did moi hesi-
tate 70 speak freely at that time of yoir be-
ing actually engaged ill negro traffic. Nor
Is 1t necessary to dwell upon a dispute be-
tween yourself and Eppcrson, which was re-
icFfcd to the arbitration OF Judge Haywood
ana Judge oVerton, respecting a negro
Fellow you bought for the express purpose
OF selling to hcnncr and Henderson at New
Orleans, expecting to obtain for him the C.
nornous sum Of $1,000, provided yea could
procure the certificate Of y. Moore. and
others, rs to his being Il good bIacksmith.-
lou, no doubt, rccoiicct the circumstances
OF that case; and Notwithstanding the re-
iuctanco winch may be felt, to encounter un-
necessarily the "~ihdignnnt flashes Of you,. eve. -
something can be produced in relation TO If
N y0TF O5cn hcnd aDriiing likewise, if should
nc tonnd cypEdicnt 10 rocur ana:n 70 tho
throadbarc topic.
| have already made this communication
Soiong that [ will only trouble Won AT present
with one other little document ]ycIntivo to
GaotRer. instance III rorro ;ran;c :, ,.L;a
were cnn.crned r. - e. n' tou
IS a respectable citizen OF Sumner county.
ana he's well supported by the records Of a
controversy about this Same negro in court,
J,,I na"! 5oa'5 SlahlinG' III the names OF
f]olInwinc f'u sI rhIstI,inss IS Roi!'ngS. The
"S . ''' n'!'hes letter t" = TREND:
y Gaavr' Jaly 90 n, 1895.
ofGen Jacksorn beng ?| oao ,"iI"a a ~ !" any know edge
siaves, l viii brieay s.a:c, hat about he e. S~ )" . grH'i ns
o, q en, ) aSkson and d NJ '~7n'ohinss. o.. norhcw ty
t m = mo- "A store %G.'''.in' Ab'!' TIA, ;i;ns,
b;m r. - no lo,rc,, . yo, D,. |,orI1Ss a nrsro 6"', and s8'f
previously m uc haai, Of d.. n,I,"ps " Ia "'a bee"
leg, and vas sold BY r,.togs to tbcm, YIN ? Know
.ease' ny oo'h P',t'e< "ft.at tact. >. ! ,ni.rs'ooa at
Ohio. ' and On "n'- -c ",', % H. ! bad heeh NJ tie
10 the place called the iror.e :" foII. I brJoy ~ =; T., S5g.
where boats we're c~ompetlpI to stop by reason a low
wafer, where 4, EDyF ia y = l--n .H-T =.