The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-10-20

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whon, he was tried, was himself
-. called a a spanish conspirator, aud
a. d.evl, implicated in ne wild ami traitor
Johannes of which the west VAS 'heh Tue
,,,,er. as Burr himself. (See Uaf'saHs
g,,ors of Ksnlaeky)-fh's IS o"s oil the YER
-. If I've Story. As gisea by the Nashville
...,,.c aud, admitting il 10 he true, does
-, Gu. jackson appear before his country asa
-,ta,,e for its 6rst ,ilice, with the TACT oil nav
...,o;ved at a breach of one Of lis n'os' 'mpor-
vs--a breacl, affecting Tue iShts OF DIN
aud which nj ut have involved II ~ a war
,,h spaiu, hanging to his skirts
IA, 10 get rid OF the olium ~b'ia "ou'" I"
-, ;fit were conceded that he was APP
~ If mr. 5 design on Mexico, the co'n'nH-
mira liet hatly the Generiis STATEN e"'
;o,nre,sinn. written down at the mo-
.,.,, They not only put The General 'n'o me
a,,6.daa1i, and perform the shost'y once '"
.,i,y bis repentant recital OF tue 'ace-p"
:, farther. and make out a story Tor
%, in the teeth OF his narration Every ma"
.f,h.,n expects an embassy. douores''y' ""ae'
a. a. DYNASTY, for this exhibition OF graio''o"s
.xceo, il NAV be George W. Campbell
81, ,,;ed il ouce. and found out that no "asas
u.,s qualified to perform its duties as Jackson is
=, the pre.idency--in other words, as a goose
- s,Idier. or a cock for n sailor Inc
100 ..l,,eh thegpa into The Generals mouth, 49,
,hat Col. Burr, satiated with the 'uS"F'e' d II
,.,.,,;c cities. and Disguised with the tricks ana
If ,ol,tical life, had determined to aoan :
!. both. and, collecting around him a lew
..,;ce .pirits, men of talents and character
-. c;ocianatu.-like, 10 rnsicaie Il, in The
.,n. and fsns of Ouacbits, under the mid in
n,soee ofa Louisiana m sun That
81 R,rr did make use oil this ruse de guerreto
-. If hi. men Al were 10 form The rank aud
n, Of MS army, we can readily conceive.
Ip,, that he ever designated any such object
n. iii. %ulieror end OF his preparations, 10 the
}silers of his corps, we may ,witholt presnmp-
,;on. positively deny. And, fhe did, what
becomes Of the (" blank commission which il
is said he exhibited to Gen. Jackson, signed
Ia. President Jefferson, authorizing his pro-
cee1ings,-1is building boats and collecting
men, HltDklsiDNs ~ HlhHilfoDS '" HJ-a
preparatory to an expected rupture with
aoa,no Have we not " fastened on your
him. jHessrs. Jacksoninn.f If the contradic.
lion can be reconciled, by any fair reasoning
rr any probable suggestion, we pledge our
selves to seal our lips on this subject forever.
II is either false tina, Col. Burr deceived Gen.
Jackson by referring 10 the then existing rols>
lions between this country and Spain, or il IS
false that he held out the idea OF settling the
Ouaebita country. And. if he held out the i
des of conquering Mexico, (asi IS doubtle IS the
fac) both OF the preceding assumptions are
iaise.
But, the most lujicrous version OF the sto-
~ is vel TO zone II had been asserted that
one OF Mrs. Jackson's nephews (~Stokely D..
Hlys} weat dow The Mississippi from Nash
vile, with Rnrr--and, as il WAS a very reason
able deduction, i, was inferred that he did so
with Gen. Jacitson's privity & consent. THIS
inference was forthwith traversrd, and, TO
support the traversers, the Nashville commit
tee furnish the certificates of men ~(nohody
knows who) 10 prove that Jackson, with a We
~ significant Dr.. Sang ado nod of the head
and wink OF the eye, d,ssuaded hem from go
ing with Burr Conclusive proof, surely. even
il ii were true 3, Nothing was said of these
men. Why, therefore, parade their names
before the publi7? II was alleged thai Stoke
d. Hays, the nephew of Mrs. jackson, and
The protege of the General, went with Burr
and the fact is proven 10 he so, by Mr.. Hays'a
avn acknowledgements What, then are we
called on 10 do, but to sustain the inference
which we drew from il, TO wit, that he obtain.
ed Gen. Jackson's sanction for The act To
10 this, We have only to rcmsr'., land we pub
shed last week the certificate of Mr.. Hays,
- which WE refer our readers for the cOrrob.
oeation OF what we say) that Gen. Jackson
ave Mr.. Il ays an introductory letter 10 Cor.
h1iJOrae, 10 be delivered on his arrirai IN .Nee
4fieaRs! No attempt al disSuading here
80" diaholica. hints and damnabie inuen-
eo's,' as CIodpole says in the play Strange,
9deed, that all the Generals .sympathies
and good wishes should have been re-
served for strangers ; and that he should
f'te calmly, ion the ODD Of Decem-
'er, see his wife's nephew rushing h~eadlong
ITO the commission ola crime for which he
alght have forfeited his life But, the nep rer-
>@l OF Bnrrs OBJ ject. which MIR. HAYS gives, forms
grand feature in this farce of uhite- ~rashers and
al9tea's-meN. lie says, that his object in Join
y BUR- was TO comply with a promise made
'"e 'hree years before. TO go with him to New
DIX Tor the purpose of completing his educa-
"N ct studying Iaw-and that before he con-
-t"fd 10 go, he " eOnsuited' with his friends.
leu! II this he so. jackson of course was
2"'"i'ed. Aud yet, he. who now talks about