Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-08-09

Tue next lux Is letter to the Charlottesville Ad- =
Tocate from the DIR. Watkins who Judge Williams
says was at the famous Nashville Ball. at which Jack
son forced Burr upon the company. This letter ia s
published we presume for two purposes. 1. To show
'oat Coi Burr was regularly invited to the the Ball
'"d 'has therefore W hams is mistaken in saying be
was forced npon the company by jackson. Q That
Jackson was not there at all, stated by Williams
In both OF these circumstance the Doctor Is nrob
ably mistaken. We infer thai he is because he se.m,
to have hesila,ing, aud indifferent memory on certain
points whereas. Judge Williams recollection is dis.
sino' and explicit The only fact that the Doctor !,
positive about is Chat Burr was invited and This fact
is not material Tho other circumstance for which
MS letter relied upon namely that Jackson rms mn,
at the Ball. the Doctor is evidently between hawk and
ouzHafo about lie says that ''if the General and ;s
an"ah'a lady attended that OCCASION as thew ofeu
did on ohers-he has lost all distinct recoecto, W
winch he thinks he should not, if there had been any
thing more marked than common in ,he .,.o,,;o ~,
either 10 Col Burr" mo distinct recol,ec,;o, -,
Perhaps the Doctor has "indistinc,n recollection
|-ise " ,iams how ever, has very distinct recoec
ton OF IT, and certainly, the man who clearly remem
oe's' has memory more TO be depended upon, than
ce who retains no sd stinc, recol!ecton.n The Doc
! tors letter amnunts TO nothing.
me next link ID the chain, is Lester from = N1r
joshua Baker Q! ST. Martinsyiie, Louisiana, a gen.
''enan OF the srictes homer" who a! the REQUEST Of
'he Editor OF the Advocate, when in Albemarle i,
apr' put IN writing what he had previously said in
e''a''on' as we desire to act iu tins matter with
tie utmost fairness, insert Mr. Joshua Bske,,s lat
! ter.
"Apr 9th, 1923
"Dear Sir: Yna request me 10 send you the staen,,
in writing made at Mr.. q about the Burr a0air
IL mas oeen so Tong since Doneson Cafiey, esq of ST.
Mary Lousana made the to me, tina, / cannr,
give me haes o. inc different transactions the TING
wien had the conversation with him, but think i, va,
about the time Of The last Presidential election / did
not treasure w tic facts aud dates that Mr. g. conr,i
csted 10 me- because did then thlnk uor din I nos,
nF, that any such necessary TO rsOe the idle.
OF Gen Jaokspn's having had anv thns "a do viii, P
conspiracy Those who know Gen. J. could nor for ON.
moment suppose him have been i'm any wav encaes5
with Burr; and mis- acts of publ: character SHOW Too
hnch patriotism for any believe fabrication
at this day. MIR. Cahieys comnunic alton was sbs,a
tally as inllows:-Burr visited Tennessee staid som, r
at Nashville, and often Cen Jackson lriena
OF Burr Gen. and while in familiar
"a ton with him, asked him what he would think of H.,
man who had the talents and separate the Yves.
tern states from the EasierH, make the inc ,
dividing line. The General replied that he would consi
Ger nm traitor 70 his country, and would be one OF ,
FIRST Ia e his liIs Here the copyersa,on endI ~:
ie1 OF -urr returned TO Nashville, where Burr the,
was and no doubt communira ted to him Cen Jackson.
answer 20 ms oo'que question: This ava
Nened Gen Jachsons suspicious, ne wrote to Gnverror
n"iooFne' f"t',ng hum upon his guard against Burr-
Claiborne Ien Governor territor of NIis.ss
! recalled he oF I(ur
young relatives who had been induced oin Burr und,
the belief thar ne going to revoluonize the Sran
donnions IN Nerti America. MIR. caffrey was one ns
them think (tbough will not DO posi,ivel mar NJ,
e. showed me Gen. j. letter 10 him. advisipo hin, 10
handon Burr. ~ " "
! Year friend, JOSHUA BAKER"
Mr. Joshua BAKER has forgotten all abou, da,es-an,
as this whole question depends upon dates Mr. Iosb,.
Baker has forgotten what he ought principally TO have
remembered Suppose, for example that the ren,y
made by Gen. J. TO the gentleman Who cent IN sound
him, and the recalling his nephews from Burrs spr
vice. happened qter the country vas alarmed and the
defeat of EuTIs schemes became inevitable, DOES
Mr.. Joshua Baker in that case, think that those cir
cumstances would ought TO have, the least weigh, in
acenit'ios Con j.? Certainly not. The truth is be.
hey =" to be this: that en-. Jackson engaged with Burr
that he sent bis nephews and some of his chosen
confdants, as Patton Anderson to command divisions
OF buTrs tToeps-Gv that finding from events and re-
ecuon mat DurT's views were desperate and imprac.
uca6e' he then recalled his nephews, denounced Burr
al" came on ta'iinS patriot. 1t is pity that Mr.
Joshua Baker has so bad memory for alrJes for !,
makes this statement of his not wor,l, buIrush. We
do net doubt dat Cen l. did give advice TO his reIa
"n Cafiey, 10 abandon Burr-we do not doubt thaf
he gave the same good advice to that nephew of Dr.:
Watkins that the Dr. teli4 Us ahou.-bu, ,ohen2 Mr.
Joshua Baker cannot tell US when. Perhsps. M,
joshua Baker can tell MS ho,c Caray and Jackson's
nephews came to be with Burr IL Jackson advised
them TO abandon Burr and they embraced that advice.
did he not also advise them TO join Burr in the first in
stance 80 this does not depend upon dates, We houe
MI Joshua Baker will be able 10 inform Us how I.
happened that two three ofJackson' nephews came
to be With Burr at alp And this brings us to the con.
sderston OF another par: Of the subect-acias ,sere
Bnrr's Uis,rs3
We long ago fo-ctoIi, tbal. tie friends Of Genera:
Jackson you'd ne forced to couCede the point that Ire
was banded With Barr and TO ntcch themselves behind
Ire uncertainty which in degree, hangs over bis
uiierior views. We advised them 10 take the
ground at once, ami while il could yet be occupied
vi nd cna mi, a.