The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-04-03

therefore as his chances oi success had ihctta#-
ed lrlt II a duty leNcdte ihronIt Fri Govern
ment on earth, as Nil a. 10 posierHy, 10 dew.
hope some pHrl, oi his character winch Hppeat-
"a 10 lDe 10 haze BEEN kept mihsit" IA euntrhl.
ulent Fot ihis Ini pose wrote several mum.
bets lut alter pfr,cu mg one al lhem NJ the
c.sf ai Waed.--f huog eue #nrnftrs ga tze
testin ny II unur IaiouI 81 pubhfaiio Ia a
paper .iny own sac, nd tnIa bong tJcea
aud ,ru theni 10 III haFo trr / VII he"i| =
'uelsnuwt.d = thar suu,e 1T css numbers ID
laid u, ,ne fur rtarf, iafitc NOTWITHSTANDING III.
dreided whether | would pu6 I'll (then o, not
Aud shs BseaHe J 80 Wdt iHso The raHfor
aud ri0isaee II NJ purity Hhoia ] coutt baft 70
ITO, md became IdftddeaHe a4Hgff and pistol 81
Inc assassination never IA eey ,piniun Il a nan
utet Il truer snylng, thaa c. benton when he
remarked, that ihosr 10 opposition Ia Jackson
woa,d have to LEGISLAlE WITH PISTOLS
AND pAGGEkS IN lllElR BELls-fhs
VIOLENCE has been the course o Grt. Jackson.
through ale aud III 81 who bask IA lin smisS
hni hcu nd upon his God viii inT theiT Offices
and COMMISSIONS, must snuaie his example, and
tg hl lot their CheL an II d, ~ blind AS 10 be
un bic sc menace aud threat, ~ The flourish
al Col fmrl>h--lndcCd II has been several times
.tded my presence. thar II the " Ienuesscan.'
was known au' III Nashville he would bc nut
deled But perhaps an wong, ~ the Colo-
ng worked long ~ tho leading slr,nss al
General Jack ION, he may thiul there Is no kui-
e, way Of Recommending himself 10 The officers
tiHn To appcur willing tn fight his battles, aud
ce1ify tor him. liz Ut 81 wrong and indeed
Il Is y lanfntabe ilut That "lnostthe only pass
port To olicr at tbs ume ~ tennessee. !, bois-
ferrous adherence to jackson Bot he this as II
may, the public will no" ste, whelhcl the attack
made b, Coz, Parrish wis correct Of not IN
perhaps II may ~ turn ON, thas this same Col.
Parrish taho at the time of the ual Of Woods
| wasa mere hos) was President of this Court
Martial and The mombe, who refused 10 sign
thu petition ior his pnrdon---'f SO, We shall moi
wonder Al his extreme scnsitiycpess Us soon as
the subject Is named will here remark thai u
may bc possible, that nom OF the Court MAJ
tai signed the petinOu fora pardon; although
am veil con' tueed thai II was all. oneh they
! did 10y The generality ofthr men IN camp. III
they dc not, let tIlem settle thai matter
between God aud their consciences.
The sapcnt Editors of the i" Nashville lie.
publican nave been pleased Ia Introduce the
NAME # PArTleK II. DANNY. La N eonncelioo
with then abuse. And who Is 4. Ii Darby
Why, the co-adutor, the attorney. aud late b.
,on friend AID eouddant 81 Gen. JheKsoS ~
thu Ioint efforts TO Gud ohdsms aud detects Ia
land titles, aud thereby drive the poor man,
III, widow aud the orphan from their homes on
the cold charities OF ~ merCIless world. Many
months aud years has thIs same L. II. Darby
Esq. been employ al by Gen. Jackson aud hlt
conne lions to ruisack old records. aud 10 seet
out detects in tillcs even 10 visiting iorrEn
states. Indeed Il i, believed that Mi. Darby ne
yer would have obtained 50 much celebrity rs n
Lawyer IN this slate, II Gen. Jackson had not
found our his talents IA business OF tins kind aud
retained him as his agent and attorney, aud ii
| al.
patronage that caused MI Darby TO be dreaded
by so many of the chi7ens OF Irnnt3s-c; aud
whdc two very lurge mammoth suits ~tre pend
lng (Oi THIS kmd) MI Dnrhy Ihs oHAcIF
aud rRfrsD ofbtsLHAI Jackson a. d ms ooa.
NrXioNS but we had "A HAYWOOD on the Bench
vino could not be nycrhwad by the growing pop
niarny Of Jackson aud who finally gave judy
ment IN iagour Of the occupant ~ one of the
cases the other WAS conn omned for ttllr
compared u th the vnlue Of the land aud Nj
Daily tel TO r,se no more IN the estimation al
lhose his iotmei friends. Isey nothing against
! TIN vcraelty of Mr. Darby. because know
nothing but ~ dabrer among old nusty re
= cords under the patronage al Gen Jackson,
! he "hs tof "a time the SOURCE anu terror OF co.
netscr.
Twas brought up and educated IN thr politics
OF Jclleaon. aud feel proud 10 Acknowledge
thai in his principles sill remain. ! have al
ways been Alnus Of the Adamses---aud the
, gIeai reason why ould now prefer Nj Al.
, ANS to ten. Jackson, Is publican n anl thr
precedent. IL cannot ondaugcf the safety o.
peimnuency OF our republican, institutions II
Mr.. Adams Who is merely astatcsmnn aud clsi-
Ian, should be elected iOr -four years longer
But on the day that 6en. Jackson Is elected
President. confidently pronounce that tteff-
dea IS sci thai will one day end IA subvcrson Of
thu liberties OF this country because IN all natiuas
under heaven, freedom aud equality never ton.
nnuod long, after military conqntrcfs nert cal
led 20 preside over thclr dcslinles.
Bur 10 return. IN the CASE Of .,oof Noous.
think en- safely say III the language Of Nh. L.
Beverly, that have csfablshed all shid 10 my
former number % and greH dfai m0fe." aud
ca confident def tn shafts OF calamny to my
any thing IN truth against tine v rdcitt al motnl
standing Of the witnesses. i "a tue day oocn-
ply the middle waihs Of lie life, bat they atc
honest men A number more can be produced
II required, notwithstanding They are living Al
distant points lLLLoH tIrlHEas, read careful
fully the following testimony:
state u Tennessee. Btdjord County.
feO. H. 1873.
Being called upon TO state what know OF ,hG
crime and circumstances which led 10 the eNc-
cution OF John Woods IN. the tLefk Aaunh Al
Fort Strothet while the army lay there audrr
the command OF Gen. Jackson | hereby cert,
that was private ia the same company with
Noods-- hat occupied and messed IN the
cond tent nom INN, d,i.nt tenIo fifteen ards
that late one morning | was f,posmg in my
tent when my attention was arrested by yiu-
/ lent and loud alteration between some per.
son~, which caused me n GO oui. "hpo hume
diaicly deoyeled thai tie dispute was het0er
/ Il man by tie name oi Camp who understood
/ belonged TO the Quarier Masters Department
and Woods. think Woods mas ia the act Of IL
sing from the ground or picking up his gun
when first saw them the aiieer was ordering
! Wonds, very pcremptor,ly Ia do something,
which Wood, refused TO do, sa,ing that he Was
on gudrd--tte other oused INN severely =
/ leaving his guard without AN officer, aud still
commanded INN 70 do whaI be had bid him
Woods also s"ole, and started 10 20 on hts
/ guard, slaIi ( that lac had ohhn q lave 81 hrs
! finn IL M .I-I.ncn 4 q InI