The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-07-24

that Ne expect 10 see my circumstances
brought forward which will AT nil weaken
tho body of evidence now before The public,
general belief OF Jacksons guill--Nr cannot,
Tor anf lives, see how Il can either be rvaded.
ncutralizea or nvplidp,cd. Tho chnin OF ~.
idrnce IL toe complete, perfect and streng
Not n link is wHnting--uot hiatus can hc
detected. From the Grd moment that we
hcar oi his inowcdge OF "some plan mimi
cal In the Union, being on foot, Ia the eS.
plosion Of the scheme, his connection with
Burr is fully subdanlialrd. SO conclusive.
indeed. is the evidence, TINT no jury would
hesitate moment Ia convict him 81 II, II
they were uninnurncrd by the party feelings
which now. unfortunately, may he expected
to exercise Too great mn influence over III"
public mind in the Judgment il may pro
nounee.
Our readers will recollect The extract pull.
lished in our Inst pnper, in relation 10 this
subject, from the r." Nntchcz Ariel - in winch
II was directly charged, on what appears To
he good authority, TINT Jackson was concern.
81 in experimenting the preparations making
by Burr. more particularly the building oi
hoats, ut the mouth of the Cumberland river
This tact seems To be more clenrIy sub'tantin.
ted by the following extract from publica-
hon made in the year 1914 by Gen Adnr. IN
reply 10 Gen. Jackson, ruch Of them, during
their bitter quarrel having charged tho other
Nith having been connected with Rurr,
! {" viii only observe. (Savs Con Adn,r) TINT
this affair relates only 10 hlpn and myself alone
aud II only shows his Willingness To rake from
/ It's ashes an old calumnY, of my 'onnesion with
/ Col Burr Whatever were the intentions Of
| Cot Eur, neither organized troops inr HIM nj
lhdt time. not did supcrmtrnd the building
OF boats tor nm, nor did write confidential
letters recommending him 10 NV friends, nor
dad dunk necessary after his failure was II.
nlvetsnlly known, - save myself by turning
igt0rmtr OF tate wilncss'
| The " UHfndo" Is plainard pnlpnhe--nnd
much more legitimate, We think. thSn TINT
which Gen. Jackson drew Of MIR. Claws cor
ruptlon from nr. Buchanan's conversation :
The extract from Gen. Adars publication
contains neither morr nor less thnn direct
allegations against aekson Tint he organized
| -,pef,nteuhed the building OF boats -
wrot. confdcniiNlleltefs, recommending Burr
| 20 his irends--snd ailerwnrd. turned states
witness--n character universally regarded
with contempt, MS belonging 10 one vicious
enough to enlis, in a criminal enterprize
without foritude 10 sustain reverse, or hon
! esty 10 shield an assnrinte--ior there may he
/ " honor amongst thieves" Iihc md mol do
! these things, Gen. Adairs remarks were non
sonse-.il he did, WE presume the point is sri
lied. Evidence IS every day accommodating
! ON oar hand,--aud we hpveno doubt Of being
phle Ia convince in very short time, every
caudid man, Of the truth Of the position we
! have taken. In the Neir fork National ID
roCats' Of July l2lh, we meet with The subioin-
nd paragraph. which speaks in the most pogiile
manafr Of the fact. II" ino,es that Gen. lack
son did participate in he schemes of Burr; = nj
though it cannot " use he aUiaorily' upon
Which II relies IT, too have IN or possession
OIoh0ry which rr caHH0t 1l'c al present. Ii il
be necessary, however, hereafter, TO n proper
understanding Of the matter, we hope and in.
deed have no doubt that the ,rstric,inn viii he
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hoTi1 alluded 10 ""a Htcfadf'iy''i'm ms station
have been acquainted with oil the circumstances
connected with Buns cxpedition--and no rea.
son now exists, as none ever could have existed
10 induce HIM 10 m'siepreseot the conduct OF
/ any individual engaged in ii--rnore especially
aan often. Jackson. who was then lacked mn
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except when desperate men combined to achieve
n desperate purpose. The National ddU0cdie
,.,s
! What can We believe or REASON but from
"hat sc Know Z Nov We hlnu that Gen.
Jackson did participate IN the schemes Of Aa.