Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1828-09-02
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Tuesday, September Q, 1928.

RE- 1t appears that the Rev. r. T N. Smith. Of
Church Hill, Maryland, in 1874 stated to Dr. Crane
Of that place, sthat at the time Of the Barr conspi
racy, he on the most intimate terms aoith Gen.
Jackson-and that they practised law at the same
bar and being as intimate as brothers, he spoke
from a POSITIVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE
FACTS, that General jackson had a complete an
derstaading acifh Col Barr, and had made his ar
engagements to appear at the head of certain force
(he number of which the Doctor cannot rccollectA
to join the expedition at certain place, named by
Mr.. Smith but which is forgotten by the Doctor
that before the time arrived, at which the Gene-.s
was to Join Burr, the plot was discovered, and tha
Gen. escaped detection y
/ srFs 1t appears, according to Judge Williams.
that she Uackson) offered me commission in,
Burr's Army, OF told me could get one, if would.
accept"
o. 1t appears from letter signed Andrew Jack
son, dated Sept %, 1906 that-" Col. Burr is with
me he arrived last night and that he desired he
I person to whom the letter written, with Cen
o. and General Robertson, to call upon Burr as a
" mark Of respect to this worthy visitant.'
OF 1t appears, according toJohn Coffee. that in
1906, Gen. Jackson received money from Burr, to
buy boats and provisions.
i or 1t appears, Notwithstanding the Geneyal,s
letter to Gov Claiborne, and his offer made to Mr..
Jefferson, early in November, Of taking the field in
case Of insult aggression from any quarter that
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f prsed, until uery lately, that boats were built ON
the Cumberland
o. 1t appears that Andrew jackson was an en-
dorser for Aaron Burr, aGout the 10th of Noyu1n.
! Der, 1906
OF. 1t appears that it was early in November,
that Burr arrested in Frankfort, and then his
/ treasonabe projects suspected all over the
country, vet General jackson was THEN giving
! him credit by endorsing his bills, On the 10th Of
November, or about that time MIR. Eastan purchas-
ed this bill ol Burr i'll Nashville the 18th of the
}, same month, Gen. Jackson wrote his famous letter
! to Claiborne. This was singular conduct. An;
agent to build boats and buy provisions for Burr,
J. endorsing his bills to obtain him money, giving the
i President no information that boats were building
4 on the Cumberland, but writing confused letter to
Claiborne, limiting at danger, not from Barr, but
Wilkinson, and entertaining Burr at his own house,
up to his FINAL departure, ON the 22d Of December,
1906 Such was the conduct of General Jackson,
e as is now placed beyond controversy"
OF It appears that Jackson's letter to Mr.. Jeffer-
son in November, does moi excul pate him-becauseit
communicated useful information it was silent
IF as Burrs actual movements and kept out of sight
y the fact that boats budingby jackson for Burr,
on the Cumberland !! Had it Communicated these
y important FACTS, IN proper season. Mr. Jefferson
- would not have remained ignorant Of them until
: about the 22d of January. 1907.
u OF 1t appears that the suggestion, that Burr
II 10 JdCkSOH btneiss t1t NOFeTflHeHL
approved his movements, have very little weight
III in Jackson's favour 1t was easy at any tme to
al ascertain its truth. And it should in all cases have
= been ascertaned, before man received his money,
became his agent. aud endorsed his paper to give
" him credit After having participated in his pro-
jecs, and contributed To carry them into effect, tits
's poor story to say--Burr told me the Government
'e approved them.
IS o. 1t appears that The Nashville Gazette Dec.
p 90, SO6, contained the following article:
'e "Col Burr arrived, on Sunday evening last al
y Gen. Jacksons, nine miles from this town, and has
been in this place several times this week. liz ap
pears to be preparing tor some movement, we kno"
not where"
nd Let it also be remembered that the President il
his message of January 22d, 1907, states that Burr
descended the Cumberland the 22d Of December
1906, and it follows concluslvely that Burr was al
Of the ball under the patronage OF Jackson being ther
nd an inmate of his family, during the very last act
IN his preparation in the West. Gen. jackson was hi.
,ss agent to build boats and buy provisions. Gen.
~ Jackson endorsed his paper. Gen. Jackson received
mt him into his house, and associated with him. at
70 ball, in Nashville, almost a month after the Pres.
lot dents proclamation Nov. 27 500. denouncns HIN
OF as traitor. And yet we to be made believe
his that Gen. jackson abandoned him so soon as tn
ian character ofhls plans was Suspected !! Who in hi
W. senses can believe it?
la- OF 1t appears that Jaeksnns letter to Mr.. Jeter
lch son. without any date, tending his military services
the was marked by Mr. Jefferson Nov. "a, 1906;
'pe must, therefore, have been written in October
VII early in November. At that time the projects
OF Burr the general theme of conversation in tn
ty, west and dark cloud of suspicion rested upon then
the Gen. Jackson wrote to the President in reerenc
to the public safety, and was silent as the grave witt
respect TO Burr and his projects. Let it be remem
bered, that in the midst of all this alarm and aT
fed prehension Gen. Jacksons mercantile concern,
art Quoted by Gen. Coffee building boats, and buy
in ing provisions, for Burr that Jackson was endols
to ing his paper, and entertaining him in his house
Land fni