Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-02-02

innocent as the holy virgin, 'and that he BEAU
CHAMP, himself, was alone guilty of,ho muir
der of the unprincipled Colonel Sharp.
In taking mp this subject. w have d'ves;cd
ourselves Of all political feelings;--we speak o.
it as it is, and have no other object in view,
than that of doing justice to an individual who
has been assailed in n most outrageous, and
unprincipled manncr,b his political opponents,
From the beginning to the end, of the Beau
champ affair, it has been evident. that the
Sharp family knew that Beauchamp was the
murderer, but as they knew that his %convic-
tion.woald tell tho tale IF his wife seduction,
they strove to screen him, and to fastcn the
guilt on Darby, a man Of great responsibility,
and who was known to be politically opposed
10 Colonel sharp. If we can but convict OAR
by of the murder, said they, the story of the
seduction of Bcauchamp's wife, will not be
'olI, and as Darby is we'll known to be the
political foe Of Col. Sharp, it will be an easy
thing to convict him, and thus we shall escape
the exposure we so much dread.
To produce the conviction Of Mr.. Darby, in
dividuals of some standing and notoriety--tho
intimate friends and associates of GENERAL
JACKSON were concerned. and they too, were
not backward in endcavouring to induce Beau
champ TO swear the crime Of murder upon an
unofiending--a respectable, an q distinguish
IL ,nI,n.I-I IT.. o.~ - .,l
uals are known to us, they have been disclosed
to the world, but as they are forgotten by
many, it is not worth ones while to repeat
them, lest they BIO again brought before the
public, in all the hidcousness Of real, or sup
posed crime.
That hr Darby has heen pursued, 10 DC
destroyed, by some of the immediate associ-
ates and PARASITES of General Jackson. need
not be told TO those who arc acquainted with
the affairs of Western America, but as those
of the east who arc not advised, may like to
be informed, VIC will here present a plain
statement of the case, "Darby D, General
Jackson"
PATRICK HENRY Darby was for a number
ofyears, tho friend and agent of General An.
Dire" Jackson. and was also his lawyer ans
counsellor. In consequence of this association
Mr.. Darby, and General Jackson became in.
volved IN pccuniary disputes, and according tc
Darby, soon after their mutual unpleasantries
were created, jackson gas nominated a candi-
date for tho Initial Cto.ao G,n,to hat nj, - .,.,
evident, that his election could no: DO secur-
cd without the aid OF FELIx GRUMPY, and
that that gentleman's support was not to be
obtained without re%sorting to management, n
game was accordingly played, in which Darby
was sacrificed 10 the malace Of his enemies
BY thai arrangement General Jackson not only
transferred away more than 300 600 OF OAR
by's property, which he had before transferred
to hin,. but he afterwards wrote to James
pay him 5000 dollars which was due TO him os
his proportion Of n compromise and settle
nent. But it is due to the character OF James
Jackson to say, that he did not accord with
the wishes and opinions Of General Jackson;
and paid him the amount Of his proportion.
When the effect orihis trca cherous arrange
ment, on The part Of General Jackson, was
brought TO operate against him by a c%onjunc-
ton of the legislative and judiciary powers OF
the State, acting together for the destruction
Of his interests, and he was compelled to re-
move to Kentucky, General Jackson lid net
forget, that he had INJURED him in Tennessee
nor neglect to follow him in his removal!
Having removed to another State, and cs-
capped the vengeance OF Jackson, Mr.. Darby,
commenced life anew, and in addition 10 his
professional pursuits, took charge of the cdi-
,oriai department Of the Commentator, pub.
lished at Frankfort. Whilst editor Of that pa
per, he warmly participated in the local poll
tics Of the State, and came out in open oppo-
sition 10 that policy, which was advocated by
Col. Sharp tho friend and partizan of Jackson.
And as Jackson knew -hat he would oppose
him, and injurc his political interest in Ken
lucky, at the time that tho affair transpired in
which tho wretched Beauchamp was the prin-
cipal actor, every effort was made BY Jack
sons partizans, ifnDt by himself, to make OAR
by a mnrdcror, and thus destroy him. Mr..
Darby fortunately escaped tho shafts OF his
enemies, and now that he is freed from the
odium that his foes wonld have stamped upon
his character, tho partizans oil Jockson still fol-
lowing him With all the bitterness Of their
hearts, attempt to destroy his crcdi5ility. But
in this they have failed, and The ~ignominy Of
their acts, have fallen upon their own shoul-
dcrs.