The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-08-21

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vember 1896. although nou rclie,i IN strongly to
prove Gen. Jackson's Innocence. u seems did
not produce this effect on Gov Claiborne, own
mind, as appears by tire following statement and
extract from one of his letters. which we find in
the National journal:
"fn our previous observations ,non This sub.
ject we referred susplcIan "a trrnpral JACK.
sons purity, which existed IN the mind N ,;py
Claiborne, aud Ne further inquired Why If MIR.
jefferson entertained such an entire cou6denca
in the fidelity of General jackson, he declined
Ia give him the appointment recommended by
Gov Claiborne When Mr.. Graham retired
from the station of Secretary of the Territory NJ
Louisiana, aud a new appointment was 10 he
made, Gov. Claiborne addressed a letter TO Mr.
Madison, then Secretary ol State. dated New
Orleans, April oath, 1907" from which the fol.
lowing is extracted
Hope Central Jneks0n's conduct in relation
10 Bmrs conspiracy has not been inpropsr. and
u IN His business he has done nohiag Incorrect
! (lchich Hope in God may be HE cas-. can
venture 10 name him as an honest man &c"
As Mr.. Jefferson did moi comply with his re-
commendation. bu, appointed smother to the sa-
| ton, what are we lett 10 infer but thai he did
consider General JaCkson's cpnhnct 10 have
been Improper and. consequently. if he enter
tanned. IN January 1907, the opinion imputed TO
him General Jackson wal" faithful" he had
IN the following April. reversed that opinion ~
Why lid Gov Claiborne suspect Jackson thus
strongly, two months after JsckSons lete, TO
him had been written, if there wse,e no grounds
for itf We appeaito the coupon sense of the
| reader, and ask him TO discard all prejudice
when he answers fhe question 10 himself
But, if any thing were still @antng to prove
Jackson's competition with Burr, we nre furnish
al with il ythe last Matches Ariel That pa
per contains extracts from the records OF the Su
perior Court of the State of Mississippi from,
which We make the subioined extracts, prefaeing
il with a short explanation, 10 supply the place
of those documents. which, from the late hour
at whics they arrived, are compelled to o.
nit. On the ODD March, 1873. Hartman Blan-
nerhasseu brought suit against Aaron Burr for
$500 m the Superior Court of Mississippi. AMI
Nldrew Jackson was summoned ~ garnlshee,
the plaintiff allie s.ing that hr had ELECTS Of The
defendant in his hands. Instead If appearing
(Which Ne alleges his military duties prevented)
Jackson procured the following statement from
his friend Gen. John Coffee. TO winch oath 10
made, md the document is recol ded
Camp Jackson, Mississippi Territory, 25th March
1913
Being informed by General jackson that he
was SUMMONED as earnshee. TO say what mo
nev or effects he had 10 his pos session that pro
pcrly belonged 10 aaron Burr. and at the same
time beIng requested by the General. To make
statement of facts that had come to my knowL
edge respecting money matters between himself
and Aaron BUR
In compliance with which do saw that some
time in the year la06 TO the best Of my recol-
Iec,ion) Aaron Burr was engaged in an e,ped.
ton or epternrZe down the Mississippi and
which he sad br was authorised TO do by gov
ernrnent and for the purpose OF pa occurring pro
visions and boats for contemplated plans, he he
said Bury, did forward sum ofbeiwren three
and four thousand dollars in kpntncity bank
notes, TO Gen. jackson with Request that he
would procure for hun, Ivy purchase, the amount
in boats aud provisions. Al the time Gen. Jack
son received the sum alluded to, was connec-
ted with him in the mercantile business AT the
Clover Bottom, Tennessee, and On the recripi
thereof, the General showed we his instructions
aud banded the money or notes over to me-
with request thai would transact the business
for Mr. Burr, and in behalf ofthe mercantile
firm above alluded 10, did 50 ; aud made con-
tracts for several boats for Mr.. Burr when the
report reached Tennessee that his projects o.
plans, was not nor would not, be counteuanced
by governments hearing tins ru,nor, bv ana
with the advice of Gen. Jackson, declined
making contracts for Mr., Burr any further
liam haH hpp htI tu
h Id in my posse ssiou considerable par, of
the first RENTED ny Mr. Burr 10 Gen
Jackson SONG time after that. when Mr.. Burr
came on 10 tennessee. on his way down the
river he si0pped nj the Clever Bottom, near
winch place lay some oil the boats thnt had
contracted FOR mis- nse, and where hr fitted him
sell ont for his voyage down the river. The
report of his acting in opposition 10 the wishes
Of government, prevented his procuring supplies
of provisions and as such he lad noi use for
all the boats, that had been made for him
'wo believe was the number he made use Of
himself and those with hum. The balance OF
the boats the number do not recoileci. wa
left bv Mr.. FUR and afterwards BY virtue of
his order in favour OF Patton Anderson, the
boats. Or the proceeds thereof ncs handed or
paid over 10 him Nj. Anderson When Nh
Bur- was at the Clover Bottom. G.n Jackson and
ana at,er charging hila with the boats and other
articles furnished hlm for his voyage down the
river. returned him all the balance Of his mo.
uev, in the very SAME notes first sent on bv him
and the accounts was then completely closed
and paid on both sides as understood il; after
closing the accounts, there were some few All.
Giles with which The firm of Jackson & Hutch.
ings (and which before said Twas concern.
ed in) FURNISHED Mr.. Burr thai he left unpaid
when he left the State, aud which IS yet unpaid
so far rs ever csne 10 my knowledge. | rcco
Iect after Mr.. Burr lett the state that General
jackson eHdOrser tor him had 10 pay five hun
dred dollars or thereaboIts for him the said
Burr on some transactions that thu General per.
hapS had before thong hi was settied aud for
which never knew Of the General receiving
rcntnlerati0n--Nor do believe he has received
payment therefnr--l never knew of General
Jackson having any Other moned hanactions
with Mr.. Burr, but those above stated, aud on
which verify believe that Burr. is in his debt
at this time--the lapse of time have been very
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