The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-04-21

Gen. Jackson and aaron Bprr.-We have
been guilty of an injustice towards Gen Jack
son, which we hastcnto atone for, by making the
only reparatinn ia nnr power. II is not now, nor
has II ever been, our intention or wish 10 attn
butte 10 him faults or tollies of which H. has not
been guilty. tive have ever done otherwise,
il has arisen from nadvertcnce, not wliinln"ss.
And IL at any Time hereafter, We should change
him with errors or crimes which he has not com
nttcd. his friends will not be more prompt TO
point ont 10 as our MISTAKE, than we shall he TO
correct it. In the case, however, 10 which we
immediately andc IRE hare diaorGea our o"H
trror mud rohuHHrHB and cheeTtuily ackno"-
ledge H. But, while we do so, II IS incumbent
on Us to accompany that acknowledgement with
4 few explanatory remarks.
ln onr iast piper, we endravortd to establish
the fact, that there wa, some connection between
Aaron Burr aud Gen Jackson in the celebrated
expedition ol the former. In SO dong, we com
mruteI on what We thea believed 10 he the fact,
-tha, Samuel Swart~oul of New York, one of
Burr, emssaries AND now the Intimate friend
of Gen. Jackson had been introduced to 'Ieu.
J. by am Introductory letter, IN cyphcr. from
BUR After making the Comment, which this
sipDosed fact was naturally calculated TO elicit,
We remarked, " We have lnislad the yonmo
of Burr's trial containing this letter md cannot
trust 10 our memory 10 recapdHiEe us C0Htcats
We shall lay It before our readers at some IutuIc
day These Expressions alone, we hope. will
show that il was not Our intention ~ drceige o.
misle d our readers. Nerclcrrcd 10 boob thai
IS IN the hands Of almost every reading man in the
community, aud which, Of course. we would not
have done Tit had been our object 10 create
false impression And NC now give a further
evidence OF our sincerity, lay rctractl"s thar pOr-
ton # our rrlaark5 relating TO the letter 10
nhiCh we referred at our own instance, anu with.
out the knowledge or mstgatiou OF any ether
individual. Il viii az least prevent the OpyUS-
5opiSls from charging us with wiliul tdlsehood,
which weupdcrstand gentleman, whose natnr
VI could not learn, at a late election IN q neigh
bouring county raGiaHig took upon himself 10
90 since our remarks of huD stay last We
have obtained ihc volume OF Burr.s ujal to which
we alluded and find that the introductory let
ter Of Saml. Swarfwnut from Burr, vas add es-
srJ to zen LANES HiN,jHs0n. and not to .iadrec
JlrkSou How W. made the mistake. IS nnac-
constable even to ourselves We had npl look
ed INTO Burrs tt1 for several years, but our
impression was strong that me tact was as we
.t,trd il to be, Il is not so, however and we
chccriuliv say tbat 1t is not.
We would, # could, equally rs cheerfully
I'd MI hat on impression OF Gen. Jackson CON
nrctian with Burr was erroneous. But, although
WE haze been deceived Ia one Of the grounds
which We had la1rn IN prove this connection,
we are uut the les convinced, but rather conf
med in our belief by r,-perusal OF the Appen-
dix to bur,'s trial
Twill be rccolIected by those who read the
remarks N GU last paper, IN relation 10 thus sub
jprt dat We copied from the Richmond Enqul-
trr of tbc 2oh Junt9ry, 1907, "e solicit a pa'-
ticuar attention 20 date. paragraph from tie
,,.,., 81 al ttf
Col Bum. At the residence Of G. IL Jackson.
nine miles from Nashville and lniimanug The
suspicion ofthe Edition that he Burr "os pre-
uaIioo for some movement perhaps OF
!" tOgliIc" character. Onrrierencc To the Ap-
rpndiKt Burr's trial q. 80 80 the reader
y IN scra letter from Gen. Jacksonto Governor
William G. Z Claiborne. If Louisiana, bearing
date the I2h Of Noysn5cy, lou6, ab"m two
mantle. l.t,,g Bnr's a.iivM IT the e HrMi-
tayt ~ I'm which he says, Put your town N'"
Orleans II, q state of defence, organize Your
militia. and defend yom city as well against IN
trrnal encm.es Is external ny fH1MicHge 011s
not erfpg 81 E7r rs 10 rl'901'1e ne 10 g9 "'1 dr-
tqif: bpi Jhar gafH'H arei ruth IN aHacfi'oHt
glI5,ers vau do Mt NJ present cffef. a.. &t.
%,,y asst iheaaes,oa-. and beg that they
may 10 answered. il titey ha answered Al "|l.
vim fr,,n,ss aud cander: How dtd 'Fenr'"
I,clson ,.5ogr olfhc Intended attack on Sew Df-
leans by Colonel Burr Why. q he dld know
tb. source whence The attack MAS 10 proceed.
,,.,s he NOT ,aurr definite md precise 90 tie IN
f,..sat;,, hp transmitted n GOV. tiHih"ni"
Canaan. man believe Ihu the pr9l"d was en-
trusted Ia one who had not pledged "H>e''' Ct
tlcr bv word nr deed. 10 pr"uoic H. '"' WHO
,,,< not 70 Gain by the m mp VI can any
s,,, haiia.f ma. iftien. Jackson. "ao. "tec'h=
irrl wax thus chf5ustr6. had not dfte."'ne !"