Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1828-08-02


which time have not been furnished VIII, ro,
pete returns Of the volunteer companies: In
from the information possess, / have NO dom,
mat three regiments Of volunteers Ito be COM
mandcd by their own officers and such az NAV L..
recommended by their GENERALLY can be bronoh,
into the field, ready to march, in twenty DAVIS iIo.
the receipt of orders
and respect, ANDREW JACKSON.
M. &. Cd Division, Tennessee.
tIhs letter is without date. 1t endorsed however ~
MIR. Jeffcrsons hand writing aud invariable manner
jackson, Genl And. Tennissec, reed Nov 2i OG'
Inc important words from any quarter" we have 81.
IN small capitals for the purpose of drawing to then,
the especial attention which they merritt
Our columns already too crowded with tb;s mats,
TO admit at full length the orders referred to in tb
letter They also, however contain deeply sgn;6o..t
passage. Alter calling the attention the late cor,
duct OF tho Spanish Government added to the bos,;,
appearance ana menaclng attitude of their armed forces
as making it necessary that tho Militia under his com
mand should DC in complete order and at moments war
ming ready to march,, and imprcssng the truth eth.
our good materials our best Of be properlv dis
cp6ned and in this way the preparation can,ot no .,
great to meet the wishes of the Gene al and the
ces oil our country he addresses his officers as follows
lou arc therefore ordered without delay to place Won
brigade ON the most respectable footing and bc in r
dcss to furnish the quota required you at the sbor,
NOTICE. All volunteer companies well equipped will b
accepted If the full quota be raised by vount,,
enlistment, it will answer government !, boi, ..-
'han ny pressing from their families nv draf, IN,
IL DC discovered that this be Done Won will ;r
mat the effective men be cassed and that the law in hi
Pe0' oe particularly attended to- and when tho Co
IMMINENT AND CONSTITUTED AUTHORITIES of our conn,
try require, they must be in readiness to march
III alter this exposition, any doubt still romans-vjI
We cannot believe possibe-it must be dssipated exo,
with tho most determined and inveterate Of c. ~,
son naiigners, by the evidence which we will now
cced TO exhibit In March last, j. Baker ESQ of s.
Martnsvlle, louisiana visited this neiehborbooa t.
conversation with TWO OF us, in relation Gen Jackso,
and the various charges against him. he communicated ,
Us on the subject of the particular ono under
CONSIDERATION, which we deemed important At ourr
quest ne addressed to one of letter. repeating H.
statement which he had verbally made-ond ,,h;h -
no" publish MIR: Baker has been long and in,im,,e,,
Aho"h to ono OF the Editors of hi. paper and he bc;
~ " "i'"m that no man Is moro respectable or
d more unimpeached and unmpeachable char
'acAer ior Vcraclty and honor. Where no is known nv
oil his responsibility is necessary, and n,
uouot VIII be entertained of the of his
ent' Mr.. Cafrey to whom he REFERS is we are assur,
oy n' gentleman of high standing and great respec,
ao'hty' Though, we do pretend that Mr. Baker,
sa'eent would be admissible strictly legal evidence
II cannot fail to carry conviction to every mind not inn
pervious to the light of truth.
April 9Th, 1923.
-.-... Sin,---N GA request me SEMI you tho
statement IN writing l made at MIR. G.
about the Burr affair. 1t has been SO long since
Donelson Cafroy, Esq. of st. Mary,s, Louisiana,
made the sameSo me, that cannot give the date,
Oh the different transactions, nor the time when /
mad the conversation With him, but think il WA
ABOUT the time Of the last Presidential election
cid not treasure up the facts and dates that Mr..
y. communicated to me, because did NO, to-.
think. nor do / now think, that anv ,pcb MOT
was necessary to repel the idea of Gen. jackson.
having mad any thing to do with Burrs conspra.
cC nose who know Gen. ]. could not for on,.
moment suppose him to have been in anv ,yar
engaged with Burr; and his acts of a public char
acier snow too much patriotism for any one +,
cene'e SUCH fabrication at this day Mr.. CAT
irey communication was substantially al follows
Burr visited Tennessee. staid some t;mo a,
Nashviiie, and was often to see Gen Jackson. A
iriend OF BURR went to sec Gen. j. and while in
familiar conversation with him, asked him what
he would think of the man who had the talent.
ana means to separate the Western States from,
,ne Eastern, and make the mountains the dividin.e
me. he General replied that he would coHsid
or hlm a traitor to his country, and would be ON.
OF the fifst to take his life. Here the converse
tion ended This friend of Burr returned =,
tSashVile, where Burr then was and no donl,t
communicated to him Gen Jacksop's answer g.,
THIS oblque question. This conversation awak
80 cu., 'aohsohs suspicious, Tor he wrote 40.
Coy. Claiborne, putting him upon hi, onar.l
against Burr. Claiborne was. then Governor az
the territory of Mississippi. Gen J. also recalled
from the service of Burr all his young relatives who
mad been induced to join Burr under the belirI'
,hat ne was going to revolutionizo the Sponish,-
nolnln'ons IN North America. Mr.. CafIrey was.
one OF them: think Though will not be posi-
uve.) that Mr. G. showed me Gen. J'a letter g.
HIM, advising him to abandon Burr.
Your friend, JOSHUA BAKER
In this letter pursuaded Is contained tho tr-.
explanation of Gen, Jaoksons alleged cohnexion vii,
Burr, and the reasons which first induced him 10 .uso.
ms designs Immediately discovering them tho,,p
was no. authorized by what had passed, publickly l.,
proclaim BUR- traitor, he recalled his norhe,y from II
sosyice, wrote to Claiborne puti2g him on his uard =
70 'c President, making ,cnaer of his ser vices 10 d.,
government
nave we trust, redeemed tho pdcge VIC gave to y
nte TINS foul calumny whenever its authors and bt,