Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1828-11-28
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FRIDAY MORNING, NOV. rs, 1928.
From, the National Journal.

From, The National Journal.
As we have published the statements on the other
side respecting the visit of Colonel Combs to General
Jackson, consider it fair that the General himself
should be heard. We have therefore placed in our
columns to-day his statement of the nature and
manner OF the intercourse between Col. Combs and
himself during the visit Of the former the Hermit
oc, communicated TO the editors of the Nashville
Republican, at their request. 1t will be seen. from
tls statement, that General Jackson asserts that he
gave unqualified consent for Mr.. James Jackson to
make public any thing he knew and to the words
of The General " that he abSolvcd from any thine
Of secrecy and confidence In respect to me- The
General contiIHes-S The Colonel inquired if he
should be n, liberty TO communicate this to Mr. Jack
ssn' told him, he at perfect liberty, and |
wished him TO do His reply was this will an
Swer the same purpose if YOU had written"
Colonel Combs Is charged by General Jackson With
having given garbled account of what passed at this
intervlewparts OF our conversation are suppressed
and others, not eCrcgriousy misreprcsented have
certainly been nscopcCived;' and the Generals
statement is ended 10 these misrepresenta-
tons and misconceptions. II Is for the public to de-
eide between them II the statement Of the General
be The correct ono the declaration attributed to Mr..
James Jackson that under circumstances whatever
would General Jackson call upon him to disclose
what he knew the subject ofthe Chickasaw treaty
IS either fiction or an cXaggcraton. Mr. Jackson.
Colonel Combs, and Jesse Benton, coincide in their
assertions that there unwilingness the part
Of General Jackson that .Hr. James Jackson should
make public the facts III his possession. General
Jackson the other hand declares his perfect will
imgncss that Mr. James Jackson should disclose all he
knew. These representations directly conflict
with each other, that unless can bring ourselves
ia the conclusion that a conspiracy existed between
the three individuals named to detame and destroy
General Jackson IT is difficult to avoid the alternative
that the statements of three witnesses ought to be
Ccived in preference to the single declaration of the
party implicated and accused All that We desire is
that the public may BE- put possession of the whole
truth, TO enable them TO come to Just decision. fl
General jackson in the negotiation of the Chckasaw
treaty, suffered personal consideration to get the bet
ter of his regard for the public interests let him not
be allowed to shield himself from odum in the blind
confidence ofhe people If on the other hand he has
hecn unusty charged, and wicked combination has
selected him for It's unmcrted attacks let the conspi-
racy be detected. and exposed to the indgna
ton. General Jackson declares that he has mo |
secret keepers. After This explicit declaration, it is
kbe duty of Mr. James jackson speak out. He is |
discharged by the General himself from all obliga-
tons 70 secrecy and he should no longer keep
si,cnco.