Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-07-07

i presu ne is IN the recoHeciloh oi raJ w.
ray, who also knows how peculiarly uhP'ePar>
ed she was &c see company. Late IN tue s'e"'
ing the Gener IL and Mrs. Erwin weFe in'roaue>
ed, and having never seen eacn other peiore
that time. although he and myself had been at
l,w for nine wears. Next morning after break
fast the subject Of the land dispute was nitro
ducrd for the frs, time, by Gen. Jackson HIM
self 10 MIS-. Erwin; when some conversation
ensued, il which il was natural enough, tha'
she should Ioin him in saying II was desiraoie
the controversy should be ended-but that she
impor,uned him, or endeavored to excite MS
sympathies, is utterly untrue. Without any
advances on my part, OF OF Mrs. Erwin, Tue
G. neral commenced the conversation about
compromise. told the General then, that
never had viewed his claim 10 the lands IN dts-
mute as worth ID! cents; but as he had created
division in our ranks, By mesns OF two Of MS
friends who lived among US, would agree to
submit his proposition TO the settlers on ine
land, TO take Slo 900; bat al the same time as
surrd him, | would not persuade them 10 &C
cede TO il, beiie, ing as did, that II lived,
they were i'm no danger Of losing their lands
and the people know, this was the course pur'
sued with lhem. Yours respectfully,
A. ERWIN,
FRANKLIN County, June 5tb, 1928.
Doct. Armstrong,
Dear Sir-Yours OF the Sd insi. is before me;
in reply 10 which can state what saw, and
what believe about the meeting OF Mrs. En-
win and Gen Jackson at the Stone Fort, at The
lime alluded TO. have perfect recollection
Of MIS-. Erwin's accompanying her youngest
son, and her neighbour Mrs. Nc Grew, 10 my
house al the Stone Fort the evening before
Gen Jackson aud Col Erwin arrived there;
and he next day Mrs. McGrew and my wife
sci out for North Carolina, in company with
Mrs Erwin's SOMA youth about seventeen
wears Of age | accompanied them few miles
and On our way met with Gen. Jackson and
Col. Erwin, going towards The Fort. return
I'd h1nr lha, evening. Mrs. Erwin had re-
maiaed with my sons wife, Gen. Jackson and
Col Erwla IA spen, the evening in exploring
the Fort, Mil Shoals, SC. about one mile dis
la.t. Mrs. Erwin said she hal never before
seen General Jackson, s could no, then be IN
,roduced 10 him, as she had come there entire
lyunprepared TO meet company, that she had
been Iakcr entirely by surprise, ard that nli>
less Mrs. William Murray, my sons wife, could
supply her with dress, sc. she would not be
introduced to the General Mr., William Muir
ray tells ire she did assist her M this way, and
after Gen Jackson and Col Erwin returned IN
the evening she was introduced to him. We
ali supped and hrcaki,sed together. l heard
OF no conversation about the land by any 81
;he company, until aIter breakfast the next
morning about the time the witnesses began 10
arrive ! ttel entirely confident Mrs. Erwin
had not mentioned JackSon's name, and that
she had no expec tatiou of seeidg bm-nor do
| believe from all that passed, she lefi home
with any expectation of ting Col. Erwin.
! avn confirmed in this opinion frum her being
so uaprepared To meet the company, and her
wish to return home, the day Gen Jackson and
Col. Erwin arrived
SAMUEL MURRAY.
| certify that was al the house Of my ia
Their, at the Stone Fort, both when Mrs. Erwin
arrived and when Gen. Jackson and Col Err
win arrived--aud was present during their stay,
which of the latter was about "a hours: and
fully concur with my father in the foregoing
s,atemcnt | am entirely confident Mrs. Err
win had no ,xoectalion Of NEE ing Gen. Jack
sou; nor do believe she expected 10 meet Col
Erwin.
WM II. MURRAY.
! admit that there has been stage IN Gen
jaCkSop's life, when he became very solicitous,
10 Withdraw himself from his former htiga>
lions, and make friends with his 90 enemies
but deny that he ever evilrncrd this 'eene.
;er he aspired to The Presidency. His Duck
River lind speculation is not the only evidence
We have OF hi, hugious and harras>ins dispo-
suor; and of his desire TO cease from the con-
test, when he wished To enlarge his popularity
Itmust be recollected that in The years 1922, s
| and a. most of tue Generals compromises and
reconciiaIions took place. Agenleman living
in Wilson County gives the following descrip-
ton Of one OF those cases. and refers to two
orhc S of similar character. Jackson and
Hutchings,fnsNtyted suit against William
Edwards 81 Skinner County in 1906 or 7, in
,ae County, Court Of Summer (for lew bales of
cottorJ which was prosecuted up TO the year
1922 o; 5, during which time there were sere-
raj ,erdcts in favour of Defendants, and several
rnislriaS. The Cause was tried in he County
Court Of Sumner, in the old District Court at
Nashville; transferred to the Circuit Court of
Sumner on the reorganization Of the Judiciary
in 1909; adjourned from thence TO the Circuit
lg4t, Of Wilson, on Plaintiffs affidavit, in the
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