Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-07-09

MF Whesdes says he told Col. Erwin in he wear
ioo or the lore part OF the year 1905 that tho titie
was nan and VoId,-and yet this gentleman owned
1900 acres Of land under the same title and never
communicated the information 10 Gen. Jackson ul
"e year i0o1-no! did he make etvrt 10 better lis
o'n c:a:l Is tins reasonable? The Generals apCi
oSists aither say ai CATER the rU?,or OF its ai
htS, reached MS ears, fact did il reach
him than he FASTENED TO Judge Campbell Tor his
ophion. ahat opinion was uD!ayoUrabe," and ii en-
Iadu, 'ihe opinion OF Judge Campbell having been
quickly confirmed by Jeukn Whitesidcs Esq. the
s'uatlo'i OK Gen. Jackson became truly alarming. -
wight not say, that instead of alaJiu his c0gIta-
nous were, how shall proceed in order 10 get all tie
land hns situated the principle Of self
pronp'ed hun 10 prepare for the coming Storm" "ln
ncencea 10y The considerations above mentioned Gen
jackson IN 1912, mounted his horse rode (,nats they
do not say secretly to the state Of Georgia. and puf-
cuased from the heirs Of Allison the equity uf rcdetnr
"o''' ny 'neu own account OF this matter General
jackson had three ycaS to ponder II in his avn rea
oeo's lie began 10 prepare for The Coming storm -
and yet tie nevcr said word about IL TO his former
o'sh's f'i"r and Anderson; nor 10 Cu Efw III; and
Scents 'hAt ms cad OF preparng for the coming s,on
on hS aud Their GeGiJ-hc was ,nc,j;taijnp no,y lea
should RAISE ''storm" that would sweep from them all
the pfos of t:ic tohoie matter into his own rocket;
nut '"e Seaeral liasenedt to Campbell and Whiesdes
or 'heF opinion and Ulcn began 'prepaIe fer the
coming slS,m." How Wly nv 1eason;rr iran, what
subsequently followed, justified in d. awIng the
conclusion that this wi;uess ~ lesldesl aud nlm =.
we're p!oIn plans 10 wresl t!.u whole of The land ON
cha'sers to whom they had su!d-and converting to
'"s! own use After the land was sn., under the de
cree 0; the Federal Court, out before auy deeds were
made oy the Marshall the General sold 900 acres Of
'S part o Inc land 10 O,eton aud Wh,csies for i've
hundred pounds, Virginia noney-aud Mey O..ij reccI
yea the fiaT:iiaii's deed; that Mr. IYss.tes was
oeey Interested 10 piepa'c for the Coming sturrnn
Do wen aS 1he General. Duf, where. from what
qna'ter was ih:s "stounh gathering? From f'tIilIe-
pna. No; fnor had sold hs interest TO PAtten and
Irwin, anu was conieEed-and alterw ards as an hon
EST '"a, 30 1913, when the storm" began 10 lore,
IroIo the Hermitage, he assigned his interest 10 ,he
mortgage To the men TO whom lie had solI 10 assist
them ID Keeping off the blast; and this siornn coutin-
upd 10 blow from that time until 1920 and 1921 al
VINO" ue II increased to perfect hurricane by the
association OF Mr. Darby partner and the ooslno
OF Ntr. W bitesides for witness From East Tennes-
s7e! NO Judge Anderson brooIing oy er such
treason toward lbs former CLIENT and when he founJ
Gut III lois VIVA! another agent and tuicyer. who
$1,000 IN 'he same relation with himself had been doing
o was H.ieo WIN Tie utmost horror and indignation
AZ me 'HfPitude OF Tie transaction. Witness the fol-
loving extract from his letter TO Col Erwin daleJ-
hhoNuIile, 9Th August. 13I4-l am asorished be-
"uu 'oe expression ut language at he Bal which
nave seen coming from Gen. Jacks ~r could 10, DO
Pe S"@de" 'iat Tie would ever Conte plate such lnea
snre -On my return home vii! examine NV na,er,
anu ctre'niIy sciect every one, that wI AID 10 de-
e"'"s '"e che'he S" uAi7SifsouSy formed against he
holders under the decree OF the Federal Court New
$40 strange must be the dOclIne state court can
reverse decree Of ore CT The federal .,ourtsevo, -
,'e'e had heen error IN the rruceedgs-TIow Gen
'ac"'"h con'a AVIAN Himself Of II III any even II an
error haa been coommued, which denI cannot
"eh CONCEIVE, Tor 1t is maxim III i.y tdK no saua
can take adv antage vi lis oon aoroag
(s.gned) JOS 3NDERsON.n
From augusta, Geo, no. for altinrrl il IS a,se,;ed
'h't toi Erwin is man OF seDac-and that be knew
'o ate was Hn;I and Void, be folded ms arms and
nid nothing, aud waited patiently in the very naiehbor
hoou t" Use hii!5ou without attempting buy up their
g"'' ana lei The General slip and tnale gc pur-
chase, almost under bis nose.
From Wilkes and Green couniies Com M ,Lo
heirs of David Allison appear 10 have been re.pec,bI
ana hones!-oui secluded and ignorant tneb and did
not errn knosy uD'il Gen. Jackson told them thai
'her brother had ie!t such claims, aud does not a-
pear tt'a' Tie General then told the pagculars
See Alexander Aliison's cert Gcate IN lti. No
But the '"torm" Odd come aud rage with tremendous
'ufy over lie heads OF more Than hundred innocent
purchasers for nine long years Vino raised il; and
whence did II come? Need ask such oresiiur; or
need answer IH TuD NY .i,b No. there Won y III
see us progress and ultimate end.
ihIs then rs the 'nan who is said 10 be incarable Of
S"ndiing ask every of honesty TO put ii 10 isis
own conscience, whether Gen. jackson ought nut IN
have told Judge Anderson and Ptor Of fhe dan,,a,?
And II he die not, bn purchased no tie old clam of
iiiofs fOI'ner northumberland ticn wished 10 keen
The whole TO himscif CI The yeiy qu..es.auce
oi swindlins.
Lei US now return to The testimony IN tie casc--aUd
here admit that Ms WhiiesIdes reiiuryslp,i NJ me-,
tended Ia reUquish. all his interest ID these lands
and DID swear III 1870 1891, that ne bad IoId Col
Er"n 'sor'e time IN the yeaf 1907 or early III 1903
that the title from the Marshall was null and vOri or
words to that feet" but making this admission
90 io' acknowledge lis ruh-:or the following very
good reasons. FIRST Col Erwin sw ears tba, III tcse
years MI Nbitcsldcs told bin Directly the reverse; so
also does Henry Conway Esq See tcir statements 10
NO. d. will now add 10 the same point, extracts horn
Tie answers OF several other Defendants all Of whom
swear tiat MI Whrcsides told them tile title wa,
good me answers from which these extract, have
been takeu ali regularly certified b, X HIctayccb
Clerk.
"James NorViIo, gen. answercih and sadb tlat IN
Tie year 1907 at The house Of n certain MIR Eei in
Snfnncr county he met with JcDl,in Ylicsidcs who
understanding be wished 10 purchase ind- rEtr,i TO
sell him some"-'the lands offered Tor sole by saul
Whitesies Duck riyor m what ,,a, loimer-
~ DIouDts claim, I'D that his Whitcsidc's claim was
ootaI;d at the time that NortoO Prof'5 mortgage on
the same was fofcCused-he also understood from
whistles tba Gen. Jackson had a clam 10 part Ut
same lands derived in the same mannerand that the
title to all these lands formerly Blounls vas qaonbf
CO.. That upon the faith of such assurances from such
a respectable character, nc induced in few daj