Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-09-30
THE DIIICNyNTS

@ ING A',Dsh'iie papers do not reach us Nv the
southern Route rs quickly as they would do nv the
way OF Washington. Hence it is. that the T'ele-
graph announces the receipt of the able Defence
OF zen. Jackson by the Nashville Committee a.
gams' me charge OF Burrism. We shall lay it as
soon rs possible before our readers.
Meanwhile the Kentucky Gazette of the 10Th.
gives very bitter morse for the friends of Mr..
LAY 10 digest. The article is admirably written
ana exposes all the connection between. a. Barr
and ii. Clay" 1t gives extracts from orgin,I Is,
tiers OF both states, that il was n. clay AMI l.
A-who endorsed Burr's bill for near SO o,)O and
''us put MN IN possession oil the funds tina, were
necessary 10 carry on his proect--it traces the
successive defences that Were zealously made in
opeh eourt by Clay, twice of Burr, and once OF
Diehnerhassett as late is July lS07-states that ri
Siay was one OF those vs. no got up and acted as
manager at a ball in December 1906, in honor of
is distinguished stranger"-and produces a let
Ter from MIR. Clay written i'm Washington Jan
uary io,lS07, declaring that when he left Burr
winch was up to the sailing of his expedition he
mao tne most perfect conviction OF his innocence
'ia' ms DESIGNS were lGlcfNI and inl.ocelit:''
anu was surprised TO hear different sentiments pre-
vailing at Washington more than two months of
ief jackson had written his warning epistls to Cai
borne. " "'
iurn.then, the premises OF Clay's friends in re-
idtion 10 Jackson against himseii; and how does H.
Clay stand? II Jackson be a traitor. what is n
Clay! ii Jackson be the dupe and the fool the
weak man, who is unfit 90 sway the Presidency Of
,he U. S.-or the humble dolt who ought TO have
A''o"" Ni"t "a. Duff nau no night TO undertake
enterprise without the authority Of Congress-
W hat are we to think of III. Clay' We leave il 10
MS friends 10 take either horn of the dilemma
as hey please! Traitor or foOi;Iet them il they can
TASK their utmost wits, q discriminate between
jackson 81 Clay. What says the ~ Journal which
Out the other day inferred is guilt from the cir
cunstancc OF 'Mr. Rowan's htins induced bv the
notorious Grim inGlity Of Burrs schemes 10 r,|use
20 0e employed as las COUNSEL Has the pointers"
sagacy OF scent left the thirty six Editors Of this
Journal, as 1t has done'' the able ,nd crcunspect
Editors OF its colleague, the Integencer?-We
snail also lay this able Exposition from the Ken
lucky Gazette before readers
The Documents in favor of Jackson rnultinlv en-
rapidly upon us, that shall not have time 10
spread them all before readers. The last even
ings Mail, for Instance, brings part of the Adj
dress OF the Nashville Committee, which excuI-
Pates jackson IN the strongest terms from, the
charge OF a traitorous connection with A. Burr IL
furnishes his original letter to e.. w Campbell, of
jan 10, 1927, which alone carries the clearest
conviction OF his innocence. Our friend Judge
N. Williams, cuts 10 very agreeable figure in this
Vindication ''
We also received by last evenings mail in the
Harrisburg Reporter OF the 26th . very long
anc interesting letter the Rev Mr.. Paine of NJ
H., H. lo the I'm nst) He acted as the Chaplain of
the army under Gen. Jackson and gives a most
minute account of the execution OF the six militia
men, the feelings Of the whole army towards
them, their dying declarations, Sc lie sums up
IN the following emphatic words:
he sum OF what feel authorised 10 state is
this: The guilt Of these men did not G. is, in the
opinion oil the court martial only; but ia the mind
81 the ,chole army. And the sentence OF the court.
maruai was the necessary sentence of the law
expressed by the whole army, for aught 1 ever
learned; and from aught ever saw or heard.
could inter nothing else, but that the achole arBiv
0DtceTS and soldiers, and the condeHlned icifh the
rest supposed that the confirming ofthe proceedings
OF the court martial an iinperious duty on Cen
Jackson
We shall publish in our next the animated pro-
ceedings OF the citizens Of King Wiam-These,
and the proceedings Of the people of Bedford, are
ia inc spirit which becomes the Crisis. Then are
the true Fire Of the Flint
The AZ. intelligencer has published letter from
hT Dallas then Secretary at war, to Gen. Jack
son, requesting in the name of President Madison
10 he informed Of the Of some OF his mea-
sires at N. Orleans. Where is Jackson's answer?
he Washington Telegraph says, the present Sc
cTetary at War refuses furnish it, And is il come
10 thtsf That the bureaus at Washington are open
sor Gtt9ot, and not Tor dcJeace2 far the Coalition
ana not Tor the truth? Are the public Documents
70 DO garbed by their depositares Tor the purpose
o. retaining set OF men 10 power who thus choose
to abuse IL For shdrne
:, CO.bf.HLTsVJC.1TED
MARRTEDl-on the lIth inst. by the Rev I'd
ward tisf at a; I