Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-07-23

spoke 10 me in relation to co,nm;s,,,
Burr's army. And in the same year. a, en-
tin, he made the declar tons in relation 80
aivision Of the Union, as stated in our co... S
.pondeure. l not only then determined i've,
would not agree to what believed TO be- Rn@.,
schemes, but that would oppose him asfs,
| could Either before or after Mr.. J,fr.r,..,
procema,ion, it was; as thought, in,end.J
impress Vie public mind with The belief n,,V
ball, then, on hand in Nashville, was n,sna.i
as mark Of respect 10 Col. Burr. A rr,,C,
Of gentlemen in Nashville, to destroy his =.
preston, and to. show their disapproba,i,n =,
Burr, determined that Col. Burr should NO, :,
tend the ball, s. so informed COL Burr ,b,o,.,
Judge John Overton, who returned viii -
information, as he told NE, from Burr. ,b..
Colonel Burr had declined coming TO the b,T S'
With this we were satisfied. Abov, ~,
time the ball was about half over. Wy
was standing against the wall, opposite The doos
OF entrance H. the room, ard saw Gen J,,r,en
lead Burr by the arm into The room, and jhiro'
duce him, with considerable form, to the l,I;a.
and gentlemen then present ] DO not rcosa,r,
at this time that MIR. Jefferson's proclamf;o,
lad any effect on the PEE SONS lhen about Mash
Vile, who were from their conducl Justly IAN.
to our suspicious, and think took some ,,;r'
to inquire into that circumstance. Somr,in.
afterwards, our party to show ,hei, further in,
dignation, bum, Burr publicly in efiey !
have always bell. we'd that, during this BURN
ter, that Mao TiIman Dixon informed me by
letter, that General Coffee had been engaged
procuring boats and provisions for Burr. o.
Cumberland river, tn ,ugh the letter, if The, :
was one, l canno, now find, and have exam
nfd for il. 1t was my understanding a, n,
time, that Col. Stok-ly ID. Hays went If a,o,,
of Burr's men in his boats, and have rev,
hea d it disputed since. Col. Hays is neDf,v
of Mrs. Jackson. Although never WIS :,
General Jackson's house with Burr, yet lam
tolerably well satisfied, according 10 nv recor
lcc,ion at this time Of occurrences then, ,h.,r
the fall Of 1906, and winter Of 1907, Burr and
Gen. Jackson were rery intimate, and that BIZ
vas frequently al the Generals house The :,
5ovr is statement ofthe most prominent f.crj
as they are fixed on my recollection. If | au
mistaken about any thing, il is about dates, ar!
about them do not pretend 10 accuracy. I
NATH. ". WILLIAMS
A list Of the gentlemen in The ball room Al Il,
time, and who were present in the publ: +
square Of Nashville, WHEN Burr was bGNtb
efiey, as well as now rrcolrcted.
George w. l.. Mari, Esq Attorney at Lar
VIM Smith, attorney a, Aaw,anG now Cic
CT the Circuit Court OF Williamson County
Thos Swan, OF Va. Attorney at law. (de.l
Doct. Watkins, Of L. Tennessee.
John G.. Blsunt, Of y. c. q
Judge Porter, Of Louisiana:
V. TonstaIl, Of Pittsylvania County, Va s.
T.. 5. Hall. s.
- Curry former Postmaster at NashrI; 3
:, lam rot certain that the gentleman relert u
10 were present, if not they can say-!he gri
err part am pretty confident were present
10y .-on Enow iherT wcre at the burning
the effigy from one 10 Two hundred indviu:s n
n. w. WILLIAMS q