Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1828-09-02
JACKSON AND BURR.
To the Editors of the "

l believe gentlemen, that you are open W ooti-
yiction, and willing to make your valuable paper
the instrument of communicating to the public eve
~ fact tending 10 lead the People to just estimate
Of those who are candidates for their special comb
dence. therefore respectfully ask you to give
place to the following:
Pending the Gubernatoral conrass IN Kentucky
in 1920 wnlcn resulted in the election oil General
Adair, he was charged among other thlHgs, with
participation in Bnrrs conspiracy. 10 this charge
he pubslleda defence, in which he gives history
of his acquaintance with Burr, which he comnen-
ces as follows
81 In the Summer of 1906, Colonel Burr stepped
s1nto the Registers Office, in Frankfort late u the
.eevenng and handed me letter OF Introduction
.f'fcoM General Jackson He remained but Il few
minutes, and informed me he would leave town
next morning, &c.
General Affair then proceeds to speak ofhis sub
segment knowledge Of Burr, and after andlns par
tlchlarly to his trial at Frankfort Kentucky which
lf-says closed on the 9Th of December, 1906 says;
eOn the morning ofthe 9th Of December, left
nv own house for New Orleans. When reached
Nashville, one of my horses became foundered,
land could not travel. employed young man
"to exchange him for one that would suit my Jour-
'sney. rode out Of town that day, and did not
return till the evening Col Burr was in the
ts.tavern when | returned We did not lodge in
sethe same room. /, however, saw him, and
congersed with him freely He told me the sus-
sspicons were so strong against him there, that he
believed it would be difficult for him 10 get hands
to row two boats down the river
# rom the foregoing 1t appears
1st. That at what was probably the commence
gnen OF Bnrr's operations, when he would naturally
he selecting and associatlng with the choice spirits
on whom he could rely there existedbetween hm'&
Gen jackson an intimacy of no common character.
IQuere---W and where did his acquaintance
with Gen. Jackson commence
Cd. That Burrs trial at Frankfort, which of course
attracted the attention, and confirmed the suspi-
cions, of the whole Western country, closes the
5th of December, 1906, nine days before his arrival
at the residence of Gen. jackson; and of course
allowing ample time for the General to have beer
ayaed of all the information touching his designs
which that investigation furnished.
Sd. That ON his arrival at Nashville, near the
residence of Gen. Jackson, suspicion had become
very general and very strong against him.
| adj but two remarks
Colonel Burr it will be RENE mbered, reaches
Nashville on the 14th Dec. and made the hous
of Gen. Jacksoahts home until the 22d, whenhe de
scended the river 1gih the boats hicb had been
structed by Gen. Jackson and has partner, Hutchin
suith funds furnished them By Burr! See copy
The record of suit, Blannerhasset VS.. Jackson,
trustee. Of Burr, in the Superior Court of Misss
sippi, n1813 recently publshed.]
Notwithstanding the strong suspicious which,
the opinion Of Burr we're likely to prevent him fro
getting hands to row two boats, he aecompanit
doom the river By Col Stockly d. Hayes, the tavo
lite nephew of Gen Jackson !
Now, Messrs. Editors, ask seriously how IL
foregoing facts. together. with the numerous othe
which recent investigations have disclosed, can
accounted for upon the supposihon Of Gen. JAG
sons innocence!
Let discerning public judge. @