The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-10-23
l.DW ARD uAYDoa.

MIR. III yd,n Is a ~ spectabie citizen OF hcn'
fncky. The baf,isiosn Herald says oil hin-
he has tesiled ten NJ twelve sea's ~ b"i'H''
several wears ia Davies, aud Twelve o, %isuiteen
years 10 Nelson county. His character as y
mao of truth viii dais The %sirieifsi SCRUTINY.
Viii the people af Kentucky place n the ha'rls
NJ such n lasless ~ rant rs Andre" Jackson ths'i
%alperties AMI their property y,
Slaves bow down n the Hsebarv TIE,
Il. henrha have ph-times saifftd tacni
Or fra-de4a's lan.Iiis branches wave
10 aaoarFc ito dspf~-protsot tho kna's,
CHORUS.
Isekson and tho Hickory Trss,
True emblcns it slassty
From the National Inteiircnrrr, Oct. y.
MR.. CLAY, GES. JACKSON, AND COL.
BURR. z
The follow ing Letter itself sufficiently explains
AZ object.
P,HdqH. Of Kcnilek1.
WAsnsoros, l6rs ooronrE. 1928.
Ny Dvaa d ,oroR Ioberts TIA, some'of
fhe Jackson patty "a Kentucky, IN the ruf pose
h, embarrassing y ,bhe attention from me alleged
c,anerian l~riwreu Grnrral jAegsor aud Cot
EnRn has. g~a,teiser = charge against the oi par
sic,pa,ion IN ,i~ schemes ofthe latter. ] have not
nivself thnnght IL neeesssry 80 notice this new a
rfurmdIoss accusation. lrtf, pfoIDlred by the
opinnns Of some Of NV friends, and %sctuated.
also. nv ,hr ansirs ~ yindics'e the memory Of
sn es,imable bat DEPARTED friend. who fell IN the
pituitary service OF his %ootfntrv, | communicate
the following .iateas1t, winch you are a, liberty
~ pnbiish.
Pubiic prosecutions we're Commenced IN the
federal Court Of Kentucky, against Colonel
Bonn, in the Fall Of 1909 lie applied IN in",
and engared a. his counsel. ~ conjunction
y IN The late Colonel ions ALLrs, 10 defend
HIM. The prosecutions we're co ABDUCTED byshe
leie Colonel JosgrH HANiLroS Dawes. u man
OF genius, hut OF strong preIndices, vino was
such an admirer Of Gnlonrl HAxLros, that,
aner h- had attained fnll age. he Colonel y
adopted a pari OF his name ms his own. Bath
ALLEN and my srlf believed that there was
no ground for the prosecutions. aud thai Colo.
ll.l DAWES was ehie0, moved In i%psiI'ote them
by his adm, ration Of CoJonal HAnILros, and
lis hatred Of Col. Bonn. Such was oaf ooi- }
s%iriion of the innocence of The accused, thai,
shen he sen, us n considerable fee. we resolved
10 decline accrpi,hg II, nnd aceordingl return
ell IT, We said 10 each other, Colon.l BuRa has
been an Q nincn, member OF the profession. has
been Attorney GENERAL Of the State Of New
York. is prosecuted without cnuse. ~ a distant
State, aud we ought not TO regard HIM IN the
lnht of an ardinar, cnlprii. The inst piosecu-
Ton .nlirei, failed \ second sas shortly nj
forwards instituted. Beiween the Two, | was
appointed n senator Of the Uniief States. la
OF that relation Ia the General 10.
vninnenl, Coinucl Burr, oho still wished me
o. appear Tor iim. addressed the note 10 ne of
Y dicn \ copy !, herewith transmitted. aecor-
ImEl. again appeared Tor him, with Colonel
aad when the Grand Jury returned the
BIZ al indictment " not true, y a scene was pre-.
senied IN the Court Room Which | had nevrr
-. .4-a.sa ,- K.....Ls In.y. ..a..
shouts ~ a%pniausr from au audience, not one Of
y nni, , am pt, s,aled. would havr hcsitaird 10
Level a rifle against Col BuRR, fhe believe
thai he alncd io dlsmcmbeT the UuIon, or
10 ,lnlate It's peae OF overiarn the Con.
slduirMn.
ltis not true that the professional services of
Col. ALLAN al NY seii errc volunteer d,
they ~e,e g%tlinitou Neither Of rs
aas acquainted with an, ,llrgal dekigns whatet.
q pf Col. bsHa, ioth Of us were fully con.
of his innocence. A better on drawer
pan. OF = mere ardcnl aud sincere patriot, tllan
& %, Jnus AtLrS, uestf lived, Tic disast rous
Reid of Rstsin. 90 which be fell, attest. his de-
Voiiosa TO his county.
tn affidavit at Nj. ions DowsIvG has bpen
procured and publ. he'd. Ia lrove that | advised
mm to tuiist with Col. Bum, aud that | told Mn,
1 VAS going Yah him npsrlf. There is not one
word uf truth rs Il, 81 iar 10 it ielaics 10 me.
hs ridiculous tale will b. C, e,ilted by no one
- no knows both ofus. The ccrliicnlr oi some
8.ishi, respectable me have bren prucureh, as
10 his character. This affidavit bears date on
Ire 81, AID The certificate on, a detached pipcr,
on ihr Ith in,t. have no doubt that II WIS ob.
mtel on lals" pteienoes. aud with an entire
conceslmeut OF ~ object was. NJ The period
nj the last prosecution. preparing 10 attend the
Senate of the United States, NJ the Seat OF Co
'teinment, aashy hou,ted miles in an opposite
dift'ci ga from that In which II afterwards nj
pesred Col. BtgR war bound, 50 far from nv
.iaeias e~ni any ,nrstaeeio Mr.. Du~HISo, when
I Nas last IN LeAingioa. | did MOI then even
dream that Tive ~mdlisnti y Of party spirit could
f~abr,cRt. such a cbsts Sc rs has been since put
serth against me
II Is not true thatl was a. Ne ball given t.
FOL. Bona. In Frankfort. was mt the time IN
Lexington. II is not tfsr that he ecer parionk
elite hos,n1aiity of my house. IL nss at that
iin,r 0 inn,ier ofrrrfci Nth me. that nv prof, 5.
Sional engagements aud those conueotcd eiu,
my departure for Washington Id 10; allow me
Ia exisud 10 him the hospitality with WHICH il
sas always my wish t"ifeat strangers. He ue-
YER wns III my house, according 10 my recokec- |
ron, hu, oacr, AID thu WIS the night before
started to this city. When, being myself n stran.
ger in this place. he deliyes-I me some letters OF
Introduction. which I ,~eer presented,
On my arrival here, in December. 1906, be-
came satisird. fran the leser IN cyphcr. OF
Col. Bona 10 t;ennai Wilkinson, aud from q.
lher Information communicated 10 me Nv Nh.
JlrfEHsoT. thai Col. Bufu had entertained
illegal d,xiens. AZ the Request of MIR. ~JErfrR-
SON. delivered 10 h3a the ~or = ..al note fi,m
Col BuHp 10 me, OF which II copy is now for.
varded add presume IT is YET smnng Mr.. Jrr-
VERSIONS paper. was furnished With "A copy
s,f IL. in the hand ~rntng Of Col. Con- ss. his mi
sste Secretary. which is with my papers in ken.
tacky.
This, my dear Doctor, is a true and faithful
aocou Il of ny connection with Col. BuRR.
an ever your ia,iitul friend,
h, CLAY.
On. X. PispALL.
"FRAhHroRr, nko. LIST, 1905.