The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-10-09

sinpi ifnni delapff-i vsas mi one arsir Wt.-
Lam, patty Al this efiigy burning, as he asserts,
not did " iiaess a eefssaony of the kind, be-
iicsine that such measures we're beitef suited 10
i The ignorant than an enlIg htsned eomnubii, Of
freenlci,, whose isss and ballJi boz are open
Tor thu punishment Of offender aud end that
~ mentioning this eiiigy ~ my letter To fie Posi-
Master General, TOR Tue credit ol our town.
deemed an apology necessary. These com
inanira ions we've made Ia compliance with
.n.iruclons from the postmester General TO
inform him OF the state. of affairs &c.
&c. I was not commissioned Post Master
for some after this. bai had been The net
inc Postmaster for several years.
seth Pease, Esq arrived here early in Janua-
~ ISo7. and showed me his in.irucilons from
the Post Masi-r General, requiring my coope-
ration IN ,oquiring into Col. burrs projects, dc.
After remaining Ms long IL. deemed neees-
sary. he gel out iorih Mississipti Territory
being then or shortly after, appointed Survey,
or General OF that 1errifory-Mr. Pense
while here. was prrsevering; min cling occs-
sionsIiy ~ mixed companies ineognii0. ~.
told me before he lelt this place, thai he was
perfectly satisfied II Col Burr had any treaso.
nnble views he had mol disclosed them here
! bu that he had imposed on some by false
preieBees, OF nm expedition against Mexico,
/ ~ which he was 10 tie aided or at least sane
| tuned By our Government that IL the United
states Army then on The line should fail to
Cooperate sn1 fhey were overpuwered, IL
| would cover their retrehi aud they could fall
\ ok, settle on Baron BHstrop's grant aud
wait more favorable opportunity, as a war
with Spain was inevitable. and that he imp6~
sed on others, by The promise Of Washia baud
indnc ing them 10 believe that his views ek.
tended no further than a peaoeable settlement
There.
Mr.. Williams called on ne frequently after
Col BUR- became object OF suspicion aud
~ my nlhce, converted Freely on the subj ct, (
and as thonghI withheld nothing yet he ne
VrrtoId me thai Gen. Jackson wanted ~ en-.
list him 10 hight the 5panards, nor even men
toned Ia. nam. a. connected with ar even
knowing Of any W Col. Burr schemes.
II would arpesr .uprriluous in me, pri- |
vnte. Though M old citizen. 10 offer nv testl-
monv nj the 'HnorTnce al Gen. Jackson, fur |
iher than known facts my serve To defend |
bis wpIl-eHrurd i>.ne from foul 8spergons |
ihose who know rne, know him. mud ! Zee |
confident hat ~ one who does know hm, |
cnn rnnscieniIonsly aud solemnly sly, ibal |
Thy helirveo ever lid brhrve, that he ev- |
~ ka"w oi aud apihoV j, or ronnived atfres |
soH=--no hnt rather that his hin integrity in |
-uppou al III Cbi"n, the constitution aud ont |
rrp9hiierr psiifu'ian, in lhrir purlfy, has |
Wheit"d rtup} o. MS opponents because al |
= contrast. ROBERT y. CURREY.
WILLIS NLS TONS STtTENlENT
hrfepy eer' ~ I'D. II p anuv.r sa,lnn with |
Nj ! I rson, then rrrslirm OF the Innea
STATE. rr'pectin the movement of Col Bu,i
il IA. H"sf. ab.rfsrd inal the runor oi tie
day IVA, III Gen. Andrew Jackson had ioin.
~ Burr. Not 81, or. not true, said Mr. Jrfrrr.
Sep. tn tas day received n letter from him |
lHfp, JtvkEnn,) Informing ma that he had |
Sen BUR-, and TN Burr SAID his fn,arprl.
was sanctioned by the government. aud he
lnekson, had been rendered high command !
by burr. and asked al Al. ] itcrson th,. vlrW,
~ he Government, tend"rIng lbs services, j. |
wanted, To make descent upon MEXICO. az
sinied ny Burr, but II Burr WIS not anlI lurzcd |
by the government To carry on his entrrpri,,
a. si"ied. hen h, Jackson was ready Ia mr.
reol hun. WILLIS AL5ION.
Chandler Of The House ofHepre@n'afttes, fe6. |
II, i82s.
col HAYS LETTER
The Chairman 0f he Jarkspn Committee at
NnMf,He.
SIR: IN answer iu Your call on IA. tor any
intor naiinn IN NV possession In relat,o, Ia
the 8ar business, have 10 remark, was an ,us
hplate trend and brother officer uf my father.
DUNG The revolutionary war He qisited
him IN lsol--or 6--.heeause acquainted with |
aud enlisted my ieeliI , for him. lie rroncs-
TED my father 10 per II aim 10 Ga win him 10 |
Few FORK AND stndy hwy. He objected on
The ground thai WAS too Young, aud had MOI |
advanced sufficiently IN my AGadem,cr :
course But il was agreed and understood !
that should 90 in the COURSE OF two or thrre !
years 10 flush nv education with Col Burr. |
Ia the winter OF lso6-7, thu Col. cam. 10
Nashville and sent Tor me when a, school, |
near there, and on meeting him. he claimed |
the promise which had been made 10 him on !
his FIRST visli-bnt stated he was going by the |
way of The Mississippi and that | mus ac
tnmranr lhm, mud that he had seen my father
and obia ned his enngen'--thaf he received |
NJ on aud thai | must consider him in |
lie character ol father. | observed 10 him !
rnhl must SEE aud consult my friends before |
gave my hnnl consent. On advising with |
tlem, some doubt oi NJ. Burrs object wa.
,uGgested. hui he having pledged his word of |
nnnOr thai he had nothiug in vir,v hostile To |
re best Interests OF the United States deter |
mind to eo with h,n. MIR. &C. Claiborne /
vas nj ihat time GOV. OF Lnulsiana, and nm |
o. friend al NY fathers, and had requested |
I'm In permit me To goto New Orleans as his I
rVate rptary. 10 him Gen. Jackson |
wrote letter and gave me to deliver, urging
IN ne in the most earnest manner TO leave
Burr II IL, AnV time | should discover he had
my views ar intentions inimical 20 the inter.
pss or integrity OF the government. left
my fathers On horsahack about the middle III
Dec. 1906, and joined MIR. Burr NJ the mouth
of Cumberland river--and went with him
down To the month OF Bayou Pierre, where |
left hun, aud saw him no more except at
ball in Washington. Miss. und on bis trial
there before the court
Respectfully, your obt s'vi.
s. d, HAYS,
John 0rerton, Chairman Committee at Nash.
tiRe.
l,ILL 4 mn AIL.