Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-08-01

,aarlIuauons trepeat, no ole believes this story,
and would not, il of such weak. besotted
men as Judge Williams, were to swear to il. Some
renegade politicians, over their cups, may prate
about Jackson's being the friend and associate of
Burr, and eulogize the Coalition. Eor," whittier
fly the gnas but TO the Sum- Nevertheless, the
yeomanry oil the land regard them not. 1hey
will vote for Old Hickory--and why' Because
they "can put their fingers upon what he has
DONE" Because he has always put the corn in
the crib, and shown no false taey stick, heard
one Of them say Whereas you have TO go to a
lawyer, a politician, TO hunt iolios, and
draw deductions, and spin out theories 10 ascertain
what Mr.. Adams has ever done to benefit his
country Yes-and even they differ about the
matter. Besides, when gentlemen talk about
Jackson's being the friend and associate Of Burr
they forget To remember that Mr.. Adams prefer
red Burr to Jefferson President in iSOl-that
he voted against the amendment 10 the Federal
Constitution, compelling the electors to designate
whom. they voted Tor as President and whom as "
President, by defect in which particular, the
public will was near being defeated, to the exciu-
sion Of MIR. Jefferson. BY the way, the Adams
family have been always partial TO the election of
the President by Congress. A. Hamilton states,
in his celebrated letter to the Federal Party in 1900,
that at the first election in 1889, one OF the cleo
tors toreseeing that if General Washington and
Mr.. John Adams, the only candidates before the
people, the one as President and the other as Vice
President, got an equal vote, Congress would
have to decide between them, threw away his
vote, and thereby General Washington got the
election from the people. l have always under
etood the elector was General Charles Scott of
Kentucky. The elder Adams complained bitterly
of this, and said he ought to have had chance,
before Congress-wheI. he ought to have known
and did know, Save, perhaps, himself, his wife,
and his son John Ill y not man. woman, or child,
in the United States, thought of him President,
in preference to the :" Fathcr of his Country
The friends OF the Coalition forget to remember
that Mr. Adams voted for the bill (and it actually
passed the Senate Of the United States in Februa-
ry 1907 extending to Aaron Burr the privilege
of Franking-and a-o for resolution of thanks S,
appreciation for the very dgnitied and impartial and
able manner in which he discharged the duties of
President Of the Senate.-Do they know that Mr.
Clay appeared as the volunteer counsel OF Burr in
kentucky, when he was first arrested by Colone
Davies, because of his conspiracy; and that it
was supposed at the time from the exertions and
popularity of his COUNSEL he was set at liberty
Xet no one ever accused Mr.. Adams or Mr.. Clay
Of being the friends and associates OF Burr, and
participating in his conspiracy, because of these
acts OF theirs in his behalf And ask, itthey
not more indicative of intimacy than any Jackson
ever performed! When Burr first visited Tennes-
see in 1895, Gt was shortly. after he had received
these hOnors from the Senate of the Union, the
last conferred by an unanimous vote,) he was re
ceived by General Jackson and his neighbour,
General Overton, native of Louisa county in this
State, with their wonted hospitality; and he was
much at their houses. They had both been warm
advocates OF MIR. Jefferson's election, and utterly
averse to the effort Of the Federal party in 1901
TO foist Burr on the Union as President Ball
was given In Nashville, at which both OF these
Wings of the Revolution attended, together with
Judge Stuart, man of much public and private
worth, who then United States Attorney for
that District, besides many others of the most
respectable citizens of the vicinity. Burr was at
tiTot Ball. and received evidences of the hospitality
and kindness which the people of this Union, AMI
especially of the Western States, always manifest
towards respectable and talented men, not accused
or suspected OF any designs hostile TO their coun-
try. At that period, not the slightest suspicion
was afioat OF the reasonable projects of the then
late Vice President. In 1896, he again visited
tennessee, and went TO Jackson's house, where
he staid only two three hours, having been
codiy received, and retired TO place in the neigh
bourhood, called the Clover Bottom. By his
time rumors in circulation that Burr medi
tated some scheme adverse to the interests of the
Union; and the two old patriots, Jackson ana
Oyerton, (both of whom had she'd their slr ping
blood for their country, and had ever been steady
repubiicans) waited on him, told him OF these ru-
mors, and, as due to themselves, whose hospitality
and attention he had enjoyed the previous year, as
well as to his own character, they demanded an
explanation Of his views. With the utmost appa-
TENT frankness, he declared his object was, to aid
the United States, instead OF thwarling them, and
that his exertions were directed TO cooperation
with Wilkinson on the Sabine, where, at that pc.
Rod, the American and Spanish authorities in
q state OF great excitement. He stated, that he
the American Government, and Of Mr.. Jefferson
III particular, and actually produced vouchers INC
doubt hctitious) to justify his asseveraons. jack
son and Overton were lulled by this statement
Conscious OF their patriotism, they could
hardly conceive that man who had fought as Burr
had done, during the revolution, and had enjoy ed
next to the highest honor his country hail 10 con.
fer could plot mischief against the liberties of tha
country. However, soon after Burr went down
Tue Cumberland, gentleman arrived, well intro
duced, in pursuit of him, and from this man Jack
son got the first intelligence he had received OF the
real objects of the Arch Intriguer. On tina
very day he wrote the letter TO Claiborne, put
ting him on his guard against Col Aaron Bur
and General Wilkinson Qor his information included
both in the enterprise) and also, to Mr.. Jefferson
and Gen. Smith, his iJ's) successor in the Senat,
oil the U. States, from Tennessee. This have al
ways believed was the first reliable information
MIR. Jefferson obtained the subject, and induced
his great vigilance, which led TO the detection &
apprehension of Burr low down the Mississippi, il
Feb. 1907. He reached Richmond, (under the es
cort OF Maj. Perkins,) travelling the lower roat
through the Carolnas, in March Of that year
Vas carried before Chief Justice Marshall, baiiet
till the Court in the ensuing May, when his trial
commenced.--And yet the poor bag ridden Will
ans talks about his being at Jscksons in the winte
CT 1907. This is plain unvarnshed tale. Let tn,
People judge BRUTUS.
AUTHENTIC COPY OF THE CORRESPON
DENCE.
Hermitage, FEB. 23rd. 1928.
SrR Having received letter from high-mind
ed honorable gentleman, Of Virginia, who loves
truth and hnotos hotD to appreciate character,
lose no time Iva laying before you the postscript o
his letter, which is in the following words, TO wit
&c 1t may be well to say, that letter was hand
ed about at the Adams Convention, hear, accus
ing you Of being concerned in Burr's conspiracy
Al