Virginia statesman. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1828-1829, 1828-08-13
BOYD Mc'NAIRY, President.

arson authorised by him, you viii be in
omed.
BOYD Mc'NAIRY, President.
Having no notice, / deemed it proper to
attend at Bank myself at 3 O'Clock in the
fernoon and make a demand to see the
hooks and papers Of the cashier. He re-
l9Iied thathe could not letme see them, I'M
Y less Gen. Jackson, or some one for him,
attended and assented to Il. made this
demand in presence Of respectable wit
ueSses.
lean now say to the people ofNashville,
| Of Tennessee, and of the Union, that !
have been dragged into this controversy
from retirement, from the worst Ofmotives,
rs verify believe. / have been compel
led 10 defend against their vile attack,
here, at Washington, and In Baltimore,
under many disadvantages, which nothing
but truth and Justice would dare to en-
counter. The citizens of Nashville know
that have visited neither friends nor foes;
TO enlist their feelings IN my behalf have,
like Mordecai of old, been standing at the
gate of the city, my only crime my not bow
ING to Hannah and helping him tomount the
white horse. Il is my pleasure and my
pride TO believe that this IS the only crime
with which they can with truth charge me,
aud that t0t, / can trace all the faIsehoods
they have uttered against me, here and
elsewhere: both political and personal
Shortly after | became fully appnZed ofthe
combined efforts 70 benefit the Hero bv the
circulation of false charges against me,
and their tdlsehoOd was established, by
mqueshonable proof, ! demanded of the
Republican a recantaton of them through
the same channel, OF to- let me be heard IN
my own defence. Both were denied me.
amy defence against the vile attack in
the Telegraph, ] threw back the charge of
negro trading ON Gen. Jackson, and dared
him To- deny 1t. On the Both ult the Re
publican selected a particular transaction
.n winch he was concerned, but carefully
avoided saying that he was the oaly one,
md be himself carefully avoids denying
NY charge. Yet they are evidently en-
dlevoulg TO palm this on the world as his
.a.eDce. / have pronounced their state
uslt false. and ON the both INST In the
Republican they add insult to injury by
evasion and false assumption oil dignity
)r their Idol, an calculated TO keep up the
deception and palm this false statement on
the world as true. Finding many good
uau contented to be misled by him In this
way. I deemed ita duty owed to the cause
1f truth and Justice, to notify the General
nj the President and directors of the
Nashville Bank 20 meet me at the said
1auk ON the 29th inst. and test this mat
ar The preceding correspondence and
ne failure TO attend certainly speak vol
rnes ON this subject; yet as truth ought 70
powerful, and / have confidence II can
ot much longer be borne down by this
Military bubble and the party spirit it has
reduced no this atmosphere, / shall as
sert its claims regardless of all editorial
threats or street mobs, such as have been
PRESENTED TO our view. have the conso-
.Jtion of believing that no brave or hon
1rabIe man ever did or ever will counter |
ace either; these things can only be en-
outraged by desperadoes, and acted out
by the dregs of society. They shall not
deter me from exposing them; and looking
DOWN with contempt on all who can be
1wed in this way, from the support oil
Tuth and Justice.
These editors are made to say that Gen.
Jackson Is too elevated TO deny say
presume those who have carefully atten-
died. to both our moral characters through
life, viii not be disposed to think ! should
suffer by q comparison for integrity and
truth, with the General; If / should. GER
a.uly ann very much mistaken in the life
we each have lived. OF this the public
ire to Judge and not these willing Editors.
3I. towave all doubt as to the evidence
win now Introduce the General himself
s. see what me said about SIX months after
he purchase of those negroes from Epper-
son, at a time when he was not interested, !
as 40 present. 90 the amount of 100000
u cash, and the first honor ln the gift of
ne 1eoDIc-at time when to win q race
.ud ,lie O chicken. s. succeed ln com
bat were very desirable Things. That he
'aen cody and deliberately wrote downthe
following with his own hand, l confident
Is say he aqre not dHy.
"a Jackson's proportion oCcash for ne
roes bought Of Richard EPPersOn, 1929,
3"
Joseph Coleman was to pay a similar
sum as therein stipulated, which was his
roaortion / am told their great inquiry
oflate has been, how l come to know this
act and vet they dare not sayit does not