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


Shen sutnmoned IA Ktohnonf 20 GIVE fesiimen,
thereby aiding ,hem 20 escape from punish
Ihrnt, an III a attn asionlshlnrni. thht HE
ueriean nation should ihnl for mon,snt, o
supporting h ptefeas SONS 10 the Highest otie'
the e n of the people. In view ofihis state o
lungs, I iremslr for NY ooaatfy's honor nn'
safety.
" II NJ. Jefferson. Invested - lis was with shci
roti.a al n,wer ana anihora, bad hcrn a. FREUD
" 10 Burr s,he,nrs ~ Jackson Is believed e
isv,. hrell II - impossible for The nind Of mi
10 cancriy. the disasters thai would have threat
NATH ". WILLIAMS"
MIR. BUTTONS REPLY.
n ~ I'illors of nc ktpfitfiran.
brS1ttalS .--InasnUcb a. Nathaniel W
N,lha.ns IN late ueaspaper publication, hai
! ken the beriN 10 advert 10 my same, and Il
81. me As authority fnf facts in rsla'on TO Ten
IL I.nn and Col Burr. which never stai"d Il
tsu ~ ans one else. aud which 10 truth never
~ RI IL before IL is due TO my character hum
bic ~ i, may he. aud TO Generh Jackson. Tho
s4esffucton Of vhoss private and honest fepnih'
On he SEEKS. 10 declare 10 the world thai ! ea'
never mustered mts Col. Bur's service, 1t tho
5losrr Bottom. of any where else, 40, diJ sver
50 state 10 JUDGE iliiatns
When Col BUR wns in this country many
arHrs nro, t,ha pat ocular year OF season OF the
veat ;, noinow in my feeoIleotioh. resided with
flai. Timan Dickson. Patton Anderson pass
81 through the neie hborhood and engaged
~ rreruiiiAr company. as he said Tor ihe pun
rps. af natinf settlement in the Wafh,a COIN
nv. Beng n yunnr man, was prevsiled IN
Nv Mai Dickson and Patton Anderson, 10 jain
the company, and did actually enroll myself I'M
der Anderson. know not how many inca werr
engaged besides myself. nor do remember any
4 "a IfD uId
.,in the company. Here, however. the matter
ended. I wasnctrr mustered into service al the
.iuyer Bottom. nor dial receive Any arms ast
sfn made 10 shy most nntruy by Judge Wi
hams 20 whom declare Sevsr made SO IN.
ipufdrd an assertion nor did L ever see any
saddsrv parade of any company of persons,
,shaf.rrr NJ the Clover Cotton. or any where
else Al rue time referred to aud as stated by the
Judgc.
reme1aber nrrr ia have scen Cen. jackson
and Gu Burr, a, race over the Clover y ruom
,nrf bat ~ lar from saspeti,ng that they
y eve converting any schemes against ihe
country | ms 40 apparent intimacy between
fhfm
so far from Wishing Ut intending, fom any
lin. snd every thing know on the subject of
,ale5 Burr aud his alleged conspiracy OF ~
~ corVetsHt IN with .fud Williams 10 con
=, itr Gr Jackson ~ 10 connect his name with
"a, s-h"mr uu'tcndly IL Tie gVvrrruienr !
as,r 10 br understood A. declaring Ia the ~orld.
mai btiieyc h,m To Ice an injured patriot, In
many Ihiags@-,n moth ng more cruelty, THAI N
rae Attempt 10 MAKE Hmm oonspirator
f. is right aud p,opee III AID, that wien Iudge
y illinns heard uf my complaints. occa,ipned bs
the nnauihol ICED usr Of nv name. he wished 10
avoid The ceusuIr TIN, awaited him, by begging
ne not 10 give this settlement, mt To leave 10
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-ieation.. lenve the world 10 form their opin-
ians Of snrh conduct. fof mysrlf must res
cue my name from the list Of zen. Jatk,on's r.
ios,less All ci1irl prosecutors.
THEOpOHG BURTON
M N,nnriis, Haven foUHtg. Tom, Stpl. On
1928
l'strsct Of . letter from e -. lanes Robertson
To the Hon, Dan,, 1mlh. dated,
.Nasbr,Ht, Dec cd 1906
Sir Great anriety appears TO prevail IN Mi, |
place - see the Pre- dents message, as II will
give snme information how our rtlations are
with European powers. Col Burr let this yes.
rrday, with NO large bouts, in order 10 de-
%cend the hi,s.ssippl tyrr Many couirciurcs
IRE formed ''Sleetns h's dtslgns cannot
hnbor mn opinion that he has amy views inin..
cal n the United States did moi see him,
though he was tlree four days ~ this place
hut Rsl h'il he d'ncd with NE, and WINS several
1imes IN his company, tIc then told me he er-
pec,ed 70 make settlements with his sonn-Iaw,
~ the western waters | eudeavored 10 find
INV the Executive OF onr government was held
with but he was SO guarded gHlurh but little
sa'isfaciion, hut thought hc spoke rather IN IA
Vor--ths might have been hs knowing my o.
pnion l. i,oin that time, had some doubts oil
~. iriendship.
fxhact ola letter from Gen. James Rolrrston
TO Geu. Daniel Smith, dated,
Nashville. FEB 81. 1907.
=, We are all quiet NJ present but there WAS Az
9a,common bu.tlc tor eryers weeks after the
Presidents proclamation appeared here, and III
" had reached thn pln before but,'s depar-
ture. he would have heeu arrested, notwslhsIand-
ing his a,quiini IN ken,ucky.
fou kunw. before the exposition Of his
schemes. he was held in high ,srecm by the Cit.
1eus of this place. on acrnuul of the cxeliions
he made IN the Senate OF tn United States NJ
rho time Of orr admission as nm independents
State into The Unitn. But when the proclama
''on appeared. the general cry was, let us 10
-'nAu go Ia mass 10 Suppress such base projects
nrd bring Bur and his adherents 10 the Bar OF
Justice, and believe II woul,l not have been diff
h,uli In have raisel thousand volunteers 10
have gone TO Natchcz OF New Orl"ans from
West lcnnessec BUR-, as understand, AZ his
leaving Nashville With t~o boats, still insisted
that hiH intention va, TO settle IN lower Lnn'sia.
M, and that he was taxi my provisions to furni,nI
his s"n-n law, who would go with him from :
Carolina.
Extract Of n letter from Thomas Stuart. Fsn. n,
tha' time attorney for the United States, 10
d'rnera Daniel Smith, Senator In Congress
dated,
Nashville, jan 3d. 1907.
Sir received yourlei,er OF De 10Th ls,d.
Col. Burr's transactions have made much morse
here also. YOU request me to inform YOU what
IS known on thai satgrct in Tennrs srr On
this point am able 30 give Won ver, li'iIc salts
tdctioa He has sisred Nashville aud rs vicin,
~ twice ~ the course fthis winter. he has been
freaied with respectful attention hv NARY of the
ciiizeus he had two or three boats bnilt upon
Stones river, and started IA one of then, from
Nashville down Cumberland river. about a week
ago, with eight hands. without arms, supplrd
with convenirnoes iur descending the Mss,,si,,
nj ] understand his other boats are 10 take in
york n S'one's river. and that nc has pm chased
considerable quantity OF pork nj Cluksydl.
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