The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-07-31
TEE VHRGENHAN.
LYNCIBURG, july 81, 1928.

strange developements have been made, touch
/ ing more particularly the land speeuiatioRs o.
/ Gen. Jackson, at Tennessee, which seem to III
to be wholls irreconcieable with the shghiest de-
gree OF honor or honesty. much less with tina,
uninipea enable purity Of character which his
friends clam 10 belong to him--a mantle which
they have borrowed for holiday sur, and winch
sits but badly On It's Gcci ds1an wrarer The
wees fifty years arenotto be thus essily bloted
from the memory, especially when that memory
Is fortified by judicial records TO which those vi
ces gave rise. TO the intrepid Dr. Armstrong
We are Indebted for eriraeti from these records,
and 10 the irmuess Of many men in Tennessee
who dare to think aud speak freely. for certii
GATES. which 60 irresstibly to fix on Gen Jack
! son the fact Of having been caeued with seyera
unprincipled adventnrers, IN the early settle
meut ofTendessee, IN purchasing disputed and
invalid land titles for a neIe song, knowing
them 10 be worthless, and afterwards taking adj
vantage Of the ignorance of new settlers to sell
them ont at enormous profits vehcmenlly nsser
ting the legality of their claim. We aver that the
fact IS ndisputabe, if there be truth IN judicial
records. aud in the oaths ofmauy of those whom
Jackson thus aeifauded But, it is only our in
tention, in now barely alluding 10 that extensive
fraud, to make some explanatory remarks on
Another matter which has grown out OF II. and
without which the address of Dr. Boyd McNai.
ry, of Nashville to Gen. AndIeg Jackson"
(Which Wi be found under the % PoiiticrF'
head would not be clearly oomProhended :
the reader.
AMONG those who testified to the fact. that Gen.
Andre" Jackson participated in the scheme by
which rs projectors became Postessed Of thc
rich lands on Duck tiyer which were after
wards Wrestea from those VINO purchased from
aud held under them, because Of the inyaliiiy
o. thelr titles, sud which nvalidity was known
to Jackson aud Company, wheo they sold the
lands, IS Col. Andrew ECrn uf Icnuesste--lor.
merly All intimate associate and FREUD Of Jack
son-who had full knowledge VI the whole
proceedings 10 which lie retcfred-and who al
timatelJ became hmselfs considerable suffer.
er, by the superior cunning OF Jackson. aud
BY the and which the corrupt judiciary OF
Tennessee Che judges having themselves be-
come interested in the schenie) lent, for a time.
IA rs success, by giving decisions IN the teeth
VI law and equity. Ihis is no idle assertion. as
the subsequent decisions Of ehe courts. uuaer
ne" Judges, concnsive.y prove As soon r.,
Col hrwn'S certificate was published. re vas
rudely a5sa'ie'i by Gen. Jackson's writer's in
I Ieanessee and every epthet applied 10 hun
which ingenious malice could devise. Attempts
we're made to Weakea his claims on The Couf-
dence Of the comm unity by impeach!ng his Ne
raeity, aud by charging Inn with conduct affect.
ing his standing 10 society aud ais honesty. A
mang other things. he was charged with having
purchased aud sold groes tor gain. This
charge indeed, seemed to be fdat ca which the
JackSonians principally relied 10 lessen Col.
Erwins atandin6--foe, notwithstanding all the
parties are residents OF a slave holding copury
n' which this Traffic is certainly sanctioned by
usage, it is we'll known that 1t is regarded by
many, though not very Justly, perhaps, as an
employment infsmous'y degrading 90 those
who engage in n--as lneontestible evidence Of
cold, calculating, unfeeng, almost inhunlsu
heart The charge was freely admitted by
Col Erwin to be true ; but he did not stop with
this admission. lie carried the war into the en-.
emy's camp, and retortedthe allegation on Gen.
Jackson himseli--provlng most clearly iaat h:
had also been engaged in this traffic, and should
therefore not be exempted from the denuncia.
tons, uSt or unjust which are bestowedunspar-
ngly on this class Of traders The allegation
was, however, instantly denied by the Iac>so-
mans, With their usual bodness of ASSERTION
doubtless hoping aud believing that NJ 3rrittep
pro0f ofthe fact was in existence, and prepared
to meet all other sort of evidence with the wea-
pens which they have heretofore very successful
ly emrloyed-to wit. rude deuias, and we
fear. very loose and unconscicntious swearing
Col Erwin, however, became possessed of a
memo randum, in Gen. Iackson's own baud
writing, which substautaed his assertion, Eav-
ing first endPavoted in vain to procure sight
Of Gen. Jackson S bank book for the year 10
which he referred, the President aud Cashier sc.
tusing to exhibit it, unless in tie presence of
Gen jackson himself or of some person spc-
cialIy authorized to act for hun Col. Irwin
notified Gen. Jackson Of this determination ON
the pant of the President and Cashier, and re-
qaes ted him to ppear. either npcrs5n or rs
proxy. at the bank, ton the express purpose 9
subsa"tiaring OF refu;ing his allegation, on
given day. But, the notice was disIegardod,
and the publication ofthe memorandum above
alluded 10 was the consequence. Mortified ana
angry at the deyelopemenl of the truth OF the
matter, which they had hoped to conceal, by re-
iusmg 10 exhibit the bank book. Jackson and
his " council Of war forthwith epdeayored to
escape from IFS consequences by charging Dr.