Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-08-16
From the Natchez .3rieI
GENERAL JACKSON AND AARON
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rom me ISucheS .Nte1
GENERAL JACKSON AND AARON
BURR.
We observe in the Lynchburg Virsinian
some remarks on the connection between Gen.
Andrew JAG kson, now j candidate Tor the IRE
sidency, and Col. Aaron Burr, formerly tried
for conspiTing treason against the United
States. We have no dou't 1T this SUBJECT Il
probed to the bottom, more wiki be found IN II,
than mos, of the Jacksonites are aware OF.
One thing is certain, the letter which has been
published as evidence Of his patriotism, and
his de sire to warn Gov. Claiborne Of the dam
ger to which he was exposed from Col. Burr,
(ior though no names are mentioned 1t is evil
dent the Colonel is the individual referred ,o,)
was written more than two months before Col.
Burr was introduced 10 him, or passed forts
nigh, with him 1T the Hermitage, in conclave.
However patriotic it may have been IN No
vem5er 1906, (ne!ore The private interview 10
have written this l"tier ii is very certain he at
forwards became satisfied with the project o!
the Colonel AID did aid il so far as he could in
the oisbursing pf large sums OF money tor the
building and equipplpg the boats, Tor The Colo
nel's armament. There is or ought to BE-, IN
thi, civ. an accour: current between the Gen
eral and the Colonel, showing the disbursement
of large SUMS, and exhibiting balance there
due tue Colonel Of $4,000 or upwards.
We distinctly recollect that an Attorney,
| isiusr urau,J rht late jonathan Thompson, was
EMPLOYED TO bring suit against the General, on
this account, when he The General was here
in the spring Of 1873, in command OF the Ten
nessre Volunteers We also know lha, re-
port was then current that G, n. Jackson threat
ened go hang the Attorney 10 me first tree, or
highest Tree, if he attempted 10 arrest him on
that account, We do not pretend 10 youch
for The accuracy Of this report, but we do know
the friends Of The Attorney were in the habi, Of
quizzine him on this subject for sometime af>
ter the General left this.
five are not mist, ken, this account current
was rendered and the balance struck before
Col Burr left the mouth of Cumberland river.
After the schemes Of the Colonel proved abor
tive the claim for the balance due by Gen Jack
son was transierred by Col. Burr to ii. Ban.
nerhassci, (who it is well known suffered Sc
verely, both in purse and person, by his con-
neclion with Burr.) Mr.. b. placed the claim
in the hands Of Mr.. Thompson for colec ion.
Gen. Jackson's offset was that bill or bills of
exchange drawn by Burr on his son-inlaw Mr..
Aston, mad been protested tor non-paymrnt,
and that he (Gen j. had to provide for them
endorser. 1t has always been supposed that
Zen. JACKSON ; fortune was impaired by his
connection with Burr. How far that connec-
ton was criminal we will not pretend to say
The Generals Biographer is silcn, on the sub.
iect. But we have not doubt, large sums of
Col. Burr's money did pass through Gen
Jackson's hands, & at the period too when Col.
Burr was in the Western country, organizing a
few "choice spirits tired of the dull pursuits of
civil life, for some purposes-what i, was we
know not. We are unwilling to make any
charge against Gen. Jackson, that Is not fully
sustained by facts and evidence. We give our
impression of the connection with BUR-, as
derived from surmisrs current here at the pe>
Rod TO which we have referred viz: the winter
and spring Of 1918
We statedin one Of our late papers when
treating Of Gen. Jackson's conduct in violating
the regulation Of the War Department by pass
ing through the Intian nation with his slaves
vithou, passport, that be was "removing them
from his plantation al Bayou Pierre 10 Tennes-
SEE" We have since heard that he never had
apIan'aton there; but that the slaves in ques-
tion were part Of a gang tia, he brought here
for sale. wing 10 the embarrassed state OF
our country at thai period he could not dis
pose Of the whole, and believing he could sell
the remainder in Tennessee on better terms
he took them back for tina; purpose.