The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-08-28

Ndiamf. John Hoover. Andrew Erwin, DR..
Afn.stiaug, and Ir. hIcNaifs.
1ite knoEsiile Enquirer. - paper that advo-
cafes the CAUSE "t the Standardization. has ~ The
midst OF Gen. Jaahsanss wsrmes, advocates bold
= offered 10 discuss many parts Of his public
and private CDpduct, and establish facts, which.
" true, vii forever prevent him from receiving
the vote ri fhis republic. Tic ediior has IN his
osn responsibility challenged the inye stig alton
Of Jackson e%ondsct. aud me DISCUSSION OF spe-
eihc questions. IL yet remains tp be sren vile.
ther the b~fo's friends s III venture 10 enter Oh
the contest when tue gauntlet Is thus ia,r.y
tbrowu.
We subjnin 4 short extract rom the Knoxville
Enquirer 49,
Now If those gentlemen will assert generally
that general Jackson 3. better qualified than Dir.
Adams, that point w will discuss with them. II
they will deny specifically that Gen. jackson
was 4 land jobber an s%windier, on thar poiui
We will meet Them. II ihey will deny that Gen
Jackson VAS ~employc ri As a lswyer 10 fOreclose
4 mortgage, aud that in that foreclosure he left
a elhsm, ,hrough which he afterwards entered
To spteaiait on those who FIRST employed hiri.
we viii take issue with them. lfthey VII deny
that when the nation bad iust got through The
late war and when the private soldiers had been
dlsbanded sand .sen' adr'h u work or siaIse ;
aud when We we're pressed TO the earth with di-
rect n tdttou, Grp. Jackson maintained his rank
for SIT years ss Maj. General in tine ~ nv. re-
eeiying during that time all lhr Condiments Of
that office. which amounted To something like
ftpen or right thousand dollars PER year. and
tins ~ time OF profound peace and while he was
living quietly at the Hermitage. aud his neigh
bours struggling to raise The tax to pay HIN
these eEofbItant sums Tor doing nothing Deny
these facts, aud we say W y Ill take issue with
YOU. Deny that John Woods. aa unfortunate
boy, was cruelty aud illegally shot by Gen.Jack
sons order, aud we Will meet you. DENY that
General jackson ~ his sentence OF lolm Woods
TO die, Incorporated into that sentence n false.
hood. asserting that Woods Lad formerly deser-
ted. DO ihi. & we will prove that for the purpose
of Throwing a shield around himself, Gen. Jack
son did incorporate into the sentence Of death
which he passed upon him, a ialsehood, which
he must have known at the time was such. De
ny HAT Gen. jackson seduced his neighbour
wife, and he will meet you on that point. Deny
thai the prime of Gen. Jackson life was spent
in gambling. IN, duelllng. ia cockhghting. aud
horse racing aud we vii meet you. Deny that he
was concerned in the Burr Conspiracy against
his country g. we will meet yo4i. Deny that Gen.
Jackson Is IN favour OF a standing AMY Ia time
of peace, aud we'll head you. DENY that Geo.
Jackson while Governor of Florida. ior only u
few months, charged us one Thousand dollars
aud upwards for the single article Of WINE.
Deny these things, and then say that General
Jackson is a plan economical iic1buhilcan, and
We pledge ourselves IN Prove tire facts char
ged against hln, aud titn We viii le'ihe people
infer who is The best Republican, Adams "a Jack
SON"