Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-10-08


Congress, by citizen of Virginia on visit to Ken
lucky proves the general suspicion that attached at
that time, to Gen. Jackson, accomplce of Burr
1t has been forwarded u.s. by those whose situation
qualities them to vouch for the authenticity of the orr
ginal, and it is unquestionaby genuine. We accom-.
pany it, by the letter of Col Witherspoon, revolu-
tonary soldier, also throwing additional light upon the
alleged criminal intimacy of jackson and Burr. So
strong and diversified is the evidence establishing this
allegation that we believe utterly impossible that any
rational man can read and doubt. The Jackson men
stop their ears, and shut their eyes Having reso-
we'd that no penitude oftestmony shall persuade them
to believe, they act wisely, in avoiding all temptation
| to violate their resolution
| Lexington, January 6h 1907
| DEAR SRI did myself the pleasure of writing
you few posts ago from Frankfort, and rave yo,
some information respecting Col. Burr and some other
characters in the country since which my impressions
respecting Burr are very much changed; 1 then sun.
posed that his intentions were nothing more than fo
settle the Washta lands But am now clearly cf'
opinion that his views and intentions are of much
more important nature. There various coniec-
lures here as to his real object not having fixed vet
at any certain pon my own opinion is (predicated up
on the nature OF his equipment, that the object which
pc has first IN view is the mines of Santa Fee how
much further he may look, cannot readily conier.
ture perhaps to the establishment of separate 1ov
eminent In some part of Spanish North America =.
that is his real object think it not unlikely that HE
ot'uIu VIII De oIu MlxlcO, RIA La Ierl C,.u~. Tlyt
to do this, he must be aided by much stronger force
than any thing he can possibly raise in this country
but should he succeed in possessing himself with tho
treasure of Santa Fee, will he not be able to collec.
thousands In that country who will readily ION his
| renagado army, and will he not be aided by some
foreign power who has always had squirting that
way! Is not Burrs expedition bottcmed upon TINT of
and III case that Burr should succeed i'm ms
seslng himself of the treasure Santa Fe will be
not be joined somewhere about the mouth of the Rio
Bravo, by hirandas squadron certain nation who
= RI arHar
way. My reason for forming a conjecture at MI i,
this way, is, before observed the nature of bic
equipment. L am told that with his fiat bottom boats
lac has number of keel boats which are evidently f-
the purpose of ascending river and if his ob;ec.
Is first Orleans as has been stated by General Eoton,
the keel boats would be quite unnecessary as he could
descend the Mississippi with much more facility In tb,
nat boats 1t strikes me if III his object
OF destination. that he will take the fiat boats no Ear
tler than the mouth of Arkansas there transfer their
laden to the kees and pack on horses sucb articles NO
are portable in that way, and unite aoa;n and Co., ~
their camp at the highest navigabe point on the Ar
Kansas and from thence march the whole of the forces
WIN al possible speed direct for Santa Fe should they
succesd III possessing themselves with the immense
treasure now laying there, (Which is said to he nm
wards OF one hundred miilon) will he not no ahe r.
the natives ofthat country to join his standard
ana IN that case can no not with great facility descend
the Rio Bravo and fall down into the gulf Of MEXICO
or march his army through the country Mt his nleae
ure 10 La vera Cruz, where they form junction
WIN those who are able to assist them in operating
further: On examination of the map find the month
OF me Nkansas is not more than six hundred miles from
santa fe upon direct line provided it is correctly
lad down-low the navigation of the river is can
not say as have never been able to meet with an,,
one who has assembled it, and as it is country very IT.
tie known or inhabited it favours the expedition the
more as there Will be the less chance of oDpo5tion nv
information 10 those whom the attack is medtoted
against 1t Is said that Santa Fe is SO miserabIy de-
tended that 500 brave daring carry 1t with
all ease 1t fact that Gen Adar of this state 10
gone oil with Burr and it said that they are tn be
joined by General jackson of the state of Tennessee
who rs to furnish from 500 to 1000 mon Including
number OF horsc-We have few bours 400 hea rS ~
TINS place, and said to be fact that there has assem-
bled about l2 miles below the mouth of the Wabash
SOU men who arc on their way Join Burr they are
PRINCIPALLY recruited from about port St Vincent md
that country. 1t is said their place of general rem
devious In this country is to be at the Iron banks
We have aiso received the news of General Wilkin
sons having arrived at Orleans about the - No
vember, and that his whole army was on n morcb e.
that place. have Mr.. Graham who left the
cry OF Washington but little time before that aud
he says that he heard of orders being issued for
their march to New Orleans. It is very STRONGLY
suspected here that Wilkinson is to Join BurrIndeed
IL has been said by few that Burr's expedifion uos
winked at end secretly aided by our Governments lrt
ttSe are the violent enemies and caInnators of the
present executive, and treat every observation ~
mat knd with ITS proper merit. Many of Burr's
ooa's have passed down the Ohio, and some have
been stopped at Marietta. There are now 900 of the
militia OF this state stationed at Louisville to proven,
any more OF them passing there left Louisville last
week ana saw the militia encompcd. Burr has sedr-
.r4 ne 'oi si'v many young men OF considerable
| talents. ] parted with one of them the other DIV
whom had accidentally formed an acquaintance wifi
hc is from he state of Maryland young man of hioi
y improved education, and of very respectable lIn
y-he was on his way to join Burr, and on takino his
! leave of me-, he observed God bless Won. thc
next time you hear from shall be man of q verv
/ large fortune or IN a Spanish dungeon. Burr lcf,
frankfort III the early part of last week and he and
Adar were seen near Nashville within 80 miles OF
each other, both enquiring the nearest way to Gen
jackson 81 Burr had rode it in about Sc hours he left
tat part the country in few DAYS after his arrival
that some of BurIs boats which have passed down the
ONO were loaded with very large quantity of small
arms and fixed ammunition. Ifso that alone voud soon
70 indicate that an attack somewhere above Orleans