Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1828-09-09

fees statement. He is charged " auith the Boats
and other articles furnished him TOR ms voyage.
The balance is struck, and, considering the ooIect
of the account, the payment of the balance could
not be noted, because the account was stated 10
show what that balance was. -.
Let us now carefully examine the items OF TINS
account, and the times when they arose. Jackson's
complimentary letter, recommending Burr, and IN
vting friends to show him respect, is dated septem
ber The first charge in this account Is dated oct'
| A, and the first credit on the same day.
Erpence Of J C. and Postage, So o2a
| We should like to know what expenses Jackson
paid for Bur, and what correspondence ne carried
on upon his account. These items have no obvious
connection with building boats and buying provision
Cash paid to Anderson and cash paid to Yates are
in the same predicament Then comes !" Doneson
Cq6erys acages and expenses, 1923 co." ms Dohei-
son has been introduced before into this jackson
dish of Burrsm The Virginia Advocate gives US
the certificates of Watkins and Baker, that Mr..
Gallery advised by Jackson not to go with Burr.
He sent him nevertheless on some expedition Tor
Burr, and paid his expenses. In the second letter,
published by McNairy, Jackson speaks OF sending !.
message, and adds he will furnish ''Me 'aeeofM
We see here that he did furnish it,
| Five fiat boats and one keel boat were built, and
paid for, Coffee did not recollect the number. He
remembered that Burr used but two, and LETT the re.
mainder, which, or their proceeds, were delivered
TO p Anderson. One large item. 700 dollars. OF
this account, was paid to Mr.. Anderson Coffee
tells US that Burr was engaged in san expedition
or enterprise DOM the Mississippi" Il that ''J for The
purpose Of procuring provisions and boats for ms
CONTEMPLATED PLANS, he forwarded a sum Of De
t,ucen three and four thousand dollars, IN Kentucky
bank notes, TO General Jackson" In this respect
the account corresponds with Cofee's statement 1T
appears that $500 dollars, in :. notes." were for
warded by Mr. "W." at different periods the
first $4,000 on Nov. 8, the latter 500 on December
: g. Besides these sum Of $3.50 was advanced DC
= tober 4, in draft on Busard Il Co. Thus we see
that this account and the statement OF Coffee are III
:, harmonious accordance with each other
have already remarked that the first items OF
debt and credit are on the 4th of October, and that
= Burr was. confessedy at Jackson's residence a
most welcome visiter on the 25th of September pre-
y cedng. How long he remained, do not know
e it is asserted n the National Journal of the 18th Of
y, July, that he left Nashville the 9Th of October
~ The time between these two dates, was no doub
. occupied in making all the necessary arrangements
:. between Burr and jackson. Within this time some
:. things were transacted, which wear the appearance
,f of singular condolences, TO say the least.
-. In General Jacksons letter to MIR. Jefferson with
out date recently published evidence that he had
- no connection with Burr, we find the following :
no BEG leave TO fer your Uicu The enclosed orders
NO some short time ago issued by me, s,nce whach
hare not been furnished uvah complete returns Of tn
volunteer companies" &c. These orders, 1t ap
:, pears were dated the 4th of October the very da,
i. on which Jackson opened an account with Burr
mt "Jor the purpose asserted by General Coiiee,)
procuring PROVISIONS and boats for has contemplated
If plans'' Does not this coincidence clearly show
no That these orders looked to the same objects wit
no the boats and provisions Gen. Jackson opened
ri account with Burr avowedly to further has plans,
of and issued these orders the very same day
en They were contemporaneous acts, and must nav
lrr originated in common motive. It's just ihei
ed ence that these orders were issued at the sugge;
ton of Burr, and the letter to Mr.. Jefferson wri
pi- ten ALSO at his suggestion, if not dictated by hin
lev The caution, in reserying the command to Jackso
himself and their own officers and such as Jackso
en- might recommend, is characteristic OF the WHY Pr
elf, tician rather than the hero OF the Herm'tag
his Had Mr. Jefferson been drawn into an acceptane
of the service, upon the terms proposed, MS lett
of acceptance could have been conveniently used
deceive the unsuspecting Fortunately ne was Z
90 cautious for this.
Az the letter to Mr. jefferson is endorsed to ha
heen received the Gath of November, 1906, it mu
have been written about the first part OF that mont
~ ~ Here is another singular coincidence.-Ihe
M mittance of So 900 received on the %, the
so cept of this cash and the letter to the PRESIDE
M seem to have been contemporaneous acts. II
M messenger, Mr. w. who brought the cash, most pr
M badly brought also the advice to write the letter.
NJ was surely singular mode of defeating the cons
M racy, to be acting the efficient agent to promo
0o It. and write to the President without any direct
NJ tce oft 1t was an equally singular mode OF aba
* doning it, to receive money purposey to turthe
so lit. when the alarm almost universal, as 1t
no in the West, on the Sd of November !-Ihe mon
Of October and November, l806, was the period
OIL time that General Jackson engaged in his pr
sol cipal acts of concert with Burr. This was, inde
the period of the most active operations. on
m great theatre of action, from Pittsburgh to
m mouth of the Cumberland. During this period
0o lind General Jackson most industriously engaged
u furthering his plans whatever they may have be
, M pTbo testimony of Coffee explained and correc