Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-02-16

| ed the discussions IN both branches of Congress
but that they had, in TO degree, Influenced his
action,
Upon being asked If he expected TO become the
PRESIDENT OF the United States il General Jackson
had fallon he replied no.
| When asked whom he wished TO be the Pre.i-
dent. his answer was, there were many persons IN
The House of Representatives. On being asked if
here were no persons in the Senate yea, several
| ana II was the Senate TO which alluded. Who
| IN your opinion of tho Senate, would make eo,d
PRESIDENT lie answered, Mr.. Clay, MIR, Web.
ster, Mr.. Calhoun. What do you think of Col.
Benton, Mr. Van Buren,, or Judge White for Pre-
sldent He thought they would do we'll On
eeng asked " he knew aGy member of other
House oil Congress, he replied that he did not
ana never spoke TO one IN his life, or they to him.
On being asked what benefit he expected to himself
IRON the death Of the President he answered lie
could not rise unless tho President fell & that he cx-
pected thereby to recover his liberty 81 mat the me.
chancs would all be benefited that the mechanics
woulu nave plenty of work, 81 chat money would be
more plenty. On being asked why il would be
more plenty, he replied i, would be more easily OBJ
tanned from The Bank. On being asked what hnnk
he replied, the Bank Of the United States On being
asked II he knew the President, Directors or any
officers of the Bank, or had ever held any inter.
course with them, or know how he could get mo.
knew Mr. Smith only.
On being asked with respect to the speeches
which he had heard in Congress, and whether he
was particularly pot sed with those Of Mcssrs
Calhoun. Clay, and Webster, he replied that
he wns, because they were on his side lie WINS
then asked If he wns well pleased with the
speeches OF Col. Benton and Judge Wbite3 lie
sand no was, and thought Col. Benton highly tai
| encd.
| When ask ed If he was friendly TO General Jack
SON. he replied, No. Why no,l lie is tyrant.
| Who told yoa he WAS u tyrnntl lie answered, IL
was common talk with tho people, and iha, he
had read il, in ul The papers. Ilo was asked if he
| could name one who told him no 7 He replied
| No. lie was asked ,fhe ever threatened to shoot
| Mr.. Clay Mr. Webster, or Mr. Cnlhoun,or wheth
or he would shoe, them If he had un opportunity Z
lie replied, No. When asked il he wolld shoe,
Mr. Van Buren, lie replied, TINT he once met
with Mr.. Van Buren, in the rotunda and told him
he was IN want of monoy a1d mus, havo IL, anl il
he did not get il he mir. Van BUREN, or General
Jackson must fu,l. lie was asked if any persons
were present during this conversation lie re-
! piled that there were several present, and when
asked il he recollected my of them, he replied
! that he did not. When asked ifany ono advised
him TO shoot General Jackson, or say that il ough,
| TO be done he replied, do DOT like to say On
being pressed upon this point, no said tina, no ono
| IN particular had advised him.
he further stated, that believing the Pres idcnl TO
be tho Of all his difficulties he WINS still fxed
IN his purpose to kill him, and his successor pur.
| sued the same course, to put him out OF the way
also -nnd declared that no power in this country
could punish him Tor having done so, because i,
would be resisted by the powers of Europe as well
of this country. He also stated that no had been
long in orrespondence with the powers OF Europe,
and that his family had been wro-gfully deprived
of the of England and that he should yet live
TO regain lt-and that he considered the President
OF the United States nothing more than his
Clerk
We now think proper TO add, that tho young man
appears perfectly tranquil and unconcerncd, as to
tho final result, and seems 10 anticipate no punish.
mont for whol he has done The above contains
the leading, and literally expressed facts Of the
whole conversation VIC had with him. which con.
linued u, least two houra. The questions were fire.
quently repeated a, different stages Of tho examina
ton and presented in various forms.
NATHL. f. CAUSlN, NJ. ID.
Physician to the Jail of Washington
THOMAS SEWALL. M. ID.
" cdncsday, Feb 7, 1885