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in the bill filed, in relation to the Nashville
Lot.
Judge Williams had rendered himself unpopular
with the Jackson party in Ten, & more
especially in Franklin County, where they (with
very few exceptions - myself being one) were all
Jackson men, by a Letter which he wrote,
in the year 1828 to Richmond, Virginia
& which was published in the Newspapers
stating amongst other things, that Gen. Jackson,
had offered to procure him a commission
of Capt. in Burr's army. The publication
of this Letter, produced an immense sensation
The Circuit Ct of F. County was in session
the first week in July, when it came out
The excitement against the Judge was very great
& he was treated while on & off the bench with
great rudeness & indecorum. Isacks & Turney
took especial pains to inflame the multitude
I had some personal influence with many of
the leading Jackson men of the County, which
I exerted to prevent the Judge from being treated
with personal violence - mobbed -
Judge W. who was a Gentleman of unimpeachable
veracity, assured me that the statement
in his Letter was literally true, & what is very
remarkable, altho' the party would have been
willing at that time to crucify Judge W. for
stating what, they pretended to be believe
was a falsehood, they did themselves, or rather
the Nashville Committee, having the charge
& care of Genl. J.'s reputation, at this junture,
in a labored effort to defend Genl. J.
against the charge of having been at Burritte;
(a charge made many years before
not by Judge Williams, but by others) admitted