Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-05-20

that in his wisdom ne bresthcs additional IN.
spirstion into the breast, gives stronger nerve
to the arm OF the patriot.warrior and sh.-x
pens the edge of the sword of aYenginr iusa
4 tic-.
But to return to the subject, from tl,rres.
sisn, into which we were buried, BY an irpDe.
| tios'ty OF feeling, too powerful for our feeble
resistance. and which the attendant c;r,un.
stances we're so will calculat ID 10 EXCITE r,
win appear fron the columns of the Argus 81
wednesday, iast, that general Jackson was cited
before the Judge Ot the District Court of Jo,,;s;-
anna. "fo shsw cause why On attachment sbou,d
no' ISSUE sg''nst h'ia for divers aiIedged con-
tenr's agdpst sad court" relatinr TO a writ
% %2osrds coroTs. directed 90 the General dur.
ne, ne "a fnvas"H OF the enemy. Ia confor.
n''v with ihis cnnstiu' ional s,rnmons r,.n,, 80
civil authority, the G neral made his ne,qon,I
appesrhnee IN court and rendered the reason.
ior h,s condnct n regard to that procedure W..
ri.iet by his at1 iar. the court refused ,o bea.
y read, and Ell defence being thereby nrpcJu,
DBL, fine OF 1000 dollars was imposed IN mir,
ne "lhibltion OF the court TO the resdnr ofthc
defence, induced the General to make it rub.
lic before he entered upon the prom;,.,.
points of his vindicstion, he deemed IL n.ces-
'ary :" TO protest and reserve TO himself all ma,
ner OF benefit 20 the illegal, Unconstitutional
ana INFORMAL nature OF the proceedings insttu.
ted aga intst him" and to these several no;nts ~.
maSes Eleven objections on each of which hs
INSISTS WIN much force OF argument and per.
spicuty OF language.
Whether or not his legal exceptions be tsno,
bile, we must decline hazarlinr an on;,;or
surrounded as we are by Respondent nrota..
sionsi talents. we respectfully submit the CO.,
ti'n To their enlightened discussion. and 70 tb.
Interior decision of the constituted .n,bo-;
tres should an appeal be mada to them. .,
would iii become the ry-o in arms bow.yer
ardeDtiv his heart ma ra pt FL Nio.,.
at war IN the presence of a jackson, a Brown.
Scott or Macomb. We pIrposelv omit
making any comments on the conduct of IN.
Judge m mhibitlng the reading of the docu.
ment alluded to, Notwithstanding the assurance
that 1t contained nothing indecorous or imnro-
per ior the ear OF the court, and that il was
'uly embraced by the rules he himself hod
prescribed for its introduction We bkew;sc
| foroeaf from any structures on the amount oe
the hmercnnent assessed by the court a.
wen rs the apparent inconsistency i'm fret -,
proving snd then co'aentnine The promuIrot;o,
OF Natal Law. q" Non nostrun inter M, go,
ponere htes" We may however be permitted
10 reHark without mourning the imputation of
presumption that never, in our opinion did RI.
enforcement of the maxim g. that Love si,o.,iI
be silent amid the den OF Arms" appear more
necessary than at the critical period yvhs, g.
neral j. proclaimed Martial Law il wac r;r;i
iy adhered to, and the salvation OF the STAT oF
LOUISIANA was the cons quence. Well may
General exclaim that The powers. wh;cI
the ex,gencies of the times forced hun to &c
sumo, had been exercised exclusively n, ~.
pubic good, and by the blessing of Col ,bas
mad been attended with unparalleled succeY
They had saved The country and ,vbet.v!-
might be the opinion of that country. ortk
decree OF ITS courts, IN relation to the means X
had used, he could never regret that he nj
employed them. &c His conscience u;Ii aca't
him OF sny sinister motive and the unbi,ssI
SURFACES OF ms countrymen will secure 20 bS
the gratitude, confidence and affection OF eysE
rejecting men.
" we have seen letter from n gentlemaaA
Lewisourg Greehbriar Co. to his friend in M
city WHICH mentions that in the Congress;o,,,'ss
district composed the coupties q; eire..,,t,.S.'
ar, kenawha, sc. MIR. Ballard smith fRsnS
was elected by a majority of 2i7 yoteS oy-J
ms opponent Mr. John Matthews rFe1S
fhe district was represented in the isst t.on.
sress oy Mr' Caperton, (Fed.)
ERRATA.
In the defence of Gen. Jackson which NO.
published on Wednesday ;ast, notwi.hsiapdint.
all our care, the following esrata occnrred and
some typographical errors
In tue 9th exception and first line for " arts,
In The 7th exception and seventh line for " am