Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-12-31

A.BUIHNOr AND AMBRISTER.
:, stale OF Tranquility i itkSoine to the pub
Ht hiihd: communities, liz eiudi,idnals 4 eduire
Hitreate rest and excitement and thus n n, :
reals, that When foreign nations cease to omar.
- WIN us we begin 10 quarrel with ourselves
- seems 'hdt Two ErgltSh s.dvrnturers and
sp'es, ass dted with, and iuStiyatiup the
Senilleie Indians To murder onrciiiZet,s on the
hontitr, OF ali ages and seAps. have been
Caught ~ their dirty work" and hanged .
anu; nchoid, the whole nation is about 20 fail
py me ears, crmiuating and Scandalizing our
most ialihinl aud valuable officers In This as
IN thousand other shapes, we recognize The
resurrection OF that iheAterminabie HYDRA
n'"'Sh isFfHce we are aware, howe yer, thar
ticS are many falling into the crowd Cryiur
cruelty hun! cruelty him Who have kee, the
honest friends of the iliuStrious Jackson and of
tnis county, which he has contributed TO make
iIustriouS. IL Is with such, only, whom we
neheNe arein danger of being carried awa> by
W.. .he nue. anu cry, that we wish to commune OH
thlS subject. They censure him. nav. some
have deliberately accused him, OF. dowrrirh,
mmaer, as u would appear, under the idea that
ne mas acted contrary to the ia,rs of nations as
gensraiiy approved by civilized nations. For
our part. we know OF no civilized nation that
could ever understand the laws of nations
except when thrir faculties we're sharptned
Oy the necessity which ,rsakR9ss ilnuoses
ihtse laws were always understood according
20 me relative strength of the parties and
were England called to atone for all the blood
sne mas shed contrary To the laws of nations,
u f.ll
inadequate to the ablution of her murders. So
"iii itever be with governments whose power
Is not IN the hands of the people. Look IN
10 heaven, and see tile eagle that darts upon
cove tufi thine eyes 10 earth, aud see the
hoi ihatpreys upou the Stag look toward the
ga ana behold the gold fish devoured by tile
Nl'tA: All thiHgs in nature show that the
weak rs prey TO the powerful" Sucl are the
principles, and such the reasoning OF inonarcIls
SuIh mas DeeH lnosi especially the practice OF
ERgheHd..
We viii not stop to determine whether the
execution of these Euglishmen, by Jackson.
was cohlornla5ie to The laws of civiliZe,. ma
tiohs; we know enough o Indians and of Iutii
an Warfare, TO think that it was not incumbent
o. h'n to Try them by those rules. They were
ioMnH amongst, and acting With, the Indians,
ann Y"i JatHper Glia fact per Sc.
ste clii2ens of the Atlantic states aWay
iF7n danger ana secure from harm. are now
ior$"ttii of lddian wais. We will therefore
endsdvoi ~ give Il feiDt sketch OF its horrors
iMdIlhe fhS-Peaceiul, tranquil, home of one of
our ckwO0dsmeu-imag zine you see Ire fa
tlier, mother u numerous family OF children
ana grand children living so happy, so health.
fui, so coptpnted in all the enioInients of love
ana friendship ;-snch is tue scene tonight
the ensuing morning presentsa different ne
pc now enter that house, the happiness of
"hcse inmates you so much admired : Won
mere behold father mother, grandfather. chill
dien-aye, even the babe al the breast. weIter
in- ~ mingled bloud-age nor sex has heeu
we say there has been AN inroaA OF Indians
u"iihy tiie night. What we have stated is not
particular instance; ii is not eHAe~etared,-
~ ms Deth lie melancholy lot Of hundreds and
tthoousaIldS. Insiisated By British rDiissaries
where Is tie man, vino, after with, ssin, this
would, on the capture OF the wretcles who had
committed these vioenccs, undertake TO exa.
NINE what Grotius, or Vatrl, or Martins. or
prisoners Of war"
1t may re said those unfortunate Indians
k"ew no better. 1rge. That tits their mode of
Wifia'@. That their WaIS are always wars of
ekFrhhha'ion' An ihisis true ii paliates tie
outrage, i.r indeed they expect a similar fate
ara they die relating the tormemts they have
inflicted on their enemies MANY persons
You'd pity, and some ucho hIre nfre, suffered
ty thFm. might forgive but from no other
motive ihan their ignorance and their babituaI
nhumohiiy 10 one another. But is there can
taefe he any Thing SAID in }ar0ur NJ these iufa
n0uS Cretc'tfs, wO thDngh edHcdIed in a civil.
lLed country, under the kind and bemignaht
lnDhence oil tie christian religion urge and
direct The fury of the SaYages Can any cha.
ra' tef up"n etrih appsOach nearer The fiend
than lie civilized white who encourages The
stiacE OF aiiy otber people by race whose
unre'.hiins cruelty massacies aud DESTROYS
without exception!
This apPeHrs 10 have been lie case of Ar.
butbnot aud Amb.Isier, as far ~ eau be indeed
rom me endeHce produced 10 their cOdrts
martial. They were looked m Ia ,,v M ia.
dians Tor counsel aud assistance. Their letters
70 tneiish g0rfyROrs and English ami. .s.atl,ry
show ihelr inierest With tie indisDs One
even acknowledges he came to a,tcud 10 the
abaiS vi the infamous WuOdbine We 6ud
item attended bJ OHr rHndWay ntgoes, and
Wrtcits IS iudIi1s--GRl IN sVch cgngunJ srYye ffey
eHpiGrd. How, lhtn Gan we pretend To Inv
surb nen by the laws Of nations The laws Of
Hlibte, hlOhe, must determine on their case.
q MA tdey Should be dealt with iii tie manner
We eel %ith VIII htaets; for hose iusensiyle
30 ute FEELINGS IS Humanity have 10 ciaiin OIL
lie pity ~ others.
Tie i1fasi0n Of the territories Of pain by
EeHt al -, hsOn, Vas 20 break No aud pu,isu
th's brD q nnTdeier,, add Is jusi:dADle from
the dchnoN edged weakness, ID saS i,ttltu- ut
TIE pro igacy OF Tic SPANISH government 10
testFE.n or prohibit Suah Sioirurc Aud shall
we Dear WITH The cSielfy { inlidi;s assisted
by ERgiisi tr3dcrs aud f3ua,ydy ups 81 uni /
SpdD can redress or iaiuric, Nut uuJrr
such eirrunI faiCrs GcHer.H jackson IT'D what
~aa rishij and his incI.ufsS s!luud be an.
Wau"ed. ADd nearly H. similar situation.
vas TIE speecli OF geHctH Wdsue P.tolied b..
~ III, coaBtrymen, who declared d, ihe Hfii,.i,
"picer bef0ie ihe battle OF PqhAaay Pains
tnat a .le sirifefed any Indians 800 thu Eaghsb
1917 va N0dld JtOim 80. and yui the atrgison 4,
tfp srsri.
WhH would be said Of man .yho ,venld
ebc0Hi aEe savage and ierociuus dog 40 assail
al i1Jnte pes sns, passinE along TIE btyhws,;
wuald yOn not, reader, ify0u had 4 child fe.
i't'h u yunr dniy 10 s'0ot ~ and fii US nissan
iningic, maieyolcai, master deiended6t. ought
nc U2t fo De $50 sh3lg Iais is bringing The
MATE, ni.nc 90 ,w all, aud tbs q ArDuihnnt
dhd $50 rDHrs case, tiJ iu different wav
= lore ~ Az car .egve- O! tbc sUlyicct. let
a. repeal, tAzi ind.Ans aud those CIVILIZED