Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-09-08

port cdhnotbe given. Indeed am persuade
,hat with this united patronage, the state
banks VIII give You more aid and timely assis-
lance than can now be had by the addition of
the United States Bank.
nisht very property add the rates of dis
count already duD.ped on notes ofthe u. States
whe'c they are not payable butas IN subject
Is not FUZZY developed, Twill be postponed for
the present. r..
FLORIDA AND GEN. JACKSON.
In laying the following articles, from the
Georgia Journal, before our readers we are in.
duccd 10 accompany them with two remarks
lit The information which, FURNISHES abou,
fensAcola, Is, under present circumstances
very utet' su,,e-but we suspect the respec-
table Editor Of thai paper must have been led
INTO sOne mistake ajont st. Marks-ist BE-
cause tue article from the National Intri!,.pu
Ger states that " Peh>"cola, and The Ofker Sre-
RtSh posts which lave been taken nv General
Jackson, al the ftoTioas. Shall be restored 10
the Spanish authorities :" thus plaCing Pen
sacoia and ST. MAJ rs on tie sGa.e footing and
"a. because the prmci pie om which, our govern.
ment makes restoration OF Pensacola ecnaiiy
applies To any other Spanish post. The ieic,I.
ton Is an ACT Ot warw Iicli the cons titution has
piared II ~ thepowcr OF Congress alone to de.
clare and il'ake.-Iuu may cali 81. Marks a co.
ioRy, an NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. or what YOU
please 1t Is still Spanish post in the Flori-
u''S Which The President * moi authorized TO
IT'S statement, we should most deeply regret
tie step which is meditated Ia be taken
2u. IS 10 hUor Gen. jackson, aud touching
me fior'd" question, we feariesSiy pronounce
no i''ii srcd; enough to he above the laws"
NuCa as we respect him, We rcspcrt them
more. Fay ever, ieSrect you can 10 the feel
inss oil the accomplished hero Of Now Or
teams. 1t Is right his services demand il a
gfateiul country Viii freely award il. Bat,
DOW before the riajeStv OF line laws If Gene
GIl jackson has bee pf
ne otsht To- answer for il. lie may have been
actuatrd by tile pnrest motiyes--it will most
piotAo'y lnTn ont TO nc the caSe--hut he has
u's"heyeo h!N orders, and rishcd the peare OF
tue nation. lie may have acted upoa intor
mAi!on, unknown a, Washington ; ku, IL ought
10 De ascei tanned, by regular enquiry, whe
thtt ~ a'tlns mpon tina; information he stands
J"Siii'ed or excused. He may seek AN investi.
Satio"-he VIII probably ,lu SOFT is due 10 his
services and merits, TO leave him an oppsrtu.
nitN OF taking that course: but il he declines
tn"h we Dave no hesitation in deciaIu. II as
oar op'nloh TIA, the government ought To
MAKE snch AN investigation through court OF
enquiry.
MTLLEDGEvILLE, Aug. 25-hs much
doubf exists, III consequence of the vari-
Gus interpretations which have been Civ
en- 10 Tic measure, respecting the Presi-
denis determination 10 restore The cap
tured posts in Florida. we will cndcavor.
''hfs W tue IdGtS, 10 place
Tie subject before the public i'm its true
light. PENSACOLA. and lis dependencies,
we understand, will be delivered up. un.
condiiionaily, wkcneye,' Spain shall have
an ACKNOWLEDGMENT there TO receive them,
and receipt for The property which fell in
TO the possession of our government by
the articles of capiiulatioR, entered into
between gen. Jackson and tie governor
of West Florida. After tie surrender, Spau
will be required TO comply im good faith
with the article OF the existing treaty be
tween The two nations, which binds eacl,
10 keep al peace the Indians within their
respective Limits. II she refuse, or shall
neglcci 10 do SO, ii will then lie for Con
gress, the only po,cer authorized by the conSti-
tuition, 10 determine the expediencv Of oc-
cnpyinG and holding the whole, or amv
part, OF Florida. ST. MARKS, not being
considered colony, but regarded "a an
isolated military past, situated in The midst
OF an extensive wilderness and surround
ed by Numerous hostile savageS, is placed
on different footing, and uiU nat be res
tored, I'LL Spain shall garrison ii with
sufficient force, 10 maintain andcau her
authority TO b. respected, in that Quarter.
These are believed, on good grounds,
10 be the views entertained b., the nation
al government, i'll relation TO the captured
posts. A more decisive proof, aS has
been already observed, of our disposition
10 preserve The subsisiiHg relations ofami-
~ could not be given by us, and ought
not to be expected by Spain. The con-
duet of the president on this occasion. so
| disiuieresied and Just, will obtain The APP
probation, and command the support, of
every good citizen. Jon,Wat
GENERAL JACKSON.
ii Is rumored, that the members of The
| cabinet al Washington were egaaiiy divided
as to the prOprety ofarreS,ing gen. Jack
son for disobedience OF orders in his Flo
rida expedition. The recollection Of his
eminent services during The late war with
Great Britain, no doubt pleaded powerful
~ in his behalf, and was probably lie
cause OF his not being brought 10 trial. -
II questionable. we think, whether coD.
| sIderations OF Tins kind ought to- have so
! much weight. " No man should be SO
great, as 10 be above the laws" Manlus,
lie Roman consul, put his own son to
death, though victorious, for attacking
The enemy contrary 10 orders. With .
stern voirr, and yet with tears, he pro-
nounced his sentence, saws tie historian.
III these memorable words " A. you haze
"eSD0ytu H''HtH y "'NVttHe, am SEQ pdttelR
| Of disobedieacs by yoy example, yoH hare re-
dnced sae TO the dept0rabie extremity cf sGc,1.
.tscing Ny son, ~ MY COUNTRY: BW hf
as nat hesitate IN this dreadfm alternative. -
Go, biud hiD,, anil let his deoih be ear future
example," Similar instances of devotion.
SO audable ina free commonwealth, might
be cited, were it necessary. 1T WAS such
acts OF iUfiexbIe justice, that raised tie
Greciau and Roman character To- d height,
so proud and pre-emineni.
| But few months since, gen. Jack son
| himself ordered The arrest and trial of col.
BTcarly (as fine aE officer as amy IN our